- #1 Easy Red 2
97% matchVery Positive90% of 15,222 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 15.4%, War 15.3%, Moddable 12.8%, FPS 12.4%, Sandbox 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its single-player WWII battles let you fight alongside AI squads while using vehicles and weapons across broad, objective-based maps.
- #2 Operation: Harsh Doorstop
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 20,807 reviews2023
Dev: Drakeling Labs
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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 25.6%, FPS 17.9%, War 16.7%, Shooter 9.8%, Tactical 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers moddable large-scale military combat with a strong emphasis on community maps, vehicles, and AI-capable scenarios.
- #3 Brass Brigade
96% matchVery Positive92% of 553 reviews2019
Dev: Henry Kucab
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Brass Brigade combines the aesthetic of Battlefield Heroes/Battlefield 1942 with highly customizable bot matches. Fight WWII's most iconic battles with as many bots as your PC can handle!
Why similar: War 30.1%, FPS 29.8%, Sandbox 17.3%, Action 15%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deliberately old-school single-player WWII FPS built around customizable bot battles, vehicles, mod support, and instant-action freedom.
- #4 Ancient Warfare 3
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,783 reviews2024
Dev: JNI Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dive into a sandbox full of action and customization! Choose from different game modes like deathmatch, conquest, king of the hill, zombie survival and many more. Create your own scenarios and content in the easy to use in-game editors or use one of the 50k+ workshop items from other players...
Why similar: War 18.8%, Sandbox 17.3%, Moddable 14%, FPS 10.7%, Military 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines custom battle creation, unit spawning, physics, vehicles, and direct control in a sandbox that strongly suits Ravenfield's experimental spirit.
- #5 BattleBit Remastered
94% matchVery Positive82% of 146,385 reviews2023
Dev: SgtOkiDoki
Windows
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 36.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Military 22.3%, FPS 20.6%, War 20.5%, Shooter 12.4%, Team-Based 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its blocky presentation, huge vehicle-heavy battles, destructible environments, and casual accessibility echo Ravenfield's playful side.
- #6 Rising Front
94% matchVery Positive88% of 4,248 reviews2026
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 30.9%, Sandbox 17.9%, FPS 17.6%, Shooter 10.9%, First-Person 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This low-poly World War we shooter centers on large single-player bot battles with trenches, vehicles, and a similarly lightweight feel.
- #7 Arma 3
93% matchVery Positive90% of 295,705 reviews2013
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 257.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 24.3%, War 14.9%, FPS 11.4%, Shooter 10.4%, Sandbox 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A much deeper military sandbox where custom scenarios and mods enable enormous AI-driven infantry, vehicle, and aircraft battles.
- #8 Clownfield 2042
91% matchVery Positive84% of 4,595 reviews2021
Dev: RIVERSIDE SPORTS
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Clownfield 2042 is an FPS where you take the role of a no-clown, equipped with arsenal to fight anyone ahead and win the front. After the 2022 crypto-crash caused by NFT's, the majority of nations collapsed and a union of "No-Clowns" was formed. You are one of them, arm up and get ready for war.
Why similar: Military 28.9%, FPS 24.9%, War 24.4%, Action 7.5%, Physics 6%
Why You'll Like It: A comedic single-player parody shooter with bots, vehicles, ragdoll chaos, and an intentionally silly Battlefield-like tone.
- #9 Warbox
92% matchMixed55% of 3,656 reviews2021
Dev: Mantaliss
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A sandbox game that enables players to watch or take part in a warzone. Players will have access to a variety of tools and features that give them access to customize and change the battlefield however they like.
Why similar: War 36%, Sandbox 29.9%, Military 11.5%, Physics 8.7%, Tactical 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its physics-heavy combat sandbox lets you stage and participate in violent AI battles across a variety of military situations.
- #10 Attack on Toys
91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,220 reviews2021
Dev: N7T-GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Relive Your Childhood Toys comes to life! Build your Army Toys, make battle scenario, watch the Toys battling each other, and customize your play with Attack on Toys Toy Box. Command your Army Toys to fight againts another toys strategically and keep them alive during battle!
Why similar: Military 25.8%, FPS 22.6%, War 22.4%, Shooter 14.7%, First-Person 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This toy-soldier FPS mixes humorous plastic warfare with AI enemies, vehicles, ragdolls, and sandbox-style battle scenarios.
