- #1 El Matador
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 572 reviews2014
Dev: Plastic Reality TechnologiesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Become El Matador, a DEA special agent tasked with taking down the drug barons. A new narcotics cartel is rising across Central and South America, sharpening its claws and extending its reach. Locate the encampments, infiltrate the headquarters, and put an end to the cartel's influence.
Why similar: Action 55.1%, Third-Person Shooter 25.7%, Shooter 19.2%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish third-person shooter that shares the arcade-action pacing and tactical movement found in the seed game.
- #2 Conflict Desert Storm™
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,329 reviews2012
Dev: Pivotal GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Take charge of the most feared special operations forces in the world: the elite British SAS or the US Delta Force squads. You're the best trained, best equipped and best organised. The area that has been assigned to you is yours for the taking. Seek, locate and destroy enemy targets and personnel.
Why similar: Action 43.1%, Third-Person Shooter 40.1%, Shooter 16.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same squad-based tactical military gameplay and mission-driven structure as the seed game.
- #3 Project: Snowblind
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 735 reviews2007
Dev: Crystal DynamicsPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Experience the dramatic intensity of the frontlines of a war through the eyes of the first of a new breed of super soldiers in this gritty and epic first-person action game. An augmented super-soldier must stop a renegade regime from eradicating the civilized world. Hong Kong, 2065. 2nd Lt.
Why similar: Action 66%, Shooter 34%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar blend of high-octane action and tactical shooter mechanics in a military-adjacent setting.
- #4 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 5,917 reviews2012
Dev: Ubisoft ParisPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In Ghost Recon Future Soldier join an elite team of highly trained, cut-throat special-ops soldiers. Armed to the teeth with unrivalled combat technology, Ghost Recon takes you to the globe’s most deadly warzones to hunt down the highest value targets.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 39.7%, Action 39.6%, Shooter 20.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a polished third-person tactical experience with a heavy focus on military gear and squad coordination.
- #5 Sniper Elite V2
92% matchVery Positive88% of 25,410 reviews
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In the dark days of the end of World War Two amidst the ruins of Berlin, one bullet can change history…
Why similar: Action 44.3%, Third-Person Shooter 33.1%, Shooter 22.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical military objectives and utilizes advanced physics systems to impact combat outcomes.
- #6 Dark Sector
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,387 reviews2009
Dev: Digital Extremes
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 44.7%, Action 37.3%, Shooter 18%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person action game that incorporates unique physics-based weaponry and tactical combat encounters.
- #7 Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 292 reviews2014
Dev: Zombie StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Race against time and terrorism as a member of the elite counter terrorist team in this all-out first person shooter. Your duty is to hunt down a terrorist overlord carrying a nuclear device before untold disaster is unleashed.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A military-themed shooter that captures the same mid-2000s aesthetic and mission structure.
- #8 Binary Domain
90% matchVery Positive86% of 8,057 reviews2012
Dev: Devil's DetailsPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Set in futuristic Tokyo, take control of the robotic community before they control everything!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 51.8%, Action 33.3%, Shooter 14.9%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based third-person shooter that features intense combat and destructible enemy mechanics.
- #9 Vanquish
89% matchVery Positive89% of 7,662 reviews2017
Dev: PlatinumGamesPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 45.6%, Action 32.1%, Shooter 22.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers fast-paced, arcade-style third-person shooting with a strong emphasis on movement and tactical positioning.
- #10 Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,317 reviews2018
Dev: VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Red Faction: Guerrilla re-defines the limits of destruction-based game-play with a huge open-world, fast-paced guerrilla-style combat, and true physics-based destruction.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 54.9%, Action 27.4%, Shooter 17.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a deep physics-based destruction engine that mirrors the environmental impact goals of the seed game.
- #11 Global Ops: Commando Libya
89% matchMixed52% of 522 reviews2011
Dev: Spectral GamesPub: Immanitas Entertainment GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An atom bomb has landed in the hands of terrorists, the threat of an attack… and only you can prevent a catastrophe!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 47.3%, Action 27.1%, Shooter 25.6%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person military shooter that mirrors the mission-based structure and combat feel of the seed game.
