Games Like Full Spectrum Warrior

Sequel to the critically acclaimed, squad-based/real-time tactical combat game, Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers delivers the most authentic and realistic infantry combat experience ever. As Squad Leader, coordinate the actions of multiple infantry squads, leading them through over 12 levels of intense action.

Why similar: Strategy 37.5%, Military 27.3%, Action 18.6%, Tactical 16.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel to the seed game, offering more of the same squad-based tactical combat and fire-and-maneuver gameplay.

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: Military 35.4%, Tactical 26.9%, Action 22.6%, Strategy 13.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core focus on authentic WWII fire-and-maneuver tactics and squad-based command systems.

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: Military 34.5%, Tactical 33.5%, Action 18.2%, Strategy 12%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title continues the series' commitment to tactical squad control and realistic cover-based combat.

Eastern Europe, 2008. War has broken out on the borders of Russia and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. That's when the call goes out for the Ghosts—an elite handful of specially trained Green Berets, armed with the latest technology and trained to use the deadliest weapons.

Why similar: Tactical 43.3%, Military 25.7%, Strategy 14.2%, Action 11.4%, Simulation 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive classic for squad-based tactical military shooters where positioning and planning are vital.

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: Tactical 40.1%, Strategy 34.5%, Action 24.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical shooter that allows for deep control over a squad in various WWII mission scenarios.

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 52.7%, Strategy 31.9%, Action 9.7%, Simulation 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it offers the most satisfying tactical squad planning and execution mechanics similar to the methodical pace of the seed game.

Become an elite SWAT commander and bring order to a city overwhelmed by chaos and corruption.

Why similar: Tactical 82.1%, Action 14.8%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: A modern standard for high-stakes tactical squad control, focusing on realistic room clearing and team coordination.

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 37.1%, Strategy 32.6%, Military 18.1%, Action 7.8%, Simulation 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the tactical planning and execution of squad-based room clearing in a modern military setting.

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 35.9%, Strategy 33.5%, Tactical 17.1%, Action 10%, Simulation 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: This hybrid game allows you to switch between an RTS view and direct third-person control of your soldiers, mirroring the seed game's perspective.

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 37.5%, Tactical 27.3%, Strategy 17.3%, Action 11.2%, Simulation 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A modern tactical simulation that emphasizes squad management and realistic military operations.

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 38.4%, Military 26.5%, Tactical 20.9%, Action 8.9%, Simulation 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep tactical RTS experience where individual squad control and environmental interaction are paramount.

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 49%, Tactical 26.4%, Action 11%, Strategy 11%, Simulation 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused title that demands high levels of communication and tactical squad-based play.

Take charge of the most feared special operations forces in the world: the elite British SAS or the US Delta Force squads. You're the best trained, best equipped and best organised. The area that has been assigned to you is yours for the taking. Seek, locate and destroy enemy targets and personnel.

Why similar: Tactical 34.8%, Military 28.7%, Action 21.5%, Strategy 13.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic squad-based tactical shooter that allows players to switch between team members to execute missions.

Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.

Why similar: Strategy 71.2%, Action 20.4%, Simulation 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that allows for granular control over individual soldiers during intense WWII battles.

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: Military 45.8%, Tactical 22%, Action 13.8%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for large-scale military simulation where squad tactics and coordination are essential for success.

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: Strategy 43.4%, Tactical 30.2%, Military 25.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern wargame that focuses on tactical unit management and real-time military strategy.

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 43.2%, Tactical 41.1%, Action 6.2%, Strategy 5%, Simulation 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic tactical shooter that focuses on authentic weapon handling and methodical squad-based movement.

Engage the enemy across vast outdoor environments and expansive indoor environments as you take control of the US Army's elite anti-terrorist unit. Delta Force Land Warrior™ introduces new weapons and characters for both single player and intense online multiplayer via NovaWorld.

Why similar: Action 94.8%, Singleplayer 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical military shooter that focuses on squad-based mission completion.

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 41.5%, Military 31%, Strategy 12.5%, Action 10.9%, Simulation 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical squad-based shooter that emphasizes close-quarters combat and careful planning.

