Games Like Arma 2

Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.

Why similar: Military 24%, Tactical 8.3%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Realistic 7.6%, FPS 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: The direct successor, offering refined mechanics and a massive modding community.

Engage in massive combined arms battles, create and curate combat missions in real time, and shape your experience with endless community mods. Deploy into the Cold War and experience the most authentic and immersive military sandbox ever created.

Why similar: Military 26.7%, FPS 9.5%, Realistic 9.3%, Tactical 8%, Simulation 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern engine showcase that captures the classic Arma feel with updated visuals.

Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region. Coalition forces led by the US Army are deployed to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.

Why similar: Military 23.6%, Simulation 10.6%, Tactical 10%, Realistic 7.2%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: The essential expansion that defined the Arma 2 experience.

Squad is a tactical FPS that provides authentic combat experiences through teamwork, communication, and realistic combat. It bridges the gap between arcade shooter and military realism with 100-player battles, combined-arms warfare, and base building.

Why similar: Military 30.8%, Tactical 12%, FPS 11.9%, Realistic 11.3%, War 8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on large-scale, team-based tactical combat that mirrors the intensity of Arma's multiplayer.

From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization. Take your time. Think ahead. Get the job done.

Why similar: Military 27.4%, Tactical 18.7%, Realistic 13.3%, FPS 11.5%, Multiplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by former Ghost Recon developers, it offers unparalleled control over character movement and weapon customization.

Insurgency: Sandstorm is a hardcore tactical FPS built on lethal close-quarters combat and ruthless intensity. Every bullet count, every step matters, and teamwork is your only path to survival in the brutality of modern warfare.

Why similar: Military 25.2%, FPS 16.1%, Tactical 12.1%, Realistic 12.1%, Multiplayer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a gritty, realistic shooter experience with high-lethality combat and tactical team play.

Contains full Rising Storm content as well!

Why similar: Realistic 17.6%, Military 16.5%, FPS 15.9%, Multiplayer 12%, Tactical 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical shooter that emphasizes historical accuracy and punishing combat.

Red Orchestra Series' take on Vietnam: 64-player MP matches; 20+ maps; US Army & Marines, PAVN/NVA, NLF/VC; Australians and ARVN forces; 50+ weapons; 4 flyable helicopters; mines, traps and tunnels; Brutal. Authentic. Gritty. Character customization. And napalm in the morning.

Why similar: Military 28.2%, FPS 14.8%, War 12.6%, Tactical 11.7%, Realistic 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers authentic, large-scale asymmetric warfare with a focus on realistic weapon handling.

Team up and join the frontline in Squad 44, the most authentic tactical WW2 shooter. Experience ruthless realism with an immense arsenal of faithfully recreated weapons and vehicles across massive WW2 battlefields.

Why similar: Military 25.6%, FPS 12.6%, Realistic 9.5%, War 8.9%, Multiplayer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a deeply immersive, historically accurate World War II experience with a focus on communication and coordination.

Operation: Harsh Doorstop is the ultimate, free to play, tactical shooter sandbox. Play singleplayer, multiplayer, or co-op modes and explore thousands of community-created maps, weapons, and vehicles via the Steam Workshop. Created by developers of the cancelled Project Reality 2 project.

Why similar: Military 26.6%, FPS 11.6%, Tactical 11.1%, Realistic 10.5%, Multiplayer 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A community-driven, realistic military shooter that aims to provide a sandbox experience similar to the Arma series.

Six Days in Fallujah is an intensely realistic first-person tactical shooter based on true stories from one of this century’s toughest urban battles.

Why similar: Military 25.6%, Tactical 13.6%, FPS 11.4%, Realistic 10.4%, War 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic tactical shooter that focuses on the complexities of urban combat and authentic military operations.

Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations.

Why similar: Tactical 26.5%, FPS 18.7%, Realistic 18.1%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Shooter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: While focused on CQB, it shares the uncompromising tactical realism and methodical pace found in Arma.

Zero Hour is a tactical FPS with online team-based game play that takes place in a variety of fictional locations interpreted in Bangladesh with Real-life scale & resource management. It brings a grounded, close quarter combat experience to the game.

Why similar: Military 19.3%, Tactical 18.7%, FPS 12.5%, Realistic 10.9%, Multiplayer 9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical FPS that emphasizes planning and execution in tight, realistic environments.

America’s Army: Proving Grounds is the official game of the U.S. Army and part of the highly acclaimed America’s Army game series. This free military game focuses on small unit tactical maneuvers and puts you to the test in a wide variety of new America’s Army maps and AA fan favorites.

Why similar: Military 26.2%, FPS 16.1%, Tactical 11.3%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Shooter 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, team-based shooter developed to simulate the training and tactics of the U.S. Army.

Lead your elite team of Ghosts in this tactical third-person shooter. Explore a massive open world, infiltrate and destroy the deadly Santa Blanca cartel, and save Bolivia and its people.

