Games Like Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.

Why similar: FPS 30.5%, Classic 16.6% ★, Shooter 11.5%, Action 10.9%, Multiplayer 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is the original version of the same tightly tuned bomb-defusal, hostage-rescue, economy-driven FPS formula that Condition Zero builds on.

Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology.

Why similar: FPS 28.4%, Shooter 25.5%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Action 9%, Team-Based 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct upgrade path from Condition Zero, preserving classic Counter-Strike pacing and teamplay with a Source engine refresh.

For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.

Why similar: FPS 33.4%, Shooter 13%, Competitive 13% ★, Multiplayer 9.4%, Team-Based 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same terrorist-vs-counter-terrorist competitive structure and precision gunplay in the modern official form of Counter-Strike.

Enlist in an intense brand of Axis vs. Allied teamplay set in the WWII European Theatre of Operations. Players assume the role of light/assault/heavy infantry, sniper or machine-gunner class, each with a unique arsenal of historical weaponry at their disposal. Missions are based on key historical operations.

Why similar: FPS 60.4%, Classic 9.4% ★, Shooter 8%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Team-Based 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the same GoldSrc foundations, it offers similarly focused team-based shooting with objective play and a classic Valve multiplayer feel.

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 56.7%, Shooter 8.2%, Tactical 6.9%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Team-Based 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its round-based modes, lethal weapons, low time-to-kill, and emphasis on communication make it one of the closest non-CS tactical FPS alternatives.

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: FPS 27.2%, Shooter 16.6%, Tactical 14.2%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Team-Based 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its tight urban maps, careful corner-checking, and realistic team-based gunfights closely match the tactical side of Condition Zero.

Valve's WWII Multiplayer Classic - Now available for Mac.

Why similar: FPS 42.3%, Shooter 10.9%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Team-Based 8.9%, Classic 8.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: This keeps the compact, tactical, class-light Valve shooter design while moving the action into the Source engine.

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: FPS 39.4%, Shooter 14.5%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Action 8.4%, Tactical 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same one-life tension and teamwork-first pacing as Condition Zero, just in a WWII setting.

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: FPS 38.9%, Shooter 16.7%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Tactical 10.1%, Military 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It modernizes the same lethal, methodical, objective-driven FPS design with stronger audiovisual punch and squad coordination.

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 38.6%, Shooter 18.7%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Action 7.6%, Team-Based 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This free-to-play military FPS follows the same fast, familiar competitive structure as Counter-Strike with straightforward maps and weapon-focused play.

One of the most popular online action games of all time, Team Fortress Classic features over nine character classes -- from Medic to Spy to Demolition Man -- enlisted in a unique style of online team warfare. Each character class possesses unique weapons, items, and abilities, as teams compete online in a variety of game play modes.

Why similar: FPS 25.8%, Action 18.9%, Classic 18.6% ★, Shooter 9.4%, Multiplayer 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is less tactical and more class-based, but it shares the same era, engine roots, and tightly team-oriented Valve multiplayer DNA.

A PVP tactical FPS about PLANNING & EXECUTION. Sound strategy and good teamwork are essential for victory because new PROCEDURALLY-GENERATED MAPS are delivered every week. You'll face a new tactical challenge every round.

Why similar: FPS 26.6%, Competitive 16.2% ★, Team-Based 14.5%, Shooter 13.4%, Tactical 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is another round-based tactical shooter where map knowledge, economy-like planning, and team execution matter more than twitch chaos.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2 - the sequel to the award-winning next-generation first-person shooter - returns to Sin City. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is your last chance to rescue America's sexiest city from an escalating terrorist siege that will force you into heart-pounding action from beginning to end.

Why similar: FPS 33.3%, Tactical 15.3%, Action 11.4%, Shooter 10.5%, Multiplayer 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its tactical pacing, tight indoor firefights, and emphasis on coordinated assaults make it a strong pick for fans of old-school team shooters.

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: FPS 31.7%, Tactical 18%, Shooter 13.6%, Military 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more realistic, but its deliberate movement, tactical clearing, and punishing gunplay echo Condition Zero's disciplined combat.

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 37.4%, Tactical 18.3%, Shooter 16.9%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Action 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is slower and more simulation-heavy, but the careful room-clearing and high-lethality encounters will appeal to players who liked Condition Zero's tactical side.

The new action-thriller from the award-winning team at Infinity Ward, the creators of the Call of Duty® series, delivers the most intense and cinematic action experience ever. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare arms gamers with an arsenal of advanced and powerful modern day firepower and transports them to the most treacherous hotspots...

