- #1 Door Kickers
97% matchVery Positive94% of 9,980 reviews2014
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.
Why similar: Tactical 24.6%, Real-Time with Pause 23.3% ★, Top-Down 8.6%, Real Time Tactics 7.7%, Moddable 7.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the core real-time-with-pause tactical gameplay loop.
- #2 No Plan B
96% matchVery Positive87% of 793 reviews2024
Dev: GFX47
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.
Why similar: Military 19.5%, Top-Down 15.8%, Tactical 15.7%, Strategy 11.5%, Real Time Tactics 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A highly similar tactical squad game that emphasizes planning and execution in a top-down perspective.
- #3 Thunder Tier One
96% 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: Moddable 18.6% ★, Military 16.6%, Tactical 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that captures the squad-based military feel of the seed game.
- #4 Police Stories
95% matchVery Positive85% of 9,494 reviews2019
Dev: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!
Why similar: Tactical 25%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Co-op 16.7%, Strategy 8.8%, Multiplayer 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features top-down tactical combat with a heavy focus on non-lethal options and situational awareness.
- #5 Breach & Clear
94% matchVery Positive82% of 2,423 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Gun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...
Why similar: Tactical 48.5%, Military 22.3%, Strategy 17.8%, Action 4.3%, Top-Down 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on squad-based tactical entry and room clearing with a strong emphasis on loadout management.
- #6 Intravenous 2
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,213 reviews2024
Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.
Why similar: Tactical 33.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Violent 13.8%, Top-Down 13.3%, Gore 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical stealth and action with a focus on careful planning and execution.
- #7 GROUND BRANCH
94% matchVery Positive89% of 23,166 reviews2018
Dev: BlackFoot StudiosPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization. Take your time. Think ahead. Get the job done.
Why similar: Tactical 35.8%, Military 35.3%, Co-op 8%, War 7.6%, Multiplayer 7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deeply realistic tactical military experience with extensive customization and squad-based objectives.
- #8 Ready or Not
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 320,774 reviews2023
Dev: VOID Interactive
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations.
Why similar: Tactical 45.5%, Co-op 18.6%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Violent 10.1%, Gore 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic tactical shooter that demands the same level of caution and squad coordination as the seed game.
- #9 Zero Hour
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 32,962 reviews2024
Dev: AttritoM7 Productions
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Zero Hour is a tactical FPS with online team-based game play that takes place in a variety of fictional locations interpreted in Bangladesh with Real-life scale & resource management. It brings a grounded, close quarter combat experience to the game.
Why similar: Tactical 37.9%, Military 26.5%, Co-op 14.8%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Strategy 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that incorporates planning and realistic mechanics in a modern military setting.
- #10 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
91% matchVery Positive85% of 30,868 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 72.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 17.7%, Moddable 17.5% ★, Military 13.3%, Level Editor 12.1%, RTS 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a complex tactical RTS experience with realistic military combat mechanics.
- #11 Black One Blood Brothers
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,359 reviews2022
Dev: Helios Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Black One Blood Brothers is a tactical military shooter game where strategy and coordination are key. Command a squad of top operators, with unique skills, through high-risk missions around the globe. Customize your crew, plan your missions, and adjust on the fly for a vast replayability.
Why similar: Military 25.3%, Tactical 19.7%, Level Editor 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, War 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical simulation that allows for deep control over squad members in high-stakes missions.
- #12 Six Days in Fallujah
89% matchVery Positive80% of 15,977 reviews2023
Dev: Highwire GamesPub: Victura
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Six Days in Fallujah is an intensely realistic first-person tactical shooter based on true stories from one of this century’s toughest urban battles.
Why similar: Military 31.7%, Tactical 25.1%, War 19%, Co-op 14.8%, Multiplayer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic tactical shooter that focuses on the intensity and danger of modern urban military operations.
- #13 RUNNING WITH RIFLES
89% matchVery Positive88% of 16,550 reviews2015
Dev: Osumia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.
Why similar: Moddable 23.4% ★, Military 19.3%, Tactical 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Top-Down 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down military shooter that captures the chaos and scale of modern battlefield tactics.
- #14 WARNO
88% matchVery Positive81% of 14,911 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 69.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 20.1%, Military 20%, RTS 13.5%, War 11.5%, Moddable 11.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that provides a large-scale look at modern military strategy and unit coordination.
