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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|cold-war|}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|cold-war|}}
 
|taxonomy    =  
 
|taxonomy    =  
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Stealth }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Cold War, Europe }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 260650
 
|steam appid  = 260650
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|mobygames    = cold-war
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|mobygames    = 26090
 
|hltb        = 1796
 
|hltb        = 1796
 
|wikipedia    = Cold War (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Cold War (video game)
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
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{{Introduction
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|release history  =
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|current state    =
 
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = limited
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = limited
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes= See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/cold-war/en WSGF entry].
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|widescreen resolution notes= See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/cold-war/en WSGF entry]. Launch the game at least once to create {{file|Config.txt}} in the Documents Cold War folder and copy it to the Cold War root folder.
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor notes        = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/cold-war/en WSGF entry].
 
|multimonitor notes        = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/cold-war/en WSGF entry].
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/cold-war/en WSGF entry].
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/cold-war/en WSGF entry].
 
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
 
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/cold-war/en WSGF entry].
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|4k ultra hd notes          = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/cold-war/en WSGF entry]. Menus, text, HUD and UI don't scale and become small.
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = false
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|vsync                      = always on
|vsync notes                =  
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|vsync notes                = On by default, can be switched off through the GPU control panel.
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = Capped at 100 FPS.
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
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{{Audio
 
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    = music, speech, effect
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|separate volume notes    = Music, speech, effect
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Czech
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|interface = true
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Retail only. [https://github.com/hornster02/Cold_War-2005-CZ link #1]
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|fan      =
 
}}
 
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      = 9
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|direct3d versions      =
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
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|opengl versions        = true
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
|macos arm app          =  
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux powerpc app      = unknown
 
|linux powerpc app      = unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= true
 
|linux 32-bit executable= true
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
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|minOS    = Kernel 2.2, Glibe 2.1, XFree86 4.3
 
|minOS    = Kernel 2.2, Glibe 2.1, XFree86 4.3
|minCPU  = Pentium 1.4 GHz
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 1.4 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 450 MB
 
|minRAM  = 450 MB
 
|minHD    = 1.1 GB
 
|minHD    = 1.1 GB

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Cold War
Cold War cover
Developers
Mindware Studios
macOS (OS X) RuneSoft
Publishers
Windows (retail) DreamCatcher Interactive
Windows (digital) THQ Nordic
OS X RuneSoft
Linux Linux Game Publishing
Engines
Meng
Release dates
Windows September 27, 2005
macOS (OS X) July 31, 2006
Linux August 4, 2006
Reception
Metacritic 64
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Stealth
Art styles Realistic
Themes Cold War, Europe
Cold War on HowLongToBeat
Cold War on IGDB
Cold War on MobyGames
Cold War on Wikipedia

Cold War is a singleplayer third-person stealth game.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
StarForce 3.6.10.03 DRM[Note 1].
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GamersGate
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
Windows
Steam
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Windows
StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Cold War\Config.txt
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/260650/pfx/[Note 2]
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Cold War\Saves\
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/260650/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
See the WSGF entry. Launch the game at least once to create Config.txt in the Documents Cold War folder and copy it to the Cold War root folder.
Multi-monitor
See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen
See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
See the WSGF entry. Menus, text, HUD and UI don't scale and become small.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
On by default, can be switched off through the GPU control panel.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Capped at 100 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, speech, effect
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Retail only. link #1
French
German
Russian
Russian voice acting is not listed in the Steam store
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL
ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Kernel 2.2, Glibe 2.1, XFree86 4.3
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 450 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.1 GB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, 2000
Processor (CPU) 1.7 GHz
System memory (RAM) 384 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 3
ATI Radeon 8500
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible
Nvidia GeForce 4 MX is not supported.


Notes

  1. This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[1][2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References