Games Like Over The Top: WWI

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: World War I 25.1% ★, Historical 11.2%, War 9.8%, Third-Person Shooter 8.9%, FPS 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features chaotic, large-scale multiplayer historical warfare emphasizing team coordination, massive player counts, and close-quarters action.

Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever.

Why similar: World War I 39.4% ★, FPS 11.6%, War 11.5%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Historical 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an epic, large-scale multiplayer WWI setting with intense infantry combat, massive destruction, and drivable tanks and planes.

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: World War I 27.4% ★, Team-Based 12.7%, Historical 8.6%, War 8.3%, Realistic 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on authentic WWI tactical alpine warfare with historically accurate weaponry, class-based roles, and objective-driven multiplayer battles.

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: World War I 33.5% ★, Team-Based 10.2%, Historical 9.8%, War 8.6%, FPS 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Presents expansive WWI maneuver warfare on the Eastern Front featuring large player battles and distinct tactical squads.

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: World War I 33.3% ★, Historical 10.1%, Shooter 8.7%, War 8.5%, PvP 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: The pioneering WWI trench warfare shooter that captures the gritty, attritional combat and cooperative squad mechanics of the era.

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: War 16.3%, FPS 14.7%, Shooter 11.1%, Historical 11%, Realistic 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same intense, communication-heavy hardcore multiplayer frontline combat and brutal attrition found in Over The Top.

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: FPS 16.5%, War 14.6%, Historical 11.2%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Realistic 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply realistic tactical shooter experience centered around large-scale cooperative warfare and logistical supply lines.

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 26.1%, War 21.1%, FPS 11.1%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Realistic 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features heavily populated historical line battles with authentic period weaponry and intense cooperative multiplayer skirmishes.

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: Destruction 17.9%, FPS 14.9%, War 12.8%, Team-Based 11.2%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the massive player counts, vehicular warfare, and fully destructible environments of large-scale shooters in a streamlined package.

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 20.2%, War 19.7%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Realistic 10.6%, Historical 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers authentic squad-based historical shooter gameplay emphasizing teamwork, historical accuracy, and brutal 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: War 15.1%, Historical 15.1%, FPS 14.3%, Team-Based 13.6%, Tactical 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers asymmetrical, gritty historical tactical combat with asymmetric weaponry and lethal close-quarters firefights.

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: Historical 14.2%, Team-Based 13.6%, War 12.3%, FPS 11.4%, Tactical 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on large-scale historical sandbox warfare with tanks, infantry, and destructible environments across classic campaigns.

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: FPS 14.5%, War 14%, Shooter 11.5%, Realistic 11.4%, Tactical 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an uncompromising military simulation sandbox with massive islands, realistic ballistics, and combined arms warfare.

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: War 23.3%, Team-Based 21.9%, Tactical 16.3%, PvP 12.5%, Multiplayer 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A persistent, massively multiplayer war game where players fuel a sprawling logistics and frontline combat effort together.

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 17.2%, War 14%, Team-Based 13.6%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Shooter 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines squad-based infantry combat with sweeping vehicle and air warfare in massive, action-packed multiplayer battles.

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: World War I 35.1% ★, Historical 11.3%, War 7.8%, FPS 7.8%, Team-Based 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on the historical Dardanelles campaign with team-based military simulation elements.

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: World War I 36% ★, Historical 11.2%, War 11%, FPS 9.2%, PvP 6%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty tactical WWI multiplayer FPS featuring brutal trench combat and historical weaponry.

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: World War I 36.7% ★, War 14%, Historical 9.8%, FPS 9.2%, Shooter 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox war simulator allowing players to orchestrate massive historical battles with high unit counts.

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: Third-Person Shooter 16.2%, Historical 14.3%, War 10.7%, FPS 10.6%, Shooter 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Brings hundreds of players together in brutal real-time historical combat with massive volley fires and melee charges.

The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.

Why similar: World War I 57.3% ★, Historical 15.1%, War 9.4%, Tactical 7.5%, Multiplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: Lets you command the grand strategy and trench attrition of the First World War from a strategic command perspective.