- #15 Broken Arrow
87% matchMixed55% of 28,972 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.5 hrsMean: 77.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.
Why similar: Action RTS 21.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 20.2%, RTS 14.9%, Tactical 12.2%, War 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern wargame that emphasizes tactical unit management and realistic military hardware.
- #16 Frozen Synapse
86% matchVery Positive83% of 2,618 reviews2011
Dev: Mode 7
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.
Why similar: Tactical 53.5%, Strategy 20.1%, Top-Down 11%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Indie 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features simultaneous turn-based tactical planning that mirrors the strategic depth of the seed game.
- #17 Syrian Warfare
86% matchVery Positive87% of 5,412 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 22.4%, Military 20%, RTS 15.3%, Tactical 13.5%, War 9%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic real-time tactics game that focuses on modern military equipment and squad positioning.
- #18 Invisible, Inc.
85% matchVery Positive91% of 5,719 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Why similar: Tactical 68.9%, Strategy 28%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that requires meticulous planning and squad management to succeed.
- #19 Men of War II
84% matchMixed61% of 7,210 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.
Why similar: Moddable 16.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.3%, Level Editor 12.6%, Military 12.1%, RTS 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers granular control over individual units and vehicles in a tactical RTS environment.
- #20 Arma Reforger
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 47,450 reviews2023
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 85.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Engage in massive combined arms battles, create and curate combat missions in real time, and shape your experience with endless community mods. Deploy into the Cold War and experience the most authentic and immersive military sandbox ever created.
Why similar: Military 32.7%, Real Time Tactics 20.1%, Tactical 15.5%, War 14.4%, Multiplayer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic military simulation that emphasizes communication and tactical movement in large environments.
- #21 Command: Modern Operations
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,564 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.
Why similar: Military 55.4%, RTS 22.1%, Strategy 11.4%, War 7.4%, Co-op 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deep military simulation that focuses on the strategic and tactical aspects of modern warfare.
- #22 Rebel Inc: Escalation
83% matchVery Positive82% of 7,070 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 32% ★, Military 15.9%, Tactical 12%, War 11.5%, RTS 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic military game that requires careful management of resources and tactical responses to insurgency.
- #23 Jagged Alliance 3
82% matchVery Positive89% of 14,231 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Why similar: Tactical 48.6%, Strategy 20.5%, Military 18.4%, Co-op 7.7%, Action 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based tactical game that rewards careful planning and strategic positioning.
- #24 OPERATOR
81% matchVery Positive84% of 4,220 reviews2023
Dev: VECTOR INTERACTIVE PTY LTD
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In OPERATOR, you will play as an elite Tier 1 operator undergoing dangerous clandestine operations all over the globe. With a strategic, measured, and unforgiving style of gameplay. You are the tactical advantage, Good luck.
Why similar: Tactical 31.3%, War 25.6%, Gore 16.8%, Multiplayer 10%, Strategy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic tactical shooter that focuses on the precision and planning required for special operations.
- #25 Call to Arms
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,876 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.
Why similar: Military 27.3%, RTS 17.1%, War 13.8%, Tactical 13.7%, Strategy 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends real-time strategy with direct control, allowing for tactical flexibility in military engagements.
- #26 Due Process
79% matchVery Positive81% of 8,485 reviews2020
Dev: Giant Enemy Crab
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Tactical 61.4%, Multiplayer 20.8%, Strategy 17.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that forces teams to plan their entry and execute with precision.
- #27 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,121 reviews2016
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
Why similar: Tactical 37%, Real Time Tactics 33.7%, Strategy 12.1%, RTS 8.6%, Violent 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical stealth game that requires precise planning and synchronization of squad actions.
- #28 Squad
78% matchVery Positive81% of 234,054 reviews2020
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 110.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Squad is a tactical FPS that provides authentic combat experiences through teamwork, communication, and realistic combat. It bridges the gap between arcade shooter and military realism with 100-player battles, combined-arms warfare, and base building.
Why similar: Military 41.6%, Tactical 24%, War 17.1%, Multiplayer 9%, Action 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A team-based tactical shooter that requires constant communication and coordination to succeed.
- #29 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 25.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, RTS 13%, Tactical 10.7%, War 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical simulation that focuses on the complexities of modern military occupation and combat.
- #30 Company of Heroes 3
78% matchMixed57% of 37,648 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 73.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
Why similar: Action RTS 18.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 16%, RTS 13.2%, Military 11.6%, Co-op 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that emphasizes unit positioning and the use of terrain in combat.