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 38.9%, Tactical 38.3%, Military 16.3%, Action 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical squad management and turn-based combat that rewards careful planning and positioning.

Command a special task force composed of different kinds of units, including tanks, APCs, field guns, mortars, various infantry regiments and will also have an opportunity to call for artillery and air support.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed tactical military simulation that focuses on historical accuracy and unit command.

America’s Army: Proving Grounds is the official game of the U.S. Army and part of the highly acclaimed America’s Army game series. This free military game focuses on small unit tactical maneuvers and puts you to the test in a wide variety of new America’s Army maps and AA fan favorites.

Why similar: Military 44.8%, Tactical 26.8%, Action 15.2%, Strategy 9.8%, Simulation 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A military-focused tactical shooter that emphasizes realistic training and team-based objectives.

Fight Today's War: Elite Special Forces in a gritty combat campaign using the surgical tactics of Tier 1 Operators combined with the sledgehammer force of Army Rangers.

Why similar: Military 68.8%, Action 27.9%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features military-focused combat with tactical elements that mirror the intensity of modern infantry operations.

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: Tactical 37.5%, Military 35.1%, Action 13%, Strategy 12%, Simulation 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that rewards slow, deliberate movement and team-based communication over run-and-gun play.

Joint Task Force is the real-time strategy (RTS) game where you command the frontline forces in tomorrow's most hazardous conflicts. Lead twenty dramatic missions in explosive war-zones including the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Balkans.

Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Military 29.4%, Action 20.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that emphasizes unit control and military-style mission objectives.

Building on 10 years of constant engine development, ARMA II boasts the most realistic combat environment in the world. It models real world ballistics & round deflection, materials penetration, features a realtime day/night cycle and dynamic wind, weather and environmental effects.

Why similar: Military 41%, Tactical 25%, Strategy 14.9%, Action 11.7%, Simulation 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational military simulation that requires tactical thinking and squad coordination to survive.

War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.

Why similar: Military 35.5%, Tactical 24.9%, Strategy 22.3%, Action 10.7%, Simulation 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic military simulation that focuses on high-level command and tactical decision-making.

Direct Contact delivers an authentic and immersive first-person, Co-Op tactical experience, built for those who demand realism, strategy, and precision. Operate as Special Forces, utilizing a vast arsenal of real-world weapons and equipment. Engage in dynamic combat.

Why similar: Military 44.1%, Tactical 29.7%, Action 18.4%, Simulation 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic tactical simulation that focuses on authentic military engagement and squad movement.

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 39.3%, Military 27.5%, Tactical 24.7%, Action 5.9%, Simulation 2.1%

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 40.9%, Strategy 19.9%, Tactical 18.6%, Action 12.9%, Simulation 6.9%

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: Strategy 45.8%, Military 24.6%, Tactical 22%, Action 4.8%, Simulation 2%

As the US army's elite special operations soldiers you are the most potent 'smart weapon' known to man. You are the 'tip of the spear' for covert operations around the world — you are the first line of attack. Nothing stands in your way.

Why similar: Action 100%

In Ghost Recon Future Soldier join an elite team of highly trained, cut-throat special-ops soldiers. Armed to the teeth with unrivalled combat technology, Ghost Recon takes you to the globe’s most deadly warzones to hunt down the highest value targets.

Why similar: Tactical 41.7%, Action 30.3%, Military 22.4%, Strategy 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%

As a member of Delta Force — The Army's Elite, top secret special forces unit — the word 'impossible' is not in your vocabulary. In Delta Force, you will conduct missions swiftly and silently, in every possible terrain, under every imaginable condition and through unconventional means.

Why similar: Military 62.2%, Action 37.8%

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: Strategy 36.9%, Military 30%, Tactical 21.5%, Action 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%

The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...

Why similar: Strategy 53.1%, Military 21.1%, Action 12.6%, Tactical 12%, Singleplayer 1.1%

You're a member of the U.S. Army's best kept secret: the elite SPECIAL OPERATIONS unit known as Delta Force, formed to BATTLE TERRORISM throughout the world. When the best of the rest can't handle the op, YOU are called into action. Can you handle THE JOB? Features FREE NovaWorld™: online gaming supporting up to 50 players.