Why similar: Military 21.2%, Open World 16.7%, Tactical 14%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Shooter 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a massive open-world tactical experience where players can approach objectives with military precision.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a tactical third-person shooter set in a vast open world. You must survive, adapt, and fight a rogue spec ops faction, using stealth, strategy, and high-tech gear in solo or co-op.

Why similar: Military 26.9%, Open World 14.3%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Tactical 9.8%, Co-op 8%

Why You'll Like It: Builds on the open-world tactical formula with added survival mechanics and deeper customization.

Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".

Why similar: Military 30%, Tactical 19.3%, Moddable 16.3%, War 10.4%, Multiplayer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a top-down tactical perspective that captures the planning and strategic depth of military operations.

Fight in the theatre of war that changed the world forever. Battle alongside your compatriots on some of the most inhospitable environments of the Eastern Front in Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. Red Orchestra places you in the most realistic WWII first-person multi-player combat to date on the PC, allowing the player to fight through...

Why similar: Military 20%, FPS 17.6%, Realistic 12.2%, Tactical 11%, War 10%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational tactical shooter that set the standard for realistic, hardcore World War II combat.

Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.

Why similar: Military 29.4%, Tactical 10.1%, War 9.5%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Strategy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Blends real-time strategy with direct-control third-person shooter mechanics for a unique tactical experience.

Foxhole is a massively multiplayer game where thousands of players shape the outcome of a persistent online war. Every individual soldier is a player that contributes to the war effort through logistics, base building, reconnaissance, combat, and more.

Why similar: Military 30.8%, Tactical 13.9%, War 12.2%, Open World 11%, Multiplayer 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A persistent, massive-scale war game where logistics and frontline coordination are paramount.

Experience close-quarters battles in iconic WWII settings. Defend the line, storm the beach, torch the enemy, or use a radio to call in fire support. Day of Infamy is a teamwork-oriented shooter that will keep you on your toes and coming back for more with its diverse game modes and authentic arsenal.

Why similar: Military 21.8%, FPS 15.6%, War 12.2%, Realistic 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that emphasizes team cooperation and realistic damage models in a World War II setting.

Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology.

Why similar: FPS 21.9%, Shooter 20.2%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Military 11.4%, Tactical 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: While faster-paced, it remains a pillar of team-based, tactical FPS gameplay.

Eastern Europe, 2008. War has broken out on the borders of Russia and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. That's when the call goes out for the Ghosts—an elite handful of specially trained Green Berets, armed with the latest technology and trained to use the deadliest weapons.

Why similar: Tactical 23.9%, Military 19.6%, FPS 15.2%, Simulation 7.5%, Realistic 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: The classic tactical shooter that defined squad-based military realism for a generation.

You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to make this country your home. You must identify and exploit your enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion,...

Why similar: FPS 28.7%, Open World 26.6%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Shooter 9.1%, Realistic 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world structure and emphasis on environmental realism and systemic gameplay echo the sandbox nature of Arma.

Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.

Why similar: Military 25.2%, War 15.5%, Tactical 14.4%, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical control over individual units and vehicles in a realistic strategy format.

The U.S. Army is the most powerful ground force in the entire world. The backbone of a ground invasion is the U.S. Army Infantry, and in the midst of combat, their skills, courage, and teamwork are put to the test. While readiness continues to be the U.S. Army's top priority, how it goes about its business is changing.

Why similar: Military 41.2%, Tactical 24.9%, Strategy 14.6%, Action 12%, Simulation 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical combat simulator that focuses on authentic fire-team maneuvers and squad-based strategy.

ARMA: Gold is pack of ARMA: Armed Assault and an expansion pack ARMA: Queen's Gambit. ARMA is a first person tactical military shooter with large elements of realism and simulation. This game features a blend of large-scale military conflict spread over large areas alongside the more closed quarters battle.

Why similar: Military 31.2%, Simulation 12.3%, Tactical 10.2%, FPS 9.5%, Realistic 6.9%

The genre-defining military sim that began as Operation Flashpoint (2001), now a modernized, 64-bit, cross-platform build for Windows and Linux, with its engine released as open source. Over 2 million copies sold. The Cold War battlefield of Everon and Nogova, remastered for today's hardware.

Why similar: Military 25.1%, Simulation 12.2%, FPS 9.7%, Tactical 9.5%, Open World 6.7%

Experience massive battles with infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft on large destructible open-world maps. Equip yourself, coordinate with your squad, and fight through World War II in singleplayer, co-op, or multiplayer!

Why similar: Military 18.6%, Moddable 11.7%, Tactical 10%, FPS 9.3%, War 8%

Onward is the most immersive tactical VR shooter. Join your squad for a wide variety of competitive PvP, co-op PvE, and solo game modes, including intense multiplayer battles or 4-player co-op missions. Realistic weaponry and combat mechanics will push your survival and combat skills to their limit

Why similar: Military 26.1%, FPS 12.5%, Tactical 10.9%, Realistic 10.8%, War 9.1%

Fight Today's War: Elite Special Forces in a gritty combat campaign using the surgical tactics of Tier 1 Operators combined with the sledgehammer force of Army Rangers.

