Games Like Beyond The Wire

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: World War I 25.5% ★, Military 8.6%, War 8.2%, PvP 8%, Historical 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive WWI trench warfare experience that directly mirrors the gameplay loop of Beyond The Wire.

Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front. Grab your rifle, ready your sabre and keep your gas mask close as you prepare to play a part in one of the most significant conflicts in history!

Why similar: World War I 30.7% ★, War 9.9%, Historical 9.1%, Military 8.2%, FPS 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title expands the WWI experience to larger, more open maneuver-based combat scenarios.

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: World War I 23.7% ★, Military 13.4%, War 9.1%, Massively Multiplayer 8%, PvP 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly atmospheric, tactical take on the Italian Front of WWI with a focus on mountain warfare.

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: War 13.7%, Military 13.1%, FPS 10.6%, Tanks 9.7% ★, Shooter 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the scale and intensity of large-scale WWII battles with a heavy emphasis on squad coordination and logistics.

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 22.3%, FPS 12.3%, War 12%, PvP 9%, Massively Multiplayer 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: As the spiritual successor to Project Reality, it provides the gold standard for team-based communication and tactical infantry combat.

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 19.4%, War 14%, FPS 13.5%, Massively Multiplayer 10.5%, Historical 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a hardcore, realistic WWII experience that demands the same level of communication and planning as Beyond The Wire.

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: War 19.5%, Historical 19.2%, Military 15.1%, FPS 8.8%, Massively Multiplayer 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on historical accuracy and large-scale, line-based combat that captures the grit of 19th-century warfare.

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 15.7%, War 14.4%, FPS 11.8%, Historical 11.5%, Massively Multiplayer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features asymmetric warfare and intense, realistic infantry combat that feels very similar to the brutal nature of WWI shooters.

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: World War I 25.2% ★, Military 12.7%, War 12.4%, Historical 11.3%, FPS 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a unique, large-scale multiplayer experience centered on Napoleonic-era tactical combat and community interaction.

Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever.

Why similar: World War I 34.1% ★, War 12.5%, FPS 10.9%, Tanks 9.9% ★, Historical 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more arcade-oriented, it remains the most cinematic and immersive depiction of WWI combat available.

Join massive multiplayer 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: World War I 36% ★, Historical 11.2%, War 11%, FPS 9.2%, PvP 6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a gritty, action-oriented perspective on WWI combat with a focus on large-scale multiplayer engagements.

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 21.5%, FPS 19.6%, War 11.4%, Shooter 10.3%, Realistic 9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a high-stakes, realistic tactical shooter experience where every bullet and movement counts.

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 24.8%, War 14.1%, FPS 12.6%, Shooter 9.4%, Realistic 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This military simulation sandbox provides the most authentic tactical environment for large-scale combined arms combat.

A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!

Why similar: World War I 37.2% ★, War 17.8%, FPS 10.1%, Historical 10%, Shooter 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This sandbox WWI shooter allows for massive battles with a focus on historical equipment and trench-based combat.

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 25%, FPS 15.6%, War 14.7%, Realistic 8.6%, Shooter 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A community-focused, free-to-play tactical shooter that emphasizes realism and large-scale military engagements.

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: War 19.4%, FPS 17.1%, Military 16.9%, Historical 7.8%, Shooter 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, squad-based WWII shooter that rewards tactical positioning and team-based roles.

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 27.1%, FPS 16.2%, Tactical 14.6%, Realistic 11.4%, Shooter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides deep customization and a focus on realistic, slow-paced tactical infantry operations.

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 24.3%, War 19.9%, Massively Multiplayer 16.9%, PvP 10.9%, Tactical 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a persistent, massive-scale war where logistics and team coordination are just as important as frontline combat.

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 17.3%, War 15.4%, Historical 14.2%, FPS 12.3%, Shooter 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers large-scale WWII battles with a focus on simulation elements and tactical squad movement.

Battle Cry of Freedom brings brutal real-time first and third-person combat set in the 19th Century America, presenting players with the opportunity to re-fight the American Civil War as either the Union or the Confederates.

Why similar: Military 15.1%, Historical 13.6%, War 12.8%, FPS 10.8%, Shooter 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a massive multiplayer experience focused on the tactical combat of the American Civil War.

The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.

