Games Like Hell Let Loose: Vietnam

Join the ever expanding experience of Hell Let Loose - a hardcore World War Two first person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line and a unique resource based RTS-inspired meta-game.

Why similar: FPS 12.1%, Military 12%, War 11.7%, Massively Multiplayer 9.4%, Shooter 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct predecessor to the Vietnam iteration, offering the same core mechanics of large-scale tactical coordination and realistic infantry combat.

Red Orchestra Series' take on Vietnam: 64-player MP matches; 20+ maps; US Army & Marines, PAVN/NVA, NLF/VC; Australians and ARVN forces; 50+ weapons; 4 flyable helicopters; mines, traps and tunnels; Brutal. Authentic. Gritty. Character customization. And napalm in the morning.

Why similar: Cold War 13.9% ★, Massively Multiplayer 12.3%, Military 11.2%, FPS 10.4%, War 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive tactical shooter focused specifically on the Vietnam War, featuring asymmetric warfare and high-stakes team-based combat.

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: Military 15.4%, Massively Multiplayer 14.2%, FPS 13.3%, War 10.3%, Realistic 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the same engine and design philosophy as Hell Let Loose, it provides an incredibly immersive and realistic WWII combat experience.

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 19.8%, FPS 13.4%, Massively Multiplayer 12.5%, War 9.9%, Realistic 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title sets the standard for modern large-scale tactical shooters with its heavy emphasis on communication, logistics, and squad-level strategy.

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 20.4%, Military 18.2%, Shooter 10.8%, Realistic 10.7%, War 9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tight, tactical, and lethal infantry combat that rewards careful movement and team coordination.

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 22.4%, FPS 11.6%, War 11.4%, Shooter 10.6%, Realistic 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for military simulation, offering an unparalleled sandbox environment for large-scale tactical operations.

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 19.1%, FPS 15%, War 13.9%, Historical 11.2%, Realistic 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic tactical shooter that emphasizes urban combat and the importance of squad-based communication.

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 19.8%, FPS 12.5%, War 10.5%, Shooter 9.3%, Realistic 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Serves as a modern technical showcase for tactical combat, providing a streamlined but authentic military simulation experience.

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 16.5%, FPS 15.3%, Massively Multiplayer 12.9%, War 10.6%, Realistic 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical extraction gameplay with a massive, realistic open world that demands careful planning and teamwork.

Contains full Rising Storm content as well!

Why similar: FPS 17.7%, Realistic 13.7%, Historical 13.1%, War 12.9%, Military 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical shooter that pioneered the gritty, high-lethality gameplay found in modern historical shooters.

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 23.7%, FPS 17.5%, Realistic 14.1%, Tactical 11.9%, Shooter 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical customization and a focus on realistic gunplay that appeals to players who enjoy the methodical pace of military shooters.

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

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 14.7%, Military 10.2%, Shooter 9.9%, Historical 9.3%, FPS 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the brutal, trench-based tactical combat of WWI with a strong emphasis on historical accuracy.

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

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 16.2%, Military 16%, War 10%, Historical 9.1%, FPS 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique, high-fidelity look at mountain warfare during WWI with a focus on team-based objectives.

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 20.3%, FPS 15.5%, War 11%, Realistic 9.8%, Shooter 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A community-driven tactical shooter that captures the large-scale, combined-arms feel of modern military engagements.

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

Why similar: FPS 12.6%, War 12.3%, Historical 12.3%, Military 11%, Gore 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the WWI tactical formula with larger maps and a focus on maneuver warfare.

Set in the muddy trenches of WW1, Beyond The Wire is a 50v50 multiplayer FPS that immerses players in the desperate & brutal circumstances of the Great War. Featuring an arsenal of historic weapons, ten massive maps, ten playable factions, era-specific tanks, & a brutal melee combat system.

Why similar: Military 13.6%, War 12.1%, FPS 11.6%, Historical 10.7%, Massively Multiplayer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A large-scale tactical shooter that brings the chaotic and claustrophobic nature of WWI trench warfare to life.

War of Rights is a first person multiplayer game featuring massive 400 player battles with a focus on historical authenticity, teamplay and immersion. It is set during the perilous days of the American Civil War, in the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862.

Why similar: Historical 16.2%, War 15%, Military 12.6%, Massively Multiplayer 9.2%, FPS 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated historical simulation that emphasizes formation-based combat and team discipline during the American Civil War.

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

Why similar: FPS 18.7%, War 13.1%, Massively Multiplayer 11.6%, Shooter 10.1%, Vehicular Combat 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features large-scale squad-based combat where players command AI soldiers alongside other human players.

