- #1 Door Kickers
97% matchVery Positive94% of 10,059 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 24.9%, Real-Time with Pause 23.4% ★, Top-Down 8.5%, Real Time Tactics 7.6%, 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 815 reviews2024
Dev: GFX47
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 20%, Tactical 16.4%, Top-Down 15.6%, Strategy 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.1%
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 5,758 reviews2021
Dev: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 18.4%, Military 16.9%, Tactical 14.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12%
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 9,746 reviews2019
Dev: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.2 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 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Co-op 16.4%, Strategy 8.7%, 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 Intravenous 2
94% matchVery Positive95% of 4,789 reviews2024
Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 20.1%, Violent 13.9%, Top-Down 13.2%, Gore 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical stealth and action with a focus on careful planning and execution.
- #6 GROUND BRANCH
93% matchVery Positive84% of 25,054 reviews2026
Dev: BlackFoot StudiosPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization. Take your time. Think ahead. Get the job done.
Why similar: Military 36%, Tactical 35.6%, Co-op 7.9%, War 7.4%, Multiplayer 7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deeply realistic tactical military experience with extensive customization and squad-based objectives.
- #7 Breach & Clear
94% matchVery Positive82% of 2,431 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 48.6%, Military 22.6%, Strategy 17.4%, Action 4.5%, Top-Down 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on squad-based tactical entry and room clearing with a strong emphasis on loadout management.
- #8 Ready or Not
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 347,826 reviews2023
Dev: VOID Interactive
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 34.8 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 45.7%, Co-op 18.2%, Multiplayer 11%, Violent 10.1%, Gore 9.4%
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 Positive77% of 33,449 reviews2024
Dev: AttritoM7 Productions
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.0 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 37.8%, Military 26.8%, Co-op 14.5%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Strategy 4.6%
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 34,499 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 78.6 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 17.6%, Moddable 17.4%, Military 13.6%, Level Editor 11.9%, 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 Positive78% of 1,481 reviews2022
Dev: Helios Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 26%, Tactical 19.9%, Level Editor 15%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, War 9.9%
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% matchMostly Positive79% of 16,509 reviews2023
Dev: Highwire GamesPub: Victura
Windows
Median: 3.2 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 32.3%, Tactical 25%, War 19%, Co-op 14.3%, 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 16,777 reviews2015
Dev: Osumia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.4 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 23.3%, Military 19.6%, Tactical 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Top-Down 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down military shooter that captures the chaos and scale of modern battlefield tactics.
- #14 WARNO
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 16,164 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 72.6 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: Military 20.6%, Real Time Tactics 20%, RTS 13.6%, War 11.4%, Moddable 11.1%
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% matchMixed54% of 35,985 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36.8 hrsMean: 96.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 20.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.9%, RTS 15.1%, Tactical 12.3%, 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 2,620 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 54%, Strategy 19.8%, Top-Down 10.9%, Multiplayer 9%, Indie 5.3%
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 5,600 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.0 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%, Military 20.4%, 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 Men of War II
85% matchMixed60% of 7,482 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 14.1%, Level Editor 12.6%, Military 12.3%, RTS 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers granular control over individual units and vehicles in a tactical RTS environment.
- #19 OPERATOR
83% matchVery Positive87% of 9,457 reviews2023
Dev: VECTOR INTERACTIVE PTY LTD
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 33.4%, War 24.4%, Gore 16.4%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Strategy 8%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic tactical shooter that focuses on the precision and planning required for special operations.
- #20 Invisible, Inc.
84% matchVery Positive91% of 5,792 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 69.5%, Strategy 27.4%, Singleplayer 3%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that requires meticulous planning and squad management to succeed.
- #21 Arma Reforger
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 58,413 reviews2023
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 95.4 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 34.3%, Real Time Tactics 19.1%, Tactical 15%, War 14.6%, Multiplayer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic military simulation that emphasizes communication and tactical movement in large environments.
