- #1 Ravenfield
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 77,990 reviews2017
Dev: SteelRaven7
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 61.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!
Why similar: War 19.5%, Military 16.4%, FPS 13.7%, Sandbox 10%, Team-Based 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the closest experience to a single-player, large-scale sandbox FPS where you can influence the outcome of massive battles.
- #2 War of Rights
96% matchVery Positive88% of 14,527 reviews2018
Dev: Campfire Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 90.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: War 31.8%, Military 22.3%, FPS 14%, Shooter 7.2%, Realistic 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly realistic depiction of American Civil War combat with a heavy emphasis on formation tactics and discipline.
- #3 Holdfast: Nations At War
96% matchVery Positive90% of 27,937 reviews2020
Dev: Anvil Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 22.5%, Military 21%, FPS 15.6%, Team-Based 12.6%, Shooter 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game is the premier title for experiencing Napoleonic-era line formation combat and musket warfare.
- #4 Rising Front
94% matchVery Positive88% of 3,874 reviews2026
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 29.4%, Sandbox 18.1%, FPS 16.6%, Shooter 10.6%, First-Person 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox WWI shooter that allows for massive, chaotic battles similar to the scale found in Rise of Liberty.
- #5 Battle Cry of Freedom
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,500 reviews2022
Dev: Flying Squirrel Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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: Military 18.9%, War 17.6%, Team-Based 14.6%, FPS 14.5%, Shooter 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features intense, large-scale musket-era combat with a focus on historical accuracy and tactical line infantry maneuvers.
- #6 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 147,242 reviews2021
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 30%, Sandbox 24%, Funny 12.9%, Physics 9.2%, Realistic 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the funny, physics-based chaos of large-scale battles found in sandbox war simulators.
- #7 Easy Red 2
93% matchVery Positive90% of 12,483 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: War 22.6%, FPS 17.5%, Sandbox 13%, Team-Based 12.6%, Shooter 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated single-player war simulator that focuses on large-scale infantry combat and historical immersion.
- #8 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
91% matchVery Positive88% of 286,599 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 61.2 hrsMean: 152.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 39.6%, Sandbox 21.4%, Open World 11.8%, Strategy 10%, First-Person 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: While set in a fantasy world, its core gameplay of commanding large armies in formation and engaging in first-person combat is a perfect match.
- #9 Prime & Load : 1776
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 387 reviews2020
Dev: Radio Silence Entertainment
Windows
Set in the American Revolution, Prime & Load : 1776 lets command and control your very own regiment.
Why similar: War 33.5%, FPS 18.4%, Shooter 13.5%, Sandbox 9.8%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a direct thematic match, focusing specifically on the Revolutionary War era with action-oriented gameplay.
- #10 Ancient Warfare 3
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,746 reviews2024
Dev: JNI Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 29.9 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 23.1%, Sandbox 22.8%, FPS 12.4%, Shooter 9.1%, Physics 6%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox combat simulator that provides extensive tools to create and participate in massive, varied battle scenarios.
- #11 Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare
91% matchMixed65% of 12,384 reviews2019
Dev: KK Game Studio
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 21.9 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 17.2%, Shooter 13.8%, War 12.6%, Military 11.4%, Sandbox 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends first-person shooter mechanics with strategic army management, similar to the tactical feel of Rise of Liberty.
- #12 Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2
88% matchVery Positive84% of 7,100 reviews2023
Dev: Brilliant Game Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Welcome to Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2, the most ridiculous and insane battle simulator in existence! Create eye watering battles with hundreds of thousands, even millions of characters on screen! Jump into multiple campaigns in game or player made, or play in sandbox mode and FPS invasion
Why similar: Sandbox 46%, First-Person 16%, Strategy 15.2%, Realistic 12.6%, Action 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at rendering massive, chaotic battles involving thousands of units, mirroring the scale of Rise of Liberty.
- #13 Total Tank Simulator
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,576 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 30.5%, Sandbox 22.5%, Strategy 11.6%, FPS 7.6%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a sandbox approach to war simulation with a focus on large-scale destruction and tactical unit placement.
- #14 Formata
89% matchMixed64% of 941 reviews2017
Dev: Nezon Production
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead. Fight. Win.
Why similar: War 29.3%, Military 17%, Strategy 10%, Team-Based 9.3%, Sandbox 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses specifically on formation-based combat, allowing players to command units in large-scale historical battles.
- #15 Isonzo
87% matchVery Positive83% of 16,613 reviews2022
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 22.8 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 21.2%, Team-Based 20.9%, War 15.8%, FPS 10.3%, Shooter 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A team-based WWI shooter that emphasizes historical accuracy and tactical positioning on the battlefield.
