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 23.8%, Tactical 8.5%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Realistic 7.5%, FPS 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: The direct successor to Arma 2, offering a more refined engine, expanded sandbox capabilities, 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 25.7%, FPS 9.4%, Realistic 9.2%, Tactical 8.5%, Simulation 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the modern Enfusion engine, this title serves as a bridge to the future of the series with improved visuals and tactical fidelity.

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 30.5%, Tactical 12.3%, FPS 11.6%, Realistic 11.1%, Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to the tactical roots of the genre, focusing on large-scale team coordination and realistic communication.

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 25.5%, FPS 12.2%, Realistic 9.5%, War 8.9%, Multiplayer 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply immersive and realistic WWII combat experience that emphasizes squad-level tactics and communication.

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%, FPS 12.4%, Realistic 11.5%, War 11.2%, Tactical 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features massive 50v50 battles that require strategic planning, logistics, and realistic infantry combat.

Insurgency: Sandstorm is a team-based, tactical FPS based on lethal close quarters combat and objective-oriented multiplayer gameplay. Experience the intensity of modern combat where skill is rewarded, and teamwork wins the fight.

Why similar: Military 25.2%, FPS 15.8%, Tactical 12.4%, Realistic 11.9%, Multiplayer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical shooter that prioritizes realistic weapon handling and lethal, fast-paced squad engagements.

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%, Tactical 19.1%, Realistic 13%, FPS 11.1%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by former tactical game developers, it offers unparalleled customization and realistic movement for tactical operations.

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%, FPS 14.4%, War 12.6%, Tactical 11.9%, Realistic 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers intense, asymmetric tactical combat with realistic ballistics and a focus on squad-based objectives.

Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a quarantined Southeast Asian island torn apart by faction warfare. Deploy as an elite operator, fight solo or with your squad to carry out missions, earn reputation, and explore the truth behind the Event igniting the conflict.

Why similar: Military 22.9%, Tactical 14.1%, FPS 11.6%, Realistic 10.5%, Open World 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world tactical shooter that features a persistent world and high-fidelity ballistics similar to the Arma experience.

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 23.4%, Simulation 11%, Tactical 10.2%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Realistic 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: The essential standalone expansion that introduced desert environments and expanded the tactical scope of the original game.

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 25.2%, Tactical 13.9%, FPS 11%, Realistic 10.2%, War 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic urban combat simulator that focuses on the tactical challenges of modern warfare.

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 ex-developers of Squad, Red Orchestra, and Insurgency.

Why similar: Military 26.4%, Tactical 11.3%, FPS 11.3%, Realistic 10.3%, Multiplayer 9%

Why You'll Like It: A community-driven tactical sandbox that aims to provide a large-scale military experience with extensive modding support.

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 30.7%, Simulation 12.7%, Tactical 10.5%, FPS 9.3%, Realistic 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A comprehensive package that captures the early tactical complexity and simulation depth of the series.

Bohemia Interactive's debut game published by Codemasters as Operation Flashpoint in 2001, became genre-defining combat military simulation and the No. 1 bestselling PC game around the world and has won many international awards, including “Game of The Year” and “Best Action Game”. Over 2 million copies have been sold since its release.

Why similar: Military 25%, Simulation 12.7%, Tactical 9.7%, FPS 9.3%, Open World 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: The original title that defined the tactical military simulation genre and established the series' core gameplay loop.

Contains full Rising Storm content as well!

Why similar: Realistic 17.4%, Military 16.4%, FPS 15.4%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Tactical 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical shooter known for its punishing realism and authentic WWII combat mechanics.

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 27%, FPS 18.2%, Realistic 17.9%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Co-op 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-stakes tactical realism and squad coordination in complex close-quarters environments.

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 33.4%, Military 15.5%, Tactical 12.2%, Realistic 10.3%, Multiplayer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: The original hardcore tactical shooter that stripped away HUD elements to focus on pure, realistic gunplay.

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 24.3%, Military 19.5%, FPS 14.7%, Simulation 7.8%, Realistic 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational tactical squad-based shooter that emphasizes planning and careful execution over run-and-gun gameplay.

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 29.1%, Tactical 10.2%, War 9.4%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Strategy 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A unique hybrid that allows players to switch between real-time strategy and direct third-person control of individual units.

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 24.9%, War 15.2%, Tactical 14.5%, Strategy 11%, Simulation 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical control over military units in a way that complements the strategic mindset of an Arma player.

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

Why similar: Military 18.1%, TrackIR 10.4% ★, Tactical 9.9%, War 8.3%, FPS 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical WWII combat game built directly on the Arma 2 engine, maintaining the same simulation feel.

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 19.2%, Tactical 19.1%, FPS 12.1%, Realistic 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical CQC shooter that emphasizes realistic mechanics and careful planning in every mission.

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

Why similar: FPS 21.5%, Shooter 19.8%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Military 11.4%, Tactical 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more competitive, it remains a pillar of tactical, team-based FPS gameplay that influenced the genre.

