Games Like Arma 3

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 25.8%, Shooter 9.1%, Realistic 8.7%, War 8.6%, FPS 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is Bohemia Interactive's closest modern follow-up to Arma 3, built around the same large-scale military sandbox, realistic gunplay, vehicles, and mod-friendly design.

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%, Tactical 8.1%, Simulation 8%, Multiplayer 8%, Realistic 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This standalone Arma expansion delivers the same slow, tactical combined-arms gameplay and mission-driven military simulation that made Arma 3 so appealing.

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 27.4%, Realistic 9.3%, FPS 9%, Tactical 8.6%, War 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its large maps, chain-of-command teamwork, vehicle support, and realistic pacing make it one of the strongest multiplayer alternatives to Arma 3's tactical warfare.

Building on 10 years of constant engine development, ARMA II boasts the most realistic combat environment in the world. It models real world ballistics & round deflection, materials penetration, features a realtime day/night cycle and dynamic wind, weather and environmental effects.

Why similar: Military 23.8%, Tactical 8.5%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Realistic 7.5%, FPS 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: As Arma 3's direct predecessor, it shares the same open-map realism, infantry-and-vehicle sandbox structure, and emphasis on emergent combat scenarios.

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 26.9%, Multiplayer 10%, FPS 10%, Realistic 9.8%, Tactical 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It leans into large-scale tactical firefights, realistic handling, and community-created military scenarios in a way that feels very Arma-adjacent.

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 25.8%, Simulation 9.4%, FPS 8.3%, Tactical 7.9%, War 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: The original Arma-formula classic still offers the same authentic military sandbox spirit, wide battlefields, and mission-based combined-arms gameplay.

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 26.6%, Tactical 14.8%, Realistic 12.1%, FPS 9.5%, Shooter 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is a slower, more methodical tactical shooter with realistic weapon handling and mission planning that scratches Arma's authenticity itch on a smaller scale.

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 24%, FPS 13%, Realistic 10.7%, Shooter 10.4%, Tactical 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused and match-based, it captures Arma's lethal gunfights, tactical pacing, and serious military atmosphere extremely well.

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 22.5%, Tactical 10.9%, FPS 9.9%, Realistic 9.7%, War 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its realistic ballistics, open combat spaces, military tone, and player-driven operations make it a strong fit for Arma fans who like modern tactical immersion.

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 24.8%, FPS 10.2%, War 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Realistic 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It trades modern gear for WWII, but it nails Arma-like communication, large battles, and realism-focused combined-arms teamwork.

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 22.5%, War 10.2%, Tactical 9.8%, Realistic 8.6%, FPS 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op tactical shooter emphasizes realistic urban combat, communication, and unpredictable engagements in a way that overlaps with Arma's grounded military feel.

Create a team with up to 3 friends in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands and enjoy the ultimate military shooter experience set in a massive, dangerous, and responsive open world.

Why similar: Military 19.7%, Open World 14.8%, Shooter 12.8%, Tactical 10.5%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers open-world military operations, co-op infiltration, vehicles, and flexible objective-based play that line up well with Arma 3's sandbox appeal.

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 26.6%, War 14.1%, FPS 11.9%, Realistic 9%, Tactical 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its deadly firefights, asymmetrical warfare, helicopters, and emphasis on teamwork mirror the tension and authenticity Arma players often want.

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 21.7%, War 13.1%, Shooter 11.2%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Realistic 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its huge maps, logistics, vehicles, and teamwork-heavy structure deliver the same feeling of being one part of a larger battlefield.

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 20.7%, Realistic 16.4%, FPS 15.4%, Shooter 12.9%, Multiplayer 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is much more CQB-focused, but its realism, planning, and punishing tactical gunplay make it a natural fit for players who enjoy Arma's slower, disciplined combat.

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 11.5%, FPS 9.6%, Shooter 8.6%, War 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its modern special-operations theme, squad command, and mission execution echo Arma's military sandbox from a more directed single-player angle.

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%, War 11.1%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Tactical 8%, Shooter 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its modern military setting, direct soldier control, vehicles, and sandbox battle setups make it an interesting fit for fans of Arma's combined-arms experimentation.