- #16 Tannenberg
86% matchVery Positive86% of 9,719 reviews2017
Dev: Blackmill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 19.9%, War 19.2%, Military 14.5%, FPS 14.3%, Shooter 10%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an authentic WWI experience with a focus on team-based maneuvers and large-scale combat.
- #17 Call to Arms
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,876 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.7 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 27%, War 19.8%, Strategy 9.8%, FPS 9.4%, Shooter 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game uniquely blends real-time strategy with first-person shooter mechanics, allowing for deep control over military units.
- #18 Day of Infamy
85% matchVery Positive82% of 22,115 reviews2017
Dev: New World Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: War 24.7%, FPS 21%, Military 19.5%, Shooter 9.8%, Tactical 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic WWII shooter that captures the intensity and team-based nature of historical military engagements.
- #19 Field of Honor
84% matchVery Positive95% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: civciv
Windows
Field of Honor is a single-player game that combines elements of first-person shooter and strategy, set in the Napoleonic Wars, American Revolutionary War and American Civil War. You can take command of massive battles or engage as a single soldier to defeat the enemy in various game modes.
Why similar: FPS 19.1%, Sandbox 19.1%, War 17.7%, Military 16.4%, Shooter 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation shooter that leans into the sandbox and historical combat elements of the genre.
- #20 Squad 44
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,290 reviews2018
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Military 22.6%, War 17.8%, FPS 16.8%, Team-Based 9.8%, Shooter 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore military simulation that provides a very grounded and intense experience for fans of large-scale war games.
- #21 Operation: Harsh Doorstop
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 19,731 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 ex-developers of Squad, Red Orchestra, and Insurgency.
Why similar: Military 26.6%, FPS 17.7%, War 17.1%, Shooter 9.9%, Tactical 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play military shooter that focuses on large-scale, realistic combat scenarios.
- #22 Total Conflict: Resistance
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,969 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!
Why similar: War 26.1%, Military 22.5%, FPS 18%, Tactical 9.6%, Shooter 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title mixes action-RTS elements with realistic military combat, perfect for those who enjoy commanding large forces.
- #23 Hell Let Loose
81% matchVery Positive82% of 145,932 reviews2021
Dev: Expression GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 72.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 22.8%, Military 19.7%, FPS 17.2%, Shooter 12.3%, Realistic 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a massive, multiplayer-focused WWII experience that emphasizes coordination and tactical movement.
- #24 Executive Assault
83% matchVery Positive85% of 1,455 reviews2015
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them.
Why similar: FPS 29.1%, War 22.8%, Strategy 13.2%, Shooter 12%, First-Person 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines RTS base-building with FPS combat, offering a unique perspective on managing and participating in war.
- #25 Plastic Battlegrounds
78% matchVery Positive89% of 253 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 24.8%, Sandbox 15.6%, Shooter 12.3%, FPS 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox military shooter that focuses on the fun, toy-soldier aesthetic of large-scale war games.
- #26 Easy Red
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,001 reviews2017
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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%, War 17%, Strategy 15%, Action 13.3%, Shooter 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to Easy Red 2, offering a similar indie approach to large-scale, single-player war simulation.
- #27 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
81% matchMixed69% of 2,101 reviews2015
Dev: Great War TeamPub: Best Way Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: War 44.1%, Strategy 12.7%, Military 10.2%, FPS 7.9%, Sandbox 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused WWI game that captures the historical scale and tactical requirements of early 20th-century warfare.
- #28 Hand Simulator: Shooter
78% matchMixed48% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: HFM Games
Windows
Hand Simulator Shooter — a true contender for the shooter throne, inspired by iconic games of the genre. Take control of your hands to survive and dominate in physically realistic shootouts. Experience unique gameplay where every move matters, and become the master of the new king of shooters.
Why similar: FPS 17.3%, Military 17%, War 15.5%, Shooter 14.3%, Team-Based 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the funny and chaotic nature of physics-based shooters, appealing to the lighter side of Rise of Liberty.
- #29 Black One Blood Brothers
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,359 reviews2022
Dev: Helios Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Black One Blood Brothers is a tactical military shooter game where strategy and coordination are key. Command a squad of top operators, with unique skills, through high-risk missions around the globe. Customize your crew, plan your missions, and adjust on the fly for a vast replayability.
Why similar: Military 23.7%, FPS 15.2%, War 13.7%, Sandbox 10.4%, Tactical 9.2%
- #30 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
79% matchMixed59% of 865 reviews2012
Dev: X1 SoftwarePub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.