- #31 Phantom Squad
76% matchVery Positive82% of 490 reviews2025
Dev: Ctrl FreakPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Phantom Squad is a 1-4 player co-op tactical top-down shooter blending fast-paced combat with real-time strategy. Play solo or team up through online co-op and matchmaking, coordinating movement, positioning, and split-second decisions to survive intense, high-risk missions.
Why similar: Tactical 24.3%, Real Time Tactics 22.6%, Co-op 17.3%, Military 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%
- #32 Door Kickers: Action Squad
77% matchVery Positive95% of 10,451 reviews2018
Dev: PixelShardPub: KillHouse Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.
Why similar: Level Editor 34.1%, Tactical 28.8%, Co-op 18.2%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Action 5.6%
- #33 Steel Division 2
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22.5% ★, Military 16%, RTS 13.3%, Moddable 11.9% ★, Tactical 9.8%
- #34 Insurgency: Sandstorm
76% matchVery Positive85% of 131,361 reviews2018
Dev: New World InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 56.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a team-based, tactical FPS based on lethal close quarters combat and objective-oriented multiplayer gameplay. Experience the intensity of modern combat where skill is rewarded, and teamwork wins the fight.
Why similar: Military 32%, Tactical 22.6%, War 12.9%, Co-op 8.5%, Multiplayer 8.2%
- #35 Carrier Command 2
75% matchVery Positive82% of 3,658 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 27.6%, Military 22.7%, RTS 20.7%, War 20.5%, Strategy 8.5%
- #36 Operation: Harsh Doorstop
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 19,731 reviews2023
Dev: Drakeling Labs
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Operation: Harsh Doorstop is the ultimate, free to play, tactical shooter sandbox. Play singleplayer, multiplayer, or co-op modes and explore thousands of community-created maps, weapons, and vehicles via the Steam Workshop. Created by ex-developers of Squad, Red Orchestra, and Insurgency.
Why similar: Military 32.5%, Tactical 20.1%, War 14.4%, Moddable 13.6% ★, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #37 Tactical Assault VR
73% matchVery Positive82% of 3,203 reviews2023
Dev: HammerFire InteractivePub: 2080 Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Tactical Assault VR is an intense tactical shooter where you use real-world CQB (Close Quarters Battles) tactics to stack up, breach doors and eliminate threats. Play solo or join an online co-op special forces unit in missions around the world.
Why similar: Tactical 49%, War 26.5%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Action 4.7%, Military 4.5%
- #38 Steel Division: Normandy 44
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,291 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Why similar: RTS 23%, Military 22.3%, Tactical 13.6%, War 11.2%, Strategy 9%
- #39 Mud and Blood
73% matchVery Positive87% of 843 reviews2021
Dev: urbgames
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 50.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Mud and Blood, the cult classic flash real time strategy game, returns with its signature take on infantry tactics. Command a small squad through brutal battles against unfair odds. This is combat. Experience the chaos and unceremonious violence of modern war, where every decision counts.
Why similar: Action RTS 22.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 20%, Military 14.9%, RTS 12.5%, Tactical 12.5%
- #40 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
70% matchVery Positive90% of 5,484 reviews2024
Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 30.4%, Military 29%, War 17.6%, RTS 9.1%, Strategy 8.8%
- #41 Wargame: Airland Battle
74% matchVery Positive87% of 4,439 reviews2013
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.
Why similar: Military 26.7%, RTS 20.5%, Real Time Tactics 16.5%, Tactical 11.6%, Strategy 10.1%
- #42 Xenonauts 2
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,657 reviews2023
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
Why similar: Tactical 73.3%, Strategy 26.7%
- #43 Incursion Red River
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 7,852 reviews2024
Dev: Games Of Tomorrow GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
IRR is a tactical PvE Co-Op extract shooter set in a de-stabilized and immersive modern-day Vietnam. As a PMC for a mysterious organization, deal with 3 factions that stand to gain from the chaos. Engage in ruthless combat, plan your deployment, and explore the world as your journey unfolds.
Why similar: Military 35%, Tactical 31%, Co-op 17.6%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Action 5.8%
- #44 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
72% matchVery Positive81% of 846 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
Why similar: Military 27%, RTS 24%, Tactical 19.7%, War 15%, Strategy 9.5%
- #45 Dagger Directive
69% matchVery Positive85% of 588 reviews2025
Dev: Arcane Alpacas LLCPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Dagger Directive is a tactical FPS that allows you to approach each mission in your own way. Select equipment, decide the time of day, then move methodically to complete your mission. Enjoy the modern mechanics and old school graphics as you fight across a variety of missions and environments.