World War 3 is a free-to-play tactical online multiplayer FPS where the world is your battleground. Outgun the enemy in thrilling, team-based skirmishes with a huge arsenal of weapons, vehicles, gadgets, and drones at your disposal.

Why similar: Military 25.9%, Tactical 14.8%, FPS 13.9%, Realistic 11.2%, War 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern tactical shooter that emphasizes large-scale warfare and realistic weapon customization.

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 26.1%, FPS 15.7%, Tactical 11.6%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Shooter 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic military training simulation that focuses on team-based objectives and authentic weapon handling.

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 30.4%, Tactical 14.2%, War 12.1%, Open World 10.8%, Multiplayer 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A persistent, massive-scale war game where logistics and strategy are just as important as frontline combat.

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 53.7%, TrackIR 27.3% ★, Open World 15.8%, Sandbox 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes the same flight simulation engine as Arma 2 to provide a deep and realistic aerial experience.

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%, FPS 12.1%, Tactical 11.2%, Realistic 10.7%, Multiplayer 9.1%

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 17.3%, Realistic 12.2%, Tactical 11.1%, Multiplayer 10.2%

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 23.8%, Tactical 15.8%, War 12.7%, Strategy 10.4%, Realistic 9%

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 29.4%, FPS 22.1%, Multiplayer 10.7%, War 10.5%, Shooter 8.5%

Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.

Why similar: Military 22.9%, Tactical 15.2%, Strategy 13%, Multiplayer 9.2%, War 9.1%

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 15.2%, War 12.2%, Realistic 10%, Multiplayer 9.8%

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 28.2%, Open World 26.4%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Shooter 8.9%, Realistic 8.2%

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 19.4%, Tactical 10.4%, Co-op 10%, FPS 9.7%, War 9%

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 28.3%, Tactical 20.8%, FPS 20%, Action 6.6%, War 6.3%

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 40.7%, Tactical 25.2%, Strategy 15%, Action 11.6%, Simulation 6.8%

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 26.9%, Tactical 14.6%, FPS 11.1%, Simulation 9.2%, Realistic 8.5%

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 21.4%, Military 20%, Multiplayer 14.5%, War 9.9%, Shooter 8.1%

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

Why similar: Realistic 19.9%, FPS 14.7%, Military 13.2%, Tactical 12.1%, Multiplayer 10.1%

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 31.4%, Tactical 16.6%, Strategy 11.8%, Multiplayer 11.7%, War 10.3%

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 16.2%, Open World 14.6%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Simulation 11.7%, Co-op 10.4%

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 28.2%, Simulation 14.3%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Realistic 9.9%, War 8.9%

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 29.1%, War 10.8%, Realistic 10%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Tactical 8.5%

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 24.7%, FPS 21.2%, Multiplayer 14%, Co-op 12.3%, Shooter 7.5%

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 15.8%, FPS 15.2%, Open World 10.4%, Shooter 10%, Tactical 9.3%

Call of Duty is back, redefining war like you've never experienced before. Building on the Call of Duty 4®: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War immerses players into the most gritty and chaotic WWII combat ever experienced.

Why similar: FPS 18.8%, Moddable 16.7% ★, Multiplayer 13.3%, War 11.4%, Zombies 11.1%

Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.

Why similar: Military 52.5%, Simulation 26%, Strategy 7.5%, War 4.5%, Realistic 4.4%

Falcon 4.0 breaks the sight-and-sound barrier with its cutting-edge graphics, realism, dynamic campaigns and multiplayer gameplay.

Why similar: Military 31.3%, Realistic 12.8%, War 11.4%, Simulation 11.3%, Moddable 10.7% ★

Bodycam is the first tactical multiplayer FPS with a true body-camera view in Unreal Engine 5. Close-quarters combats feel raw and loud. Every angle, callout, and bullet matters. Play Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Body Bomb on photoreal maps where teamplay, tactics, and clutch skill are key.

Why similar: Military 26.3%, FPS 12.7%, Realistic 12.1%, Tactical 10.6%, Multiplayer 8.1%

A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.

Why similar: War 18.2%, Open World 17.6%, Moddable 12.7% ★, Multiplayer 12.6%, Strategy 8.3%

Hidden & Dangerous 2 is a first and third person tactical shooter that builds upon the tremendous success of Hidden & Dangerous. You lead a small squad of Allied soldiers deep behind enemy lines, to carry out secret missions during World War II.

Why similar: Tactical 23.4%, FPS 20.8%, War 15.6%, Strategy 8.4%, Action 8.3%

With its unprecedented combination of authenticity, compelling story and squad-based action, the Brothers in Arms franchise has established itself as a benchmark for military action games, receiving the highest average review scores of any console WWII game to date (www.gamerankings.com).

Why similar: Military 32.3%, FPS 23.2%, Tactical 18.2%, War 9.6%, Action 8.9%