Games Like Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare

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: FPS 19.3%, War 13.8%, Military 12.7%, Shooter 11.7%, RTS 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the exact blend of first-person combat and grand strategy map management found in the seed game.

A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.

Why similar: Open World 20.7%, War 18%, Strategy 17.3%, Sandbox 15.2%, RPG 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive evolution of the sandbox-conquest formula, offering deep army management and large-scale tactical battles.

In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!

Why similar: Open World 23.3%, Sandbox 16.4%, RPG 14.7%, Strategy 14.7%, Military 12%

Why You'll Like It: The classic foundation for the genre, focusing on building a mercenary company and conquering a persistent world map.

A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

Why similar: Open World 29.2%, Sandbox 27.8%, RTS 21.3%, RPG 17.6%, Simulation 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a brutal 'zero-to-hero' sandbox experience where you manage a squad and build your own faction in a hostile world.

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: Strategy 37.9%, Tactical 26.2%, RPG 16.7%, Military 12.2%, Action 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the mercenary management and tactical squad combat aspects of building a private army to liberate territory.

Foxhole is a massively multiplayer game where thousands of players shape the outcome of a persistent online war. Every individual soldier is a player that contributes to the war effort through logistics, base building, reconnaissance, combat, and more.

Why similar: Military 16%, Open World 14.2%, War 13.6%, Sandbox 13.6%, Shooter 13%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the feeling of a persistent, player-driven war effort where logistics and frontline combat determine territorial control.

Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.

Why similar: Shooter 15.1%, Military 14.8%, FPS 12.7%, Open World 9.6%, War 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers the large-scale military simulation and tactical depth required for realistic modern warfare scenarios.

Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!

Why similar: FPS 20.2%, Shooter 15.7%, War 14.1%, Military 12.7%, Sandbox 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A large-scale sandbox shooter that focuses on chaotic, AI-driven warfare without the complexity of multiplayer.

Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.

Why similar: Military 22.8%, War 22.3%, Strategy 20.1%, Tactical 17.5%, RPG 15%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep mercenary company management and strategic map movement that mirrors the core progression loop of the seed game.

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: FPS 21.1%, Military 14.8%, War 11.1%, Shooter 10.2%, Strategy 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly tactical, realistic military shooter experience that emphasizes squad coordination.

Bringing you to an exotic desert where you’ll recruit, train, and guide your troops into battle against rival cities and factions. Embark on an adventure that’s uniquely yours; Customizable characters, professions, and factions. The land is filled with a variety of hidden secrets.

Why similar: Open World 25.2%, War 19.3%, Strategy 16.6%, Sandbox 14.4%, RPG 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-RPG hybrid that features open-world exploration, faction management, and large-scale battles.

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: FPS 16.5%, Shooter 13.4%, Military 11.2%, Sandbox 11.2%, War 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a large-scale, singleplayer-focused FPS experience with a heavy emphasis on historical military campaigns.

Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.

Why similar: Open World 26.4%, Sandbox 24.5%, Strategy 20.6%, First-Person 12.7%, Action 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Allows for grand-scale empire building and fleet management within a sandbox universe, similar to the world domination goals of Freeman.

A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!

Why similar: FPS 19%, War 17.1%, Sandbox 16.7%, Shooter 15.4%, Strategy 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox war game that allows for large-scale singleplayer battles with a focus on first-person combat.

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: Strategy 27.8%, War 18.4%, Military 14%, RTS 13.8%, Tactical 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the granular tactical control and unit management that defines the combat encounters in the seed game.

Lead a Roman expeditionary force into the heart of Ancient Britain! Recruit, promote, and upgrade your legionaries while constructing a series of fortified marching camps. Use Roman tactics and strategies to conquer the entire island and become Warlord!

Why similar: Open World 31.6%, Strategy 25.3%, Sandbox 15.4%, First-Person 12.9%, Action 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world exploration with base-building and strategic conquest in a historical setting.

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: Strategy 20.3%, Military 17.5%, RTS 15.3%, War 14.6%, Sandbox 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers massive-scale strategic and tactical military depth for those who enjoy the command aspects of the seed game.

From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization. Take your time. Think ahead. Get the job done.

Why similar: FPS 21.4%, Military 17.5%, Tactical 15.5%, Shooter 14.3%, Realistic 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the tactical, realistic military shooter mechanics for players who enjoy the combat side of the seed game.

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: Strategy 17.2%, Military 13.5%, Shooter 10.4%, War 9.4%, FPS 9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends real-time strategy with the ability to take direct control of units in a first-person perspective.

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: FPS 20.9%, Shooter 15.9%, Open World 13.7%, Military 13.6%, Tactical 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: An extraction-based tactical shooter that emphasizes realistic military operations in an open-world environment.