- #11 Angels Fall First
88% matchVery Positive81% of 4,091 reviews2026
Dev: Strangely Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: War 22.2%, Military 20.4%, FPS 19.4%, Shooter 11.5%, Tactical 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It pairs AI-driven squad combat and vehicle warfare with the ability to pilot everything from ground armor to spacecraft.
- #12 Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare
90% matchMixed64% of 12,462 reviews2019
Dev: KK Game Studio
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 20.2%, Shooter 15.7%, War 14.1%, Military 12.7%, Sandbox 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It blends first-person gunfights with a campaign-layer army sandbox where you recruit troops and participate directly in battles.
- #13 Call to Arms
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 24,168 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 28.2%, War 21%, FPS 10.3%, Shooter 9.1%, Tactical 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: You can command units strategically and then take direct first- or third-person control of soldiers and vehicles during combat.
- #14 GROUND BRANCH
86% matchVery Positive84% of 25,054 reviews2026
Dev: BlackFoot StudiosPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 28.4%, FPS 19.1%, Tactical 13%, Shooter 9.8%, War 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is a highly customizable tactical FPS with deliberate gunplay, mission planning, and room for AI-focused military scenarios.
- #15 STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)
89% matchVery Positive95% of 54,333 reviews2009
Dev: Pandemic StudiosPub: Lucasfilm
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Join the rise of Darth Vader’s elite 501st Legion of Stormtroopers as you fight through an all new story-based saga where every action you take impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy.
Why similar: FPS 24.3%, Shooter 18.5%, Military 18.2%, Moddable 16.1%, First-Person 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its Instant Action mode delivers large AI-filled map battles where you capture points and use infantry, tanks, turrets, and aircraft.
- #16 Battlefield™ 2042
87% matchMixed47% of 325,775 reviews2021
Dev: DICEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 65.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Battlefield™ 2042 is a first-person shooter that marks the return to the iconic all-out warfare of the franchise.
Why similar: Military 23.2%, War 22%, FPS 19.9%, Shooter 11.8%, Team-Based 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Solo and co-op Conquest against AI lets you enjoy modern combined-arms battles with specialists, helicopters, tanks, and huge maps.
- #17 Enlisted
84% matchVery Positive80% of 48,227 reviews2024
Dev: Darkflow SoftwarePub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 27.3%, War 25.6%, Shooter 14.5%, Team-Based 13.4%, First-Person 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its squad system puts you in large WWII combined-arms matches where AI teammates make the battlefield feel continuously populated.
- #18 Insurgency: Sandstorm
85% matchVery Positive85% of 133,387 reviews2018
Dev: New World InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 56.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 25.6%, Military 25%, War 14.9%, Shooter 13.4%, Tactical 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Co-op modes against AI offer satisfying tactical FPS firefights with modern weapons, objectives, and a more grounded military atmosphere.
- #19 RUNNING WITH RIFLES
86% matchVery Positive88% of 16,777 reviews2015
Dev: Osumia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.
Why similar: Military 30%, Moddable 22.4%, Sandbox 17.3%, Shooter 12.2%, Tactical 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Though top-down, it nails the appeal of joining chaotic AI-driven faction warfare, capturing objectives, and using vehicles in open maps.
- #20 STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II
84% matchVery Positive88% of 100,218 reviews2020
Dev: DICEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Be the hero in the ultimate STAR WARS™ battle fantasy with STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition!
Why similar: FPS 38%, Shooter 27.6%, First-Person 10.7%, Tactical 9.9%, Action 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its arcade and co-op modes provide accessible, AI-heavy objective battles with classes, heroes, vehicles, and cinematic scale.
- #21 Military Conflict: Vietnam
83% matchVery Positive91% of 2,339 reviews2022
Dev: Dustfade
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: FPS 20.3%, War 17%, Military 17%, Moddable 11.9%, Shooter 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This low-poly Vietnam shooter emphasizes accessible infantry combat, period weapons, and bot-filled matches with a similarly indie battlefield feel.
