Games Like RUNNING WITH RIFLES

Foxhole is a massively multiplayer game where thousands of players shape the outcome of a persistent online war. Every individual soldier is a player that contributes to the war effort through logistics, base building, reconnaissance, combat, and more.

Why similar: Wargame 18.6%, Military 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Tactical 9.5%, Sandbox 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a massive, persistent, open-world war where every player acts as a small cog in a larger strategic machine.

Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!

Why similar: Military 30%, Moddable 22.3% ★, Sandbox 17.3%, Shooter 12.1%, Tactical 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a large-scale, AI-driven sandbox battlefield that captures the chaotic, common-soldier feel of the seed game.

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: Moddable 16.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Military 14.4%, Tactical 10.8%, Online Co-Op 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that emphasizes realistic squad-based military operations and careful positioning.

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 39.4%, Tactical 16.9%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Shooter 9.8%, Co-op 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Blends real-time strategy with direct-control third-person shooter mechanics in a modern military setting.

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: Military 38.8%, Tactical 27.7%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Co-op 12.6%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep top-down tactical military combat with a focus on squad management and realistic vehicle interaction.

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: Wargame 34.7%, Sandbox 23.5%, Multiplayer 16.4%, Shooter 14.3%, Action 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on large-scale, AI-populated World War II battles that mirror the persistent front-line feel of the seed game.

Operation Valor is a tactical top-down multiplayer shooter that provides large scale combined-arms combat through base building and teamwork.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Military 20.6%, Tactical 15.7%, PvE 9.9%, Multiplayer 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down military shooter that focuses heavily on team-based tactics and large-scale multiplayer combat.

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: Military 18%, Shooter 17.2%, Open World 17.1%, Sandbox 16.3%, Tactical 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends open-world strategy with tactical first-person shooting, focusing on managing a mercenary army.

HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.7%, Online Co-Op 22%, Co-op 19.3%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Top-Down 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers chaotic, top-down military action with a focus on squad cooperation and intense firefights.

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: Moddable 23.2% ★, Military 19.7%, Tactical 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Top-Down 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical game that focuses on precise, real-time-with-pause planning for military raids.

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 40.6%, Top-Down 14.1%, Moddable 14% ★, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Co-op 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational top-down tactical game that excels at squad-based planning and execution in confined environments.

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: Wargame 29.8%, Military 26.8%, Tactical 19.3%, Co-op 11.8%, Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world strategy and shooter hybrid that allows you to command armies while participating in the action yourself.

Recruits is a brutal fast paced top down shooter that puts the lives of countless amounts of soldiers in your command. Lead your men to victory and see them progress through the ranks, show them defeat and they will be lost forever.

Why similar: Action 100%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that emphasizes squad management and the progression of individual soldiers in a war zone.

Sequel to the best-seller ​The Red Solstice​. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 23.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Tactical 14.4%, Online Co-Op 13%, Co-op 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines top-down tactical combat with squad-based survival elements in a high-stakes military environment.

Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.

Why similar: Moddable 27.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Tactical 13.4%, Co-op 11.2%, PvE 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, squad-based tactical shooter that focuses on cooperative military objectives and intense combat.

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 28.6%, Wargame 20.5%, Tactical 13.9%, Online Co-Op 9.4%, PvE 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a large-scale, realistic military experience where communication and the role of the common soldier are paramount.

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: Moddable 26.3% ★, Military 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, PvE 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly detailed, tactical military experience with a focus on realistic combat and unit management.

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: Military 36%, Tactical 20.4%, Shooter 17.8%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Action 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A large-scale, realistic World War II shooter that emphasizes the importance of front-line logistics and teamwork.

Blacklist Brigade is a co-op focused top-down shooter game, where players as a part of a mercenary group fight against banana republic dictators and other evil scoundrels.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Military 11.3%, Tactical 11.1%, Online Co-Op 11%, Top-Down 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that focuses on difficult, squad-based tactical combat in a military setting.

SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.6%, Online Co-Op 17.2%, Co-op 8.8%, Isometric 7.2%, Shooter 6%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that features deep tactical mechanics, weapon customization, and challenging combat encounters.

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 33.7%, Tactical 28.6%, Shooter 9%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Co-op 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, realistic military shooter that emphasizes player positioning and deliberate, methodical combat.

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 26.1%, Tactical 11.3%, Moddable 11.3% ★, Open World 9.6%, Multiplayer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive military simulation that offers unparalleled scale and the ultimate 'common soldier' experience.

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 39.7%, Tactical 21%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Shooter 17%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the massive, chaotic scale of modern military shooters with a focus on team-based roles and front-line combat.

Red Orchestra Series' take on Vietnam: 64-player MP matches; 20+ maps; US Army & Marines, PAVN/NVA, NLF/VC; Australians and ARVN forces; 50+ weapons; 4 flyable helicopters; mines, traps and tunnels; Brutal. Authentic. Gritty. Character customization. And napalm in the morning.

Why similar: Wargame 36.2%, Military 32.9%, Tactical 17.1%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Action 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a gritty, tactical military experience with large-scale battles and a focus on asymmetrical warfare.

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: Military 24.4%, Wargame 18.9%, Moddable 18.4% ★, Tactical 12.8%, Sandbox 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A grand-scale tactical wargame that focuses on the complexities of World War II military maneuvers.

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: Military 29.3%, Wargame 27.2%, Tactical 15.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Multiplayer 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A large-scale multiplayer game that emphasizes the feeling of being a soldier in a massive, coordinated line-infantry battle.

