Games Like Insurgency: Sandstorm

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 45%, Military 10.9%, Realistic 10.4%, Tactical 9.1%, Shooter 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: The original delivers the same lean, lethal objective-based infantry combat and teamwork-first multiplayer formula in a slightly rougher but still excellent form.

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 23.8%, FPS 17.3%, Realistic 12.4%, Tactical 10.1%, Shooter 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its large-scale modern battles, proximity voice chat, limited HUD, and squad-based coordination make it an ideal choice for players wanting Sandstorm's teamwork expanded in scale.

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: FPS 23.9%, Tactical 19.6%, Realistic 17.6%, Shooter 11.6%, Multiplayer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is a similarly grounded tactical FPS where careful room clearing, weapon discipline, and coordinated communication matter far more than reflexive run-and-gun play.

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 22.7%, FPS 17.9%, Tactical 16.8%, Realistic 15.6%, Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: GROUND BRANCH emphasizes realistic ballistics, extensive weapon configuration, deliberate movement, and tactical planning in close-quarters engagements.

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 18.9%, Tactical 16.5%, Military 15.6%, Realistic 12.6%, Shooter 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Zero Hour offers slow, high-stakes CQB with tactical gadgets, breaching, and lethal firefights that reward methodical team play.

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 20.4%, FPS 17%, Realistic 11.9%, Tactical 11.8%, War 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its modern military setting, procedurally tense urban combat, and co-op focus capture Sandstorm's oppressive close-quarters intensity.

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 22.7%, Military 17%, Realistic 11.2%, War 10.8%, Shooter 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: From Insurgency's developers, this World War II counterpart preserves the same fast lethality, suppression, objectives, and minimal-handholding design.

EXFIL delivers raw tactical FPS intensity with no distractions. No loot grinding, no gimmicks, just pure realism. EXFIL tests your strategy, comms, and teamwork in high-stakes tactical engagements. Will your squad rise to the challenge?

Why similar: Military 20.7%, FPS 17.2%, Tactical 12.2%, Realistic 11.6%, Shooter 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: EXFIL is a hardcore team-based tactical shooter built around limited information, realistic firefights, and coordinated attacks on 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 24.2%, FPS 19.8%, Realistic 13.6%, Tactical 11%, Shooter 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This free, mod-friendly military FPS supports large-scale combined-arms battles and rewards organized squads, radio communication, and realistic tactics.

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: Military 21.6%, FPS 21.3%, Realistic 11.2%, War 11%, Tactical 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its brutally fast kills, class-based objectives, distinctive weapons, and chaotic but tactical infantry combat make it a superb historical alternative.

Play for free in operator-based extraction and full-scale combined arms warfare. Become elite Operators, customize an ever-expanding arsenal of weapons, and deploy into thrill-packed missions across multiple modes.

Why similar: FPS 24.1%, Military 17.2%, Shooter 12.5%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Tactical 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Delta Force provides accessible modern military combat across objective modes and extraction operations, with squads, loadouts, and large maps adding more scale than Sandstorm.

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 26.1%, FPS 17.4%, Realistic 13%, Shooter 11.3%, Tactical 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Arma Reforger trades Sandstorm's tight maps for a deeper military sandbox where communication, authentic equipment, and coordinated operations are central.

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 22.2%, FPS 20.4%, Realistic 11.7%, War 8.8%, Multiplayer 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Although set in World War II, its large teams, communication systems, unforgiving gunplay, and objective-driven battles strongly suit tactical-shooter fans.

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 18.3%, Military 17%, Realistic 12.7%, Shooter 11.2%, War 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Hell Let Loose combines lethal infantry combat, role-based squads, supply systems, and commanding objectives in a broader but similarly teamwork-dependent war experience.

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 22%, Military 18.6%, Realistic 14.8%, Tactical 14.2%, Shooter 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Bodycam's photoreal presentation and extremely lethal firefights create an intense, tense multiplayer atmosphere for players who value immersion over arcade spectacle.

Contain is a Tactical Co-Op FPS game. Form your squad of four players to fight against the anomalies. Try to "Contain" them where the line between ordinary and extraordinary is blurred.

Why similar: FPS 23.1%, Military 18.7%, Shooter 12.2%, Realistic 11.5%, Tactical 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Contain brings realistic weapons, tactical co-op, and tense room-to-room encounters to a PvE setting with a strong emphasis on squad coordination.

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 19.2%, FPS 19%, Realistic 12.6%, Tactical 12.5%, Shooter 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Gray Zone Warfare expands grounded modern gunfights into an open-world extraction format with tactical co-op, detailed weapons, and high-risk engagements.

