Games Like Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm

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: Wargame 13.9%, FPS 11.4%, Team-Based 10.9%, War 10.1%, Historical 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This direct follow-up keeps the lethal gunplay, asymmetrical teams, and communication-heavy multiplayer of Red Orchestra 2 while shifting to Vietnam.

Also contains all multi-player content from Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad

Why similar: World War II 36.9% ★, Realistic 16.2%, FPS 10.6%, Multiplayer 6.2%, War 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest match by far, using the same core design philosophy and similarly brutal, objective-based tactical shooting in a historical setting.

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: World War II 45.6% ★, FPS 10.7%, Realistic 8.5%, War 6.3%, Multiplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: As the original game in the series, it shares the same realistic WWII combat, unforgiving weapons, and grounded battlefield pacing.

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: World War II 44.1% ★, FPS 11%, War 9%, Realistic 8.2%, Multiplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: Its hardcore WWII objective modes, fast time-to-kill, and class-based team play feel very much in the Red Orchestra/Rising Storm lane.

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: World War II 33.8% ★, Realistic 10.7%, FPS 10.3%, War 9.5%, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers large-scale WWII battles with realistic weapons, strong squad coordination, and a similarly immersive frontline atmosphere.

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: World War II 38.3% ★, FPS 10.1%, Realistic 8.8%, War 7.5%, Military 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Formerly Post Scriptum, it offers one of the closest modern equivalents to Red Orchestra 2’s teamwork-heavy, realism-focused WWII combat.

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 40.3%, Realistic 14%, Team-Based 8.4%, Tactical 8.3%, Multiplayer 8%

Why You'll Like It: Although modern rather than historical, its ruthless lethality, suppression-heavy firefights, and objective-based team modes feel strikingly similar.

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: World War II 33.7% ★, FPS 9.2%, Wargame 8.4%, War 8.3%, Realistic 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a great fit if you want large-scale historical battles, grounded weapon handling, and a more simulation-leaning WWII infantry experience.

Valve's WWII Multiplayer Classic - Now available for Mac.

Why similar: World War II 42.6% ★, FPS 16.3%, Team-Based 7.8%, War 6.3%, Multiplayer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is faster and older-school, but its class-based WWII multiplayer and objective-focused maps still hit a similar historical team-shooter feel.

Insurgency: Sandstorm is a team-based, tactical FPS based on lethal close quarters combat and objective-oriented multiplayer gameplay. Experience the intensity of modern combat where skill is rewarded, and teamwork wins the fight.

Why similar: FPS 22.4%, Realistic 19.1%, Military 12.7%, Tactical 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It modernizes the same low-TTK, high-tension tactical multiplayer formula that Red Orchestra 2 players usually appreciate.

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: Wargame 13.3%, Realistic 13.1%, Team-Based 12.6%, FPS 12.2%, Military 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes communication, realistic engagements, and coordinated objective play in a way that strongly overlaps with Red Orchestra 2’s appeal.

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: Wargame 14.3%, Historical 11.5%, FPS 11.2%, Realistic 10.6%, War 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This WWI shooter shares Red Orchestra 2’s dedication to historical authenticity, punishing gunfights, and trench-based team combat.

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: Team-Based 14.4%, Wargame 13.1%, Realistic 11.1%, FPS 10.8%, Historical 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It expands the Verdun formula into broader historical battles with realistic weapons, harsh pacing, and objective-driven multiplayer.

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: Wargame 15.9%, Team-Based 15.7%, Realistic 12.7%, Military 9.1%, War 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its mountain warfare, tactical class roles, and immersive historical presentation make it another strong pick for fans of grounded war shooters.

Call of Duty is back, redefining war like you've never experienced before. Building on the Call of Duty 4®: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War immerses players into the most gritty and chaotic WWII combat ever experienced.

Why similar: World War II 45.9% ★, FPS 13.9%, War 8.6%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Historical 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its gritty WWII presentation, deadly weapons, and memorable Eastern Front focus make it a strong thematic companion despite being more arcade-like.

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 20.3%, War 17.9%, Realistic 14.1%, FPS 11.3%, Multiplayer 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: If the teamwork, historical immersion, and intense frontline tension are what you love, this delivers them in an even more communication-driven form.

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: War 14.1%, FPS 14.1%, Historical 13.1%, Military 10.5%, Tanks 9.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: It offers brutal historical infantry combat, bayonet charges, and realistic team-based pacing that should resonate with Red Orchestra fans.

