Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cost of the War in Afghanistan launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Analyse Asia 132: The Alliance & Blitz-Scaling with Chris Yeh▲53

   The concept and practice of blitz-scaling from US to China

   2016 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Serial - Extra: The Gold Hammer▲73

   Jason Dempsey on counterinsurgency & end game in Afghanistan

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Serial - S2E2: The Golden Chicken▲98

   What is Bergdahl worth to us?

   2015 · nytimes.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Fail Deadly▲66

   Aid both sides in a war until they launch their nukes.

   2015 · third-helix.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Radiolab - 60 Words▲56

   60 words have blurred the line between war + peace

   2016 · radiolab.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Action Army AA039 - A huge problem in business right now▲70

   Something everyone can control, but easily gets neglected.

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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   Stop funding the war 🇩🇪🕊🇺🇦 ▲4

   EU is sending close to $1B to Russia every day for gas

   2022 · stopgas.org · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Warbits▲55

   Give war simulation a chance

   2015 · riskylab.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   This War of Mine▲102

   Survive as a group of civilians during a time of war

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Dawn of Steel▲62

    Mechanized RTS warfare and a race for dominance!

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Action Army - A wake up call▲60

    Some food for thought about life and making changes

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Common sense with Dan Carlin - The war on bad thoughts▲64

    Important perspectivesIn the wake of the last terror attack

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    War in Val D’Orcia▲55

    An Italian War diary 1943–1944

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Youngblood▲71

    The moral complexity of war & its psychological toll

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    99% Invisible - 186: War and Pizza▲73

    The revolution of food preservation

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Polarized - A Systemic Issue of Fear▲54

    The Syrian refugee crisis.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Insurgency▲59

    Close quarters combat FPS with a focus on realism

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Empires & Allies▲57

    A modern take on command and conquer

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Ultimate General: Gettysburg▲56

    A lightweight tactical real time strategy game.

    2015 · ultimategeneral.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Analyse Asia - 116: Mashable in Asia with Michael Kriak and Gwendolyn Regina▲55

    Our conversation on Mashable's recent video & Asia strategy

    2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →

21. 21
    33 Strategies of War▲60

    Strategies for everyday life, work and play based around war

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    NeoWars▲58

    3D node-based RTS with great tactical gameplay

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    I created a website to monitor the war situation▲5

    2022 · isrussiawinningthewar.com · its alternatives →

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    Battle of Flags▲56

    Simple browser-based RTS game

    2015 · its alternatives →

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