Games Like ARMA: Gold Edition

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

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive modern successor to the ARMA series, featuring unmatched sandbox scale and a massive modding community.

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 30.6%, Simulation 14.8%, Tactical 10%, FPS 7.9%, Realistic 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This standalone expansion remains a classic for its dense, realistic combat environments and deep tactical gameplay.

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 31.7%, FPS 10.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Tactical 7.8%, Realistic 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the new Enfusion engine, this title provides a modern, streamlined look at the tactical combat that defined the original ARMA 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 38.3%, FPS 13.2%, Tactical 11.5%, Realistic 9.3%, Multiplayer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by veterans of the Project Reality mod, this game perfectly captures the large-scale, communication-heavy teamwork found in ARMA.

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 34%, Tactical 18%, FPS 12.6%, Realistic 10.9%, Simulation 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Created by developers of the original Ghost Recon, this title offers unparalleled weapon customization and realistic tactical movement.

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 31%, FPS 13.4%, Simulation 10.9%, Realistic 7.7%, Tactical 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Formerly known as Post Scriptum, this game brings the intense, large-scale tactical simulation of the ARMA style to the battlefields of World War II.

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 31.7%, FPS 17.9%, Tactical 11.7%, Realistic 10%, Multiplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a more focused, high-intensity tactical experience while maintaining the realistic gunplay and lethality expected by ARMA fans.

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 26.7%, FPS 13.6%, Tactical 9.4%, Realistic 9.3%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at large-scale, team-based warfare where coordination and logistics are just as important as marksmanship.

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 34.5%, FPS 13.4%, Tactical 11.1%, Realistic 9%, Simulation 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This community-driven project aims to provide a free, large-scale tactical sandbox experience similar to the ARMA 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 30.3%, Simulation 15.9%, FPS 10.2%, Tactical 8.8%, Strategy 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original classic that started the series, offering a nostalgic look at the roots of tactical military simulation.

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 29.3%, Tactical 13.5%, FPS 13.4%, Simulation 10.7%, Realistic 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world tactical shooter emphasizes realistic ballistics and squad-based operations in a massive, persistent environment.

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 27.1%, FPS 22.1%, Realistic 16%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Violent 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on CQB, it provides the same level of tactical depth, planning, and realism that ARMA players demand.

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 25.7%, Tactical 19.2%, FPS 14.7%, Realistic 9.7%, Multiplayer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This tactical shooter focuses on realistic close-quarters combat and requires careful planning and execution similar to tactical military simulations.

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

Why You'll Like It: A foundational title in the series that established the standard for large-scale sandbox military 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 33.1%, FPS 15.4%, Tactical 10.5%, Simulation 9.5%, Realistic 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a gritty, authentic tactical experience with a focus on asymmetrical warfare and team-based objectives.

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 31%, Tactical 12.6%, FPS 11.6%, Simulation 11%, Realistic 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the tactical planning and execution of special operations, mirroring the squad-leading aspects of ARMA.

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 34.5%, FPS 16.8%, Tactical 14.8%, Realistic 9.9%, Multiplayer 8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a modern military setting with a focus on large-scale combat and realistic weapon handling.

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?

Why similar: Military 46.5%, Strategy 14.5%, Realistic 12.9%, War 10.3%, Multiplayer 10%

Why You'll Like It: This title blends tactical RTS elements with direct control mechanics, capturing the complex military simulation feel of the ARMA series.

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 23.9%, Tactical 22.3%, FPS 16.3%, Simulation 9.8%, Realistic 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: The original tactical shooter that emphasized squad management and realistic mission planning.

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 38.6%, Tactical 13.6%, Open World 8.9%, Sandbox 8.7%, Strategy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a massive, persistent war simulation where players must manage logistics, construction, and combat on a grand scale.

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 38%, Military 19.5%, Tactical 11.6%, Realistic 8.7%, Multiplayer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A stripped-down, hardcore tactical shooter that rewards patience and precise movement over arcade-style action.

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 27.8%, FPS 17.5%, Tactical 9.3%, Realistic 8.6%, Multiplayer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on team-based tactical combat with realistic mechanics and a strong emphasis on squad roles.

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 33.2%, FPS 18.1%, Tactical 11.1%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Action 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic military-themed shooter that emphasizes training and team-based tactical objectives.

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 18.8%, FPS 16.4%, Strategy 13%, Tactical 8.3%, Open World 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines first-person shooter mechanics with grand strategy, allowing players to lead armies in a realistic military setting.

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 29.5%, Strategy 17.8%, Simulation 13.1%, Tactical 12.9%, War 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: While an RTS, its deep simulation of individual unit mechanics and vehicle damage makes it a strong match for ARMA fans.

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

Why similar: Military 25.8%, Tactical 10.6%, FPS 10.5%, Simulation 8.7%, Realistic 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the ARMA 2 engine, this title provides a dedicated World War II simulation experience with the same tactical depth.