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 24.1%, FPS 13.3%, Realistic 10.8%, Shooter 10.6%, Tactical 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Arma 3 is a much broader and more simulation-heavy military sandbox, but its authentic weapons, co-op operations, and tactical community scenarios are excellent fits.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is an elite, tactical team-based shooter where superior planning and execution triumph.

Why similar: FPS 21.9%, Tactical 13.5%, Military 12.4%, Shooter 11.6%, Online Co-Op 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Siege offers highly tactical close-quarters multiplayer built around breaching, information gathering, destructible environments, and decisive split-second engagements.

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 19.9%, Military 19%, Realistic 13.9%, Tactical 12.2%, Shooter 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op extraction shooter focuses on realistic firearms, deliberate mission planning, and PvE firefights in a contemporary military setting.

Escape from Tarkov is the original extraction FPS where every raid is a gamble with death. Prep your raid, bleed, endure and fight through ruthless PMC players and Scavs, gain tactical advantage and cling to your loot — only extraction decides if you live or lose it all.

Why similar: Military 18.2%, FPS 16.3%, Realistic 11%, Tactical 10.9%, Shooter 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its realistic weapon systems, sound-driven tension, harsh consequences, and careful tactical movement appeal to players who enjoy Sandstorm's unforgiving combat.

Contains full Rising Storm content as well!

Why similar: FPS 22.8%, Realistic 19.2%, Military 12.6%, Tactical 9.6%, Multiplayer 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This hardcore historical FPS shares Sandstorm's emphasis on punishing weapon handling, limited information, focused objectives, and deadly infantry fights.

Lead your elite team of Ghosts in this tactical third-person shooter. Explore a massive open world, infiltrate and destroy the deadly Santa Blanca cartel, and save Bolivia and its people.

Why similar: Military 21.1%, Shooter 17.2%, Tactical 15.1%, FPS 13.3%, Multiplayer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Wildlands offers open-world four-player military co-op with synchronized assaults, reconnaissance, stealth, and customizable modern weaponry.

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 24.3%, Military 22.5%, Shooter 12.8%, Tactical 10.3%, War 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Despite its simple visuals, BattleBit delivers fast-lethality gunplay, destruction, proximity chat, class roles, and coordinated large-scale objective 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 21.5%, FPS 19.6%, War 11.4%, Shooter 10.3%, Realistic 9%

Why You'll Like It: This World War we shooter emphasizes brutal close combat, squad communication, suppression, and realistic large-scale attacks in the spirit of Squad and Sandstorm.

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: Military 24.4%, Realistic 15.2%, FPS 14.5%, War 9.1%, Tactical 9%

Why You'll Like It: Isonzo's objective pushes, limited resources, class roles, and punishing rifle combat make its World War we battles feel deliberate and tactical.

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: Military 15.2%, FPS 14.6%, Shooter 13.8%, Realistic 9.2%, Tactical 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Verdun captures trench warfare through lethal gunplay, squad roles, and attritional objective fighting that rewards disciplined positioning and teamwork.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a tactical third-person shooter set in a vast open world. You must survive, adapt, and fight a rogue spec ops faction, using stealth, strategy, and high-tech gear in solo or co-op.

Why similar: Military 25.3%, Shooter 14.5%, Tactical 10%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Realistic 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Breakpoint provides another co-op-friendly modern military sandbox with tactical approaches, loadout customization, and demanding enemy encounters.

Step into the explosive fury of war with Hell Let Loose: Vietnam. Play a decisive role in one of the most iconic conflicts in history with expansive 50v50 player battles, where teamwork, tactics and an arsenal of destructive weapons combine to shape the battlefield in your favour.

Why similar: FPS 20.2%, Military 18.8%, Realistic 11%, Shooter 10.9%, War 9.2%

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: FPS 20%, Realistic 16%, Tactical 15.4%, Shooter 13.7%, War 11.2%

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 20%, Military 16.4%, Realistic 13.6%, Shooter 11.9%, War 11%

Why You'll Like It: Tannenberg offers a more mobile World War we front with large objective sectors, authentic weapons, and unforgiving team-based infantry engagements.

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 19.9%, FPS 17.9%, Realistic 11.8%, Shooter 10.8%, Tactical 9.1%

Hired Ops is a session-based online shooter dedicated to fierce conflicts between rival mercenary groups battling on a global scale.

Why similar: FPS 43.7%, Shooter 14.4%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Military 12.2%, Action 3.7%

GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.

Why similar: FPS 25%, Shooter 13.2%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Tactical 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.8%

Black One Blood Brothers is a tactical military shooter game where strategy and coordination are key. Command a squad of top operators, with unique skills, through high-risk missions around the globe. Customize your crew, plan your missions, and adjust on the fly for a vast replayability.