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 ex-developers of Squad, Red Orchestra, and Insurgency.

Why similar: World War II 15.6% ★, Realistic 14.2%, FPS 13.8%, Military 11.5%, Multiplayer 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It clearly targets the same tactical-shooter crowd with objective modes, realistic pacing, and a strong emphasis on teamwork.

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

Why similar: World War II 28.9% ★, War 8.9%, Realistic 8.9%, Historical 8.7%, FPS 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This WWII simulation blends infantry and vehicle combat with a serious, authenticity-first tone similar to Red Orchestra 2’s more hardcore side.

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 15.1%, Realistic 15.1%, Multiplayer 12.3%, FPS 12.3%, War 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is broader and more sandbox-driven, but its realism, combined-arms battles, and unforgiving firefights appeal to the same milsim-minded audience.

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: Wargame 14.2%, Historical 13.3%, War 13%, FPS 12.9%, Team-Based 10%

Why You'll Like It: Though from a different era, it similarly shines when players commit to organized, immersive, voice-driven historical battles.

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: Realistic 18.3%, FPS 16.5%, Military 16%, War 12.9%, Multiplayer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is a strong option if you want modern audiovisual polish on large-scale, realism-leaning military combat with coordinated team play.

Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway brings the critically acclaimed squad-based WWII shooter into the next generation of gaming with amazing graphics and sound, new cutting-edge gameplay features and a totally redesigned online component.

Why similar: World War II 49.9% ★, FPS 13.4%, Tactical 7.8%, Military 6.7%, War 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It trades multiplayer for squad tactics, but its gritty WWII authenticity and cover-based battlefield tension overlap well with Red Orchestra 2’s mood.

Call of Duty®: WWII - a breathtaking experience that redefines World War II.

Why similar: World War II 50.6% ★, FPS 13%, War 11.5%, Multiplayer 8%, Historical 5%

Why You'll Like It: It is more cinematic and accessible, but the setting, weaponry, and class-based multiplayer still make it a decent Red Orchestra 2 alternative.

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: Historical 15%, FPS 14.4%, Team-Based 14%, War 12.3%, Military 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its large-scale historical warfare and teamwork-first structure make it a natural fit if immersion and coordinated combat matter most to you.

Based on a true story. Set during the famous airdrop before the invasion at Normandy, where Sgt. Matt Baker and his squad of 101st Airborne Paratroopers were scattered over the French countryside.

Why similar: World War II 38.2% ★, FPS 21.4%, War 10.9%, Tactical 5.1%, Military 5%

Why You'll Like It: Its serious historical framing and tactical infantry combat make it a worthwhile older-school pick for WWII realism fans.

This is the ultimate Battlefield V experience. Enter mankind’s greatest conflict with the complete arsenal of weapons, vehicles, and gadgets plus the best customization content of Year 1 and 2.

Why similar: World War II 41.2% ★, FPS 14.7%, War 11%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Military 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is much more mainstream and fast-moving, yet its large-scale WWII battles, vehicles, and objective play can still scratch part of the same itch.

ENEMY FRONT is the first truly modern WW2 FPS, featuring stunning visuals, open-ended levels and a richly interactive combat experience that breaks out of the standard model of highly linear scripted FPS experiences, giving the player full freedom to own their playing style.

Why similar: World War II 50.7% ★, FPS 16.9%, War 7.4%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Shooter 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is a looser and less tactical fit, but it still provides first-person WWII combat with a grittier tone than most arcade shooters.

With its unprecedented combination of authenticity, compelling story and squad-based action, the Brothers in Arms franchise has established itself as a benchmark for military action games, receiving the highest average review scores of any console WWII game to date (www.gamerankings.com).

Why similar: World War II 56.7% ★, FPS 16.8%, Military 8.2%, Tactical 7.3%, War 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Like the rest of the series, it offers a methodical, authenticity-minded WWII combat experience that complements Red Orchestra 2 nicely.

Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.

Why similar: World War II 61.8% ★, Historical 8%, War 7.9%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Tactical 6.2%

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: World War II 47.3% ★, War 12.5%, Military 7.1%, Tactical 6.5%, Realistic 6.2%

In the dark days of the end of World War Two amidst the ruins of Berlin, one bullet can change history…

Why similar: World War II 56.6% ★, Multiplayer 8.2%, War 7.7%, FPS 7%, Shooter 5.3%

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: World War II 46% ★, Historical 13.6%, War 11.2%, Realistic 10.4%, Military 7.9%

Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.