Why similar: World War I 43.4% ★, Military 11.8%, Historical 11.5%, War 9%, Tanks 8.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: A strategic look at WWI that allows players to command the entire Western Front with historical accuracy.

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: Historical 21.4%, War 20.7%, Military 20.1%, PvP 10.4%, Shooter 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines tactical RTS elements with a direct-control mode that captures the brutal reality of historical combat.

Land on the beaches of Gallipoli and fight intense 50-player objective-based battles on the Ottoman Fronts! Experience WW1 trench warfare and desert expeditions as one of 10 historic classes, armed with authentic weaponry. Gallipoli brings the most immersive WW1 FPS battles yet.

Why similar: World War I 29.7% ★, Military 11.6%, Historical 9.6%, War 8.3%, FPS 7.1%

Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.

Why similar: Military 26.7%, War 21.4%, Historical 16.6%, Strategy 9.7%, Tactical 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a massive-scale strategic and tactical view of WWII combat that appeals to fans of historical military depth.

Step into the explosive fury of war with Hell Let Loose: Vietnam. Play a decisive role in one of the most iconic conflicts in history with expansive 50v50 player battles, where teamwork, tactics and an arsenal of destructive weapons combine to shape the battlefield in your favour.

Why similar: Military 14.2%, War 12.5%, FPS 11.6%, Historical 10.3%, Massively Multiplayer 8.7%

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: War 21.4%, Tanks 18.8% ★, Military 17%, Strategy 10.6%, Historical 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers intense tactical squad management and historical accuracy in a battlefield setting.

Talvisota for Rising Storm 2 brings players from the steaming jungles of Vietnam to the frozen forests of Finland, during the Soviet-Finnish Winter War of the late 1930s.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 41.8%, Simulation 11.6%, War 11.5%, Military 10.6%, Action 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A historical simulation that focuses on the unique tactical challenges of the Winter War.

Days of War is an online FPS that re-imagines the team-based, close quarters, nonstop action of classic World War II multiplayer shooters.

Why similar: War 30.7%, FPS 16.2%, Shooter 11.5%, Historical 9.8%, Action 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, class-based WWII shooter that captures the intensity of classic infantry combat.

WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!

Why similar: FPS 25.3%, Shooter 16.7%, Military 12.3%, Massively Multiplayer 11.4%, Historical 10%

Why You'll Like It: A long-standing, massive persistent war simulation that covers all aspects of historical military combat.

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 19.8%, War 18.7%, PvP 12%, Shooter 10.6%, Massively Multiplayer 9%

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 21.2%, War 15.2%, FPS 14.5%, Shooter 10.1%, Realistic 7.7%

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 18.2%, FPS 16.7%, Tactical 14%, Shooter 12.6%, Realistic 9%

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 21.2%, War 16.6%, FPS 13.5%, Historical 12.2%, Tactical 9%

Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story-driven RTS that brings to life some of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Each mission showcases the era’s most devastating weaponry — sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery, and mobile infantry. BoE delivers the full WWI experience.

Why similar: World War I 47.4% ★, War 15.8%, Historical 12.1%, Strategy 5.6%, Military 4.1%

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: War 14.9%, Military 13.3%, FPS 12.7%, Shooter 8.7%, Massively Multiplayer 8.2%

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: FPS 18.7%, War 15.4%, Military 14.9%, Historical 8.6%, Realistic 8%

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

Why similar: Tanks 21.9% ★, Military 13.2%, War 12.5%, Historical 10.7%, FPS 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 14.8%, FPS 13.3%, War 12.9%, Massively Multiplayer 12.3%, Gore 7.3%

Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.

Why similar: Tanks 39.6% ★, War 22.4%, Strategy 10.4%, Simulation 7.1%, FPS 5.8%

IRON NEST is a brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery game where you dominate the battlefield through a colossal war machine. Take map measurements based on the received coordinates, strain the hydraulics, and gunlay the cannons to unleash devastating blows ⟹ Will you obey High Command, Operator?

Why similar: World War I 29.6% ★, Military 20.3%, War 15.4%, Historical 10%, Realistic 6.5%

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: Tanks 23% ★, Military 19.5%, War 14.6%, Historical 10.9%, PvP 7.2%

Contains full Rising Storm content as well!

