Crisis in the Kremlin

You take charge of the Soviet Union during the turbulent Perestroika era, facing the challenge of keeping the country together or steering it toward a different political future.

Manage government and economic policy, allocate the state budget, and make diplomatic decisions. As time passes, events present crises and choices that shape the country's finances, politics, and military situation.

Your decisions can lead toward contrasting forms of government and alternate historical outcomes. Different starting points and political approaches offer new challenges across repeated runs.

Players who enjoy the game often praise its late-Soviet political premise, freedom to pursue alternate histories, and the range of choices and scenarios. Some find its text-driven decision-making absorbing and replayable, while others say the systems are difficult to understand and the interface or economic rules can make play frustrating.