Why similar: World War II 66.1% ★, War 11.6%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Military 5%, Historical 4.3%

Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".

Why similar: World War II 56.9% ★, Military 7.8%, War 7.4%, Multiplayer 7%, Tactical 6.6%

Besiege castles and raid villages in Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, a fast-paced medieval first person slasher with a focus on multiplayer battles

Why similar: Multiplayer 30.5%, Team-Based 15.6%, First-Person 13.3%, Gore 12.1%, Historical 9.8%

Talvisota for Rising Storm 2 brings players from the steaming jungles of Vietnam to the frozen forests of Finland, during the Soviet-Finnish Winter War of the late 1930s.

Why similar: World War II 26.6% ★, FPS 17.2%, War 15.6%, Action 14%, Simulation 11.9%

Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.

Why similar: World War II 46.1% ★, War 11.4%, Realistic 8.9%, Tactical 7.8%, Military 7.4%

Frantic, multiplayer action involving Nazis and dinosaurs! What are you waiting for? This is World War II as it should have been!

Why similar: World War II 51.4% ★, FPS 14.7%, Multiplayer 11.6%, War 7.8%, Shooter 4%

Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.

Why similar: World War II 36% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Historical 10.2%, Realistic 10.2%, Multiplayer 7.7%

Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.

Why similar: World War II 40.4% ★, Wargame 10.8%, War 9.8%, Historical 8.7%, Military 8.7%

6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!

Why similar: FPS 41.1%, Team-Based 17.7%, Multiplayer 17.3%, Shooter 7.3%, Gore 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: World War II 34.8% ★, FPS 11.2%, Realistic 10.2%, War 9.4%, Multiplayer 6.5%

Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.

Why similar: World War II 54.4% ★, Realistic 8.3%, War 8.2%, Tactical 7.5%, Military 7.2%

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: World War II 32.1% ★, FPS 20.4%, Wargame 8.5%, Shooter 7.8%, Realistic 7%

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: World War II 40.5% ★, FPS 13.3%, Team-Based 10.4%, War 8.4%, Multiplayer 8.3%

IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is the continuation of the legendary IL-2 Sturmovik series that has set the standard for PC combat flight games for more than ten years. This new entry into the series will offer virtual pilots an even more accurate simulation of the most famous air battles.

Why similar: World War II 39.6% ★, Realistic 15.4%, Wargame 8.5%, Historical 7.5%, War 7.4%

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: World War II 44.2% ★, War 14.3%, FPS 10.3%, Historical 5.1%, Multiplayer 4.9%

Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.

Why similar: World War II 57.1% ★, Military 8.4%, War 7.8%, Wargame 6.9%, Tactical 5.6%

Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region. Coalition forces led by the US Army are deployed to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.

Why similar: Military 15.4%, Realistic 14.9%, FPS 12.4%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Tactical 10.6%

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: World War II 30.8% ★, War 9.1%, Realistic 7.8%, Tanks 7.6% ★, FPS 7.1%

Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”

Why similar: FPS 38.8%, Team-Based 17.3%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Shooter 7.5%, Tactical 7.3%

Call of Duty® 2 redefines the cinematic intensity and chaos of battle as seen through the eyes of ordinary soldiers fighting together in epic WWII conflicts. The sequel to 2003's Call of Duty, winner of over 80 Game of the Year awards, Call of Duty 2 offers more immense, more intense, more realistic battles than ever before, thanks to...

Why similar: World War II 47.1% ★, FPS 14.3%, War 9.3%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Historical 6.6%

Enlist in an intense brand of Axis vs. Allied teamplay set in the WWII European Theatre of Operations. Players assume the role of light/assault/heavy infantry, sniper or machine-gunner class, each with a unique arsenal of historical weaponry at their disposal. Missions are based on key historical operations.

Why similar: World War II 35.9% ★, FPS 32.3%, Team-Based 7%, War 6.5%, Multiplayer 5.9%

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: World War II 37.1% ★, Wargame 13.5%, Realistic 9.6%, Tanks 9.1% ★, Historical 8.1%

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: World War II 38.6% ★, FPS 11.3%, Realistic 8.8%, War 7.9%, Military 6.5%

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: World War II 57.5% ★, FPS 15.9%, Multiplayer 10.8%, War 3.7%, Action 2.5%

The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...

Why similar: World War II 62.1% ★, Military 7.6%, War 6.8%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Tactical 5.1%