- #1 GROUND BRANCH
97% matchVery Positive89% of 23,351 reviews2018
Dev: BlackFoot StudiosPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.3 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 27.3%, Tactical 22.8%, FPS 14%, Realistic 12.5%, 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 33,114 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 21.1%, Military 17.9%, FPS 14.1%, Shooter 10.3%, 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 Positive78% of 329,531 reviews2023
Dev: VOID Interactive
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 34.2 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 31.7%, FPS 22.5%, Realistic 16.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Violent 7.4%
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 13,016 reviews2025
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 19.8%, Level Editor 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, War 10%
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 16,159 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 21.8%, Tactical 14.3%, FPS 11.9%, Stealth 9.9%, 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 800 reviews2024
Dev: GFX47
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 20.8%, Strategy 15.9%, Simulation 10.7%, 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 292,979 reviews2013
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 256.1 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 27%, Tactical 11.4%, FPS 9.7%, 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 237,268 reviews2020
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 112.2 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 27.4%, Tactical 13%, FPS 13%, Wargame 10.4%, Realistic 9.5%
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 131,980 reviews2018
Dev: New World InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 56.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 25.3%, FPS 19.8%, Tactical 14.8%, Realistic 11.4%, Shooter 10.1%
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 20,147 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 26.5%, FPS 14.1%, Tactical 13.4%, Realistic 9.8%, War 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play tactical shooter that focuses on large-scale military realism and community-driven content.
- #11 Gray Zone Warfare
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 75,457 reviews2024
Dev: MADFINGER Games, a.s.
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 47.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 25.1%, Tactical 18.3%, FPS 16.1%, Realistic 10.9%, War 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world tactical extraction shooter that prioritizes realism and squad-based mission completion.
- #12 Arma Reforger
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 50,709 reviews2023
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 20.6 hrsMean: 89.6 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 24.6%, FPS 11.1%, Tactical 9.5%, Realistic 8.4%, Shooter 8%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a modern engine to provide a streamlined yet deep tactical military sandbox experience.
- #13 Incursion Red River
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 8,527 reviews2024
Dev: Games Of Tomorrow GmbH
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.0 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 27.5%, Tactical 19.8%, FPS 18.6%, 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
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 43,094 reviews2024
Dev: Reissad Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 21.9 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 21.7%, Tactical 18.6%, FPS 16.2%, Wargame 11.2%, Realistic 11.1%
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 12,409 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 17.1%, Military 14.1%, Shooter 13%, Tactical 9.9%, Sandbox 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person tactical shooting with grand-scale strategy and squad management.
- #16 Call to Arms
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,955 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 10.9%, War 10.8%, FPS 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique hybrid of real-time strategy and direct-control tactical shooting in a military setting.
- #17 Dagger Directive
86% matchVery Positive84% of 625 reviews2025
Dev: Arcane Alpacas LLCPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 15.5%, Wargame 14.6%, Tactical 12.1%, Shooter 10%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that emphasizes realistic mission planning and squad-based execution.
- #18 OPERATOR
85% matchVery Positive85% of 6,018 reviews2023
Dev: VECTOR INTERACTIVE PTY LTD
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 20.3%, FPS 16.2%, War 14.2%, Realistic 12.8%, Shooter 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic tactical movement and high-stakes shooter mechanics in a modern setting.
- #19 Breach & Clear
84% matchVery Positive82% of 2,428 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 22.4%, Strategy 15.8%, Simulation 9%, 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 183,543 reviews2024
Dev: Team JadePub: TiMi Studio Group
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 58.8 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 27.9%, FPS 24.4%, Tactical 18.7%, Shooter 15.6%, 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% matchMixed49% of 851 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 24.2%, Tactical 16%, FPS 13.1%, Wargame 12.7%, Realistic 9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical military shooter that emphasizes squad coordination and objective-based extraction.
- #22 War Room
82% matchMixed53% of 690 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 14.6%, War 11.1%, Real Time Tactics 9.9%, Wargame 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a strategic perspective on military operations, focusing on command and control.
- #23 Squad 44
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,341 reviews2018
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 45.3 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 15.8%, War 10.3%, Realistic 9.3%, Tactical 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical shooter that emphasizes communication and realism in a World War II setting.
- #24 Onward
79% matchMixed68% of 9,308 reviews2025
Dev: Downpour Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 14.1%, Tactical 12.3%, Shooter 9.5%, Realistic 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A premier VR tactical shooter that focuses on realistic weapon handling and team-based strategy.
- #25 Total Conflict: Resistance
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,169 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 13.2%, FPS 12%, Wargame 10.9%, War 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Blends real-time strategy with tactical shooter elements for a comprehensive military simulation.
- #26 SWAT Commander
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 672 reviews2025
Dev: Red Mountain GamesPub: Ritual Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Take charge of a SWAT unit as an elite operator. Command a specialized AI squad or team up in co-op to seize suspects, rescue civilians, and restore order. Study the briefing, kit out your team, and execute your plan with disciplined precision.
Why similar: Military 22.7%, Tactical 16.5%, FPS 15.7%, Shooter 10%, Realistic 8.9%
- #27 Invasion Machine
80% 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 8.6%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game that focuses on the complexities of military occupation and squad management.
