Games Like Ready or Not

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 28.6%, FPS 17.4%, Realistic 15%, Shooter 12.1%, Co-op 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op tactical FPS centered on deliberate breaching, hostage rescue, tight indoor maps, and lethal-or-less-lethal police operations.

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: Tactical 30.4%, Realistic 19.4%, FPS 17.1%, Shooter 8.1%, Gun Customization 7.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: Its highly customizable loadouts, slow tactical pace, and player-driven CQB planning strongly suit Ready or Not's realism-first gunplay.

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

Why You'll Like It: It offers unforgiving, immersive gunfights with sparse HUD elements, lethal weapons, tactical co-op modes, and strong audio tension.

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: Tactical 23.7%, FPS 18.1%, Realistic 16.4%, Co-op 11.5%, Shooter 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A grounded co-op military shooter focused on procedural urban interiors, careful clearing, communication, and the dangers of every doorway.

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: Tactical 19.2%, FPS 16.8%, Realistic 12%, Shooter 10%, Co-op 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It directly focuses on leading a SWAT unit through dangerous interventions, combining first-person combat with squad-command responsibilities.

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: Tactical 45.7%, Co-op 18.2%, Multiplayer 11%, Violent 10.1%, Gore 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Although played from a top-down perspective, it captures the same painstaking room-clearing, team positioning, breach planning, and hostage-rescue decision-making.

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 21.2%, Realistic 15.1%, FPS 14.6%, Gun Customization 13.5% ★, Shooter 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It aims for realistic tactical FPS engagements with a deliberate pace and an emphasis on coordinated operations over arcade shooting.

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 32%, FPS 24.4%, Crime 17.9%, Shooter 13.9%, Multiplayer 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: This tactical multiplayer shooter emphasizes pre-round planning, reconnaissance, coordinated breaches, and fast-but-deliberate CQB execution.

SCP: 5K is a co-op or singleplayer tactical horror FPS project that puts players in the midst of a conspiracy where the SCP Foundation has turned on humanity. Enjoy Early Access as we continue to work towards a completed full release of the project!

Why similar: Tactical 15.6%, FPS 12.1%, Gun Customization 11.6% ★, Co-op 11.5%, Realistic 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines methodical squad-based CQB and realistic weapons with the unsettling containment-horror atmosphere that complements Ready or Not's darker maps.

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 20.3%, Tactical 16.6%, Co-op 14.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Horror 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: For players who value the horror side, its brutally tense co-op expeditions require exceptional communication, ammo discipline, stealth, and coordinated firefights.

Play in VR or with traditional FPS controls as you breach and clear your way through 23 handcrafted levels. Fast and Low is the only tactical shooter where a VR player and a keyboard player can team up side-by-side, locally or online, in intense co-op missions.

Why similar: Tactical 25.4%, FPS 15.9%, Violent 9.4%, Shooter 7.7%, VR 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A low-poly but surprisingly serious co-op police shooter with breaching, suspect arrests, room clearing, and friendly-fire-conscious teamwork.

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: Tactical 31%, Realistic 19.5%, Co-op 14.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Multiplayer 11%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op special-operations missions reward disciplined movement, tactical positioning, intelligence gathering, and coordinated assaults.

From Gooseman, creator of the original Counter-Strike mod - Alpha Response delivers intense police action in dynamic, real-world environments. Fight solo or with friends against diverse enemies in high-stakes missions that demand fast reflexes, teamwork and split-second decision making.

Why similar: Tactical 17%, FPS 13.8%, Realistic 10.9%, Gun Customization 10.6% ★, Crime 10%

Why You'll Like It: Its objective-driven tactical FPS matches provide police-themed operations, close-range engagements, and a more arcade-accessible take on the formula.

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: Tactical 25%, FPS 21.7%, Shooter 13%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Co-op 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op tactical shooter centers on small-unit communication, breach-and-clear operations, and realistic modern special-operations firefights.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2 - the sequel to the award-winning next-generation first-person shooter - returns to Sin City. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is your last chance to rescue America's sexiest city from an escalating terrorist siege that will force you into heart-pounding action from beginning to end.

Why similar: Tactical 34.9%, FPS 23.9%, Co-op 14.1%, Shooter 8.5%, Multiplayer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its Terrorist Hunt and co-op missions offer a classic first-person blend of careful indoor clearing, squad orders, and counterterrorist action.

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: FPS 18.1%, Tactical 17.4%, Realistic 15.5%, Shooter 11.6%, Multiplayer 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A VR mil-sim shooter with realistic weapon interaction, minimal UI, disciplined squad communication, and punishing tactical firefights.

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 19.3%, Tactical 18.1%, Gun Customization 14.9% ★, Realistic 12.5%, Shooter 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op tactical FPS with a strong focus on customizable gear, hostile indoor encounters, and tense PvE containment scenarios.