Bodycam is the first tactical multiplayer FPS with a true body-camera view in Unreal Engine 5. Close-quarters combats feel raw and loud. Every angle, callout, and bullet matters. Play Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Wingman on photoreal maps where teamplay, tactics, and clutch skill are key.

Why similar: FPS 19.2%, Military 17.8%, Realistic 12%, Shooter 10.3%, Tactical 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes ultra-realistic visuals to create an intense, high-stakes tactical shooter experience.

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 18.5%, War 15.7%, Military 14.8%, Realistic 8.4%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, team-oriented tactical shooter that captures the grit of WWII infantry combat.

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

Why similar: Military 15.9%, War 14.4%, Historical 14.3%, FPS 13.7%, Shooter 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A historical shooter that emphasizes large-scale line infantry coordination and team-based communication.

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 16.3%, War 15.2%, Historical 10.5%, Shooter 8.5%, Gore 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers large-scale WWII battles with a focus on vehicular combat and tactical infantry maneuvers.

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: FPS 18.1%, Military 16%, Shooter 13.7%, Tactical 11.4%, Realistic 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, team-based CQB shooter that requires precise communication and methodical room clearing.

World War 3 is a free-to-play tactical online multiplayer FPS where the world is your battleground. Outgun the enemy in thrilling, team-based skirmishes with a huge arsenal of weapons, vehicles, gadgets, and drones at your disposal.

Why similar: Military 17.1%, FPS 16.5%, War 13.5%, Shooter 9.2%, Realistic 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, large-scale tactical shooter that emphasizes team-based objectives and combined-arms warfare.

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

Why similar: FPS 23.8%, Realistic 16.1%, Tactical 14.2%, Shooter 13.2%, Violent 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: An intense tactical shooter that focuses on high-stakes police operations, emphasizing realism and team coordination.

Onward is the most immersive tactical VR shooter. Join your squad for a wide variety of competitive PvP, co-op PvE, and solo game modes, including intense multiplayer battles or 4-player co-op missions. Realistic weaponry and combat mechanics will push your survival and combat skills to their limit

Why similar: Military 17.8%, FPS 15%, War 11.8%, Shooter 10.4%, Realistic 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A VR-based tactical shooter that provides an unmatched level of immersion for military simulation enthusiasts.

Battle Cry of Freedom brings brutal real-time first and third-person combat set in the 19th Century America, presenting players with the opportunity to re-fight the American Civil War as either the Union or the Confederates.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 13.3%, Military 13%, Historical 11.9%, FPS 11.5%, Shooter 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on massive, historically accurate Civil War battles with a strong emphasis on team discipline.

Talvisota for Rising Storm 2 brings players from the steaming jungles of Vietnam to the frozen forests of Finland, during the Soviet-Finnish Winter War of the late 1930s.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 44.2%, Simulation 16.3%, Action 10.9%, FPS 7%, War 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical simulation that captures the unique environmental challenges and combat of the Winter War.

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

Why similar: FPS 16%, Historical 16%, War 14.3%, Shooter 10.4%, Realistic 8.9%

Land on the beaches of Gallipoli and fight intense 50-player objective-based battles on the Ottoman Fronts! Experience WW1 trench warfare and desert expeditions as one of 10 historic classes, armed with authentic weaponry. Gallipoli brings the most immersive WW1 FPS battles yet.

Why similar: Military 13.8%, Massively Multiplayer 13.1%, Historical 11.8%, FPS 10.5%, War 9.3%

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 23.3%, War 14.3%, Strategy 14.1%, FPS 9.3%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique hybrid that allows players to switch between real-time strategy and direct-control third-person shooter gameplay.

'83 is a 40v40 squad based, objective focused online tactical first person shooter set in a Cold-War-Gone-Hot scenario. It's designed with 'accessible realism' for the most enjoyable, but still hardcore experience that gets you to the action fast, without losing the lethality of war.

Why similar: Cold War 16.4% ★, Military 11.9%, FPS 10.6%, War 10.4%, Violent 6.6%

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 15.2%, Cold War 14.5% ★, Historical 14.3%, Military 12.2%, Vehicular Combat 11.3%

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: FPS 23.3%, Military 18.5%, Tactical 9.6%, Action 8%, War 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical shooter that emphasizes squad-based flanking maneuvers and historical accuracy.

It’s 1968 in Vietnam, the time to “Make War Not Love”. Side with the Viet Cong or U.S. Army in this intense, fast-paced FPS set in the Vietnam War — now with co-op zombie mode. Choose from 300+ weapons of destruction. Kill or be killed!

Why similar: Cold War 18.6% ★, FPS 16.3%, Military 12.4%, Historical 12.4%, War 10.3%

BattleBit Remastered is a low-poly, massive multiplayer FPS, supporting 254 players per server. Battle on a near-fully destructible map with various vehicles!