- #22 Arma Reforger
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 58,413 reviews2023
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 95.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 25.9%, War 16.5%, FPS 14.8%, Shooter 10.9%, Sandbox 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its military sandbox tools, community content, and large-island warfare make it a strong option for players who want Ravenfield expanded into a more simulation-minded experience.
- #23 Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
82% matchVery Positive88% of 87,797 reviews2018
Dev: Landfall
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.
Why similar: FPS 21.1%, Physics 16.6%, Sandbox 13.6%, Shooter 13.3%, Team-Based 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its intentionally goofy physics, exaggerated weapons, and low-poly combat preserve the comedic unpredictability that makes Ravenfield memorable.
- #24 Squad
81% matchVery Positive81% of 244,492 reviews2020
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 114.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 26.6%, FPS 16.5%, War 16%, Team-Based 10.5%, Shooter 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its large maps and coordinated infantry, armor, and helicopter warfare provide a more serious multiplayer version of Ravenfield's combined-arms battles.
- #25 Isonzo
80% matchVery Positive83% of 17,283 reviews2022
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 23.9%, War 18%, Team-Based 14.7%, FPS 12.2%, Shooter 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: AI-supported World War we combat and objective-focused assaults make it a good historical alternative for players who enjoy frontline chaos.
- #26 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
79% matchVery Positive88% of 298,242 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 62.4 hrsMean: 156.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Why similar: War 40.6%, Sandbox 20.3%, Moddable 16.2%, Strategy 6.4%, First-Person 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a different era but the same pleasure of personally fighting inside huge AI battles while commanding troops and shaping a sandbox war.
- #27 POLYGON
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 37,025 reviews2020
Dev: Redaster Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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: War 24.5%, Military 22.5%, FPS 18.2%, Shooter 13.5%, Team-Based 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its stylized low-poly visuals and straightforward online military shooting make it a natural fit for Ravenfield players wanting a competitive option.
- #28 Hell Let Loose
79% matchVery Positive82% of 149,942 reviews2021
Dev: Expression GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 73.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 23.8%, Military 20.3%, FPS 18.6%, Shooter 13%, Tactical 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This delivers far more realistic large-scale WWII infantry and vehicle warfare for players seeking Ravenfield's war-zone scale with greater intensity.
- #29 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 154,313 reviews2021
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.
Why similar: War 34%, Sandbox 25%, Funny 9.8%, Physics 8.5%, Simulation 5.5%
- #30 Holdfast: Nations At War
78% matchVery Positive90% of 29,606 reviews2020
Dev: Anvil Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: War 23.7%, Military 21.8%, FPS 17.1%, Shooter 11.5%, Team-Based 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its large, often humorous multiplayer battles feature line infantry, cavalry, artillery, and a community-driven chaos that suits Ravenfield fans.
- #31 Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,958 reviews2026
Dev: RUST LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 55.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Do you like hot dogs? How about horseshoes? Hand grenades? (everyone likes hand grenades) Anyway, we've got all that, and guns. SO MANY GUNS. So if you like ordnance, meat, and far too many groan-worthy puns, this is the VR sandbox game for you.
Why similar: FPS 21.6%, Sandbox 19.2%, Shooter 14.6%, Moddable 14.3%, Physics 7.8%
- #32 Brick Rigs
75% matchVery Positive95% of 59,870 reviews2023
Dev: Fluppisoft GmbH
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 78.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Do whatever you want in a physics sandbox full of chaotic destruction, endless player-made creations and unpredictable adventures. Build, destroy, roleplay and mess around solo or with friends!
Why similar: Sandbox 42%, FPS 15.9%, Physics 14.6%, Funny 8.9%, First-Person 7.3%
- #33 Rise of Liberty
78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,869 reviews2019
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 19.4%, Military 16.6%, FPS 14%, Sandbox 10.2%, Shooter 8.7%
- #34 Animal Revolt Battle Simulator
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,878 reviews2022
Dev: VDimension
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The ultimate physics-based, sandbox battle simulator where you can create funny battles between all sorts of ragdoll creatures! You can also make your own monsters with the unit creator or even join the battles yourself in the first-person mode!
Why similar: War 25.8%, Moddable 19.9%, Sandbox 17.8%, Tactical 8.4%, Physics 6.9%
- #35 Nuclear Option
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,179 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.
