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Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.

Why similar: Military 17.8%, Strategy 11.9%, Top-Down 11.8%, Tactical 11.4%, Real Time Tactics 9%

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 20%, Tactical 16.4%, Top-Down 15.6%, Strategy 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.1%

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 30.8%, Strategy 21.7%, Top-Down 17.4%, Simulation 7%, Real Time Tactics 5.3%

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: Strategy 29.6%, Tactical 29.1%, Military 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Simulation 7.3%

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 31.3%, Tactical 21%, Strategy 15.3%, Simulation 10.6%, Level Editor 7.7%

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 38.5%, Tactical 33.5%, Gun Customization 10.3% ★, Simulation 6.9%, Strategy 4.7%

Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation.

Why similar: Military 20.4%, Tactical 15%, Strategy 13.6%, Time Manipulation 11.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 8.8%

Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.

Why similar: Tactical 27%, Strategy 25.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%

Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.

Why similar: Military 28.3%, Top-Down 18.6%, Strategy 17.7%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Simulation 12%

A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!

Why similar: Tactical 27.6%, Strategy 27%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Simulation 12.9%, Action 8.7%

A PVP tactical FPS about PLANNING & EXECUTION. Sound strategy and good teamwork are essential for victory because new PROCEDURALLY-GENERATED MAPS are delivered every week. You'll face a new tactical challenge every round.

Why similar: Tactical 35.4%, Strategy 28.4%, Simulation 15.8%, Character Customization 10.3%, Procedural Generation 10.2%

Dagger Directive is a tactical FPS that allows you to approach each mission in your own way. Select equipment, decide the time of day, then move methodically to complete your mission. Enjoy the modern mechanics and old school graphics as you fight across a variety of missions and environments.

Why similar: Military 39.8%, Tactical 22.2%, Simulation 16.1%, Gun Customization 12.9% ★, Action 9%

Arma Tactics is a turn-based close-combat strategy game, where you take control of a four-member Special Forces team. There are no given strategies, rails to move on, or paths to follow; it‘s up to you to decide how you will play through both the story-driven missions and generated missions with randomized objectives.

Why similar: Strategy 40.7%, Military 26.6%, Tactical 23%, Indie 6.4%, Action 2.8%

Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.

Why similar: Military 27.7%, Strategy 19.7%, Tactical 18.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Simulation 7.2%

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 32.4%, Strategy 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Tactical 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.3%

ST brings the most intense, tactical-action experience to Steam. Select your custom loadout, plan out strategies and accomplish your objectives. Addictive Survival mode and unrivaled multiplayer including Squads (1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, 2 vs 1)

Why similar: Tactical 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 14%, Strategy 12.6%, Top-Down 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%

Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.

Why similar: Tactical 27.2%, Strategy 25.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%

Thunder Tier One is a realistic top-down shooter where you join an elite special operations team tasked with stopping a dangerous terrorist organization wreaking havoc across the fictional Eastern European country of Salobia.

Why similar: Military 23.9%, Tactical 18.3%, Top-Down 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Real Time Tactics 9.5%

Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.

Why similar: Strategy 33.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Tactical 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Indie 7.1%

As an elite SWAT operator, think fast and put your tactics to the test to master a series of missions and save lives. Summon your team of up to four players in online and local co-op, or hone your skills solo. Don’t just be the best—be the best of the best.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 36.3%, Top-Down 18.4%, Strategy 15.8%, Tactical 12.9%, Simulation 7.3%

Commander, your strike team is to dive deep into the contaminated city of Sun Stone and get some answers before the mysterious deadly plague spreads . Good luck Commander!

Why similar: Military 20.2%, Tactical 17.3%, Top-Down 16.7%, Strategy 13.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%

Recon Control is a turn-based strategy and 2D platformer hybrid focused on combat. Lead your special operations squad through a set of challenging and deadly missions.

Why similar: Military 25.7%, Strategy 18.3%, Tactical 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%

Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Why similar: Tactical 36.6%, Top-Down 17.5%, Strategy 10.5%, Difficult 10.1%, Top-Down Shooter 9.9%

Phantom Squad is a 1-4 player co-op tactical top-down shooter blending fast-paced combat with real-time strategy. Play solo or team up through online co-op and matchmaking, coordinating movement, positioning, and split-second decisions to survive intense, high-risk missions.

Why similar: Tactical 34.9%, Military 26.9%, Real Time Tactics 18%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Top-Down 3.8%

Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.

Why similar: Tactical 29.4%, Gun Customization 21.3% ★, Top-Down 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Simulation 6.3%

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 39.5%, Military 31.9%, Strategy 13.8%, Simulation 6.5%, Action 6.2%

Mud and Blood, the cult classic flash real time strategy game, returns with its signature take on infantry tactics. Command a small squad through brutal battles against unfair odds. This is combat. Experience the chaos and unceremonious violence of modern war, where every decision counts.

Why similar: Military 21%, Top-Down 17.3%, Tactical 15.3%, Strategy 15.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.4%

Tactical Combat Department is a tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by Swat games. You command a special intervention squad that intervenes in various situations and environments.

Why similar: Military 29.7%, Tactical 18.2%, Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 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: Military 33.1%, Tactical 24.5%, Gun Customization 14% ★, Real Time Tactics 9.7%, Simulation 7.2%

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: Tactical 29.1%, Gun Customization 23% ★, Strategy 19.8%, Simulation 12.2%, Character Customization 7.2%

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 26.9%, Tactical 20.2%, Strategy 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%

Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!