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: Multiplayer 13.1%, Shooter 13.1%, FPS 12.8%, Open World 12.7%, Co-op 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Built from Arma DNA, it shares the same grounded movement, huge open environments, and emergent player stories even though it shifts into survival.

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 28%, Military 15%, Realistic 9.4%, Tactical 9.3%, Multiplayer 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: The original game delivers the same unforgiving firefights and tactical pacing as Sandstorm, just in a more stripped-down format.

Embrace unrivaled destruction in Battlefield 4™. Revel in the glorious chaos of all-out war packed with rewarding, tactical challenges in an interactive environment.

Why similar: Military 27.3%, Multiplayer 14.7%, War 13.2%, FPS 12.8%, Shooter 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is far more accessible than Arma, but its modern setting, large maps, vehicles, and all-out combined-arms combat still overlap with Arma 3's battlefield fantasy.

Become a Ghost, fighting against a rogue spec ops faction called the Wolves, in the latest Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®!

Why similar: Military 25.4%, Open World 12.4%, Shooter 11.1%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Co-op 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world military operations, co-op play, and methodical assault options make it a decent pick for players who like Arma's flexible mission approach.

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 22%, War 10.8%, FPS 10.2%, Tactical 9.9%, Multiplayer 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers modern military loadouts, teamwork-oriented multiplayer, and a more grounded tone than arcade shooters, even if it is less sim-heavy than Arma.

IRR is a tactical PvE Co-Op extract shooter set in a de-stabilized and immersive modern-day Vietnam. As a PMC for a mysterious organization, deal with 3 factions that stand to gain from the chaos. Engage in ruthless combat, plan your deployment, and explore the world as your journey unfolds.

Why similar: Military 23.3%, Tactical 11.3%, Realistic 11.2%, FPS 11.1%, Shooter 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op tactical shooter focuses on realistic modern combat and mission-based teamwork in a way that should appeal to Arma players wanting a smaller-scale alternative.

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 17.3%, Tactical 13.6%, Shooter 10.8%, FPS 9.5%, Realistic 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its strict tactical pacing, realistic damage model, and communication-focused co-op and PvP appeal to Arma players who especially enjoy the milsim side of the game.

War of Rights is a first person multiplayer game featuring massive 400 player battles with a focus on historical authenticity, teamplay and immersion. It is set during the perilous days of the American Civil War, in the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862.

Why similar: Military 24.4%, War 18.2%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Realistic 10.3%, FPS 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Despite the historical setting, it captures Arma-like immersion through large maps, coordinated formations, realistic lethality, and heavy reliance on player communication.

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: War 16.4%, FPS 13.6%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Shooter 11%, Realistic 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its broad battlefields, vehicles, and focus on infantry combat across large objectives give it a budget-friendly combined-arms feel reminiscent of Arma missions.

Enjoy total freedom to fight the way you want. Explore 29 massive multiplayer maps and use loads of vehicles, weapons, and gadgets to help you turn up the heat. Every second of battle gets you closer to unlocking tons of extras and moving up in the Ranks. So get in the action.

Why similar: Shooter 15.8%, Multiplayer 15.5%, FPS 15.2%, Tactical 11.1%, Military 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a more cinematic and less tactical version of modern military warfare, but it still offers infantry-plus-vehicle battles that can appeal to Arma fans.

BattleBit Remastered is a low-poly, massive multiplayer FPS, supporting 254 players per server. Battle on a near-fully destructible map with various vehicles!

Why similar: Military 26%, FPS 12.6%, War 12.3%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Shooter 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Although visually simple, its huge player counts, destructibility, vehicles, and squad-based warfare channel some of Arma's large-scale combined-arms fun.

Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!

Why similar: Military 24.1%, War 14.9%, FPS 11.2%, Shooter 10.2%, Sandbox 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is much lighter and more sandboxy, but its large AI battles, vehicles, and moddability can scratch the same toy-box warfare itch as Arma 3.

Contains full Rising Storm content as well!