- #22 Command: Modern Operations
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,645 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 55.6%, RTS 21.1%, Strategy 11.1%, War 8.1%, Co-op 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deep military simulation that focuses on the strategic and tactical aspects of modern warfare.
- #23 Jagged Alliance 3
81% matchVery Positive89% of 14,995 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.0 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 48.2%, Military 20.1%, Strategy 19.6%, Co-op 7.5%, Action 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based tactical game that rewards careful planning and strategic positioning.
- #24 Rebel Inc: Escalation
82% matchVery Positive82% of 7,594 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 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 26.2% ★, Moddable 15.7%, Military 13.4%, Tactical 11.2%, War 10%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic military game that requires careful management of resources and tactical responses to insurgency.
- #25 Call to Arms
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 24,168 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.8 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 27.6%, RTS 17%, Tactical 13.8%, War 13.8%, Strategy 11%
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 8,558 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 61.7%, Multiplayer 20.9%, Strategy 17.4%
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 38,486 reviews2016
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.1 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 37.4%, Real Time Tactics 33.3%, Strategy 12%, RTS 8.6%, Violent 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical stealth game that requires precise planning and synchronization of squad actions.
- #28 Squad
78% matchVery Positive81% of 244,492 reviews2020
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 114.3 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 42%, Tactical 23.8%, War 16.9%, 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% matchMixed65% of 631 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 25.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, 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 40,331 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 82.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 18.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, RTS 13.5%, Military 11.7%, Co-op 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that emphasizes unit positioning and the use of terrain in combat.
- #31 Door Kickers: Action Squad
77% matchVery Positive95% of 10,615 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 33.8%, Tactical 29.3%, Co-op 17.8%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Action 5.8%
- #32 Dagger Directive
75% matchVery Positive83% of 898 reviews2026
Dev: Arcane Alpacas LLCPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 43.2%, Tactical 27.4%, War 21.2%, Action 8.2%
- #33 Steel Division 2
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,602 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 52.3 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 22.6% ★, Military 16.2%, RTS 13.4%, Moddable 11.7%, Tactical 9.8%
- #34 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
76% matchVery Positive91% of 46,715 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 64.4 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 16.8%, War 15.9%, RTS 15.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.3%, Tactical 14%
- #35 Phantom Squad
74% matchVery Positive81% of 547 reviews2025
Dev: Ctrl FreakPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.6 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 24.4%, Real Time Tactics 22.2%, Co-op 16.9%, Military 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%
- #36 Plan A
76% matchVery Positive89% of 299 reviews2021
Dev: GFX47
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.1 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 18.4%, Military 18.1%, Level Editor 15.9%, Tactical 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%
- #37 Carrier Command 2
75% matchVery Positive82% of 3,781 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 27.2%, Military 23.1%, RTS 20.7%, War 20.6%, Strategy 8.4%
- #38 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
73% matchVery Positive91% of 6,818 reviews2024
Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 51.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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%, Military 29.5%, War 17.5%, RTS 9.3%, Strategy 8.7%
- #39 Xenonauts 2
72% matchVery Positive81% of 5,852 reviews2026
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Action RTS 37.1% ★, Tactical 28.9%, War 22.5%, Strategy 9.6%, Singleplayer 2%
- #40 Insurgency: Sandstorm
73% matchVery Positive85% of 133,387 reviews2018
Dev: New World InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 56.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a hardcore tactical FPS built on lethal close-quarters combat and ruthless intensity. Every bullet count, every step matters, and teamwork is your only path to survival in the brutality of modern warfare.
Why similar: Military 32.3%, Tactical 22.5%, War 12.8%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Co-op 8.2%
- #41 Mud and Blood
74% matchVery Positive87% of 892 reviews2021
Dev: urbgames
Windows
Median: 20.3 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 21.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.6%, Military 14.5%, Tactical 12%, RTS 11.9%
- #42 MENACE
69% matchVery Positive91% of 13,728 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 45.5%, War 36.2%, Strategy 15.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #43 Total Conflict: Resistance
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,368 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!
