Phantom Doctrine

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About the Game Phantom Doctrine is a strategic turn-based espionage thriller set at the peak of the Cold War. Drawing on a wide variety of influences and capturing the subtle intrigue of classic spy films, the game thrust the player into a mysterious world of covert operations, counterintelligence, conspiracy and paranoia.

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Developer:
CreativeForge Games
Publisher:
Forever Entertainment S.A.
Engine:
Unreal Engine 4
Release date:
14 August 2018
Recent Steam reviews:
Mixed (10)
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (2044)

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Description

About the Game

Phantom Doctrine is a strategic turn-based espionage thriller set at the peak of the Cold War. Drawing on a wide variety of influences and capturing the subtle intrigue of classic spy films, the game thrust the player into a mysterious world of covert operations, counterintelligence, conspiracy and paranoia.

As leader of a secret organization known only as The Cabal, you are charged with preventing a global conspiracy that seeks to pit leader against leader, and nation against nation. By carrying out secret missions, investigating classified files, and interrogating enemy agents, a sinister plot is uncovered. With the clock ticking, it must be thwarted in order to save the world from an unthinkable fate.

Features


  • A Deep Single Player Story Campaign: the 40+ hour Single player campaign mode features a rich gripping plot woven with numerous historical events and characters to bring the terrifying reality of the Cold War to life from a unique perspective.
  • Next-generation turn-based combat: offers unprecedented flexibility of movement and actions, including variable Overwatch modes and assault-oriented Breach ability.
  • Expanded battlefield: assets can be positioned around the world, enabling you to call for assistance in the heat of battle. But the enemy can also bring in reinforcements, including heavy weapons and even air support. Don’t bring a knife to a gunfight.



  • Knowledge is power: Improve your chances of success by infiltrating mission locations with undercover operatives. Attempt to stay one step ahead of enemy agents, who are also preparing to spring their own devious traps.
  • Lurk in the shadows with fully-fledged stealth gameplay: Clandestine operations can be completed with muffled weapons, silent takedowns and cutting edge Cold War technology.
  • Take charge of the crucial counterintelligence operation: Recruit from both the KGB and the CIA, the criminal fraternity, or even utilise the unique talents of subjects of secret government experiments. Weapons, resources and contacts can be secured around the globe, enabling you to command from afar. But if the situation requires a hands-on approach, you will be locked, loaded and ready to fight.



  • Innovative Investigation Board: Utilizing a classic pinboard and string approach, the Investigation Board is the hub from where cases, locations and individuals can be researched to reveal new missions, resources and technologies. In Phantom Doctrine, investigation and intel is an active and vital element of success.
  • Multiplayer Battles: lose friends and make new enemies in ruthless online multiplayer matches. Experience the deviousness and lethality of Phantom Doctrine in accessible 1v1 skirmishes.
  • Utilize ruthless Technology: New capabilities can either be stolen from the enemy or researched, and then ruthlessly used to your advantage. Often experimental and morally dubious, brainwashing, interrogation, body engineering and chemical enhancement are all fair game as you extract information by any means necessary.
  • Fully customizable character creation: Operatives can be customized each time they need a new identity. Change their appearance, forge their documents, train them in the deadly arts and send them back into the field.



  • Carefully Designed hand-crafted levels: Combining the best of both worlds: the quality of large, hand-designed maps and meticulous, smart design ensuring visual and gameplay variety. Travel the world of the 1980s in the grip of the Cold War on both sides of the Iron Curtain.
  • Replayable modular campaign: a wide array of mechanics ensures markedly different playthroughs. A unique experience is guaranteed by randomly generated character names and backgrounds, algorithmically populated and adapted maps, and randomized intelligence snippets.
  • A spy thriller from two different points of view: Play as either a former KGB counterintelligence operative or a renegade CIA wet work commando. Each has to come to terms with the truth and challenge the global conspiracy. Complete the campaign to be rewarded with an additional protagonist in Extended Playthrough.
  • No mission is too big or too small: whether infiltrating a busy government facility to clinically assassinate a target, or mounting a full frontal assault on an enemy base. With optional objectives linked to a mission’s complexity, as well as loot and intelligence to collect, every decision has an impact.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *:
Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
Processor:
Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD Phenom II X4 965 or equivalent
Memory:
6 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce GTX 550 Ti / Intel HD 620 / Radeon HD 5770
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
35 GB available space
Additional Notes:
Online connection required for Multiplayer

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10
Processor:
Intel Core i5-4670K / AMD FX-8320 or equivalent
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce GTX 960 / Radeon R9 290X
Additional Notes:
Online connection required for Multiplayer

User reviews

Badger22
Recommended | 02 Jan 2026
9.8h played

Screw all the nay-sayers - is this game the same engine/gameplay as XCom 2? Kinda. IS it XCom 2? No, so don't treat it that way. Y'all are gonna do to this game what was done to Alpha Protocol and sink spy thrillers for

Helpful: 38
HAYUL
Recommended | 15 Mar 2026
11.1h played

It brings the cool, restrained style of Cold War espionage to a turn-based tactics game. Its real weapon, though, is not the gun but the intelligence you gather. More than flashy action, its real appeal lies in piecing

Helpful: 17
E-beksi
Not recommended | 08 Feb 2026
36.6h played

xcom with coldwar spies. Nothing groundbreaking, but decently fun. Good way to kill a few hours. The negative review is in regard to the pricetag. I got this one on sale, but there is no way I'd pay full price for it.

Helpful: 5
Syndicate
Not recommended | 09 Dec 2025
129h played

I like spy theme, but I must admit that this game is garbage. Xcom parody that you should avoid. xD > Headshot doesn't work even if you stand up close right behind your target and target has no armour.. Do devs expect

Helpful: 6
indrek93
Not recommended | 12 Apr 2026
124h played

JFC this is too boring. Nothing is challenging. Never use the juggernaut armor and sell it the first moment you get it. It's been 2 hours and the geriatrics I hired haven't finished the mission and never will.

Helpful: 2
Jackie
Not recommended | 15 Mar 2026
1.9h played

This game has some of the coolest vibes I've seen out of a lot of tactical RPGs like this, yet mechanically it just seems... really shallow and unintuitive. Why is all the marketing for this game about all the cool spy

Helpful: 11