Why similar: Military 15.1%, Realistic 15.1%, Multiplayer 12.3%, FPS 12.3%, War 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This realism-focused shooter emphasizes deadly gunplay, teamwork, and battlefield authenticity in a way many Arma fans appreciate.

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 24.8%, Shooter 10.6%, War 10.2%, FPS 10%, Realistic 9.6%

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 32.2%, Simulation 9.6%, Tactical 8.6%, FPS 8.4%, Realistic 6.8%

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 25.8%, FPS 13.4%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Shooter 10.2%, Tactical 9%

The ultimate all-out warfare experience. In a war of tanks, fighter jets, and massive combat arsenals, your squad is the deadliest weapon.

Why similar: Military 27.6%, War 14.4%, Multiplayer 12.8%, FPS 12.8%, Shooter 10.9%

Experience a visceral Campaign or assemble your team in the ultimate online playground with multiple Special Ops challenges and a mix of Multiplayer maps and modes.

Why similar: Military 27.4%, FPS 12.7%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Shooter 11.6%, Tactical 8.5%

In the direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II, Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against the ultimate threat.

Why similar: Military 20.5%, Shooter 12.4%, FPS 11.1%, War 9.7%, Realistic 7.7%

PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.

Why similar: FPS 18.7%, Shooter 14.6%, Open World 11%, Multiplayer 10.7%, War 10.4%

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

Why similar: Shooter 26.6%, FPS 15.9%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Military 9.7%, Tactical 7.5%

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 29.6%, Multiplayer 11.6%, War 11.1%, Simulation 10.8%, Realistic 9.7%

War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.

Why similar: Military 27.9%, War 15.1%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Simulation 10.3%, Shooter 10.3%

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 26.8%, War 12.7%, Tactical 9.9%, Open World 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.5%

Destroy, smash and blast your way to victory! Use advanced weapons and vehicles to dominate the battlefield.

Why similar: Shooter 24.4%, FPS 15.5%, War 15.4%, Multiplayer 15.4%, First-Person 6.4%

Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.

Why similar: Military 14.8%, Tactical 12%, FPS 11.8%, Shooter 10.9%, Multiplayer 10.8%

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: Military 20.5%, Tactical 20.1%, FPS 13.4%, Shooter 9.1%, Realistic 6.7%

The Call of Duty® experience supports Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6, and Call of Duty®: Warzone™.

Why similar: Military 22.8%, FPS 11.9%, War 11.3%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Shooter 10%

Poly Squad; multiplayer, team-based, it is the kind of game where you can fight as a team on, large maps using various weapons up to 16 - 32 players.

Why similar: Military 23.4%, War 12.8%, FPS 9.8%, Shooter 9.1%, Open World 7.7%

Task Force is the ultimate tactical shooter sandbox that focuses on close quarters infantry combat. It's made by a small indie team of 3 developers that strive to create exceptional action simulation games.

Why similar: Military 18%, Tactical 11.1%, War 9.4%, Shooter 8.9%, FPS 8.6%

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 27.5%, FPS 17.9%, Shooter 12.4%, War 11.6%, Multiplayer 10.9%

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 15.1%, Shooter 15.1%, FPS 12.7%, Open World 9.6%, War 8.7%

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 19.4%, Shooter 12.6%, FPS 12.5%, War 7.9%, Realistic 7.7%

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

Why similar: Military 20.4%, War 11%, Tactical 8.7%, Shooter 8%, FPS 7.9%

Take charge of a SWAT unit as an elite operator. Command a specialized AI squad or team up in co-op to seize suspects, rescue civilians, and restore order. Study the briefing, kit out your team, and execute your plan with disciplined precision.

Why similar: Military 22.3%, Tactical 10.6%, Shooter 10.5%, FPS 10.3%, Multiplayer 9.9%

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 28.1%, War 12.3%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Realistic 9%, Co-op 9%

EXFIL delivers raw tactical FPS intensity with no distractions. No loot grinding, no gimmicks, just pure realism. EXFIL tests your strategy, comms, and teamwork in high-stakes tactical engagements. Will your squad rise to the challenge?

Why similar: Military 22.7%, Tactical 9.9%, Multiplayer 8.8%, FPS 8.7%, Realistic 8.6%