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: FPS 26.7%, Shooter 18.2%, Military 14.3%, Tactical 8.9%, War 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the gritty, realistic tactical FPS combat that makes the ground-level gameplay of Freeman feel intense.

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: Military 17.9%, Shooter 17.3%, Open World 17.2%, Sandbox 16.2%, Tactical 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that captures the feeling of being a small part of a massive, persistent war effort.

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: FPS 15%, Shooter 14.4%, Military 14.4%, War 8.5%, Sandbox 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a modern, streamlined military simulation experience with a focus on tactical realism and shooter mechanics.

Rise of Liberty is a FPS single-player massive Revolutionary War battle simulator. Fire deafening cannons into the thick of the battle, stand in line formation and fire devastating volleys into the enemy. Gather your men for these monumental battles and defeat the enemy!

Why similar: FPS 17.5%, Shooter 14.2%, War 12.4%, Military 11.4%, Sandbox 11%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox shooter that focuses on large-scale historical battles with a singleplayer-first design.

Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.

Why similar: Military 21.4%, RTS 17%, Strategy 14.7%, War 13.2%, Tactical 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic real-time tactics game that focuses on modern military unit management and tactical decision-making.

Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.

Why similar: Strategy 25.5%, Sandbox 20.5%, War 17.9%, Action 10.5%, FPS 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the sandbox strategy and large-scale unit management aspects of military warfare.

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: Shooter 18.6%, War 18.5%, Strategy 18.2%, Military 17.3%, RTS 15.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly detailed tactical RTS experience with a focus on historical military realism.

Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them.

Why similar: FPS 21.3%, Strategy 17.9%, RTS 14.5%, Shooter 11.2%, War 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of real-time strategy and first-person shooter that allows you to command from the air or fight on the ground.

Homefront®: The Revolution is an open-world first person shooter where you must lead the Resistance movement in guerrilla warfare against a superior military force.

Why similar: FPS 25.7%, Open World 18.5%, Shooter 17.9%, War 10.5%, Action 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world shooter that features guerrilla warfare tactics against an occupying force.

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: FPS 17.4%, Military 14.3%, Shooter 13.3%, Tactical 9.8%, Sandbox 9%

Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story-driven RTS that brings to life some of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Each mission showcases the era’s most devastating weaponry — sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery, and mobile infantry. BoE delivers the full WWI experience.

Why similar: Strategy 23.8%, War 22%, RTS 13.6%, FPS 7.9%, Action 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep historical strategy and tactical unit control for those interested in the wargaming aspects of the seed.

Experience close-quarters battles in iconic WWII settings. Defend the line, storm the beach, torch the enemy, or use a radio to call in fire support. Day of Infamy is a teamwork-oriented shooter that will keep you on your toes and coming back for more with its diverse game modes and authentic arsenal.

Why similar: FPS 24.9%, Shooter 14.5%, War 14.3%, Military 12%, Tactical 6.8%

Hurtworld is a hardcore multiplayer survival FPS with a focus on competitive gunplay and strategic map control. Built for hardcore gamers, Hurtworld aims to punish.

Why similar: FPS 39.3%, Open World 25.4%, Sandbox 11.9%, Shooter 8.5%, First-Person 4.8%

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: Shooter 18.6%, FPS 18.2%, War 12.2%, Tactical 10.8%, Strategy 9.2%

Become a Gunsmith and unveil the great pleasure of working in your own workshop! Repair, restore and personalize guns to make unique pieces that every firearm lover will appreciate.

Why similar: FPS 16.8%, Shooter 16.3%, Military 15.4%, First-Person 7.9%, Realistic 7.3%

Action. Chaos. Power. Anarchy: Wolf Laws is a dynamic first-person shooter with elements of RPG, survival, and strategic management. Capture territories, upgrade your production, and run your business in a world of total lawlessness.

Why similar: FPS 25.5%, Shooter 22.4%, Open World 18.9%, Realistic 10.5%, First-Person 10%

Dive into a sandbox full of action and customization! Choose from different game modes like deathmatch, conquest, king of the hill, zombie survival and many more. Create your own scenarios and content in the easy to use in-game editors or use one of the 50k+ workshop items from other players...

Why similar: Sandbox 20.5%, FPS 14.6%, Shooter 13.4%, War 13.2%, Strategy 12.9%

Open world single-player FPS. Command your squad in battle across jungles, hills and villages of Vietnam. Fight as U.S or Vietcong. Vast arsenal of weapons and 50+ vehicles

Why similar: FPS 24.3%, Open World 18%, Shooter 17.7%, War 12.3%, Military 11.8%

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: Strategy 19.8%, Military 19.4%, Sandbox 11%, RTS 10.5%, War 10.4%

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

Why similar: FPS 14.1%, Shooter 12.2%, Military 10.5%, War 10.3%, Open World 9.6%

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 49.8%, Shooter 11.4%, Tactical 7.8%, Military 7.7%, Realistic 5.6%

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: FPS 18.7%, Shooter 12.5%, Military 10.2%, Strategy 9.9%, War 9.2%

Hand Simulator Shooter — a true contender for the shooter throne, inspired by iconic games of the genre. Take control of your hands to survive and dominate in physically realistic shootouts. Experience unique gameplay where every move matters, and become the master of the new king of shooters.

