- #1 GROUND BRANCH
97% matchVery Positive89% of 23,166 reviews2018
Dev: BlackFoot StudiosPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 27.2%, Tactical 22.9%, FPS 13.9%, Realistic 12.4%, Shooter 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides deep weapon customization and realistic tactical gameplay that mirrors the core loop of the seed game.
- #2 Zero Hour
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 32,962 reviews2024
Dev: AttritoM7 Productions
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Tactical 21.3%, Military 17.9%, FPS 14%, Shooter 10.2%, Realistic 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic close-quarters combat and tactical planning in a modern military setting.
- #3 Ready or Not
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 320,774 reviews2023
Dev: VOID Interactive
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 31.9%, FPS 22.3%, Realistic 16.7%, Shooter 12.1%, Violent 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers the most immersive tactical breaching and squad management experience currently available.
- #4 Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,788 reviews2025
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Why similar: Military 25.3%, Tactical 19.7%, Level Editor 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, War 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features top-down tactical planning and execution that captures the strategic essence of squad-based military operations.
- #5 Six Days in Fallujah
94% matchVery Positive80% of 15,977 reviews2023
Dev: Highwire GamesPub: Victura
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 21.7%, Tactical 14.3%, FPS 11.8%, Stealth 10%, War 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a highly realistic and intense squad-based military shooter experience based on historical events.
- #6 No Plan B
94% matchVery Positive87% of 793 reviews2024
Dev: GFX47
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.
Why similar: Military 30.3%, Tactical 20.4%, Strategy 16.1%, Simulation 10.9%, Level Editor 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical planning with real-time execution in a way that emphasizes squad coordination and strategy.
- #7 Arma 3
93% matchVery Positive90% of 291,421 reviews2013
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 255.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 26.9%, Tactical 11.5%, FPS 9.6%, Shooter 8.6%, War 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive military sandbox that offers unparalleled scale and tactical depth for squad-based operations.
- #8 Squad
92% matchVery Positive81% of 234,054 reviews2020
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 110.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 27.3%, Tactical 13.1%, FPS 12.9%, Wargame 10.4%, Realistic 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes large-scale team coordination and realistic military communication in a persistent battlefield environment.
- #9 Insurgency: Sandstorm
91% matchVery Positive85% of 131,361 reviews2018
Dev: New World InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 56.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 25.4%, FPS 19.6%, Tactical 14.9%, Realistic 11.3%, Shooter 10%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a hardcore, realistic shooter experience with a focus on tactical movement and weapon handling.
- #10 Operation: Harsh Doorstop
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 19,731 reviews2023
Dev: Drakeling Labs
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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 14%, Tactical 13.6%, Realistic 9.7%, War 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play tactical shooter that focuses on large-scale military realism and community-driven content.
- #11 Arma Reforger
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 47,450 reviews2023
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 85.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 24.4%, FPS 11.1%, Tactical 9.6%, Realistic 8.3%, Shooter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a modern engine to provide a streamlined yet deep tactical military sandbox experience.
- #12 Gray Zone Warfare
89% matchMixed70% of 66,430 reviews2024
Dev: MADFINGER Games, a.s.
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 41.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 25%, Tactical 18.4%, FPS 15.7%, Realistic 10.8%, War 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world tactical extraction shooter that prioritizes realism and squad-based mission completion.
- #13 Incursion Red River
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 7,852 reviews2024
Dev: Games Of Tomorrow GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 27.3%, Tactical 20.1%, FPS 18.5%, Realistic 13.2%, Shooter 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical PvE extraction shooter that captures the high-stakes feeling of military operations.
- #14 Bodycam
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 41,720 reviews2024
Dev: Reissad Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 28.8%, FPS 17.2%, Tactical 13.9%, Realistic 12.4%, Shooter 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers ultra-realistic visual fidelity and a grounded approach to tactical shooter mechanics.
- #15 Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare
88% matchMixed65% of 12,384 reviews2019
Dev: KK Game Studio
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: FPS 16.9%, Military 14.1%, Shooter 13%, Tactical 10%, Strategy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person tactical shooting with grand-scale strategy and squad management.