Why similar: Military 42.9%, Tactical 27.4%, War 21.6%, Action 8%
- #46 Total Conflict: Resistance
71% 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 RTS 19.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, Military 15%, Tactical 12.8%, War 12%
- #47 Gray Zone Warfare
69% matchMixed70% of 66,430 reviews2024
Dev: MADFINGER Games, a.s.
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 41.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a quarantined Southeast Asian island torn apart by faction warfare. Deploy as an elite operator, fight solo or with your squad to carry out missions, earn reputation, and explore the truth behind the Event igniting the conflict.
Why similar: Military 35.7%, Tactical 31.6%, War 19.2%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Action 4.9%
- #48 War Room
73% matchMixed53% of 686 reviews2020
Dev: Binge Gaming OU
Windows
War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.
Why similar: Military 22.4%, Real Time Tactics 19.7%, Tactical 16.7%, RTS 16.4%, War 14.6%
- #49 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
70% matchVery Positive91% of 46,011 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 63.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Why similar: Military 16.6%, War 15.8%, RTS 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, Tactical 13.9%
- #50 Easy Red 2
68% matchVery Positive90% of 12,483 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience massive battles with infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft on large destructible open-world maps. Equip yourself, coordinate with your squad, and fight through World War II in singleplayer, co-op, or multiplayer!
Why similar: War 29.9%, Gore 18.5%, Violent 14.9%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Strategy 10.3%
- #51 Plan A
70% matchVery Positive89% of 296 reviews2021
Dev: GFX47
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 31%
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: Real Time Tactics 18.7%, Military 17.7%, Level Editor 15.9%, Tactical 13%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%
- #52 Special Tactics
71% matchVery Positive82% of 124 reviews2016
Dev: Beast Mode Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
ST brings the most intense, tactical-action experience to Steam. Select your custom loadout, plan out strategies and accomplish your objectives. Addictive Survival mode and unrivaled multiplayer including Squads (1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, 2 vs 1)
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 26.6%, Tactical 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Co-op 10.6%, RTS 9.3%
- #53 Trench Lord: Eastern Front
67% matchVery Positive85% of 432 reviews2024
Dev: Tracer StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
The enemy has invaded the territory, the motherland needs you, soldier! Gather your troops and defeat all enemies!
Why similar: Military 22.8%, Real Time Tactics 17.1%, War 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, RTS 11.7%
- #54 Gunner, HEAT, PC!
67% matchVery Positive92% of 7,357 reviews2022
Dev: Radian Simulations LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Gunner, HEAT, PC! (GHPC) is a simulation game about modern mounted combat, with special attention to authenticity and fun.
Why similar: Military 90.3%, Action 9.7%
- #55 Wargame: Red Dragon
68% matchVery Positive89% of 19,617 reviews2014
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
Why similar: Military 24.8%, RTS 22.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.4%, Tactical 12.4%, Strategy 10.3%
- #56 DRONE PERSPECTIVE
66% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Demetri LindPub: VEIL Production
Windows
Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration. Connect to the warzone from your home PC and orchestrate modern military operations from the Drone Perspective.
Why similar: Action RTS 19.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.9%, Military 14.9%, RTS 13.4%, Tactical 13%
- #57 MENACE
63% matchVery Positive91% of 10,002 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Tactical 58.7%, Strategy 25.1%, Action 11.5%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #58 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".
Why similar: Military 28.4%, RTS 22.2%, War 18.1%, Strategy 13.5%, Violent 7.9%
- #59 Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2
66% matchVery Positive84% of 14,162 reviews2021
Dev: CI Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
SGW Contracts 2 is a modern warfare shooter set in the Middle East. Play as Raven, Contract Sniper Assassin, as you take out a series of targets across a dramatic single-player campaign. With extreme-range shots exceeding 1000m, gear up for the most challenging entry to the series yet.
Why similar: Military 27.4%, Tactical 23.8%, War 17.5%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Gore 9.4%
- #60 Men of War: Assault Squad
67% matchVery Positive88% of 5,101 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: Military 14.9%, Tactical 14.2%, War 12.4%, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, RTS 11.6%