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 28%, Co-op 15.5%, Shooter 11.1%, Crime 10.1%, Realistic 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down co-op shooter recreates the pressure of clearing rooms, arresting suspects, protecting civilians, and avoiding reckless force.

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 47.2%, Shooter 21.1%, Multiplayer 15.2%, VR 13.2%, Action 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its VR format makes manual breaching, weapon handling, communication, and slow close-quarters clearing especially immediate and immersive.

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: Tactical 23.5%, FPS 21.3%, Realistic 19.9%, Shooter 11.2%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It expands the communication, realism, and teamwork of Ready or Not into large-scale combined-arms battles with a much broader scope.

Direct Contact delivers an authentic and immersive first-person, Co-Op tactical experience, built for those who demand realism, strategy, and precision. Operate as Special Forces, utilizing a vast arsenal of real-world weapons and equipment. Engage in dynamic combat.

Why similar: Tactical 31.4%, Realistic 27.6%, Shooter 21.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: This military co-op shooter favors a grounded pace, team coordination, and dangerous tactical engagements instead of lone-wolf run-and-gun play.

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 45.3%, Tactical 17.4%, Realistic 13.6%, Shooter 7.4%, Multiplayer 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: The original delivers similarly lethal, low-HUD tactical firefights and co-op objective modes in a leaner, older package.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Extraction is a tactical, co-op, PvE first-person shooter where you and your squad face an evolving alien threat. Teamwork, tactics, and flawless execution are key to your survival.

Why similar: FPS 28.5%, Gun Customization 18% ★, Realistic 14.2%, Shooter 13.9%, Co-op 8%

Why You'll Like It: It translates Rainbow Six-style gadgets, recon, and coordinated room-clearing into tense three-player PvE missions with an alien-horror twist.

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: Tactical 20.6%, FPS 16.2%, Gun Customization 16.1% ★, Realistic 14.2%, Shooter 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its realistic weapons, oppressive atmosphere, lethal encounters, and intense sound-driven tension fit players who enjoy Ready or Not's unforgiving immersion.

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: Tactical 19.5%, FPS 14.5%, Gun Customization 13.8% ★, Realistic 12.8%, Co-op 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on small-team tactical co-op, realistic military equipment, and extracting safely after deliberate engagements.

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 22.4%, Realistic 21.6%, Tactical 20.7%, Shooter 15.3%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its realistic ballistics, communication-heavy multiplayer, and sandbox military operations appeal to players seeking a more expansive tactical simulation.

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: FPS 31.3%, Tactical 29.4%, Shooter 16.6%, Multiplayer 10.6%, First-Person 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-heavy multiplayer infiltration game where communication, gadgets, careful movement, and close-quarters shootouts matter more than raw aim.

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: Tactical 21.5%, FPS 17.6%, Realistic 15.4%, Co-op 9.1%, Shooter 8.5%

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: Tactical 31.3%, FPS 22.7%, Realistic 17%, Shooter 12.3%, Violent 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines special-operations missions with detailed squad management and tactical planning, even though its perspective differs from Ready or Not.

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 20%, Tactical 15.8%, Shooter 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Gun Customization 8.3% ★

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: Tactical 19%, FPS 16.4%, Gun Customization 15.5% ★, Realistic 14.8%, Co-op 9.2%

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II drops players into an unprecedented global conflict that features the iconic Operators of Task Force 141.

Why similar: FPS 21.2%, Tactical 12.6%, Shooter 12%, Realistic 10.3%, Multiplayer 9.5%

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 16.8%, Gun Customization 14.9% ★, Co-op 12.4%, Shooter 9.6%, Realistic 8.6%

Escape together or die alone. A relentless creature is hunting you in this intense co-op bodycam horror experience. Communicate. Stay quiet. Survive. Every move matters. Every sound could be your last. Made by one developer.

Why similar: FPS 22%, Realistic 16.5%, Horror 16%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

The FREE PROLOGUE version of our tactical squad shooter. In SWAT Commander: Prologue, you join an elite special forces unit. Team up with other operatives, manage your equipment, and most importantly – complete your mission successfully.

Why similar: FPS 17.5%, Tactical 15.7%, Gun Customization 12.3% ★, Realistic 11.4%, Shooter 9.4%

PAYDAY 3 is a 1-to-4 player co-op FPS and the ultimate heist fantasy, set in the most iconic city in the world. Gone without a trace or through a hail of bullets. Either way, you're getting out with the prize.

Why similar: Tactical 16.2%, FPS 15.6%, Crime 12.8%, Co-op 11.9%, Gun Customization 10.2% ★

In the direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II, Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against the ultimate threat.