- #12 Freedom Fighters
86% matchVery Positive94% of 2,654 reviews2020
Dev: IO Interactive A/S
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Freedom Fighters is an intense third-person action game set in an alternate history New York during the invasion of a foreign superpower. Take on the role of Chris Stone, a hard-working plumber, and rise through the ranks of the resistance to prove yourself as a charismatic leader.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 43.6%, Action 34.6%, Shooter 21.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical third-person shooter that focuses on squad management and mission-based military objectives.
- #13 Delta Force: Xtreme
87% matchVery Positive81% of 194 reviews2009
Dev: NovaLogic
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A classic military shooter that focuses on tactical realism and mission-based objectives.
- #14 Delta Force Land Warrior
86% matchVery Positive92% of 379 reviews2009
Dev: NovaLogic
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Engage the enemy across vast outdoor environments and expansive indoor environments as you take control of the US Army's elite anti-terrorist unit. Delta Force Land Warrior™ introduces new weapons and characters for both single player and intense online multiplayer via NovaWorld.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical military shooter that focuses on squad-based combat and mission variety.
- #15 Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition
84% matchVery Positive81% of 2,142 reviews2007
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Pub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Driven to the brink of extinction on ice-covered wastelands, humankind fights to survive. Battle to survive against gargantuan alien Akrid and treacherous Snow Pirates on the vast and frozen landscape of EDN III.
Why similar: Action 44.7%, Third-Person Shooter 43.9%, Shooter 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines third-person shooting with environmental hazards and physics-heavy combat encounters.
- #16 The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
83% matchMostly Positive70% of 11,991 reviews2013
Dev: 2K MarinPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 46.6%, Action 38.8%, Shooter 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical third-person shooter that requires careful squad positioning and military-style planning.
- #17 Alpha Protocol™
82% matchVery Positive81% of 5,041 reviews2010
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Loyalty carries a price and no one knows this more than agent Michael Thorton. A talented young agent cast out by his government, Thorton is the only one with the information needed to stop an impending international catastrophe.
Why similar: Action 58.3%, Third-Person Shooter 28.8%, Shooter 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that features tactical military-style shooting and mission-based progression.
- #18 Just Cause 2
80% matchVery Positive91% of 51,289 reviews2010
Dev: Avalanche StudiosPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Dive into an adrenaline-fuelled free-roaming adventure with 400 square miles of rugged terrain and hundreds of weapons and vehicles.
Why similar: Action 42.1%, Third-Person Shooter 36.3%, Shooter 21.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a massive playground for physics-based action and military-style combat maneuvers.
- #19 Soldiers of the Universe
82% matchMixed45% of 451 reviews2017
Dev: Rocwise Entertainment
Windows
Soldiers of the Universe is a Story-Driven First Person Shooter game that tells the story of a group of soldiers fighting against terrorist organizations in the Middle-East.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A military-themed shooter that focuses on objective-based combat and tactical mission structures.
- #20 Elite Warriors: Vietnam
81% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: N-Fusion InteractivePub: Ziggurat
Windows
Infiltrate deep into Laos with your Green Beret and Montgnard teammates, hunted by trackers and bloodhounds, outnumbered at times 100-to-1. See why SOG veterans went on to found Delta Force and in the work of secret operations, remain the stuff of legends.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical military shooter that focuses on squad-based objectives and realistic combat environments.
- #21 Guardian's Oath
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 151 reviews2016
Dev: NodamexPub: NDMX Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Physics and dynamic fighting based Action RPG
Why similar: Action 100%
- #22 Hard Reset Extended Edition
77% matchVery Positive82% of 4,907 reviews2012
Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies & a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting. Hard Reset is here to shake up the shooter scene. Try the demo now.
Why similar: Action 61.6%, Shooter 38.4%
- #23 Masked Forces
78% matchMixed67% of 487 reviews2016
Dev: NightbinderPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Masked Forces is an action-packed game where your main purpose is to eliminate your enemies using any means necessary. You have a great singleplayer campaign and multiple online game modes that you can use to show your might.
Why similar: Action 79.5%, Shooter 20.5%
- #24 Redneck Kentucky and the Next Generation Chickens
76% matchVery Positive96% of 128 reviews2019
Dev: City Interactive S.A.
