Games Like Day of Defeat: Source

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: World War II 46.3% ★, FPS 18.1%, War 8.2%, Military 7.2%, Multiplayer 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the spiritual successor to the Day of Defeat series, offering refined mechanics and authentic WWII combat.

Contains full Rising Storm content as well!

Why similar: World War II 42.6% ★, FPS 16.4%, Team-Based 7.7%, War 6.3%, Multiplayer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a more realistic and gritty take on WWII combat while maintaining the team-based objective focus.

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: World War II 36.9% ★, FPS 17.5%, War 8.9%, Military 8.7%, Multiplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, large-scale tactical shooter that captures the intensity and scale of WWII warfare.

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

Why similar: FPS 35.9%, Shooter 20.6%, Team-Based 12.6%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Military 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the same engine, it shares the iconic movement, physics, and tight gunplay of the Source era.

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: World War II 40.7% ★, FPS 16.7%, Military 9.7%, War 6.9%, Multiplayer 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Formerly known as Post Scriptum, this game offers an incredibly immersive and tactical WWII experience.

Wolfenstein®: Enemy Territory is a free-to-play, objective-based multiplayer World War 2 first-person shooter. Featuring up to 32 players, choose either the Axis or Allies, as you fight across six maps based on real-world battle locations.

Why similar: World War II 46.6% ★, FPS 22.9%, Multiplayer 7.5%, War 6.4%, Classic 5.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: A classic free-to-play, class-based objective shooter that heavily influenced the team-based design of DoD:S.

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: World War II 42.6% ★, FPS 20.2%, War 7.3%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Classic 6.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: A definitive classic that captures the fast-paced, cinematic WWII shooter experience.

Fight in the theatre of war that changed the world forever. Battle alongside your compatriots on some of the most inhospitable environments of the Eastern Front in Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. Red Orchestra places you in the most realistic WWII first-person multi-player combat to date on the PC, allowing the player to fight through...

Why similar: World War II 47.7% ★, FPS 17.4%, War 5.7%, Military 5.6%, Multiplayer 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: The original tactical WWII shooter that paved the way for more realistic military simulations.

Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.

Why similar: FPS 23.8%, Shooter 13.4%, Military 13.2%, War 12.4%, Multiplayer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic trench warfare with a strong emphasis on team-based objectives and historical accuracy.

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 41.4%, World War II 29.5% ★, Team-Based 4.7%, War 4.6%, Multiplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: The original GoldSrc classic that started the franchise, perfect for those who want to experience the roots of the series.

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 27%, Military 14.6%, Team-Based 13.4%, War 13.3%, Historical 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team behind Red Orchestra, it offers similar tactical depth in a different historical setting.

In Enlisted, you are not only commanding a single soldier, but an entire squad! This MMO squad based shooter recreates the key battles of the bloodiest war of the 20th century, with hundreds of soldiers, tanks and aircraft taking part in each battle.

Why similar: World War II 42.3% ★, FPS 19.9%, Team-Based 8.4%, War 7.4%, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based WWII shooter that emphasizes objective control and large-scale team coordination.

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

Why similar: FPS 23.4%, Team-Based 16.2%, War 12.1%, Military 10.2%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An expansion of the tactical WWI formula found in Verdun, focusing on large-scale maneuver warfare.

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 58.9%, Military 7.6%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Team-Based 6.4%, Shooter 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: While modern-themed, its focus on tactical, lethal, and team-oriented gameplay feels very similar to the core of DoD:S.

Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway brings the critically acclaimed squad-based WWII shooter into the next generation of gaming with amazing graphics and sound, new cutting-edge gameplay features and a totally redesigned online component.

Why similar: World War II 50.1% ★, FPS 21.2%, Military 8.4%, Tactical 3.8%, War 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical squad management with authentic WWII combat scenarios.

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 41.4%, Classic 12.8% ★, Multiplayer 10.9%, Team-Based 10.6%, Shooter 10%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential tactical team-based shooter that influenced the competitive landscape of the early 2000s.

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 32.7%, Classic 13.3% ★, Team-Based 13.1%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Class-Based 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational class-based shooter that shares the same engine and design philosophy as early Source games.