Why similar: War 29.1%, Military 28.1%, Sandbox 15.9%, First-Person 7.8%, Physics 7.4%
- #36 Total Tank Simulator
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,785 reviews2020
Dev: Noobz from PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 32.6%, Sandbox 22%, FPS 8.4%, Strategy 7.6%, Simulation 6.9%
- #37 Paint the Town Red
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,646 reviews2021
Dev: South East Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.
Why similar: FPS 26.6%, Sandbox 18.4%, First-Person 14.9%, Physics 13.3%, Funny 10.6%
- #38 Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 12,254 reviews2017
Dev: Brilliant Game Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Here is a sandbox like no other. Create massive battles with absolutely no limits. Want to see 10,000 chickens fight an army of Romans?? Sure, why not. Want to see a company of WW2 U.S soldiers fight 11,000 Medieval soldiers?? There are simply no limits to the carnage you can achieve in UEBS.
Why similar: War 44.5%, Sandbox 28.6%, Simulation 7.2%, Funny 6.4%, Strategy 4.8%
- #39 People Playground
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 320,155 reviews2019
Dev: mestiezPub: Studio Minus
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 57.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Why similar: Sandbox 38.7%, Moddable 31.9%, Physics 12.6%, Funny 6.3%, Simulation 3.9%
- #40 Plastic Battlegrounds
73% matchVery Positive89% of 303 reviews2025
Dev: Simulated Minds
Windows
Set up the battlefield with an ever growing list of units, vehicles, and emplacements! Then either join the battle as a plastic soldier or be life sized and tower over the chaos.
Why similar: War 26.8%, Military 24.2%, Sandbox 14.2%, Shooter 12.3%, FPS 10%
- #41 Shieldwall
73% matchVery Positive86% of 7,478 reviews2023
Dev: Nezon Production
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Shieldwall is a funny third-person tactical battle simulator with strategy elements. It allows you to feel like a squad leader right on the battlefield.
Why similar: War 49.6%, Funny 10.6%, Sandbox 8.4%, Action 7.2%, Strategy 6.7%
- #42 STANDBOX
72% matchVery Positive90% of 3,109 reviews2023
Dev: RealityBeholder
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
STANDBOX is a single-player physics sandbox about bullying a ragdoll. Shoot him, push him, watch him get back up until he doesn't.
Why similar: Sandbox 45.8%, Physics 17.5%, Moddable 15.8%, Action 6.7%, Funny 4.8%
- #43 Scrap Mechanic
68% matchVery Positive92% of 123,030 reviews2026
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 65.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Why similar: Sandbox 35.4%, Moddable 16.7%, Physics 14.9%, First-Person 9.8%, Funny 8.2%
- #44 Vietnam War
71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,781 reviews2025
Dev: Thorium Game Lab
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 24.8%, War 24.6%, Military 21.9%, Shooter 13.8%, First-Person 7.4%
- #45 Besiege
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 53,310 reviews2020
Dev: Spiderling Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!
Why similar: Moddable 40.5%, Sandbox 31.7%, Physics 14.1%, Simulation 7.2%, Strategy 6.5%
- #46 Sprocket
71% matchVery Positive92% of 13,075 reviews2021
Dev: Hamish Dunn
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Carefully balance mobility, firepower and armour in a dedicated tank designer. Then uncarefully put them to the test in a series of combat scenarios progressing through the ages of the tank. Here, your limit is what you can fit inside your hull and turret while still being able to move forwards.
Why similar: Military 34%, War 33.6%, Sandbox 23.9%, Physics 6.4%, Action 2%
- #47 Mech Havoc
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 854 reviews2025
Dev: Mid DevelopmentPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Sandbox of destruction. Billion different ways to build your mech. Feel the weight and impact of obliteration in this modern old school mech combat sim.
Why similar: Shooter 27.9%, Tactical 19.8%, Physics 17.9%, Strategy 9.2%, Simulation 8.8%
- #48 Teardown
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 136,648 reviews2022
Dev: Tuxedo Labs
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
Why similar: Sandbox 40.5%, Physics 18.2%, First-Person 14.2%, Action 6.7%, Realistic 6.5%
- #49 Gunner, HEAT, PC!
70% matchVery Positive91% of 8,208 reviews2022
Dev: Radian Simulations LLC
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Gunner, HEAT, PC! (GHPC) is a simulation game about modern mounted combat, with special attention to authenticity and fun.