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 24%, War 18.5%, Third Person 10.5%, Realistic 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an in-depth tactical perspective on historical combat with robust vehicle physics and destructive environments.

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 19.5%, War 13.8%, Realistic 11%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Historical 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic hardcore tactical shooter known for its uncompromising realism, lethal ballistics, and gritty atmosphere.

Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story-driven RTS that brings to life some of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Each mission showcases the era’s most devastating weaponry — sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery, and mobile infantry. BoE delivers the full WWI experience.

Why similar: World War I 55.1% ★, War 14.6%, Historical 14%, Multiplayer 5.6%, FPS 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Explores WWI tactical combat from a strategic perspective with heavy emphasis on historical unit deployment.

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: Destruction 18.8%, Team-Based 14.7%, FPS 12.9%, Tactical 11.2%, Multiplayer 8.9%

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: Team-Based 13.9%, FPS 13.6%, War 11.4%, Tactical 10.4%, Realistic 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential modern tactical shooter that defined large-scale communication-driven multiplayer squad combat.

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 31.8%, Shooter 22.4%, Historical 13.5%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Action 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A massive, continuous historical war simulation featuring combined arms across a persistent strategic map.

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 15.9%, Historical 15.3%, War 14.8%, Shooter 10.6%, Realistic 9.2%

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 24.6%, Realistic 14.8%, Tactical 14.1%, Shooter 13.8%, War 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers intense, lethal close-quarters combat with a heavy emphasis on gunplay and team cooperation.

Multiplayer combined-arms first-person shooter set in an alternate history. Build and upgrade bases, harvest resources, construct defenses, purchase weapons and vehicles to overcome the enemy!

Why similar: World War I 57.3% ★, War 13.1%, Multiplayer 9.3%, FPS 9.1%, Shooter 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: An indie action game directly focused on the gritty realities of WWI trench warfare mechanics.

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

Why similar: Historical 16%, War 14.9%, FPS 12.1%, Tactical 10.7%, Realistic 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a traditional tactical military simulation focused on classic armored and infantry engagements.

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: War 26.2%, Tactical 15%, Destruction 14.2%, Historical 13.8%, Multiplayer 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features detailed micro-management of historical troops and tanks with rich destructive physics.

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: Destruction 18.9%, Cinematic 15.4%, Historical 14.2%, War 12.1%, Third Person 10.1%

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: Historical 23.8%, FPS 19.2%, Destruction 17.8%, War 16.5%, Shooter 11.5%

IRON NEST is a brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery game where you dominate the battlefield through a colossal war machine. Take map measurements based on the received coordinates, strain the hydraulics, and gunlay the cannons to unleash devastating blows ⟹ Will you obey High Command, Operator?

Why similar: World War I 37.2% ★, War 15.4%, Historical 12.5%, Realistic 9.9%, Tactical 8.7%

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: War 15.9%, FPS 15.8%, Shooter 11.6%, Tactical 10.4%, Realistic 10.2%

Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.

Why similar: War 34.6%, Simulation 18.2%, FPS 10.3%, Realistic 9.9%, Action 9.7%

Embark on an exhilarating journey through history with Dogfight Elite. Commandeer the cockpit of a warplane, spearhead a tank into battle, or bravely face the enemy on foot as a resilient soldier. The battlefield has never felt this real and the stakes this high.

Why similar: World War I 44.5% ★, Third-Person Shooter 14.6%, FPS 9.8%, Shooter 7.7%, Realistic 6.9%

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: Third-Person Shooter 16.2%, Team-Based 13.3%, War 12.7%, Tactical 9.4%, Historical 7.9%

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: Third-Person Shooter 17.8%, FPS 12.3%, Historical 12.3%, Team-Based 10.6%, War 8.9%

Command antique WWI Toy Soldiers in the trench-filled battlefields of Europe. Deploy an exciting arsenal of guns, artillery, flamethrowers, tanks and planes to defend your WWI toy dioramas. Take direct control of individual units or command the entire battlefield from above.

