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Graphics! Guns! Glory! Get ready to drop into a devastatingly real depiction of the battlefield as you and your team take on a relentless foe. It Takes a War presents a new vision for the team-based tactical shooter genre.

Reviews: Very Positive — 91% — of 1,041 reviews
Released: 2025-11-06
Developer: Thomas Mackinnon
Publisher: Pantaloon
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 48 min
Mean playtime: 1.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 27%

Overview

It Takes a War stands out by blending intense, tactical team-based combat with a deeply atmospheric and narrative-driven experience. These recommendations prioritize games that balance realistic military mechanics with strong storytelling, surreal environments, or high-stakes emotional weight to match the unique identity of the seed game.

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    TAKEDOWN is a thinking-person’s shooter; brutal, hardcore and deadly - like the real thing. Not for the faint hearted, Takedown requires you to bring your 'A' game - FPS fans looking for an ultra hardcore experience only need apply!

    Why similar: FPS 55%, Shooter 13%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Action 10.5%, First-Person 5.6%

  50. #50 Beyond The Wire
    68% matchMixed63% of 7,540 reviews2022
    Dev: Redstone InteractivePub: Offworld
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    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: FPS 25%, War 18.9%, Shooter 13%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Gore 8.6%

  51. #51 Zero Caliber VR
    66% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,938 reviews2023
    Dev: XREAL Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    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: FPS 22.8%, PvE 13.7%, War 12.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Violent 11.7%

  52. #52 Walkover
    70% matchMixed64% of 138 reviews2015
    Dev: Millenium Project Enterprises
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 42.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    It is WAR!Team up with your comrades to stand against the pesky aliens.

    Why similar: Gore 58.9%, Action 27.2%, Indie 13.9%

  53. #53 Gray Zone Warfare
    64% 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: FPS 31.9%, PvE 20%, Shooter 16.1%, War 15.9%, Realistic 10.3%

  54. #54 Chernobyl Trap
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 118 reviews2022
    Dev: ZERO5GAMES
    Windows · Linux

    You are survived pilot of fallen helicopter. Your mission is simple: go to evacuation point. But can you do it and not die?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.5%, Shooter 9.8%, PvE 7.2%, Gore 7.2%, Violent 7%

  55. #55 Joint War - [BETA]
    67% matchMixed52% of 297 reviews2022
    Dev: Eskrima GamesPub: Eskrima Games
    Windows

    Joint War is a team-based tactical F2P first-person shooter (FPS) set in the old-school era. Infiltration, hostage rescues, bomb planting/defusing and more. Are you up for an intense shooter?

    Why similar: Team-Based 38.9%, FPS 29.2%, Shooter 15.4%, First-Person 10%, Action 6.5%

  56. #56 Second Warfare
    69% matchMostly Negative28% of 104 reviews2015
    Dev: Kobra Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    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: Violent 30%, FPS 28.8%, Action 14.8%, Shooter 13%, Indie 7.3%

  57. #57 New Warfare
    65% matchMostly Positive74% of 90 reviews2024
    Dev: WaveRise Studios
    Windows

    New Warfare is a modern/sci-fi competitive stylised multiplayer first person shooter with multiple game modes. Use extremely fast arcade movements to annihilate your enemies !

    Why similar: FPS 31.4%, Team-Based 24.2%, Shooter 16.4%, First-Person 11.2%, Action 7%

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