Why similar: Military 29.5%, FPS 22.5%, Multiplayer 10.6%, War 10.3%, Shooter 8.6%

Join the ever expanding experience of Hell Let Loose - a hardcore World War Two first person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line and a unique resource based RTS-inspired meta-game.

Why similar: Military 22.2%, FPS 12.7%, Realistic 11.7%, War 11.3%, Tactical 10.1%

Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply in this multiplayer and cooperative Source Engine based experience.

Why similar: FPS 34.1%, Military 15.4%, Tactical 11.9%, Realistic 10.4%, Multiplayer 7.6%

Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.

Why similar: Military 18.1%, TrackIR 10.8% ★, Tactical 9.6%, FPS 8.3%, War 8.3%

Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.

Why similar: Military 24%, Tactical 15.6%, War 13%, Strategy 10.2%, Realistic 9.1%

Experience hyper-realistic visuals and fluid controls from an unprecedented Bodycam perspective. The world's first shooter with truly playable 3DGS environments. Every pulse-pounding firefight and precise tactical move is captured by your chest-mounted camera for unmatched battlefield immersion.

Why similar: Military 21%, Tactical 12.5%, FPS 11.1%, Realistic 9.8%, War 8%

From commanding the battle standing on the bridge of your flagship all the way down to tactical infantry firefights - AFF brings together all the combat you ever loved in a rich science fiction setting. Boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full Bot support included!

Why similar: Military 22%, Tactical 13.9%, FPS 13%, War 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.6%

The brand new helicopter game from independent developers Bohemia Interactive – creators of the award-winning military-Sim series Arma 2. Built upon over 10 years of experience in cutting-edge simulator development, Take On Helicopters immerses players within beautifully rich landscapes and an authentic flight model.

Why similar: Simulation 52.1%, TrackIR 28.6% ★, Open World 16.2%, Sandbox 3.1%

The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.

Why similar: FPS 21.9%, Military 20.1%, Multiplayer 14.2%, War 9.9%, Shooter 8.3%

Black One Blood Brothers is a tactical military shooter game where strategy and coordination are key. Command a squad of top operators, with unique skills, through high-risk missions around the globe. Customize your crew, plan your missions, and adjust on the fly for a vast replayability.

Why similar: Military 27.2%, Tactical 14.3%, FPS 11.4%, Simulation 8.9%, Realistic 8.6%

Also contains all multi-player content from Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad

Why similar: Realistic 20.1%, FPS 15.1%, Military 13.3%, Tactical 11.8%, Multiplayer 9.9%

Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".

Why similar: Military 31.8%, Tactical 16.4%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Strategy 11.5%, War 10.4%

Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.

Why similar: Military 19.5%, Tactical 10.2%, FPS 10%, Co-op 9.7%, Shooter 9.1%

In the anarchic world of Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare, only the mightiest warlord rules. Start with a pistol and a few militias, you will set yourself on a wild and ambitious journey towards world domination. Enjoy the immersive combination of intense FPS and sandbox strategy.

Why similar: Military 15.4%, FPS 15.3%, Open World 10.4%, Shooter 10.1%, Tactical 8.9%

UPDATE 28 AVAILABLE - Interstellar Marines is an immersive tactical sci-fi First Person Simulator in the making, offering a unique blend of tactical gameplay, dynamic environments and non-scripted AI. Play Singleplayer or Co-op/PvP on servers around the world.

Why similar: Tactical 24.3%, FPS 21.9%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Co-op 12%, Shooter 7.7%

How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.

Why similar: FPS 16.6%, Open World 14.9%, Multiplayer 13%, Simulation 11.2%, Co-op 10%

Become a Gunsmith and unveil the great pleasure of working in your own workshop! Repair, restore and personalize guns to make unique pieces that every firearm lover will appreciate.

Why similar: Military 26.8%, Realistic 11.8%, Simulation 10.3%, FPS 10%, Tactical 6.7%

Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!

Why similar: Military 28.3%, Simulation 13.8%, Realistic 10%, Multiplayer 9.9%, War 9%

Rotary-wing aviation and helicopter combat with a dynamic battlefield and the support of ground forces. Appreciated for MMO elements and an addictive gameplay loop. Use tactics and make strategic decisions or fly around and shoot in historically accurate maps.

Why similar: Military 29.4%, War 10.9%, Realistic 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Tactical 8.4%

Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway brings the critically acclaimed squad-based WWII shooter into the next generation of gaming with amazing graphics and sound, new cutting-edge gameplay features and a totally redesigned online component.

Why similar: Military 28.5%, FPS 20.4%, Tactical 20%, Action 6.7%, War 6.2%

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II drops players into an unprecedented global conflict that features the iconic Operators of Task Force 141.

Why similar: Military 21.3%, FPS 15.1%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Tactical 8.2%, Shooter 7.7%