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Maestro's Cold War 2

Maestro's Cold War 2

Maestro Cinetik · released Aug 31, 2026

SimulationStrategyPC

Addictive yet chill. An immersive Cold War sandbox. Revive the Cold War in this classic strategy game, easy to pick up, yet challenging and deep, offering endless replayability.

85
VGC Score
·No trend datalow confidence

anchored at patch: “August content update” (24d ago)

n/a
At launch
96%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
100%
Recent sentiment

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Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews96%9181
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)100%978
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 8, 2026) · 8 reviews sampled · 8 total reviews in window · weighted 6.9 up / 0 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. August content update
    Aug 8, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. New Actions Gameplay Update
    Jul 19, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Workshop & multiplayer update
    Jun 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Japan Update
    Apr 24, 2026
  5. Polish and Italian Localization patch + Steamdeck rework
    Mar 23, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  6. Double content update! Pax Americana & Alt-History update
    Mar 19, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. Intelligence Agencies Update
    Dec 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  8. Tutorial, wiki and game modes October update
    Oct 19, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  9. Queen of the People update
    Oct 10, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  10. September Qol and Content update
    Sep 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  11. National Policies Mega Update
    Aug 4, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  12. Cool Cold War Mid-July patch
    Jul 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  13. Geostrategy content patch
    Jul 2, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  14. EA is now!
    Apr 3, 2025