Why similar: FPS 20.3%, Tactical 13.8%, Shooter 12.4%, Realistic 12.2%, Modern 7.3%

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: Tactical 23.4%, FPS 18.8%, Realistic 16.2%, Gun Customization 14% ★, Shooter 10.1%

Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

Why similar: FPS 16.3%, Realistic 13.6%, Co-op Campaign 11.9% ★, Co-op 11.8%, Shooter 9.1%

Containment Initiative is a local co-op VR shooter which can be played by two people on the same PC. Kill zombies alone in VR or have a friend cover you by using the mouse and keyboard. Features include realistic weapon reloading as well as a variety of unlockable guns, upgrades, and loot to find.

Why similar: FPS 15.5%, Tactical 14.2%, Gun Customization 12.3% ★, Realistic 9.6%, Shooter 9.2%

KILLGUN - is a ruthless FPS for players who crave pure, aggressive combat, high difficulty, and an atmosphere of constant survival.

Why similar: FPS 30.9%, Co-op 12.7%, Shooter 11.9%, Gun Customization 9.6% ★, Realistic 7.8%

Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?

Why similar: Co-op 24.1%, Horror 18.9%, Multiplayer 18.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Realistic 11%

Experience hyper-realistic visuals and fluid controls from an unprecedented Bodycam perspective. The world's first shooter with truly playable 3DGS environments. Every pulse-pounding firefight and precise tactical move is captured by your chest-mounted camera for unmatched battlefield immersion.

Why similar: Tactical 22%, FPS 17.8%, Realistic 15.4%, Co-op 11%, Shooter 10.5%

Chasmal Fear is a next-gen FPS action horror game built in Unreal Engine 5 from the perspective of a body camera. Manage limited resources, make smart choices that affect playthrough, and survive monsters that mutate to get stronger. Played as singleplayer or Co-Op with 2 players.

Why similar: FPS 17.2%, Tactical 16.7%, Realistic 15.9%, Co-op 9.5%, Horror 9.5%

Strategy. Speed. Story. These are the core pillars of Battlefield™ Hardline, a cops vs. criminals experience unlike any other.

Why similar: FPS 20.2%, Tactical 15.9%, Shooter 15.5%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Crime 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 26%, Realistic 15.5%, Gun Customization 15.2% ★, Shooter 11.6%, Crime 10.6%

Enter the role of a SWAT officer in this VR tactical shooter. Clear rooms, detain suspects, and survive tense, eerie environments where every shadow could hide a threat. Precision, fear, and adrenaline collide in this immersive close-quarters experience.

Why similar: Tactical 36.5%, Shooter 30.9%, VR 16.4%, Action 7.8%, Combat 6.1%

Ever wanted to be a part of a swat team, Where your mission is to rescue hostages? Well now you can be. You and your team of 3, Which you command are a 24/7 emergency swat team.

Why similar: FPS 22.6%, Tactical 19.7%, Shooter 13.5%, Modern 10.9%, Violent 9.8%

Enter the fray in an intense, fast paced first person shooter experience. Kill using firearms, explosives, drones, and air support. Dominate maps in deathmatch, team, and PVE. Win with tactics - or sheer brutality. Remember: Hundred kills. One arena. Zero rules. May the best player win!

Why similar: Tactical 18.4%, FPS 17.7%, Realistic 15.1%, Shooter 11%, Gun Customization 10.7% ★

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

Why similar: Tactical 27.4%, FPS 23.5%, Shooter 13.2%, Multiplayer 11%, Realistic 10.2%

World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.

Why similar: Co-op 17.5%, Multiplayer 17.4%, Shooter 13.7%, FPS 13.6%, Gun Customization 11.3% ★

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 31.6%, Tactical 31.1%, Shooter 8%, Co-op 7.8%, Multiplayer 7.2%

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 74.5%, Co-op 10.4%, Shooter 6.7%, Action 3.2%, Multiplayer 3%

Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

Why similar: Horror 29.4%, Multiplayer 18%, Co-op 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, VR 7.8%

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 20.5%, Realistic 18.6%, Tactical 17.8%, Shooter 13.3%, Multiplayer 10.6%

Arena Breakout: Infinite is a high-stakes tactical extraction shooter where every decision matters. Fight, loot, and extract—or lose it all. With stunningly realistic visuals, lifelike sound, and unforgiving PvPvE combat, every raid is a gamble between glory and ruin.

Why similar: FPS 21%, Gun Customization 17.8% ★, Tactical 16.9%, Realistic 16.4%, Multiplayer 10.9%

Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.

Why similar: FPS 24.9%, Shooter 16.5%, Horror 12.5%, Gore 12%, Violent 11.6%

A short but relentless first-person shooter featuring manual reloading, walking, and blinking, with settings that let you customize your experience.

Why similar: FPS 21.1%, Gun Customization 17.9% ★, Realistic 15.1%, Shooter 12%, Gore 9.3%

Uncompromised duty, honor and valor.

Why similar: Tactical 44.1%, FPS 22.3%, Violent 13.4%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Action 4.5%