- #28 Rise of Liberty
78% 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 23.8%, FPS 15.3%, War 13.6%, Sandbox 10.5%, Shooter 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-style shooter that allows for large-scale tactical experimentation in a historical setting.
- #29 Gunsmith Simulator
76% matchVery Positive85% of 3,143 reviews2024
Dev: GameHuntersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 27.3%, FPS 12.6%, Realistic 11.3%, Simulation 9.2%, Shooter 9.1%
- #30 Nuclear Option
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,859 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 21.3%, Level Editor 15.2%, Wargame 11.7%, Stealth 11.6%, War 10.8%
- #31 Easy Red 2
75% matchVery Positive90% of 12,979 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.8 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 16.9%, War 13.4%, Wargame 11.2%, Sandbox 10.4%, Realistic 8.7%
- #32 Rising Front
73% matchVery Positive88% of 4,015 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 13%, Wargame 10.4%, Shooter 8.4%
- #33 DIRECT CONTACT
77% matchMostly Negative31% of 496 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 12.4%, Tactical 10.8%, Real Time Tactics 10.7%, Stealth 9.9%
- #34 Ravenfield
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,757 reviews2017
Dev: SteelRaven7
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 62.3 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 16.1%, War 14.1%, Sandbox 9.9%, Shooter 9.4%
- #35 ARMA: Gold Edition
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,308 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 11.7%, Simulation 10.9%, Realistic 6.6%
- #36 '83
72% matchMixed66% of 938 reviews2026
Dev: Blue Dot Games
Windows
'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 19.8%, Tactical 12.3%, FPS 12.3%, War 10.2%, Wargame 9.1%
- #37 Project Gunship
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 851 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 32.2%, Tactical 15.8%, War 14.2%, Realistic 11.9%, Simulation 10.5%
- #38 Task Force
73% 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 17.2%, Third-Person Shooter 17%, FPS 12.8%, War 9.2%
- #39 Insurgency
71% matchVery Positive92% of 124,773 reviews2014
Dev: New World Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 35.0 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 40.9%, Military 15.1%, Tactical 14.2%, Realistic 9.6%, Shooter 7%
- #40 Good Kill!
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 126 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%, FPS 13%, War 12.8%, Realistic 9.5%, Shooter 9.5%
- #41 Door Kickers
71% matchVery Positive94% of 9,993 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 8.7%, Level Editor 8.4%
- #42 Tactical Assault VR
69% matchVery Positive82% of 3,361 reviews2023
Dev: HammerFire InteractivePub: 2080 Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.9 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 24.3%, Wargame 15.1%, Stealth 14%, Shooter 12.6%, War 11.4%
- #43 Black Squad
70% 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 29%, Military 21.1%, Shooter 16.7%, Tactical 9.5%, War 7.7%
- #44 Thunder Tier One
70% matchMixed69% of 5,579 reviews2021
Dev: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 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 32.4%, Tactical 23.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Realistic 12.8%, Shooter 12.2%
- #45 Battle Cry of Freedom
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,506 reviews2022
Dev: Flying Squirrel Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 19.1%, Third-Person Shooter 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, FPS 11.8%, Shooter 10.4%
- #46 Takedown: Red Sabre
72% matchMixed42% of 5,715 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 30.3%, Tactical 27.2%, Simulation 9.9%, Shooter 8.1%, Strategy 7.2%
- #47 DRONE PERSPECTIVE
67% matchVery Positive92% of 95 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 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, War 12.1%
- #48 War of Rights
68% matchVery Positive88% of 14,641 reviews2018
Dev: Campfire Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 90.8 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 24.7%, War 17.4%, FPS 12.4%, Realistic 10.5%, Simulation 7%
- #49 Remote Reaper: FPV Combat Drone Simulator
66% matchVery Positive92% of 218 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 18.5%, Wargame 16.3%, Simulation 13.4%, Sandbox 12.8%, Tactical 9%
- #50 Plastic Battlegrounds
65% matchVery Positive90% of 272 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 26.4%, Level Editor 15.7%, War 14.3%, Sandbox 11.3%, Shooter 10%
- #51 Burkina Faso: Radical Insurgency
66% matchMixed69% of 58 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 20.8%, FPS 19.9%, Shooter 13.4%, Tactical 11.8%, Violent 10.3%
- #52 Tales Of Glory 2 - Retaliation
68% 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 12.8%, Wargame 11.5%, Real Time Tactics 9.7%, Shooter 9%
- #53 Operation Osama Bin Laden
67% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Shrimasis Rout
Windows
Upon discovering the location of the Al-Qaeda leader in exile, the US Army sends their best commandos to northern Pakistan. Take control of these commandos, send them behind enemy territories on a hazardous mission, and bring them back alive.
Why similar: Military 27.2%, Stealth 17.4%, Tactical 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, War 10.3%
- #54 Syrian Warfare
67% matchVery Positive87% of 5,490 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: Military 26.1%, Tactical 14.4%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Wargame 13.8%, Realistic 10.4%
- #55 Full Spectrum Warrior
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 330 reviews2007
Dev: Pandemic StudiosPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 34%
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 37.2%, Tactical 27.4%, Strategy 17.6%, Action 11.2%, Simulation 5.3%
- #56 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 14.5%, Tactical 11.8%, Violent 9.8%, War 8.9%