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 31.8%, Tactical 16.5%, Moddable 13.2% ★, Wargame 12.8%, Multiplayer 11%

Why You'll Like It: A large-scale, realistic military shooter that emphasizes community-driven content and tactical team play.

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: Military 31.8%, Tactical 19.1%, Shooter 13.1%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Online Co-Op 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, realistic shooter that focuses on team-based objectives and high-stakes military firefights.

Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...

Why similar: Tactical 45.8%, Military 24.8%, Isometric 7.2%, Shooter 5.5%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, top-down game that focuses on squad-based planning and execution for specialized military missions.

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: Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Tactical 19.9%, Co-op 15%, Online Co-Op 11.8%, Shooter 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical game that focuses on the split-second decision-making required in high-pressure combat scenarios.

Escape from Duckov is a PVE indie survival RPG — in a duck's world!. Scavenge for resources, build your hideout, and upgrade your gear in the world of Duckov. Start from nothing and rise to the top. Outwit hostile ducks, survive, or make it out alive.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 50.3%, Shooter 18.4%, Top-Down 17.4%, Action 8.6%, RPG 5.3%

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: Wargame 33.8%, Sandbox 31.2%, Shooter 14.6%, Tactical 10.8%, Action 6.2%

Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.

Why similar: Tactical 25.3%, Online Co-Op 22.6%, Co-op 17.8%, Shooter 14.6%, Multiplayer 10.9%

Isometric. Massively Multiplayer. Capture The Flag. Skirmish. Bug Hunt. And more. Welcome to FreeInfantry - the world's first massive multiplayer online isometric shooter.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Military 18.7%, Artificial Intelligence 13.4%, Isometric 12.3%, Tactical 10.4%

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: Military 31.4%, Tactical 17.1%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Shooter 12.3%, Co-op 8.9%

Phantom Squad is a 1-4 player co-op tactical top-down shooter blending fast-paced combat with real-time strategy. Play solo or team up through online co-op and matchmaking, coordinating movement, positioning, and split-second decisions to survive intense, high-risk missions.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 21.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Tactical 20.3%, Co-op 16.3%, Military 16%

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: Military 38.4%, Tactical 20%, Wargame 19.5%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Action 5%

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 40.4%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Tactical 13.4%, Shooter 9%, Co-op 7.5%

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: Wargame 22.8%, Tactical 19.8%, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Sandbox 12.2%, Shooter 10.3%

Build, repair, refuel and drive a dilapidated old car on a grand journey through the territories of the former Eastern bloc. Explore Germany, CSFR, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria

Why similar: Open World 52.8%, Sandbox 28.3%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Singleplayer 5.7%

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: Military 25.7%, Tactical 24.9%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Shooter 12.3%, Co-op 9.8%

Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!

Why similar: Tactical 35.8%, Military 25.6%, Wargame 12.9%, Multiplayer 10%, Sandbox 6%

Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

Why similar: Co-op 28.8%, Multiplayer 26.9%, Online Co-Op 21.2%, RPG 13.5%, Action 9.7%

In this top-down tactical shooter RPG, guide a band of cute soldiers through a warzone to safety. Rescue, train and manage your squad for the upcoming war of survival.

Why similar: Military 43.2%, Tactical 26.3%, RPG 10.1%, Shooter 9.1%, Action 8.5%

RIFTSTORM is a co-op PvE looter-shooter where squads of Weavers deploy to take on missions, fight escalating hordes, collect powerful weapons and resources, and extract.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Isometric 12.9%, Co-op 11.2%, PvE 10.3%

The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.

Why similar: Military 38%, Wargame 30.9%, Tactical 16.3%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Co-op 3.8%

{{An RTS inspired by the classics of the past!}} Making up for it's subpar retro graphics with fun gameplay and modern multi-threaded tech enabling huge battles to run smooth... Featuring singleplayer challenges, skirmish, sandbox, 10-player multiplayer & workshop modding.

Why similar: Moddable 52% ★, Sandbox 17.8%, Multiplayer 14%, Co-op 11.8%, Action 2.5%

Lost Castle is an action RPG beat'em up with roguelike elements and randomized dungeons for up to four players online and local!

Why similar: Loot 44.4%, PvE 22.1%, Multiplayer 20.1%, RPG 9.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%

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: Moddable 21.3% ★, Wargame 17.9%, Military 15%, Tactical 10%, Online Co-Op 9.5%

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: Military 23%, Tactical 16.9%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, PvE 12.4%, Co-op 11.3%

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Co-op 42.3%, Multiplayer 24.1%, Shooter 18.6%, Action 15%

The enemy has invaded the territory, the motherland needs you, soldier! Gather your troops and defeat all enemies!

Why similar: Military 36.6%, Top-Down Shooter 30.8%, Shooter 14.2%, Top-Down 10.7%, Action 5%

Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?

Why similar: Top-Down 51.5%, Open World 42.8%, Singleplayer 5.8%

Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.

Why similar: Tactical 69.4%, Isometric 22.5%, Action 4.4%, Singleplayer 3.7%

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: Sandbox 65%, Action 19.2%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Singleplayer 4.7%

Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.

Why similar: Action 78.7%, Singleplayer 21.3%

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 33.8%, Tactical 13%, Sandbox 12.6%, Shooter 11%, Open World 9.9%

Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.3%, Co-op 17.5%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Top-Down 11.2%, Multiplayer 9.3%