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 40.4%, Strategy 20.3%, Tactical 18.8%, Action 12.8%, Simulation 7%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the tactical management of infantry squads, emphasizing realistic military doctrine and positioning.

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 35.1%, Strategy 13.7%, Tactical 9.2%, FPS 7.1%, Simulation 6.9%

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 31.1%, Strategy 18.4%, Tactical 15.5%, Realistic 7.8%, War 7.4%

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 38.3%, FPS 26%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Action 7.6%, War 6.1%

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: FPS 17.8%, Simulation 13.8%, Realistic 9.1%, Sandbox 8.9%, Strategy 8.8%

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 25.1%, FPS 19.5%, Tactical 10.4%, Realistic 10.2%, Multiplayer 7.6%

Arma Tactics is a turn-based close-combat strategy game, where you take control of a four-member Special Forces team. There are no given strategies, rails to move on, or paths to follow; it‘s up to you to decide how you will play through both the story-driven missions and generated missions with randomized objectives.

Why similar: Military 38.8%, Strategy 22.9%, Tactical 20.2%, Gore 3.9%, Violent 3.9%

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 38.4%, Simulation 10.9%, Realistic 8.8%, Tactical 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.7%

Frontlines™: Fuel of War™ is an open-world First Person Shooter set on the frontlines of tomorrow. In a world ravaged by a global energy crisis, environmental decay, and economic depression, players assume the role of an elite soldier in the Western Coalition Army on an epic crusade against the Red Star Alliance to control the last of...

Why similar: Military 30.7%, FPS 26.7%, Action 13.3%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Gore 5.5%

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: Simulation 36.2%, Strategy 24.4%, Action 16.2%, Violent 12.8%, Gore 10.3%

Sequel to the critically acclaimed, squad-based/real-time tactical combat game, Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers delivers the most authentic and realistic infantry combat experience ever. As Squad Leader, coordinate the actions of multiple infantry squads, leading them through over 12 levels of intense action.

Why similar: Military 40.2%, Strategy 22.3%, Tactical 13.6%, Action 13.3%, Gore 10.6%

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

Why similar: Realistic 18.1%, FPS 18.1%, Military 18%, Tactical 12.4%, Multiplayer 8.2%

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 33.8%, Tactical 14%, FPS 13.3%, Simulation 9.2%, Realistic 9.2%

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 29.6%, Strategy 22.9%, Tactical 14.7%, Realistic 7.1%, Multiplayer 7%

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 31.8%, FPS 13.4%, Tactical 10.3%, Simulation 9.6%, Realistic 8.7%

Tactical Multiplayer FPS shooter with a story based on the events of the World War II. Strategic battles with a variety of vehicles, including artillery. Multiple game modes. Ranks, titles, awards, career.

Why similar: Military 22.9%, FPS 12.7%, Simulation 10.7%, Tactical 9.1%, Strategy 6.7%

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 36.4%, FPS 23.7%, Tactical 15.4%, Action 11.3%, Strategy 5.9%

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 53.8%, Simulation 27.5%, Strategy 10.4%, Realistic 3%, Open World 2.2%

Raven Shield:Command an elite multinational squad of special operatives against hidden terrorist forces. In Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, the third installment to the wildly popular Rainbow Six series, Team Rainbow faces the hidden global forces of a new and secretive foe.

Why similar: Tactical 29.4%, FPS 22.6%, Military 10.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Action 7%

The most ferocious online conflict of the 21st century is now available in its most definitive form: introducing Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold, the largest multiplayer FPS collection ever. With the award-winning Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising and the bestselling Joint Operations: Escalation together in one convenient package,...

Why similar: Action 39.9%, Gore 35%, Multiplayer 25.1%

Army Troop is an old-school PvP World War 2 online first-person shooter. Reminding you of the good old days World War games.

Why similar: Military 24.9%, FPS 14.8%, Tactical 11.1%, Realistic 8.9%, Simulation 7.9%

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 35.8%, FPS 17.3%, Tactical 10.6%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Action 6.6%

Uncompromised duty, honor and valor.

Why similar: Simulation 28%, Tactical 26.1%, FPS 16.6%, Action 9.8%, Violent 9.6%

Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...

Why similar: Tactical 30.1%, Military 26.5%, Strategy 19.8%, Simulation 13%, Action 5.5%

In OPERATOR, you will play as an elite Tier 1 operator undergoing dangerous clandestine operations all over the globe. With a strategic, measured, and unforgiving style of gameplay. You are the tactical advantage, Good luck.

Why similar: Tactical 16.6%, FPS 15.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Realistic 11.7%, Strategy 8.3%

Modern-warfare RTS/sandbox game inspired by the real conflicts in the Middle East. Fight a counter-insurgency war, protect the civilian population, casevac your wounded and decide how the world sees your struggle. And remember - no one gets left behind.

Why similar: Military 39.1%, Simulation 13.8%, Strategy 12.1%, Tactical 8.7%, Sandbox 5.9%

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 25.1%, FPS 11.4%, Tactical 10.1%, Simulation 8.6%, Realistic 7%