Games Like Arma Reforger

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 26%, Shooter 9.2%, Realistic 8.7%, War 8.6%, FPS 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is still the closest match on Steam, offering the same open military sandbox, vehicles, large maps, mission creation, and enormous mod support on an even bigger scale.

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 25.8%, Simulation 9.2%, Realistic 8.4%, FPS 8%, Tactical 8%

Why You'll Like It: This standalone Arma entry nails the same realistic combined-arms sandbox formula with huge environments, vehicles, and player-made scenarios.

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 27.1%, FPS 11.2%, Realistic 10.5%, War 8.9%, Shooter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its communication-heavy teamwork, large maps, logistics, and combined-arms battles closely mirror Reforger’s organized multiplayer warfare.

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 21.5%, FPS 11.9%, Realistic 10.5%, Tactical 9.4%, War 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its realistic gun handling, immersive military presentation, and big persistent map make it a strong modern alternative even with its extraction leanings.

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 25.9%, FPS 9.4%, Realistic 9.3%, Tactical 8.3%, Simulation 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares Reforger’s core milsim DNA through slow, tactical firefights across large open battlefields with infantry, armor, and air assets.

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 23%, Cold War 12.7% ★, FPS 9.3%, Simulation 8.9%, War 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: The original Bohemia sandbox delivers the same Cold War atmosphere, authenticity-first design, and infantry-plus-vehicles battlefield structure.

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 28.4%, Realistic 14.6%, Tactical 14.2%, FPS 12.6%, Shooter 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a meticulous realism-focused tactical shooter with deliberate movement, authentic weapon handling, and a sandbox-like approach to 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 26.4%, FPS 12.2%, Realistic 11%, War 9.3%, Shooter 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its mod-friendly, community-driven large-scale tactical battles make it one of the better low-cost alternatives for Reforger’s milsim sandbox feel.

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 20.6%, War 13.1%, FPS 12.6%, Realistic 11.5%, Shooter 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: The mix of 50v50 combat, armor, command roles, and frontline coordination recreates Reforger’s larger-scale battlefield intensity in a WWII setting.

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 26.1%, FPS 13.6%, War 11.3%, Realistic 10.3%, Multiplayer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes section-based teamwork, transport, suppression, and combined-arms realism in a way that strongly appeals to Arma-style players.

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 25.6%, FPS 17.3%, Realistic 13%, Shooter 11.2%, Tactical 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: While smaller in scope, its weighty weapons, fast lethality, and teamwork-oriented realism scratch a very similar tactical shooter itch.

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 22.6%, Cold War 15.1% ★, FPS 12.6%, War 12.6%, Realistic 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its lethal gunplay, asymmetrical objectives, helicopters, and grounded military tone deliver a similarly unforgiving tactical experience.

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 25.7%, War 12.2%, FPS 12.2%, Realistic 11.2%, Tactical 10%

Why You'll Like It: It prioritizes authenticity, planning, and intense room-clearing combat in a way that aligns well with Reforger’s simulation-minded audience.

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 20%, Tactical 14.1%, FPS 13.7%, Shooter 12.7%, Realistic 12%

Why You'll Like It: It offers similarly methodical tactical play, high lethality, and careful room-to-room teamwork for players who enjoy disciplined military pacing.

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 17.1%, FPS 16.9%, Sandbox 11.4%, Realistic 11.4%, Shooter 11%

Why You'll Like It: This is a budget-friendly large-scale war sandbox with vehicles, open maps, and mission variety that feels surprisingly Arma-adjacent.

In Enlisted, you are not only commanding a single soldier, but an entire squad! This MMO squad based shooter recreates the key battles of the bloodiest war of the 20th century, with hundreds of soldiers, tanks and aircraft taking part in each battle.

Why similar: FPS 20.7%, War 15.7%, Shooter 13.7%, Realistic 11.5%, Multiplayer 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its large battles with infantry squads, vehicles, and shifting frontline objectives capture the combined-arms appeal from a more accessible angle.

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: FPS 22%, Realistic 21.3%, Tactical 21.3%, Shooter 15%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its slow, communication-driven missions and punishing weapon handling reflect the same realism-over-spectacle mindset, just in tighter scenarios.

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 28.8%, War 11.6%, Strategy 9.3%, Shooter 7.6%, Tactical 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its blend of direct soldier control, vehicles, and sandbox-style combined arms makes it an unusual but relevant alternative for Arma players.

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 23.8%, FPS 13.8%, War 12.3%, Realistic 11%, Tactical 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This aims for a more grounded, tactical take on modern team-based warfare with equipment and pacing that sit closer to milsim than mainstream shooters.

Contains full Rising Storm content as well!

Why similar: Realistic 18.3%, FPS 16.5%, Military 16.1%, War 13%, Multiplayer 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its brutal realism, teamwork, and immersive frontline combat make it a natural fit for players who like grounded military shooters.

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 24.6%, FPS 11.1%, Tactical 9.5%, Realistic 8.4%, Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its hardcore special-operations focus, mission planning, and deliberate execution fit well for Arma fans who prefer smaller-unit realism.

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 27.1%, FPS 16.5%, War 13.5%, Shooter 12.3%, Multiplayer 9%

Why You'll Like It: Even with a much more arcade presentation, its huge player counts, vehicles, and battlefield chaos can still satisfy the large-scale warfare side of Reforger.

Set in the muddy trenches of WW1, Beyond The Wire is a 50v50 multiplayer FPS that immerses players in the desperate & brutal circumstances of the Great War. Featuring an arsenal of historic weapons, ten massive maps, ten playable factions, era-specific tanks, & a brutal melee combat system.