Why similar: Action RTS 19.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, Military 15.5%, Tactical 12.9%, War 12.1%
- #44 Gray Zone Warfare
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 79,211 reviews2024
Dev: MADFINGER Games, a.s.
Windows
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 49.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a quarantined Southeast Asian island torn apart by faction warfare. Deploy as an elite operator, fight solo or with your squad to carry out missions, earn reputation, and explore the truth behind the Event igniting the conflict.
Why similar: Military 36.2%, Tactical 31.5%, War 18.6%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Action 4.9%
- #45 Wargame: Red Dragon
73% matchVery Positive89% of 19,766 reviews2014
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 51.8 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 25.2%, RTS 22.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, Tactical 12.5%, Strategy 10.1%
- #46 Easy Red 2
70% matchVery Positive90% of 15,222 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Moddable 28.7%, Military 21.8%, Tactical 17.1%, War 14.5%, Gore 8%
- #47 Tactical Assault VR
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,798 reviews2023
Dev: HammerFire Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 48.7%, War 26%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Military 5.5%, Action 4.8%
- #48 Steel Division: Normandy 44
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,323 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.0 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 22.6%, Tactical 13.6%, War 11.2%, Strategy 8.9%
- #49 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
70% matchVery Positive81% of 870 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 69.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 27.4%, RTS 23.9%, Tactical 19.7%, War 15%, Strategy 9.3%
- #50 Incursion Red River
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 9,451 reviews2024
Dev: Games Of Tomorrow GmbH
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 35.5%, Tactical 30.6%, Co-op 17.6%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Action 5.9%
- #51 IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 14,525 reviews2026
Dev: Nick Nieuwoudt
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
IRON NEST is a brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery game where you dominate the battlefield through a colossal war machine. Take map measurements based on the received coordinates, strain the hydraulics, and gunlay the cannons to unleash devastating blows ⟹ Will you obey High Command, Operator?
Why similar: Military 44.8%, War 25.5%, Tactical 22%, Action 4.5%, Indie 3.2%
- #52 Wargame: Airland Battle
70% matchVery Positive87% of 4,456 reviews2013
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
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 27%, RTS 20.5%, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Tactical 11.6%, Strategy 9.9%
- #53 Gunner, HEAT, PC!
67% matchVery Positive91% of 8,208 reviews2022
Dev: Radian Simulations LLC
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.4 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 90.2%, Action 9.8%
- #54 War Mongrels
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,503 reviews2021
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 16.9%, Military 15.3%, Action RTS 14.4% ★, Tactical 12.3%, RTS 11.4%
- #55 Trench Lord: Eastern Front
66% matchVery Positive83% of 838 reviews2026
Dev: Tracer StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The enemy has invaded the territory, the motherland needs you, soldier! Gather your troops and defeat all enemies!
Why similar: Military 23.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.8%, War 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, RTS 11.9%
- #56 DRONE PERSPECTIVE
67% matchVery Positive90% of 100 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 17.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Military 14.5%, Tactical 12%, RTS 11.8%
- #57 Nuclear Option
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,179 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.
Why similar: Military 36.1%, Level Editor 33.7%, War 25%, Action 5.3%
- #58 Regiments
66% matchVery Positive88% of 2,949 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 26%, Tactical 16.9%, Military 16.8%, RTS 16.6%, War 14.2%
- #59 Special Tactics
69% matchVery Positive83% of 130 reviews2016
Dev: Beast Mode Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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 26.3%, Tactical 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Co-op 10.5%, RTS 9.3%
- #60 Operation: Harsh Doorstop
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 20,807 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 developers of the cancelled Project Reality 2 project.
Why similar: Military 32.9%, Tactical 20%, War 14.4%, Moddable 13.4%, Multiplayer 8.9%