Why similar: FPS 14.4%, War 14%, Historical 13%, Military 10.5%, Tanks 9.9% ★

MORDHAU is a multiplayer medieval slasher. Create your mercenary and fight in brutal battles where you will experience fast paced combat, castle sieges, cavalry charges, and more.

Why similar: PvP 17.1%, Historical 15.9%, Gore 15.7%, First-Person 14.8%, FPS 12.1%

Join the historic battle for Vukovar at the end of the 20th century through multiplayer combat. Play in teams choosing one of the five modes or outside the team in a free for all mode. Accomplish your goals using real weapons from the war while moving through an accurate simulation of the city map

Why similar: Tanks 23.2% ★, Military 14.6%, War 14.2%, FPS 10.5%, Historical 8.3%

Open world single-player FPS. Command your squad in battle across jungles, hills and villages of Vietnam. Fight as U.S or Vietcong. Vast arsenal of weapons and 50+ vehicles

Why similar: Historical 17.2%, Tanks 16.9% ★, FPS 15%, War 14.9%, Military 14.9%

Lead a platoon of WWII tanks in this immersive TPP and FPP game. Engage in realistic, tactical combat across historic battlefields. Play through campaign or challenge yourself in skirmish mode as either German or US forces.

Why similar: Tanks 35.6% ★, Military 14.3%, War 12.9%, Historical 12.1%, Realistic 6.3%

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

Why similar: Tanks 35% ★, Military 20%, Historical 12.7%, FPS 8.7%, Realistic 7.5%

Tank Squad is a tactical-combat action game. Take part in big tank battles during World War II. Play single-player or coop (4 players). Repair your tanks, replenish supplies, manage the crew and get back to the action!

Why similar: Tanks 27.3% ★, Military 14.5%, War 14.4%, Historical 8.7%, FPS 7.9%

Rise of Liberty is a FPS single-player massive Revolutionary War battle simulator. Fire deafening cannons into the thick of the battle, stand in line formation and fire devastating volleys into the enemy. Gather your men for these monumental battles and defeat the enemy!

Why similar: War 23.3%, Military 22.3%, FPS 16.7%, Shooter 10.4%, First-Person 6.9%

Armored Battle Crew is a Tank and Crew Management Simulation game, where your skills as a Tank commander is tested. Customize your tank carefully and make strategic battle choices to achieve mission success! The fate of your crew lies in your hands!

Why similar: World War I 32.8% ★, Tanks 22.5% ★, Military 11.7%, War 10.3%, Historical 7.6%

BATTALION: Legacy recaptures the core of classic shooters in the final iteration of Battalion 1944. Return to the simple days of playing first person shooters with your friends. Grab your bolt action rifle in 'rifles only' mode or compete in 5v5 Search and Destroy.

Why similar: Military 19%, FPS 18%, War 14.9%, PvP 11.8%, Shooter 9.1%

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 17.4%, FPS 13.1%, Shooter 10.3%, Tactical 9.7%, PvP 9.1%

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 26.9%, War 18%, Strategy 10.8%, FPS 8.8%, Shooter 7.8%

Multiplayer combined-arms first-person shooter set in an alternate history. Build and upgrade bases, harvest resources, construct defenses, purchase weapons and vehicles to overcome the enemy!

Why similar: World War I 56.8% ★, War 16.3%, FPS 9.7%, Multiplayer 5.4%, First-Person 4.4%

Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.

Why similar: Military 30%, War 20%, Strategy 11.9%, Tactical 9.9%, Historical 7.6%

It’s 1968 in Vietnam, the time to “Make War Not Love”. Side with the Viet Cong or U.S. Army in this intense, fast-paced FPS set in the Vietnam War — now with co-op zombie mode. Choose from 300+ weapons of destruction. Kill or be killed!

Why similar: FPS 16.9%, Military 15.9%, Historical 15.7%, War 14.2%, PvP 12.7%

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: FPS 29.5%, Massively Multiplayer 20.3%, Multiplayer 11.3%, War 9.4%, Shooter 8%

January, 1915. The Race to the Sea is over. The Great War has just begun. You are the commander of a single division in the meat grinder that is the Western Front. Lead your men over the top as you attempt to break the stalemate that is to claim the lives of millions over the course of years.

Why similar: World War I 54.8% ★, War 11.6%, Historical 9.7%, Military 9.7%, Strategy 7.4%