Why similar: Military 24.2%, War 14%, FPS 12.4%, Shooter 9.3%, Realistic 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its realism-heavy teamwork and immersive historical frontline combat appeal to the same players who value slower, simulation-first warfare.

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 25.2%, War 16.4%, FPS 14.6%, Shooter 10.8%, Sandbox 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its bot-driven combined-arms sandbox and huge mod scene make it a lighter but very effective substitute for open-ended military experimentation.

Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.

Why similar: Military 25.3%, Cold War 14.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.3%, War 11.6%, Realistic 7.5%

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 28.2%, FPS 16.4%, War 14.4%, Shooter 11.6%, Multiplayer 11%

Why You'll Like It: It is more arcade-focused, but its modern setting, large maps, and infantry-vehicle interplay still scratch a lot of the same combined-arms itch.

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 24.1%, War 18.8%, Realistic 11.5%, FPS 10.5%, Multiplayer 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its voice-led coordination, punishing gunplay, and authenticity-first approach match the same disciplined milsim mindset despite the historical setting.

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 26.7%, Shooter 16.9%, War 12.5%, Open World 10.2%, Multiplayer 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Though futuristic and more MMO-like, its enormous persistent infantry-air-armor battles capture Reforger’s sense of scale better than most shooters.

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 24.6%, FPS 12.4%, Realistic 10.8%, War 10.6%, Shooter 10.6%

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: War 13.9%, Realistic 12.8%, FPS 12.5%, Shooter 11.4%, Tactical 10.8%

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 29.2%, War 14.5%, Sandbox 10.7%, Tactical 9.6%, Shooter 8.3%

'83 is a 40v40 squad based, objective focused online tactical first person shooter set in a Cold-War-Gone-Hot scenario. It's designed with 'accessible realism' for the most enjoyable, but still hardcore experience that gets you to the action fast, without losing the lethality of war.

Why similar: Military 18.5%, Cold War 13.8% ★, War 10.6%, FPS 9.9%, Realistic 8.5%

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%, FPS 10.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Tactical 7.7%, Realistic 7.6%

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 23.3%, FPS 15%, Realistic 13.4%, Tactical 11.9%, Shooter 9.8%

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 26.8%, FPS 17.5%, Shooter 10.8%, Tactical 8.4%, Multiplayer 8.2%

Gunner, HEAT, PC! (GHPC) is a simulation game about modern mounted combat, with special attention to authenticity and fun.

Why similar: Military 28.1%, Cold War 17.4% ★, Realistic 12.8%, FPS 9.2%, Shooter 8.4%

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 22.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.5%, War 13.7%, Realistic 9.9%, Shooter 8.3%

Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.

Why similar: Military 17.9%, Cold War 17.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, War 12.2%, Realistic 10.6%

Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!

Why similar: Military 24.5%, War 14.4%, FPS 12.7%, Shooter 10.6%, Multiplayer 7.5%

Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.

Why similar: Military 29.1%, War 16.4%, Realistic 12%, Sandbox 11.4%, Simulation 7.5%

Tactical Assault VR is an intense tactical shooter where you use real-world CQB (Close Quarters Battles) tactics to stack up, breach doors and eliminate threats. Play solo or join an online co-op special forces unit in missions around the world.

Why similar: Tactical 18.2%, Shooter 17.4%, War 15.8%, Sandbox 13.2%, Multiplayer 10.7%

Ferocious Alpine warfare will test your tactical skills in this authentic WW1 FPS. Battle among the scenic peaks, rugged valleys and idyllic towns of northern Italy. The Great War on the Italian Front is brought to life and elevated to unexpected heights!

Why similar: Military 27.1%, Realistic 12.6%, War 11%, FPS 9.1%, Simulation 7.3%

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

Why similar: Military 19%, War 10.8%, FPS 9.3%, Realistic 8.4%, Shooter 7.6%

Armored Brigade II revolutionizes real-time tactical warfare in 3D, focusing on the intense combined arms combat of the Cold War era, from 1965 to 1991. Boasting a meticulously researched database and huge real-world terrain maps, this game offers an unparalleled combat simulation experience.

Why similar: Military 22.4%, Cold War 17.9% ★, War 16.1%, Realistic 14.5%, Simulation 13.2%

From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.

Why similar: Military 27.2%, Cold War 18.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, War 13.3%, Simulation 8.5%

Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!

Why similar: Military 22%, War 14%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, FPS 12.2%, Realistic 11.2%

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 28%, FPS 16.4%, War 15.3%, Shooter 11.2%, Multiplayer 9.6%

Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 20.8%, Military 17.6%, War 16.7%, Realistic 11.8%, Tactical 11.1%

Join 200-player battles in Over The Top: WWI - an intense shooter set in the gritty backdrop of World War I. Pick your class, choose from a vast arsenal, including rifles, artillery, airplanes and powerful tanks, and experience the chaos of fully destructible battlefields.

Why similar: FPS 14.2%, War 13.5%, Realistic 11.3%, Shooter 11.2%, Tactical 9.7%

War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.

Why similar: Military 26.6%, War 13.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.1%, Tactical 9.8%, Realistic 9.3%

Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!

Why similar: Military 28%, War 20.2%, Real Time Tactics 19.1%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 8.1%

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 34.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, War 10.7%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 8.8%

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 17.8%, Shooter 14.8%, Sandbox 14.6%, Open World 11.7%, Multiplayer 10.6%

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 21.9%, FPS 16.5%, War 15.2%, Realistic 10.8%, Shooter 9.1%

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

Why similar: Military 31.8%, Shooter 14%, Open World 12.7%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Realistic 8.5%