Why similar: Action 37.1%, Military 33.6%, Tactical 27.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%

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: Military 32.2%, Tactical 28.1%, Action 28%, Strategy 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Raven Shield:Command an elite multinational squad of special operatives against hidden terrorist forces. In Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, the third installment to the wildly popular Rainbow Six series, Team Rainbow faces the hidden global forces of a new and secretive foe.

Why similar: Tactical 55.4%, Action 14.9%, Strategy 13.4%, Military 11.4%, Simulation 4.1%

Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region. Coalition forces led by the US Army are deployed to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.

Why similar: Military 40%, Tactical 23.6%, Strategy 16.8%, Action 11.3%, Simulation 7.7%

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: Military 36.5%, Tactical 27.7%, Action 22.5%, Strategy 7.5%, Simulation 3.6%

Live the thrilling career of an army commander and lead your army to victory in a massive online World War III! Take control of the U.S.-led Joint Strike Force, the European Enforcers Corps, or the Russian Spetsnaz Guards Brigade in a persistent ongoing World War.

Why similar: Strategy 55.5%, Tactical 29.3%, Military 14%, Singleplayer 1.2%

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: Military 55.2%, Strategy 42%, Singleplayer 2.7%

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 51.8%, Tactical 34.4%, Action 12.1%, Simulation 1.7%

Enemies lurk in locations around the globe, waiting for the right opportunity to strike. As part of Delta Force, the U.S. Army's most secretive and highly trained unit, you have the skills and the firepower to hunt them down and take them out.

Why similar: Action 100%

East Africa, 2009. A 60-year conflict boils over as Ethiopia invades its smaller neighbor Eritrea, threatening the world's most vital shipping lanes in the Red Sea. An elite team of U.S. Army Green Berets, known as the Ghosts, moves in to safeguard the seas and free Eritrea.

Why similar: Action 60.8%, Tactical 39.2%

Ghost Recon takes the next step in battlefield realism with Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon™: Island Thunder™. Cuba, 2009: Castro is dead, and the first free Cuban elections in decades are thrown into turmoil by a drug-funded warlord. The Ghosts, an elite team of U.S.

Why similar: Tactical 38.3%, Action 35.3%, Military 26.4%

Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...

Why similar: Strategy 51.2%, Military 31.9%, Tactical 9.5%, Action 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Tomorrow's War Is NOW Ripped from today's headlines, Act of War: Direct Action™ is a frightening tale of suspense, international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict. This real-time strategy experience puts you squarely in control of counterterrorist forces and delivers a first look at tomorrow's war.

Why similar: Military 47.4%, Strategy 38.3%, Action 13.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%

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

Why similar: Military 61.8%, Action 34.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%

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 52.9%, Tactical 39.3%, Simulation 5.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Men of War: Vietnam brings the acclaimed real-time tactics series into a new theater of war – the jungles of Southeast Asia, 1968. Experience the chaos of the Vietnam War through two story-driven campaigns that reveal both sides of the conflict.

Why similar: Strategy 48.8%, Tactical 24.1%, Military 18.8%, Action 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Powered by today's gaming technology, Delta Force®: Xtreme™ brings the classic Delta Force game back to life to face the enemy once more. As a member of the elite Delta Force, prepare yourself to take on over 60 levels of frantic single and multiplayer FPS action, including graphically enhanced missions from the original game, new maps,...

Why similar: Action 100%

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 45.1%, Tactical 19.3%, Strategy 18.2%, Action 11.1%, Simulation 5.6%

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 48.4%, Strategy 25.1%, Tactical 22.2%, Simulation 4.4%

Command a Soviet penal battalion in this standalone real-time tactics game from the Men of War series. Based on true events, Condemned Heroes delivers brutal, story-driven missions across the Eastern Front – where every order, bullet, and life matters.

Why similar: Strategy 70.4%, Action 29.6%

Codename: Panzers is an incredible real-time strategy thrill ride. Nerves of steel are required when you're a tank driver. One direct hit and you're done for, but you must throw yourself into the battle, because without your support, many will die. You are the tank commander - make the hard decisions that win wars!

Why similar: Strategy 83.7%, Simulation 13.3%, Singleplayer 3%