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: World War II 42.4% ★, FPS 18.2%, War 9%, Team-Based 6.5%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: An indie title that focuses on large-scale WWII battles with a strong emphasis on tactical movement and objectives.

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

Why similar: FPS 39.7%, War 18.1%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Shooter 10.5%, Historical 7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the chaotic, large-scale atmosphere of early 20th-century warfare with high production values.

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 55%, Multiplayer 17.7%, Action 12.1%, Shooter 10.5%, First-Person 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes the same Source engine physics and movement mechanics that make DoD:S feel so responsive.

Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.

Why similar: World War II 67.2% ★, War 10.2%, Military 6.2%, Multiplayer 6%, Classic 2.4% ★

Why You'll Like It: While an RTS, it captures the same tactical WWII atmosphere and unit-based decision-making as the shooter genre.

The Call of Duty® experience supports Modern Warfare® 4, Black Ops 7, Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty®: Warzone™.

Why similar: FPS 33.7%, Military 15.5%, War 13.1%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Shooter 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: The original title that set the standard for the cinematic, objective-based WWII shooter genre.

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 49.6%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Classic 11.7% ★, Shooter 10.5%, Action 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A direct port of the classic deathmatch experience into the Source engine, offering familiar gunplay.

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 24.7%, Military 18.2%, Team-Based 13.3%, War 9.6%, Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A modern military shooter that demands the same level of communication and team coordination as high-level DoD:S play.

Army Troop is an old-school PvP World War 2 online first-person shooter. Reminding you of the good old days World War games.

Why similar: World War II 37.2% ★, FPS 18.6%, War 8.7%, Military 7.9%, Shooter 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: An indie shooter that aims to replicate the classic, fast-paced WWII infantry combat experience.

With its extensive Tour of Duty campaign, a near-limitless number of skirmish modes, updates and new content for Counter-Strike's award-winning multiplayer game play, plus over 12 bonus single player missions, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is a tremendous offering of single and multiplayer content.

Why similar: FPS 42.4%, Shooter 10.9%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Classic 8.9% ★, Team-Based 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a tactical team-based experience with a focus on objective-driven missions.

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: FPS 39.7%, Action 20.3%, Classic 16.2% ★, Multiplayer 10.5%, Shooter 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arena-style shooter that highlights the classic movement mechanics of the GoldSrc engine.

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: World War II 44.2% ★, FPS 19.6%, Military 7.1%, Multiplayer 6%, Classic 5.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original Call of Duty with larger maps and improved multiplayer mechanics.

Based on a true story. Set during the famous airdrop before the invasion at Normandy, where Sgt. Matt Baker and his squad of 101st Airborne Paratroopers were scattered over the French countryside.

Why similar: World War II 34.9% ★, FPS 30.6%, War 8.6%, Shooter 5.6%, Military 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on authentic squad tactics and historical accuracy within the WWII theater.

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

Why similar: World War II 41.7% ★, FPS 21.4%, Classic 8.3% ★, War 6.1%, Military 5.9%

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

Why similar: World War II 43.5% ★, FPS 15.9%, War 12%, Shooter 5.9%, Action 4.5%

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: World War II 40.3% ★, FPS 18.4%, Military 8.3%, War 7.1%, Multiplayer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric WWII shooter that emphasizes the tension and grit of frontline combat.

Also contains all multi-player content from Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad

Why similar: World War II 42.7% ★, FPS 19.2%, Multiplayer 6.2%, War 5.4%, Military 4.8%

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 44%, Classic 18.7% ★, Multiplayer 12.8%, Shooter 11.7%, First-Person 5.5%

Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".

Why similar: World War II 62.4% ★, Military 10.5%, War 7%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Historical 3.6%

MARKET GARDEN lets you relive the golden era of WW2 shooters, bringing classic, old-school FPS action back to its roots. Experience the epic airborne operation MARKET GARDEN in a game that pays tribute both to the genre’s finest moments and the real historical events.

Why similar: World War II 44.4% ★, FPS 20.3%, War 9.3%, Military 7.1%, Shooter 5.5%

Join 200-player battles in Over The Top: WWI - an intense shooter set in the gritty backdrop of World War I. Pick your class, choose from a vast arsenal, including rifles, artillery, airplanes and powerful tanks, and experience the chaos of fully destructible battlefields.