Why similar: FPS 37.6%, Classic 15.1% ★, Multiplayer 12.1%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its grounded modern military firefights and iconic multiplayer modes make it a natural next step for fans of classic competitive FPS games.

Contains full Rising Storm content as well!

Why similar: FPS 34.3%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Team-Based 13.6%, Shooter 9.9%, Tactical 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers brutally lethal team-based firefights and objective play that reward positioning, patience, and communication.

Award-winning developer Gray Matter Interactive follows up on the success of Infinity Ward's Call of Duty™ - winner of over 80 Game of the Year and 50 Editors' Choice awards worldwide - with Call of Duty™: United Offensive™.

Why similar: FPS 34.6%, Classic 17.2% ★, Shooter 12.8%, Action 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers old-school military shooting with strong multiplayer roots and a more classic pace than later Call of Duty entries.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six makes its next-generation hardware debut in the most dramatic installment of the renowned first-person shooter franchise to date. Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as an escalating terrorist siege in 'Sin City' threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights.

Why similar: FPS 31.3%, Action 14%, Classic 12.2% ★, Tactical 11.7%, Shooter 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Like Vegas 2, it emphasizes tactical squad movement and methodical firefights over pure run-and-gun action.

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: FPS 37.3%, Team-Based 15.6%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Tactical 10.2%, Military 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This keeps the same deadly, teamwork-driven combat style while broadening it into larger but still highly tactical multiplayer battles.

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: FPS 33.6%, Shooter 15%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Tactical 11.2%, Military 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a throwback military FPS feel with bots, team objectives, and a more old-school community-driven vibe.

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: FPS 27.3%, Shooter 12.8%, Team-Based 12.4%, Multiplayer 10%, Tactical 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is much more simulation-heavy, but its communication-focused, lethal firefights strongly appeal to players who value tactical coordination.

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: FPS 24.3%, Classic 20.4% ★, Action 11.5%, Shooter 8.8%, Military 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is far more open-ended, but its military realism and punishing combat can appeal to players who liked Condition Zero's tactical tension.

Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

Why similar: FPS 37.5%, Classic 31.1% ★, Shooter 11.5%, Action 7.3%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It drops the tactical layer entirely, but its classic FPS immediacy and old-school multiplayer pedigree make it a worthwhile adjacent pick for retro shooter fans.

Multiplayer based, first person enabled, action packed and skill demanding shooter set in the Wild West times. A unique combination of non stop action and slow but powerful weaponry.

Why similar: FPS 36.4%, Shooter 19.4%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Action 11.4%, First-Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its old-school Source mod spirit, high-lethality duels, and objective team modes make it a good classic-shooter detour from Counter-Strike.

Experience a visceral Campaign or assemble your team in the ultimate online playground with multiple Special Ops challenges and a mix of Multiplayer maps and modes.

Why similar: FPS 32.9%, Shooter 16.3%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Action 10.9%, Military 8.1%

Enjoy fast-paced multiplayer gaming with Deathmatch Classic (a.k.a. DMC). Valve's tribute to the work of id software, DMC invites players to grab their rocket launchers and put their reflexes to the test in a collection of futuristic settings.

Why similar: Action 33.2%, FPS 25.1%, Classic 18.1% ★, Shooter 9%, Multiplayer 7.3%

Counter-Strike Nexon is a Free to Play MMOFPS offering competitive PvP and PvE action including content from the original Counter-Strike and all new game modes, map creation function, weapons, and hordes of Zombies!

Why similar: FPS 48.3%, Shooter 16.6%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Action 9.7%, First-Person 7.6%

Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

Why similar: FPS 33.3%, Classic 24.8% ★, Shooter 13.9%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Action 8.2%

Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.

Why similar: FPS 58.8%, Classic 17.5% ★, Shooter 8.8%, Action 7.4%, First-Person 3.6%

Half-Life Deathmatch: Source is a recreation of the first multiplayer game set in the Half-Life universe. Features all the classic weapons and most-played maps, now running on the Source engine.

Why similar: FPS 36.3%, Action 17.2%, Classic 15.1% ★, Shooter 12%, Multiplayer 12%

The Call of Duty® experience supports Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6, and Call of Duty®: Warzone™.

Why similar: FPS 35.1%, Shooter 15.8%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Action 9%, Tactical 8.7%

Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II propels players into a near future Cold War

Why similar: FPS 37%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Shooter 14.2%, Action 12.9%, Team-Based 6.1%

A futuristic action game that challenges your agility as well as your aim, Ricochet features one-on-one and team matches played in a variety of futuristic battle arenas.