Why similar: Military 25.5%, FPS 19.9%, Tactical 14.5%, Realistic 11.5%, Shooter 10.2%

MORDHAU is a multiplayer medieval slasher. Create your mercenary and fight in brutal battles where you will experience fast paced combat, castle sieges, cavalry charges, and more.

Why similar: Multiplayer 20.3%, FPS 18.9%, Gore 16.1%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Realistic 13.6%

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 27.3%, Shooter 21.7%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, War 14.4%, Multiplayer 13.4%

GERONIMO is an immersive, tactical CQB shooter built for Virtual Reality that depicts a modern-day world in which Tier 1 operators are called to implement unconventional operations as members of elite teams. Breaching, in-depth character and weapon customization and more! "Who Dares, Wins"

Why similar: FPS 20.8%, Military 19.8%, Tactical 12.6%, Shooter 11.7%, Online Co-Op 9.2%

UPDATE 28 AVAILABLE - Interstellar Marines is an immersive tactical sci-fi First Person Simulator in the making, offering a unique blend of tactical gameplay, dynamic environments and non-scripted AI. Play Singleplayer or Co-op/PvP on servers around the world.

Why similar: FPS 30.8%, Tactical 19.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Co-op 9.4%

Embrace unrivaled destruction in Battlefield 4™. Revel in the glorious chaos of all-out war packed with rewarding, tactical challenges in an interactive environment.

Why similar: FPS 23.6%, Military 22.8%, Shooter 11.8%, Multiplayer 11.3%, War 10.6%

Zero Caliber is the ultimate VR FPS: single player/Co-op campaign, PvP and mod support with 40+ realistic firearms & melee weapons, 100+ unlockable skins, 50+ attachments, realistic physics, progression & more! Immerse yourself in the action, customize your gear and unleash your inner hero!

Why similar: Military 23.5%, FPS 18.5%, Shooter 10%, War 7.7%, Realistic 7.3%

An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!

Why similar: FPS 31.9%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Realistic 13.2%, Shooter 11.8%, Online Co-Op 6.8%

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 22.4%, FPS 18.2%, Realistic 12%, Shooter 9.1%, Tactical 8.9%

SGW Contracts 2 is a modern warfare shooter set in the Middle East. Play as Raven, Contract Sniper Assassin, as you take out a series of targets across a dramatic single-player campaign. With extreme-range shots exceeding 1000m, gear up for the most challenging entry to the series yet.

Why similar: FPS 22%, Military 16.9%, Realistic 11.6%, Shooter 11.3%, Tactical 10.8%

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: FPS 32.3%, Military 22.6%, Shooter 12.8%, War 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.3%

Become the ultimate assassin in the most realistic modern warfare sniping game available. Engage in an immersive single-player campaign across large, open-ended maps. Tactical thinking, stealth approach and precision in execution of long shots required.

Why similar: FPS 21%, Military 18.9%, Shooter 12.4%, Realistic 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.9%

WARDOGS is a TACTICAL ALL OUT WARFARE FPS where one hundred players split across three teams fight over the control zone. Set in the derelict industrial mountains of Eastern Europe on a destructible battlefield where teamwork pays and cash is king.

Why similar: Military 22.9%, FPS 20.6%, Tactical 13.5%, Realistic 13%, Shooter 10.9%

POLYGON is a tactical multiplayer team 1st person shooter. Using various weapons, you will battle with up to 32 players on large-scale maps. Properly managing your arsenal and skills, you will lead your team to victory!

Why similar: Military 22.8%, FPS 21.5%, Shooter 14%, Tactical 13%, War 12.3%

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: Military 19.3%, FPS 18.1%, Tactical 11.3%, Realistic 10.7%, Shooter 9.9%

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 21.2%, Military 20.3%, Tactical 12.8%, Shooter 11.9%, Realistic 11.7%

From the creators of Black Mesa: Welcome to Rogue Point! A 4-player co-op shooter where teamwork is everything. Join forces on intense missions with evolving objectives and powerful upgrades. Plan, Adapt, and Overcome. Your squad’s survival depends on it.

Why similar: FPS 22.5%, Shooter 11.5%, Realistic 11.4%, Tactical 9.3%, Co-op 9.2%

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: Military 20.7%, FPS 15.9%, War 14.9%, Realistic 13.3%, Multiplayer 9%

In the anarchic world of Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare, only the mightiest warlord rules. Start with a pistol and a few militias, you will set yourself on a wild and ambitious journey towards world domination. Enjoy the immersive combination of intense FPS and sandbox strategy.

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

Experience a visceral Campaign or assemble your team in the ultimate online playground with multiple Special Ops challenges and a mix of Multiplayer maps and modes.

Why similar: FPS 21.9%, Military 21.6%, Shooter 11.2%, Tactical 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.4%

Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".

Why similar: Military 32.3%, Tactical 22.5%, War 12.8%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Co-op 8.2%