Why similar: World War I 46.5% ★, Historical 13.3%, PvP 9.9%, War 7.6%, Third Person 7.3%

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: War 14%, Team-Based 13.5%, FPS 13.2%, Historical 12.9%, Tactical 12%

Armored Battle Crew is a Tank and Crew Management Simulation game, where your skills as a Tank commander is tested. Customize your tank carefully and make strategic battle choices to achieve mission success! The fate of your crew lies in your hands!

Why similar: World War I 45.3% ★, Destruction 11.5%, War 11.3%, Historical 10.4%, Tactical 7%

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: FPS 19.3%, War 16.2%, Tactical 12.1%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Shooter 10.7%

Tank Squad is a tactical-combat action game. Take part in big tank battles during World War II. Play single-player or coop (4 players). Repair your tanks, replenish supplies, manage the crew and get back to the action!

Why similar: War 19.4%, Historical 14.7%, FPS 12.3%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Tactical 9.8%

Rise of Liberty is a FPS single-player massive Revolutionary War battle simulator. Fire deafening cannons into the thick of the battle, stand in line formation and fire devastating volleys into the enemy. Gather your men for these monumental battles and defeat the enemy!

Why similar: War 23%, FPS 19.1%, Team-Based 18%, Shooter 12.8%, Tactical 8.8%

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 27.5%, FPS 16.8%, Shooter 12.8%, Historical 11%, Action 9.9%

Destroy, smash and blast your way to victory! Use advanced weapons and vehicles to dominate the battlefield.

Why similar: Shooter 20.6%, FPS 18.5%, War 16.4%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Third-Person Shooter 12.6%

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 16.7%, Tactical 14.5%, War 13.1%, Realistic 11.7%, Shooter 10.4%

Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.

Why similar: World War I 74.7% ★, Historical 10.8%, Simulation 7.2%, Action 6.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Gunner, HEAT, PC! (GHPC) is a simulation game about modern mounted combat, with special attention to authenticity and fun.

Why similar: Historical 20.4%, Destruction 14.9%, Realistic 14.7%, FPS 13%, Shooter 10.3%

Starship Troopers: Extermination is an up to 16-player co-op FPS that puts you on the far-off frontlines of an all-out battle against the Bugs! Squad up, grab your rifle, and do your part as an elite Deep Space Vanguard Trooper to take back planets from the Arachnid threat!

Why similar: FPS 23.2%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Shooter 14.8%, Realistic 13.7%, PvE 11.2%

From commanding the battle standing on the bridge of your flagship all the way down to tactical infantry firefights - AFF brings together all the combat you ever loved in a rich science fiction setting. Boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full Bot support included!

Why similar: FPS 17.5%, War 17.4%, Tactical 14.3%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Shooter 11.2%

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: FPS 19%, War 15.4%, Tactical 13.9%, Realistic 13.8%, Multiplayer 13.2%

This is war, soldier. Pick a class, gear up, and hit the front line. Whether you're storming beaches, piloting fighters, or holding the line with your squad, your orders are clear: fight hard, fight smart, and never back down. Enlist now! Become a Hero of Valor today!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18.5%, Team-Based 15.6%, War 13.1%, FPS 12.2%, Shooter 8.9%

Step into fast-paced WWII combat with Frontline Inferno! Choose your side and engage in chaotic, arcade-style battles with dynamic respawns, customizable loadouts, and vibrant low-poly visuals. Join the fight and dominate the battlefield!

Why similar: FPS 19%, Multiplayer 16.5%, Historical 14.5%, Shooter 13.9%, War 11.7%

Immerse yourself in a world of armored tank battles. Choose from a wide range of famous tanks of the major combatants. Pick the best tank and blast your way across the battlefield. Defeat your enemies with force and strategic decisions! And lead your team on a glorious road to victory!

Why similar: War 37.7%, Simulation 30.8%, Action 20.8%, 3D 10.7%

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: War 18.3%, FPS 15.7%, Historical 13.3%, PvP 9.4%, Shooter 9.4%

Compete with friends or players from around the globe using some of the world's deadliest modern weapons and vehicles in this intense First Person Shooter. Play in unique environments designed for infantry, vehicle, and air combat.

Why similar: FPS 33.6%, Shooter 26.7%, Multiplayer 24.4%, Action 15.4%