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Old World Blues

2018

Old World Blues

Real Time Strategy (RTS)Strategy

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"A deep Fallout-themed strategy game that demands significant time investment and complex decision-making each session."

Heads up: While technically pausable, the open-ended nature of RTS games means sessions naturally extend well beyond minimum playtime as you manage ongoing wars and national development.
Best session: 90-120 minutes

Minimum session

60 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Hard to resume

FOMO pressure

Low FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Open-ended

Plan dedicated gaming blocks rather than casual play; use the game's pause feature liberally to manage decisions without time pressure.

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About

Old World Blues is a total overhaul for Hearts of Iron IV: starting in the year 2275 and set in the Fallout universe. Experience the post-apocalypse like never before with a dynamic war system that ensures that the AI nations act on their own, respond to aggression, and strike when their opponents are weak. Forty seven national focus trees—ten of which are generic—keep the game exciting as numerous powers contest in a battle to control the Wasteland. With the use of “Historic Focuses”, you get to decide the path famous Fallout factions took, directing generic nations, and changing history as you see fit.

Bird view / IsometricTextScience fiction

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Platform Notes

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Platforms

PC / Windows, macOS

Old World Blues — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Old World Blues take?
The minimum meaningful session for Old World Blues is approximately 60 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Old World Blues?
Old World Blues uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does Old World Blues pressure you to keep playing?
Old World Blues has low FOMO. There may be some narrative momentum, but the game doesn't pressure you to keep playing. Natural stopping points are common.
What is Old World Blues's Session Respect Score?
Old World Blues has a Session Respect Score of 4.9/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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