Arms Race 2

Arms Race 2 is a turn-based strategy game about the Cold War between the Americans and the Soviets, spanning the 1950s through the 1990s. You choose a side and compete to shape events across five decades of rivalry, secrecy, proxy wars and political tension, with the option to rewrite history. The game incorporates the core mechanics and all DLCs from Arms Race - The Cold War Era.

Compete for influence

You deploy military and espionage units to support allied governments or turn rebels in opposing countries into revolutionaries. Spy networks can strengthen government propaganda campaigns or undermine an opponent’s hold on power. You can also organize pro-government parades or incite riots to throw countries into chaos.

Your actions affect your influence in countries and worldwide, as well as your opponent’s influence in allied, neutral and opposing countries. You track military units stationed in each country, spy networks and propaganda campaigns, and use your budget to enact your regime. Country scores help determine your budget, while your total score changes as events unfold.

Races and global events

The game covers the technological, nuclear, arms and space races through historic units, models and names. You can launch rockets and satellites and send astronauts or cosmonauts into space to demonstrate your side’s superiority. Historical international events have consequences for both superpowers and neutral regions, while limited political and global consequence points require careful use.

You can use UN decisions to intervene in other countries or protect them from your opponent’s intervention. Industrialization promotes cooperation within your alliance and increases your gaming score. Military firepower and the geographic landscape also factor into the arms race.

Governments and information

You vote to establish a government with its own characteristics, including politicians’ skills and conservative or liberal views. A database includes pictures of influential politicians from both superpowers’ governments.

In-game tutorials and menus provide information about influence, military forces, espionage and propaganda, budgets, race milestones, country and total scores, consequence points, firepower and geography. The sequel also redesigns the graphics and user interface and adds features, including requested changes to the Global Consequences mechanic.