- #16 Dagger Directive
86% matchVery Positive85% of 588 reviews2025
Dev: Arcane Alpacas LLCPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Dagger Directive is a tactical FPS that allows you to approach each mission in your own way. Select equipment, decide the time of day, then move methodically to complete your mission. Enjoy the modern mechanics and old school graphics as you fight across a variety of missions and environments.
Why similar: Military 22.9%, FPS 15.4%, Wargame 14.6%, Tactical 12.2%, Shooter 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that emphasizes realistic mission planning and squad-based execution.
- #17 Call to Arms
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,876 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 29.7%, Tactical 12.4%, Strategy 11.1%, War 10.8%, FPS 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique hybrid of real-time strategy and direct-control tactical shooting in a military setting.
- #18 OPERATOR
84% matchVery Positive84% of 4,220 reviews2023
Dev: VECTOR INTERACTIVE PTY LTD
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 20.2%, FPS 15.9%, War 14.3%, Realistic 12.7%, Shooter 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic tactical movement and high-stakes shooter mechanics in a modern setting.
- #19 Breach & Clear
85% matchVery Positive82% of 2,423 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Gun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 40.3%, Military 22.3%, Strategy 15.9%, Simulation 9.1%, Shooter 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that focuses on the precision and planning required for special operations.
- #20 Delta Force
82% matchMixed58% of 177,515 reviews2024
Dev: Team JadePub: TiMi Studio Group
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 55.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Play for free in operator-based extraction and full-scale combined arms warfare. Become elite Operators, customize an ever-expanding arsenal of weapons, and deploy into thrill-packed missions across multiple modes.
Why similar: Military 28%, FPS 24.1%, Tactical 19.1%, Shooter 15.4%, Action 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern tactical shooter that blends high-octane action with strategic squad-based objectives.
- #21 EXFIL
83% matchMixed50% of 847 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Leviathan
Windows
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 25%, Tactical 16.6%, FPS 13.8%, Wargame 13.3%, Realistic 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical military shooter that emphasizes squad coordination and objective-based extraction.
- #22 War Room
82% matchMixed53% of 686 reviews2020
Dev: Binge Gaming OU
Windows
War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.
Why similar: Military 23.6%, Tactical 14.7%, War 11.1%, Real Time Tactics 9.8%, Wargame 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a strategic perspective on military operations, focusing on command and control.
- #23 Onward
79% matchMixed68% of 9,301 reviews2025
Dev: Downpour Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 24.1%, FPS 13.9%, Tactical 12.4%, War 9.4%, Shooter 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A premier VR tactical shooter that focuses on realistic weapon handling and team-based strategy.
- #24 Squad 44
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,290 reviews2018
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 26.3%, FPS 15.6%, War 10.4%, Realistic 9.2%, Tactical 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical shooter that emphasizes communication and realism in a World War II setting.
- #25 Invasion Machine
81% matchMixed66% of 624 reviews2020
Dev: Pixel Machine
Windows
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 27.8%, Tactical 9.8%, Wargame 9.2%, Real Time Tactics 8.5%, Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game that focuses on the complexities of military occupation and squad management.
- #26 SWAT Commander
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 608 reviews2025
Dev: Red Mountain GamesPub: Ritual Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 23.1%, Tactical 16.6%, FPS 15.3%, Shooter 10%, Realistic 8.8%
- #27 Total Conflict: Resistance
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,969 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 18.7%, Tactical 13.3%, FPS 11.9%, Wargame 10.9%, War 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Blends real-time strategy with tactical shooter elements for a comprehensive military simulation.
- #28 Rise of Liberty
79% matchVery Positive84% of 1,869 reviews2019
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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: Military 23.7%, FPS 15.2%, War 13.7%, Sandbox 10.4%, Tactical 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-style shooter that allows for large-scale tactical experimentation in a historical setting.
- #29 Easy Red 2
76% matchVery Positive90% of 12,483 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 16.6%, War 13.4%, Wargame 11.3%, Sandbox 10.4%, Realistic 8.7%
- #30 Rising Front
73% matchVery Positive88% of 3,874 reviews2026
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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: War 15.2%, FPS 13.8%, Sandbox 12.6%, Wargame 10.5%, Shooter 8.3%
- #31 DIRECT CONTACT
76% matchMostly Negative31% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Mountain 81
Windows
Direct Contact delivers an authentic and immersive first-person, Co-Op tactical experience, built for those who demand realism, strategy, and precision. Operate as Special Forces, utilizing a vast arsenal of real-world weapons and equipment. Engage in dynamic combat.