Why similar: War 18.4%, Military 17.7%, FPS 12.4%, Sandbox 10.5%, Shooter 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic military simulation that provides a deep, tactical experience for fans of historical warfare.
- #31 Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 12,209 reviews2017
Dev: Brilliant Game Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 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 41.3%, Sandbox 29%, Funny 8.8%, Strategy 7.2%, Action 4.4%
- #32 GROUND BRANCH
76% matchVery Positive89% of 23,166 reviews2018
Dev: BlackFoot StudiosPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 26.6%, FPS 17%, Tactical 13.5%, Shooter 9.1%, Realistic 8.3%
- #33 Fog of War
79% matchMixed48% of 799 reviews2018
Dev: Monkeys Lab.Pub: Neokosmos Technologies Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Military 19.8%, War 19%, FPS 18.9%, Shooter 10%, First-Person 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy WWII shooter that focuses on the gritty, realistic aspects of historical combat.
- #34 Vietnam War
74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,437 reviews2025
Dev: Thorium Game Lab
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: War 22.1%, FPS 21.8%, Military 20%, Shooter 12.5%, Open World 8.4%
- #35 Animal Revolt Battle Simulator
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,594 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 29.6%, Sandbox 22.2%, Funny 10.8%, Tactical 10.8%, Physics 9.6%
- #36 Attack on Toys
75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,158 reviews2021
Dev: N7T-GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 24%, War 20.4%, FPS 19.9%, Shooter 13.4%, First-Person 9.4%
- #37 Shieldwall
73% matchVery Positive87% of 6,910 reviews2023
Dev: Nezon Production
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 37.8%, Sandbox 23.4%, Funny 12.7%, Strategy 8.4%, Action 6%
- #38 Duckoleon
71% matchVery Positive96% of 169 reviews2025
Dev: Pumancz
Windows
Experience (mildly) accurate historical battles from the Napoleonic era, but from the perspective of DUCKS! Duckoleon is a multiplayer FPS/TPS with strategic elements. Exciting combat with units ranging from line infantry to cavalry and artillery, historical uniforms, cute ducks and much more!
Why similar: FPS 20.4%, Team-Based 18.3%, Military 14.2%, Shooter 12.6%, War 10.5%
- #39 Poly Squad
76% matchMixed51% of 376 reviews2021
Dev: OXO Games
Windows
Poly Squad; multiplayer, team-based, it is the kind of game where you can fight as a team on, large maps using various weapons up to 16 - 32 players.
Why similar: War 24.4%, Military 23.2%, FPS 17.5%, Shooter 10.9%, First-Person 7.4%
- #40 Insurgency
73% matchVery Positive92% of 124,756 reviews2014
Dev: New World Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 41.9%, Military 12.5%, Team-Based 9.1%, War 7.8%, Shooter 7.6%
- #41 Over The Top: WWI
69% matchVery Positive87% of 5,053 reviews2026
Dev: Flying Squirrel EntertainmentPub: GG Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Join 200-player battles in Over The Top: WWI - an intense shooter set in the gritty backdrop of World War I. Pick your class, choose from a vast arsenal, including rifles, artillery, airplanes and powerful tanks, and experience the chaos of fully destructible battlefields.
Why similar: FPS 22.3%, War 20.6%, Team-Based 15.5%, Shooter 14.8%, Tactical 8.5%
- #42 Arma 3
73% matchVery Positive90% of 291,421 reviews2013
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 255.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 23.7%, War 14.4%, FPS 10.7%, Shooter 10%, Sandbox 7%
- #43 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
74% matchVery Positive81% of 2,701 reviews2014
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.
Why similar: War 31.6%, Military 22.9%, Strategy 21.1%, Tactical 18.6%, Indie 3.7%
- #44 Arma Reforger
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 47,450 reviews2023
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 85.9 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 23.6%, War 15.1%, FPS 13.4%, Shooter 10.1%, Sandbox 10%
- #45 Brass Brigade
72% matchVery Positive92% of 553 reviews2019
Dev: Henry Kucab
Windows
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 28.5%, FPS 27.1%, Sandbox 17.8%, Action 15.3%, Indie 8.8%
- #46 WWII Online
72% matchMixed51% of 3,784 reviews2023
Dev: Cornered Rat SoftwarePub: Playnet, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 28%
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 34.3%, Shooter 23.1%, Military 15.6%, Action 7.3%, First-Person 5.6%
- #47 Gunsmith Simulator
68% matchVery Positive85% of 3,107 reviews2024
Dev: GameHuntersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Become a Gunsmith and unveil the great pleasure of working in your own workshop! Repair, restore and personalize guns to make unique pieces that every firearm lover will appreciate.