Why similar: FPS 27.8%, Team-Based 13.9%, War 13%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Historical 9.6%

Call of Duty is back, redefining war like you've never experienced before. Building on the Call of Duty 4®: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War immerses players into the most gritty and chaotic WWII combat ever experienced.

Why similar: World War II 44.1% ★, FPS 20.8%, War 7.2%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Shooter 6.1%

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

Why similar: World War II 36.2% ★, FPS 24.3%, Military 10.4%, War 8%, Shooter 6.4%

From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.

Why similar: FPS 43%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Team-Based 15.5%, Shooter 10.4%, Action 4.6%

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: World War II 53.9% ★, FPS 23.3%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Shooter 3.3%, War 3%

Call of Duty®: WWII - a breathtaking experience that redefines World War II.

Why similar: World War II 49.5% ★, FPS 19.8%, War 9.7%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Shooter 5.7%

Hidden & Dangerous 2 is a first and third person tactical shooter that builds upon the tremendous success of Hidden & Dangerous. You lead a small squad of Allied soldiers deep behind enemy lines, to carry out secret missions during World War II.

Why similar: World War II 42.6% ★, FPS 25.1%, War 10.6%, Shooter 6.2%, Tactical 4.9%

Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.

Why similar: World War II 56% ★, War 12%, Military 11.1%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Tactical 4.5%

Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.

Why similar: World War II 61.7% ★, Military 10%, War 8%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Tactical 4.1%

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

Why similar: World War II 32.7% ★, FPS 32.4%, Shooter 11.1%, Military 6.4%, Multiplayer 4.6%

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 68.8%, Classic 11.6% ★, Shooter 6.6%, Military 6.2%, Action 3.4%

Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!

Why similar: FPS 24.7%, Military 14.4%, War 13.7%, Team-Based 9.9%, Multiplayer 9.4%

Step into fast-paced WWII combat with Frontline Inferno! Choose your side and engage in chaotic, arcade-style battles with dynamic respawns, customizable loadouts, and vibrant low-poly visuals. Join the fight and dominate the battlefield!

Why similar: World War II 45% ★, FPS 18.1%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Military 6.7%, Shooter 6.4%

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 58.4%, Classic 18.1% ★, Shooter 9.2%, Action 5.2%, Multiplayer 5.1%

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

Why similar: World War II 35.4% ★, FPS 16.4%, Military 10.2%, War 9.4%, Multiplayer 5.9%

Operation: Harsh Doorstop is the ultimate, free to play, tactical shooter sandbox. Play singleplayer, multiplayer, or co-op modes and explore thousands of community-created maps, weapons, and vehicles via the Steam Workshop. Created by developers of the cancelled Project Reality 2 project.

Why similar: FPS 25.4%, World War II 18.2% ★, Military 16.7%, War 9.6%, Multiplayer 9.5%

Relive Half-Life.

Why similar: FPS 50.6%, Classic 16.7% ★, Shooter 11.5%, Multiplayer 8.8%, First-Person 6.1%

ENEMY FRONT is the first truly modern WW2 FPS, featuring stunning visuals, open-ended levels and a richly interactive combat experience that breaks out of the standard model of highly linear scripted FPS experiences, giving the player full freedom to own their playing style.

Why similar: World War II 47.6% ★, FPS 24.7%, War 6%, Multiplayer 5.5%, Shooter 5.5%

With its unprecedented combination of authenticity, compelling story and squad-based action, the Brothers in Arms franchise has established itself as a benchmark for military action games, receiving the highest average review scores of any console WWII game to date (www.gamerankings.com).

Why similar: World War II 52.9% ★, FPS 24.4%, Military 9.4%, War 5.7%, Action 3.9%

Ferocious Alpine warfare will test your tactical skills in this authentic WW1 FPS. Battle among the scenic peaks, rugged valleys and idyllic towns of northern Italy. The Great War on the Italian Front is brought to life and elevated to unexpected heights!

Why similar: Team-Based 16.6%, FPS 16.4%, Military 14.6%, Class-Based 12.1%, War 9.7%