Why similar: Shooter 23.6%, FPS 22.4%, Action 13.1%, Military 11.5%, War 9.9%

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 20.8%, Military 16.3%, Shooter 14.9%, War 9.9%, Tactical 8.9%

ARMA: Gold is pack of ARMA: Armed Assault and an expansion pack ARMA: Queen's Gambit. ARMA is a first person tactical military shooter with large elements of realism and simulation. This game features a blend of large-scale military conflict spread over large areas alongside the more closed quarters battle.

Why similar: Military 18.6%, FPS 16.6%, Strategy 12.5%, Open World 8.1%, Tactical 8%

Experience the frontier as a chief of a Native American tribe and resist the onset of the settlers. Explore the vast world full of hostile humans and animals while defining your narrative through the decisions you make.

Why similar: Open World 30.1%, RPG 14.9%, FPS 14.4%, Sandbox 12.4%, First-Person 7.4%

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

Why similar: FPS 37.2%, Shooter 28.1%, War 10.6%, First-Person 8.8%, Action 7.7%

Procedurally-generated gang warfare meets turn-based strategy and FPS action to deliver an immersive, brutal, endlessly-replayable strategic-shooter - generate your city, customise your gangs, and fight in first person on bloody urban battlefields.

Why similar: FPS 29.4%, Shooter 22.9%, Tactical 11.5%, First-Person 9.7%, Strategy 9.2%

Black Squad is a free-to-play military first-person-shooter. Players can master their skills and show off their strategies with a wide range of game maps, modes, and weapons to choose from. Join thousands of FPS players worldwide in one of the most played games on Steam!

Why similar: FPS 31.3%, Shooter 24.2%, Military 9.6%, War 6.6%, Action 6%

Lead a samurai invasion into the mysterious island of Awaji! Recruit, promote, and upgrade your warriors while navigating the ancient world of feudal Japan. Use samurai weapons and strategies to conquer the entire island and become Warlord!

Why similar: Open World 23.1%, Sandbox 20.9%, Strategy 19.8%, War 12.7%, Action 10.8%

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: FPS 25.8%, Shooter 19.7%, Military 15.8%, Tactical 12.2%, Realistic 8.8%

Enter the fray in an intense, fast paced first person shooter experience. Kill using firearms, explosives, drones, and air support. Dominate maps in deathmatch, team, and PVE. Win with tactics - or sheer brutality. Remember: Hundred kills. One arena. Zero rules. May the best player win!

Why similar: FPS 21.1%, Shooter 18.5%, Military 13.7%, War 12.7%, Tactical 8.9%

Field of Honor is a single-player game that combines elements of first-person shooter and strategy, set in the Napoleonic Wars, American Revolutionary War and American Civil War. You can take command of massive battles or engage as a single soldier to defeat the enemy in various game modes.

Why similar: FPS 21.9%, Shooter 20.9%, Sandbox 17.1%, War 10%, Military 9.8%

Experience hyper-realistic visuals and fluid controls from an unprecedented Bodycam perspective. The world's first shooter with truly playable 3DGS environments. Every pulse-pounding firefight and precise tactical move is captured by your chest-mounted camera for unmatched battlefield immersion.

Why similar: FPS 21.5%, Shooter 17.9%, Military 13.9%, War 11.4%, Tactical 10.8%

Take charge of a SWAT unit as an elite operator. Command a specialized AI squad or team up in co-op to seize suspects, rescue civilians, and restore order. Study the briefing, kit out your team, and execute your plan with disciplined precision.

Why similar: FPS 24.5%, Shooter 20.6%, Military 15.1%, Tactical 11.4%, First-Person 8.3%

You have to become a soldier of troop rapid reaction forces, which are the elite special forces. You can send to perform combat operations anywhere in the world. Using different types of weapons, equipment, you can accomplish combat missions, and lead your team to victory over the enemy.

Why similar: FPS 32.3%, Action 23.1%, Shooter 21.9%, Violent 9%, Indie 7.2%

Destroy, smash and blast your way to victory! Use advanced weapons and vehicles to dominate the battlefield.

Why similar: Shooter 34.7%, FPS 25.6%, War 13.5%, Action 7.2%, Open World 7.2%

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: Strategy 28.6%, War 16.8%, Military 14.5%, Tactical 12.3%, RTS 11.8%