Why similar: Military 28.4%, Tactical 21%, Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%

In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.

Why similar: Military 28.3%, Tactical 25.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Strategy 12.3%

Turn-based tactics meets real-time choices. Control each moment of combat: react to enemy fire, aim your shots, and interrupt enemies on-the-fly. Transform a trio of ragtag civilians into seasoned soldiers - and escape the alien timeloop.

Why similar: Military 26.5%, Tactical 19%, Strategy 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%

End State is a turn-based tactics game where you manage a mercenary company tracking down a terrorists in a war-torn country. Hire, gear up and gain experience for your mercenaries. Take on rebels and criminal gangs, do side contracts and explore Brekovia.

Why similar: Strategy 20.7%, Military 20.2%, Tactical 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 6.7%

Upon discovering the location of the Al-Qaeda leader in exile, the US Army sends their best commandos to northern Pakistan. Take control of these commandos, send them behind enemy territories on a hazardous mission, and bring them back alive.

Why similar: Military 25.4%, Strategy 17.6%, Top-Down 16.4%, Tactical 15%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%

Everything moves when you do in Enter the Chronosphere, the turn-based roguelike. Each chronosphere is procedurally generated with defenders and biomes from the worlds it has consumed. Break in, find exotic weaponry and gadgets, outsmart hostile aliens, and fight your way to the core.

Why similar: Strategy 21.3%, Top-Down 21%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Tactical 9.7%

Tabletop Tavern is a roguelike RTS where you build an army from scratch and command them across a brutal campaign. Recruit diverse units, create devastating synergies, and make tactical choices that shape the fate of every run.

Why similar: Strategy 36.5%, Tactical 34.9%, Real Time Tactics 26.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Pirate Patrol is a hardcore tactical simulation/RPG with procedurally generated battles, endless replayability, and infinite items/loot, where mastery comes from precision, planning, and smart command decisions. Your pilots are ready for your orders, Captain!

Why similar: Military 23%, Tactical 19.5%, Strategy 17.7%, Gun Customization 14.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%

A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.

Why similar: Strategy 37.9%, Tactical 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Action 8.7%

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: Military 32.9%, Strategy 26.1%, Tactical 12.1%, Simulation 11.2%, Real Time Tactics 10.2%

An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.

Why similar: Strategy 21.2%, Tactical 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%

Turn-based tactics & strategy about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action-movie vibe. Command Sparta: recruit distinctive fighters, upgrade your base, run missions, and decide Africa’s future—no point-blank misses, with real ballistics.

Why similar: Strategy 28.4%, Tactical 19.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Top-Down 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%

Lead an elite strike team through the wars of a reborn civilisation, and decide the fate of humanity through your achievements and choices. Traverse a dynamic war-map, engage in fast, turn-based battles, and explore the world of 2952.

Why similar: Strategy 69.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Command a gritty, independent multi-national PMC in a real-world tactical sandbox set in 2002. No HP bars. No XP grind. No class rails or perk trees. Real ballistics, severe wounding, and persistent scars.

Why similar: Military 23.5%, Tactical 16.8%, Gun Customization 14.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.1%, Moddable 8.4%

Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?

Why similar: Military 26%, Tactical 20.7%, Strategy 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%

Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.

Why similar: Strategy 26%, Tactical 25.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%, Procedural Generation 7.6%

Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command.

Why similar: Strategy 29.6%, Real Time Tactics 24.9%, Tactical 22.7%, Simulation 12.7%, Procedural Generation 7.6%

Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration. Connect to the warzone from your home PC and orchestrate modern military operations from the Drone Perspective.

Why similar: Military 28.2%, Strategy 23.2%, Tactical 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Simulation 7%

Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.

Why similar: Strategy 25.8%, Tactical 23%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Difficult 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%

🌋⚔ Terraforming + Into The Breach! An experimental puzzle strategy where you are not commanding your troops - now, you are shaping the battlefield itself! Nothing is random*, everything is predictable*, and the battlefield is changing. Every turn. By you.

Why similar: Strategy 30.6%, Tactical 21.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%

Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.

Why similar: Strategy 42.9%, Top-Down 27.1%, Tactical 13.2%, Action 7.6%, Indie 6.7%

Quarantine is an intense turn-based strategy game about waging war on pandemic disease. Recruit a team of specialized operatives to deploy on worldwide missions. Research the contagion, upgrade your tech, and quarantine the outbreak before it kills us all.

Why similar: Strategy 39.2%, Tactical 20.4%, Simulation 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%

Command your Squad of Survivors in a game where Line of Sight is extremely important, you cannot shoot what you cannot see. Develop your formations, move as a unit and cover every corner. Leave no man behind!

Why similar: Strategy 37.8%, Top-Down 26.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.4%, Indie 10.3%, Action 10.3%

Now with over 600,000 copies sold, ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...

Why similar: Top-Down 39.5%, Strategy 26%, Simulation 14.2%, Action 8.7%, Indie 8.3%

Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Military 30.4%, Tactical 21.2%, Strategy 19.3%, Level Editor 12.6%, Simulation 10.2%

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 35.2%, Strategy 34.9%, Tactical 15.4%, Simulation 6.6%, Action 5.4%

Break the Loop is a turn-based Rogue-like RPG. Compose your team and create a timeline by selecting the events you'll go through. Each decision will bring you one step closer to the ultimate threat, but will you have accumulated enough power to stop the apocalypse?

Why similar: Strategy 38.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Difficult 10.9%, Indie 10.1%