Why similar: Action 34.3%, FPS 25.5%, Classic 16.8% ★, Multiplayer 9.3%, Shooter 6.1%

Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.

Why similar: FPS 44%, Classic 23.9% ★, Shooter 10.8%, Action 10.1%, First-Person 4.7%

Fast multiplayer action set in the Half-Life 2 universe! HL2's physics adds a new dimension to deathmatch play. Play straight deathmatch or try Combine vs. Resistance teamplay. Toss a toilet at your friend today!

Why similar: FPS 38.8%, Action 22%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Competitive 8% ★

Call of Duty® 2 redefines the cinematic intensity and chaos of battle as seen through the eyes of ordinary soldiers fighting together in epic WWII conflicts. The sequel to 2003's Call of Duty, winner of over 80 Game of the Year awards, Call of Duty 2 offers more immense, more intense, more realistic battles than ever before, thanks to...

Why similar: FPS 34.1%, Classic 19.3% ★, Shooter 12.5%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Action 11%

Call of Duty® delivers the gritty realism and cinematic intensity of World War II's epic battlefield moments like never before.

Why similar: FPS 35.4%, Classic 24.1% ★, Shooter 11.8%, Multiplayer 9%, Action 9%

Enjoy total freedom to fight the way you want. Explore 29 massive multiplayer maps and use loads of vehicles, weapons, and gadgets to help you turn up the heat. Every second of battle gets you closer to unlocking tons of extras and moving up in the Ranks. So get in the action.

Why similar: FPS 29.9%, Shooter 16.7%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Team-Based 11.7%, Action 10%

Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001!

Why similar: FPS 37.7%, Classic 29% ★, Action 12.2%, Shooter 10.1%, Multiplayer 6%

One of the most critically-acclaimed games in history, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is back, remastered in true high-definition, featuring improved textures, physically based rendering, high-dynamic range lighting and much more.

Why similar: FPS 40.5%, Shooter 16.4%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Action 9.6%, Classic 6.5% ★

Relive Half-Life.

Why similar: FPS 37.5%, Classic 21.9% ★, Shooter 13.4%, Action 10.2%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Combat Arms: the Classic is a multiplayer game, free-to-play modern first-person shooter. The game is a relaunch of Combat Arms in its glory days delivering gamers a nostalgic high-quality FPS with an extensive arsenal of weapons.

Why similar: FPS 43.8%, Shooter 18.5%, Action 16.7%, Competitive 11.8% ★, Multiplayer 7.3%

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: FPS 22.4%, Shooter 16.7%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Action 10.8%, Military 10.2%

Aliens Versus Predator Classic 2000 features the Colonial Marine, Alien and Predator Campaigns and the frenetic single-player Skirmish mode from the original title: Alien Versus Predator Gold Edition, which was released to massive acclaim in 2000.

Why similar: FPS 36%, Classic 30.1% ★, Shooter 10.4%, Action 9.8%, Multiplayer 8.5%

Fight Today's War: Elite Special Forces in a gritty combat campaign using the surgical tactics of Tier 1 Operators combined with the sledgehammer force of Army Rangers.

Why similar: FPS 45.2%, Shooter 16.9%, Action 11.4%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Military 7.9%

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

Why similar: Action 63.5%, Multiplayer 36.5%

Powered by today's gaming technology, Delta Force®: Xtreme™ brings the classic Delta Force game back to life to face the enemy once more. As a member of the elite Delta Force, prepare yourself to take on over 60 levels of frantic single and multiplayer FPS action, including graphically enhanced missions from the original game, new maps,...

Why similar: FPS 59.2%, Action 40.8%

Free to play shooter about the confrontation of two irreconcilable sides, represented by the government military housings and the armed hirelings. Try your hand at virtual battles with off-scale dynamics and hurricane gameplay in the spirit of the classical shooters.

Why similar: FPS 43.8%, Shooter 20.8%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Action 9.3%, First-Person 6.6%

You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.

Why similar: FPS 39.4%, Classic 28.9% ★, Shooter 10.8%, Action 9.4%, Multiplayer 6%

A.V.A is a classic FPS shooter game featuring various types game Modes. Depending on the battlefield, you can choose Pointman, Rifleman, and Sniper and enjoy strategic team play.

Why similar: FPS 31.3%, Competitive 17.5% ★, Shooter 14.6%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Action 7.7%