Why similar: Military 25.9%, FPS 14.9%, Shooter 11.4%, War 10.8%, First-Person 8.3%
- #48 Ultimate General: American Revolution
70% matchMixed54% of 1,053 reviews2024
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
American Revolution is a sandbox strategy game featuring the epic historical period during the rebellion of the American colonies against the British Empire.
Why similar: Military 37.7%, War 36.8%, Tactical 14.9%, Strategy 10.6%
- #49 Master of Command
67% matchVery Positive92% of 3,127 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
Why similar: War 33.7%, Military 31.3%, Tactical 12.2%, Strategy 8%, Open World 5.7%
- #50 Warbox Sandbox
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 289 reviews2022
Dev: Madar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Create intense battles across time periods, join the battle, rewrite history, and become a legend.
Why similar: FPS 37.2%, Shooter 25.9%, First-Person 15.3%, Strategy 12.7%, Action 8.9%
- #51 Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator
71% matchMixed55% of 354 reviews2022
Dev: Screambox Studio
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator is a physics-based tactical strategy game where you must lead a military force in a fantasy medieval world. Build an army. Construct siege equipment. Experience epic battles. Lead your people to victory!!
Why similar: War 34.3%, Sandbox 19%, Funny 9.8%, Tactical 9.3%, Physics 8.9%
- #52 Squad
68% matchVery Positive81% of 234,054 reviews2020
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 110.9 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 24.2%, Team-Based 15.4%, War 14.4%, FPS 14.3%, Shooter 8.4%
- #53 Angels Fall First
71% matchVery Positive82% of 2,786 reviews2015
Dev: Strangely Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 wanted in a rich science fiction setting. Boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full AI support included!
Why similar: FPS 47.4%, First-Person 12.3%, Action 12.1%, Tactical 10.6%, Shooter 8.1%
- #54 Rise of Piracy
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 355 reviews2026
Dev: IrishJohnGamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
The perfect blend of Action, Adventure and RTS. Begin your journey as the lowly captain of a small vessel. End as the commander of a threatening fleet. Rise to glory how you see fit. Trade, fight, recruit, grow, pillage, ally, destroy & conquer.
Why similar: War 31.9%, Military 29.4%, Sandbox 21.1%, Open World 7.3%, Strategy 6.2%
- #55 Good Kill!
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: gamegine
Windows
Good Kill is an immersive FPS game where players take control of a door gunner in a military helicopter during wartime. Engage in intense combat across destructible environments, complete missions, and upgrade your helicopter and weapons to dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: War 25.4%, Military 18.9%, FPS 15.8%, Shooter 12.2%, First-Person 6.7%
- #56 Onward
65% matchMixed68% of 9,301 reviews2025
Dev: Downpour Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Military 24.2%, War 19%, FPS 17.5%, Shooter 12.5%, Tactical 7.5%
- #57 Epic Fantasy Battle Simulator
67% matchVery Positive84% of 449 reviews2021
Dev: Mutiny Software
Windows
Welcome to Epic Fantasy Battle Simulator, the most immersive medieval battle simulator to date! Throw tens of thousands of soldiers into battle, enjoy the show, or take control of one of them to prove your valor! The only limit is your imagination! Or maybe your CPU?
Why similar: War 38.6%, Sandbox 30.4%, Strategy 10.5%, Realistic 8.8%, Action 7.4%
- #58 Project Gunship
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 837 reviews2022
Dev: Sklorite Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 33.8%, War 30.1%, Shooter 10%, Tactical 10%, Realistic 8.5%
- #59 SWAT Commander
64% matchMostly Positive79% of 608 reviews2025
Dev: Red Mountain GamesPub: Ritual Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take charge of a SWAT unit as an elite operator. Command a specialized AI squad or team up in co-op to seize suspects, rescue civilians, and restore order. Study the briefing, kit out your team, and execute your plan with disciplined precision.
Why similar: Military 22.1%, FPS 18.4%, Team-Based 16.8%, Shooter 12.6%, Tactical 9.6%
- #60 XOL: Space Mech Wars
64% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Michigames
Windows
Mech FPS game in all directions of space; follow the story and contribute to the fight for your homeland! Survive the space wars as an up-and-coming soldier with the toughest warriors around!
Why similar: Shooter 30.4%, FPS 29%, Action 13.4%, First-Person 12.7%, Singleplayer 6.8%