Why similar: Military 18.2%, Third-Person Shooter 12.3%, Tactical 10.8%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%, Stealth 10%
- #32 ARMA: Gold Edition
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,303 reviews2011
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 31%, Tactical 12.6%, FPS 11.6%, Simulation 11%, Realistic 6.5%
- #33 Project Gunship
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 837 reviews2022
Dev: Sklorite Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Rain hell on the enemy from 12,000 feet in an AC-130 Gunship. Project Gunship provides an authentic and historical simulation of combat in all gunship variants from Vietnam to present day.
Why similar: Military 32.1%, Tactical 15.9%, War 14.3%, Realistic 11.8%, Simulation 10.6%
- #34 Gunsmith Simulator
72% matchVery Positive85% of 3,107 reviews2024
Dev: GameHuntersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Become a Gunsmith and unveil the great pleasure of working in your own workshop! Repair, restore and personalize guns to make unique pieces that every firearm lover will appreciate.
Why similar: Military 27.7%, FPS 12.7%, Realistic 11.4%, Simulation 9.5%, Shooter 9.2%
- #35 Insurgency
73% matchVery Positive92% of 124,756 reviews2014
Dev: New World Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 40.6%, Military 15.2%, Tactical 14.4%, Realistic 9.6%, Shooter 7%
- #36 Task Force
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 411 reviews2022
Dev: Tracer Interactive
Windows
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 18.6%, Tactical 17.3%, Third-Person Shooter 16.9%, FPS 12.7%, War 9.2%
- #37 Intruder
73% matchVery Positive90% of 6,905 reviews2019
Dev: Superboss Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The ultimate spy-vs-guards simulator. Carefully sneak your way to the objective as Intruders or use the wide variety of tactical gadgets to trap your opponents as Guards. Intruder allows for stealth, teamwork, and environmental interactions never before seen in a multiplayer game.
Why similar: Military 24.5%, FPS 14.7%, Stealth 14.6%, Level Editor 13.2%, Tactical 12.5%
- #38 Good Kill!
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: gamegine
Windows
Good Kill is an immersive FPS game where players take control of a door gunner in a military helicopter during wartime. Engage in intense combat across destructible environments, complete missions, and upgrade your helicopter and weapons to dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: Military 19.3%, War 12.9%, FPS 12.9%, Shooter 9.4%, Realistic 9.4%
- #39 Black Squad
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 81,527 reviews2019
Dev: VALOFE
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Black Squad is a free-to-play military first-person-shooter. Players can master their skills and show off their strategies with a wide range of game maps, modes, and weapons to choose from. Join thousands of FPS players worldwide in one of the most played games on Steam!
Why similar: FPS 28.8%, Military 21.2%, Shooter 16.7%, Tactical 9.6%, War 7.7%
- #40 Takedown: Red Sabre
75% matchMixed42% of 5,713 reviews2014
Dev: Serellan LLCPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
TAKEDOWN is a thinking-person’s shooter; brutal, hardcore and deadly - like the real thing. Not for the faint hearted, Takedown requires you to bring your 'A' game - FPS fans looking for an ultra hardcore experience only need apply!
Why similar: FPS 30%, Tactical 27.4%, Simulation 10.1%, Shooter 8.1%, Strategy 7.3%
- #41 War of Rights
71% matchVery Positive88% of 14,527 reviews2018
Dev: Campfire Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 90.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 24.6%, War 17.4%, FPS 12.3%, Realistic 10.4%, Simulation 7.1%
- #42 Tactical Assault VR
70% matchVery Positive82% of 3,203 reviews2023
Dev: HammerFire InteractivePub: 2080 Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 24.5%, Wargame 15.2%, Stealth 14.2%, Shooter 12.5%, War 11.5%
- #43 Door Kickers
71% matchVery Positive94% of 9,980 reviews2014
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.
Why similar: Tactical 48.3%, Strategy 13.1%, Simulation 9.9%, Real Time Tactics 8.6%, Level Editor 8.4%
- #44 Thunder Tier One
70% matchMixed69% of 5,475 reviews2021
Dev: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Thunder Tier One is a realistic top-down shooter where you join an elite special operations team tasked with stopping a dangerous terrorist organization wreaking havoc across the fictional Eastern European country of Salobia.