Windows
Redneck Kentucky and the Next Generation Chickens will introduce into the world of cartoony humor and intense action, giving you an exceptional replayability factor. Players have a great array of weapons at their disposal, they can also collect eggs which are located on the maps and activate special bonuses.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #25 DIRECT CONTACT
75% 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: Third-Person Shooter 42%, Action 29.1%, Shooter 28.9%
- #26 THE FINALS
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 263,621 reviews2023
Dev: Embark Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 32.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
THE FINALS is the world’s first Dynamism Shooter, a free-to-play, fast-paced, physics-driven, first-person shooter set on the stage of the biggest Gameshow of the future! Fight for Fans and fortune in fully-destructible, virtual Arenas that guarantee no two rounds will ever play the same!
Why similar: Shooter 53.5%, Action 46.5%
- #27 Delta Force Xtreme 2
78% matchMixed51% of 258 reviews2009
Dev: NovaLogic
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Enemies lurk in locations around the globe, waiting for the right opportunity to strike. As part of Delta Force, the U.S. Army's most secretive and highly trained unit, you have the skills and the firepower to hunt them down and take them out.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #28 SPECIAL FORCE VR: INFINITY WAR
76% matchMixed65% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Dragonfly GF Co., Ltd.
Windows
SPECIAL FORCE VR: INFINITY WAR is a tactical multiplayer, being developed for virtual reality head mounted displays. It combines VR's realistic combat style and convenience with a high level of combat experience. Let's become the best Special Forces by using firearms and throwing grenades like in real!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #29 Downbass Warriors: Heroes of Maydamn
73% matchVery Positive81% of 88 reviews2023
Dev: NickCO GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
DownBass Warriors: Heroes of MayDamn (DWHOM) is a hardcore first-person shooter with nice physics, a trouble-free, enjoyable shooting and an advanced character injury systems. A unique, one of a kind character armor customization system was also introduced in the game . So what are you waiting for?
Why similar: Shooter 50.5%, Action 49.5%
- #30 CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit
77% matchMostly Negative31% of 110 reviews2016
Dev: Odin Game StudioPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows
Join the CTU, arrest dangerous terrorist threats, use gadgets including the snake cam and play online with up to five player co-op
Why similar: Action 100%
- #31 Caliber
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 22,099 reviews2023
Dev: 1C Game StudiosPub: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 31.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Caliber is a team-based online shooter focused on special forces units from all over the world. More than 70 operators with unique abilities and weapons as well as various game modes and maps are waiting for you.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 46.5%, Shooter 28.5%, Action 25%
- #32 Masked Forces 3
74% matchMixed61% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: FreezeNova
Windows
Welcome to Masked Forces 3, the ultimate FPS simulation! This is a game where you can test and improve your shooting capabilities against multiple game modes.
Why similar: Action 75.4%, Shooter 24.6%
- #33 Airport Firefighters - The Simulation
74% matchMixed49% of 244 reviews2015
Dev: Visual Imagination Software GbRPub: rondomedia GmbH
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Head out on duty with the entire fire department and take on exciting new missions in "Airport Firefighters: The Simulation". As a member of the busy airport fire department, you and your colleagues work to ex-tinguish large airplane fires and fight through the blazing inferno of the passenger terminal.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #34 Marine Sharpshooter II: Jungle Warfare
75% matchMostly Negative32% of 577 reviews2014
Dev: Jarhead GamesPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 16%
In this follow-up to the hit Marine Sharpshooter, you'll be a lone operative fighting to restore democracy in an African country. The President of Burundi has been taken hostage by rebels and mercenaries.
Why similar: Action 71.4%, Shooter 28.6%
- #35 Inversion™
73% matchMixed62% of 694 reviews2012
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Don't just defy gravity. Command it. Master the fundamental forces of gravity and save the world.
Why similar: Action 46.6%, Third-Person Shooter 40.6%, Shooter 12.8%
- #36 Counter Terrorist Agency
72% matchMixed45% of 538 reviews2019
Dev: Play2ChillPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Counter Terrorist Agency lets you fight international terrorism and prevent attacks all over the world. Use modern invigilation techniques, discover connections, interrogate suspects, eliminate threats and dismantle terrorist networks.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #37 Elite vs. Freedom
73% matchMixed43% of 101 reviews2016
Dev: AVE
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Elite vs. Freedom is an action-packed Indie third-person shooter game. In the near future, the Earth is controlled by a global government. Few dare to resist this neo-feudalistic, corporatist, police state. Leading the insurgence, a group known as Freedom takes up the fight.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #38 Total Conflict: Resistance
67% 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: Action 56.1%, Shooter 43.9%
- #39 Incoming + Incoming Forces
72% matchMixed56% of 353 reviews2014
Dev: Rage SoftwarePub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Prepare for one of the most action packed-shooters in PC gaming history! Every level is full of enemies and targets for you to destroy! You will become a soldier of the alien species and protect your home world from the forces of the Human armada.