Why similar: Military 41.4%, FPS 20.2%, Shooter 14.9%, First-Person 6.9%, Realistic 6.1%
- #50 Intruder
70% matchVery Positive90% of 7,039 reviews2019
Dev: Superboss Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The ultimate spy-vs-guards simulator. Carefully sneak your way to the objective as Intruders or use the wide variety of tactical gadgets to trap your opponents as Guards. Intruder allows for stealth, teamwork, and environmental interactions never before seen in a multiplayer game.
Why similar: Military 24.7%, FPS 19.6%, Team-Based 12.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Tactical 7%
- #51 Tiny Combat Arena
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,584 reviews2022
Dev: Why485Pub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Tiny Combat Arena is an approachable combat flight simulator sporting a stylized look and various game modes. Dogfight your way in the Arena and in Quick Action or craft your own scenarios and take part in a vast war with objectives and friendly armies to support.
Why similar: Military 44%, War 41.2%, Simulation 9.5%, First-Person 2.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #52 Wooden Battles
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 536 reviews2017
Dev: SP Digital Arts Inc.
Windows
Build a wooden fort, place your units, watch the mayhem!
Why similar: War 26.5%, Military 19.9%, Sandbox 17.9%, Tactical 8.4%, Physics 7.6%
- #53 Project Gunship
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 867 reviews2022
Dev: Sklorite Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 33.5%, War 30.4%, Shooter 10.2%, Tactical 9.1%, Simulation 5.2%
- #54 Realistic Ragdoll Sandbox
67% matchVery Positive89% of 517 reviews2024
Dev: RelvasDev
Windows
Realistic Ragdoll Sandbox is an immersive game that stands out for its realistic ragdoll physics, which together with various creation and damage tools, provides the player with a mix of realism and fun.
Why similar: Sandbox 58.3%, Physics 21%, Simulation 11%, Action 5.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #55 Landfall Archives
67% matchVery Positive95% of 3,686 reviews2023
Dev: landfall
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
Why similar: War 37%, Sandbox 18.6%, Physics 14.6%, Simulation 6.7%, Strategy 6.4%
- #56 SimplePlanes
68% matchVery Positive93% of 10,914 reviews2015
Dev: Jundroo, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Build airplanes by snapping parts together, designing wing sections, and attaching engines. At any time, you can strap yourself into the cockpit and see how it flies with realistic physics. If you're not in the mood for building, over 100,000 airplanes are available to download for free.
Why similar: Military 31.1%, Moddable 22.2%, Sandbox 21.5%, Physics 9.4%, Funny 7.4%
- #57 BeamNG.drive
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 420,404 reviews2015
Dev: BeamNG
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 98.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
Why similar: Moddable 29%, Sandbox 25.9%, Physics 13.7%, Simulation 7.5%, Realistic 7.4%
- #58 Easy Red
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,014 reviews2017
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
The invasion has begun. Land by sea, launch from gliders, fight in the fields, in the beaches and in the skies. it is time to free France.[/b]
Why similar: FPS 39.2%, War 18.7%, Action 11.6%, Simulation 9.3%, Shooter 8.9%
- #59 Beast Battle Simulator
67% matchVery Positive88% of 1,293 reviews2018
Dev: DOG HOGGLER
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Beast Battle Simulator is a physics based battle-simulation sandbox game featuring dinosaurs, animals, and humans. Kamikaze Zebras VS. T-Rex with laser guns, Lions VS. medieval knights; anything is possible! Watch as the beasts dismember and rip each other apart in gory detail!
Why similar: Sandbox 34.7%, War 22.5%, Simulation 10.5%, Action 8%, Strategy 7.8%
- #60 GoreBox
64% matchVery Positive84% of 25,476 reviews2023
Dev: F2Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 47.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
GoreBox is a chaotic physics-driven sandbox where creativity meets destruction. Use the Reality Crusher to spawn, manipulate, and obliterate anything. Customize, roleplay, or face devious creatures. In this world, your imagination rules, and chaos is your playground!
Why similar: Sandbox 30.2%, FPS 26.9%, Shooter 17.4%, Physics 11.3%, First-Person 9.2%