Why similar: Military 32.3%, Tactical 23.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, Realistic 12.8%, Shooter 12.2%
- #45 Ravenfield
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 77,990 reviews2017
Dev: SteelRaven7
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 61.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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%, FPS 16%, War 14.2%, Sandbox 9.8%, Shooter 9.3%
- #46 DRONE PERSPECTIVE
68% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Demetri LindPub: VEIL Production
Windows
Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration. Connect to the warzone from your home PC and orchestrate modern military operations from the Drone Perspective.
Why similar: Military 21.2%, Wargame 15.5%, Tactical 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, War 12.2%
- #47 Remote Reaper: FPV Drone
67% matchVery Positive92% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Vladyslav Fomenko
Windows
Ukrainian FPV drone simulator. Destroy enemy vehicles with high-precision strikes. Simulation of electronic warfare and realistic armor model.
Why similar: Military 18.7%, Wargame 16.2%, Simulation 13.7%, Sandbox 12.9%, Tactical 9.1%
- #48 Plastic Battlegrounds
66% matchVery Positive89% of 253 reviews2025
Dev: Simulated Minds
Windows
Set up the battlefield with an ever growing list of units, vehicles, and emplacements! Then either join the battle as a plastic soldier or be life sized and tower over the chaos.
Why similar: Military 26.5%, Level Editor 15.8%, War 14.3%, Sandbox 11.2%, Shooter 10%
- #49 World of Shooting
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 739 reviews2024
Dev: Noble Empire Corp.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A first-person shooting sports sim from the developers of World of Guns. Collect hundreds of realistic firearms and accessories, beat practical shooting and tactical training campaigns, set global high scores, and build your own ranges!
Why similar: Military 25.7%, FPS 16%, Sandbox 11.5%, Level Editor 9.9%, Tactical 9.2%
- #50 Burkina Faso: Radical Insurgency
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Blackridge EntertainmentPub: Octorian Studios
Windows
BF:RI is a military tactical shooter and a work of historical fiction set in war-torn Burkina Faso. You are a CIA SAC Tier 1 operator, assigned to Operation Sahel Dominion, a covert manhunt targeting the Leader of the Sahel Caliphate responsible for an act of terrorism on American soil.
Why similar: Military 20.9%, FPS 19.7%, Shooter 13.4%, Tactical 11.9%, Violent 10.4%
- #51 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
70% matchMixed59% of 865 reviews2012
Dev: X1 SoftwarePub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.
Why similar: Military 21%, Tactical 13.7%, FPS 11.7%, War 10.8%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #52 Hell Let Loose
66% matchVery Positive82% of 145,932 reviews2021
Dev: Expression GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 72.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 20.9%, FPS 14.6%, War 12%, Tactical 11.7%, Realistic 10.3%
- #53 Tales Of Glory 2 - Retaliation
69% matchMixed66% of 241 reviews2020
Dev: BlackTale Games
Windows
Follow the adventure of Andrew "Dog" Carter, a former SAS operative and his International Task Force squad as they fight against a global terrorist organization called Quantum in Tales Of Glory 2 - Retaliation, a VR tactical shooter adventure mixing huge immersive battles against hundreds of NPCs and infiltration missions.
Why similar: Military 14.6%, FPS 12.7%, Wargame 11.5%, Real Time Tactics 9.7%, Shooter 9%
- #54 Fog of War
69% matchMixed48% of 799 reviews2018
Dev: Monkeys Lab.Pub: Neokosmos Technologies Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 18.8%, FPS 14.3%, Tactical 11.9%, Violent 9.9%, War 8.9%
- #55 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,616 reviews2008
Dev: Red Storm EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 Ghostsan elite handful of specially trained Green Berets, armed with the latest technology and trained to use the deadliest weapons.
Why similar: Tactical 26.2%, Military 17.6%, FPS 16.5%, Stealth 7.3%, Shooter 7.2%
- #56 Syrian Warfare
66% matchVery Positive87% of 5,412 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: Military 25.9%, Tactical 14.6%, Wargame 13.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Realistic 10.4%