Why similar: Action 66.7%, Shooter 33.3%
- #40 Combat Force
70% matchMixed52% of 119 reviews2019
Dev: Matt SowardsPub: My Way Games
Windows
Combat Force is a first person shooter down to its core, currently offering a thrilling zombie mode experience with a day and night cycle, power-ups, unlockables, quests, easter eggs, zombie variants and much more fun! Currently Developed by 1 man to create the ULTIMATE FPS SHOOTER.
Why similar: Action 80.3%, Shooter 19.7%
- #41 The Sum of All Fears
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 61 reviews2008
Dev: Red Storm EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Lead a team of domestic counter-terrorism experts through 11 dangerous missions that span the globe. Formed from the elite of the F.B.I.'s HRT, you have been tapped to perform covert ops in the most dangerous circumstances imaginable.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #42 War Trigger Classic
69% matchMixed60% of 920 reviews2019
Dev: Rocketeer Games Studio LLC
Windows · Mac
Compete with friends or players from around the globe using some of the world's deadliest modern weapons and vehicles in this intense First Person Shooter. Play in unique environments designed for infantry, vehicle, and air combat.
Why similar: Action 60.6%, Shooter 39.4%
- #43 Command & Control 3
68% matchMixed63% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: C&C Game Studio
Windows
Assume the role of a special forces commander fighting against a terrorist organization named "Dawn of Freedom".
- #44 Dagger Directive
63% 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: Action 51.4%, Shooter 48.6%
- #45 Delta Force
62% 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: Shooter 53.5%, Action 46.5%
- #46 Battle For The Sun
71% matchMostly Negative38% of 66 reviews2015
Dev: Appsolutely Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle for the Sun is an action-packed, first-person shooter documenting the realities of war seen through the eyes of a special forces soldier in a world under alien attack. We find ourselves abruptly thrown into an adventure as a talented soldier carrying out his duty in this epic war.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #47 SuperSmash: Physics Battle
66% matchVery Positive93% of 941 reviews2019
Dev: XINGXIAN NET
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
SuperSmash is a physics base multiplayer fighting game.Character is fully driven by physics engine,and there are lots of different weapons and maps.It will provide you totally different battle experience.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #48 SWAT Commander: Prologue
63% matchMixed65% of 2,066 reviews2025
Dev: Red Mountain GamesPub: Ritual Interactive
Windows
The FREE PROLOGUE version of our tactical squad shooter. In SWAT Commander: Prologue, you join an elite special forces unit. Team up with other operatives, manage your equipment, and most importantly – complete your mission successfully.
Why similar: Shooter 54.6%, Action 45.4%
- #49 Delta Force 2
69% matchVery Positive86% of 518 reviews2009
Dev: NovaLogic
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You're a member of the U.S. Army's best kept secret: the elite SPECIAL OPERATIONS unit known as Delta Force, formed to BATTLE TERRORISM throughout the world. When the best of the rest can't handle the op, YOU are called into action. Can you handle THE JOB? Features FREE NovaWorld™: online gaming supporting up to 50 players.
Why similar: Action 70.5%, Shooter 29.5%
- #50 Plant Fire Department - The Simulation
70% matchMixed45% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Welcome to the factory fire defence! You and your colleagues will combat fire in an attempt to stop its destructive power. Solve seemingly impossible tasks, and use your equipment and special vehicles as you fight the flames.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #51 New Warfare
64% matchMostly Positive74% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: WaveRise Studios
Windows
New Warfare is a modern/sci-fi competitive stylised multiplayer first person shooter with multiple game modes. Use extremely fast arcade movements to annihilate your enemies !
Why similar: Action 51%, Shooter 49%
- #52 Thunder Tier One
65% 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: Shooter 55.6%, Action 44.4%