Why similar: FPS 17.2%, Military 16.9%, Massively Multiplayer 16.9%, War 12.9%, Shooter 10.4%

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: Massively Multiplayer 25.7%, Military 21.7%, War 16.5%, Shooter 8.2%, Tactical 7.3%

The ultimate all-out warfare experience. In a war of tanks, fighter jets, and massive combat arsenals, your squad is the deadliest weapon.

Why similar: Military 20.7%, FPS 20.1%, War 17.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Multiplayer 6.8%

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: War 14%, FPS 13.9%, Shooter 10.8%, Realistic 10.2%, Gore 8.3%

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 21.6%, FPS 21.1%, Realistic 13.5%, Shooter 12.4%, Tactical 9.4%

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: Cold War 19.6% ★, Military 18.7%, War 12.9%, Historical 10.6%, Massively Multiplayer 9.3%

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: FPS 20.6%, Military 13.3%, War 12.7%, Realistic 10%, Shooter 8.7%

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: Historical 20.8%, Military 19.3%, War 18.4%, Realistic 10%, Shooter 9.7%

Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles. Players are thrust into the action of every iconic moment of the era - from clashing swords, to storms of flaming arrows, to sprawling castle sieges and more.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 21.7%, Historical 13.9%, War 12.2%, Military 11.9%, FPS 9.4%

Rain hell on the enemy from 12,000 feet in an AC-130 Gunship. Project Gunship provides an authentic and historical simulation of combat in all gunship variants from Vietnam to present day.

Why similar: Military 22.1%, War 16.6%, Realistic 10.7%, Simulation 10.3%, Historical 10.1%

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: Massively Multiplayer 15.3%, FPS 12%, Military 10.8%, War 8.7%, Gore 7.4%

Lead a platoon of WWII tanks in this immersive TPP and FPP game. Engage in realistic, tactical combat across historic battlefields. Play through campaign or challenge yourself in skirmish mode as either German or US forces.

Why similar: Military 20.1%, Historical 17.2%, War 16.7%, Simulation 12.6%, Realistic 12.6%

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

Why similar: FPS 13.2%, Massively Multiplayer 11.7%, War 11.6%, Military 11.1%, Shooter 9%

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

Why similar: War 23%, FPS 16.2%, Action 11.8%, Shooter 11.5%, Violent 8.7%

World of Tanks is a tactical action game with very different gameplay depending on the vehicle type and role. Aside from regular PvP, there are competitive and clan-based modes, special PvE and PvPvE events, and much more. Whether you play to dominate or just enjoy the ride, you'll fit right in.

Why similar: Military 17.4%, War 15.1%, Vehicular Combat 11.5%, Shooter 9.6%, Realistic 9%

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: War 22.7%, FPS 17.1%, Historical 14%, Shooter 10.7%, Simulation 8.3%

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

Why similar: Military 15.3%, War 13.3%, Historical 12.5%, FPS 12.4%, Shooter 8.2%

Join the historic battle for Vukovar at the end of the 20th century through multiplayer combat. Play in teams choosing one of the five modes or outside the team in a free for all mode. Accomplish your goals using real weapons from the war while moving through an accurate simulation of the city map

Why similar: Military 17.7%, War 16%, FPS 15.7%, Historical 10.1%, Shooter 8.8%

Join the fight in War Dust VR, the ultimate FPS shooter with immersive VR gameplay. Dominate expansive battlefields with diverse vehicles, exciting mechanics, and strategic control points. Join your team and become a champion of this multiplayer war today!

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 15.4%, Military 15.4%, War 13.3%, FPS 13.1%, Shooter 9.1%

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

Why similar: FPS 22.7%, Shooter 14.9%, Massively Multiplayer 14.1%, Military 8.9%, Historical 7.3%

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 43.6%, Military 11.2%, Realistic 9.3%, Shooter 7.7%, Tactical 6.4%

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 21.9%, War 20.3%, Historical 15%, Military 12.8%, Cold War 12.4% ★

PunjiVR is an unforgiving tactical shooter set during the Vietnam War. It experiments with and takes full advantage of the VR medium, including unique features like: Physics-based movement (climbing, crawling, running), a unique inventory system, ballistics, physics-based gunplay, and so much more.

Why similar: Cold War 22.1% ★, Military 16.7%, FPS 14.8%, War 14%, Shooter 8.8%

Rotary-wing aviation and helicopter combat with a dynamic battlefield and the support of ground forces. Appreciated for MMO elements and an addictive gameplay loop. Use tactics and make strategic decisions or fly around and shoot in historically accurate maps.

Why similar: Military 22.3%, Massively Multiplayer 20.3%, War 15.8%, Realistic 9.4%, Simulation 7.5%