Games Like Takedown: Red Sabre

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 32.3%, FPS 28.7%, Shooter 6.8%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Realistic 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the same uncompromising, realistic tactical gameplay and deep weapon customization that hardcore shooter fans demand.

Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations.

Why similar: FPS 31.6%, Tactical 31.1%, Shooter 8%, Co-op 7.8%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Like Takedown, it delivers a tense, methodical close-quarters combat experience where teamwork and cautious room-clearing are essential for survival.

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 26.2%, FPS 25.3%, Shooter 8.7%, Online Co-Op 7.5%, Multiplayer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This tactical FPS focuses heavily on cooperative planning, realistic ballistics, and meticulous room-clearing akin to Red Sabre's philosophy.

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 38%, Tactical 19.7%, Shooter 9.1%, Multiplayer 7%, Online Co-Op 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same lethal, high-stakes gunplay and emphasis on tactical cooperation in realistic modern military environments.

Raven Shield:Command an elite multinational squad of special operatives against hidden terrorist forces. In Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, the third installment to the wildly popular Rainbow Six series, Team Rainbow faces the hidden global forces of a new and secretive foe.

Why similar: Tactical 35.5%, FPS 34.1%, Action 5.9%, Simulation 5%, Co-op 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the classic, slow-paced planning and lethal execution that defined early tactical shooters like Takedown.

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 58.9%, Tactical 14.3%, Multiplayer 5%, Shooter 4.7%, Online Co-Op 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to Sandstorm provides the same stripped-back, hardcore multiplayer shooter experience with punishing time-to-kill mechanics.

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: FPS 27.1%, Tactical 22.4%, Online Co-Op 9.3%, Co-op 8.1%, Shooter 7%

Why You'll Like It: This realistic tactical shooter mirrors the claustrophobic, high-threat urban combat scenarios characteristic of hardcore tactical games.

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: FPS 27.8%, Tactical 25.6%, Shooter 10%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Simulation 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It leans into the same realistic law enforcement and military tactical operations where every decision and corner checked matters.

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: FPS 30.8%, Tactical 28.4%, Co-op 8.5%, Online Co-Op 7.5%, Action 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Though slightly more arcade-focused, it shares the tactical squad-based shooting and dangerous interior environments found in Red Sabre.

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: Tactical 22.5%, FPS 22.3%, Simulation 13.8%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Shooter 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same authentic military simulation roots and tactical pacing as the Arma franchise's best iterations.

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: FPS 22.7%, Tactical 18.5%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Shooter 9.5%, Simulation 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides the ultimate military simulation sandbox for players who appreciate deep tactical depth, realism, and strategic planning.

UPDATE 28 AVAILABLE - Interstellar Marines is an immersive tactical sci-fi First Person Simulator in the making, offering a unique blend of tactical gameplay, dynamic environments and non-scripted AI. Play Singleplayer or Co-op/PvP on servers around the world.

Why similar: FPS 32%, Tactical 24.6%, Co-op 9.5%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: An early tactical sci-fi FPS that attempted to bring realistic military pacing and cooperative combat to a futuristic setting.

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 56.8%, Strategy 14%, Simulation 9.2%, Action 6.4%, Co-op 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it captures the exact same tactical breaching and room-clearing mindset required to succeed in Takedown.

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: FPS 30.8%, Tactical 26.9%, Simulation 9.6%, Shooter 8.3%, Strategy 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A heavily tactical military simulation that focuses on squad control and precise execution in dangerous tactical environments.

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

Why similar: FPS 40.4%, Online Co-Op 10.7%, Co-op 10.2%, Tactical 9%, Multiplayer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It tests team coordination and high-pressure tactical execution in heavily guarded environments.

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: FPS 24.6%, Tactical 20.9%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Co-op 8.5%, Shooter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This tactical extraction shooter prioritizes realistic gunplay, communication, and methodical squad tactics.

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: FPS 39.1%, Tactical 16.6%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Shooter 8%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers hardcore, objective-based tactical multiplayer combat with a brutal time-to-kill and authentic weaponry.

In Ghost Recon Future Soldier join an elite team of highly trained, cut-throat special-ops soldiers. Armed to the teeth with unrivalled combat technology, Ghost Recon takes you to the globe’s most deadly warzones to hunt down the highest value targets.

Why similar: Tactical 29.8%, FPS 17.7%, Action 13.1%, Co-op 11.5%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features tactical squad mechanics and cooperative futuristic military operations for fans of team-oriented shooters.

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: FPS 25%, Tactical 17.6%, Co-op 13.1%, Shooter 12.3%, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: The gritty, realistic trench warfare simulation shares the same unforgiving combat environment and focus on cooperative survival.

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: FPS 31%, Tactical 21.6%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, Shooter 8%, Multiplayer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A massive multiplayer tactical FPS that requires strict squad communication, logistics, and realistic military tactics.

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 34.4%, Tactical 18.9%, Shooter 11%, Multiplayer 10%, Simulation 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers hardcore strategic multiplayer warfare where positioning, communication, and split-second survival are vital.

** Please note: a remastered and improved edition of this game is now available in Zombie Army Trilogy.**Featuring a co-op campaign for 1 to 4 players, Nazi Zombie Army is a horrifying new stand-alone expansion of the award-winning Sniper Elite series.

Why similar: FPS 29.2%, Co-op 19.9%, Action 14.6%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Online Co-Op 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Though focused on cooperative zombie shooting, it maintains tense, tactical gunplay elements.

Discover unrivalled sniping freedom in the largest and most advanced World War 2 shooter ever built. Experience tactical third-person combat, gameplay choice and epic longshots across gigantic levels as you liberate wartime Italy from the grip of Fascism.

Why similar: FPS 18.4%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Shooter 14.9%, Co-op 14.1%, Tactical 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: It rewards patient planning, stealthy movement, and precise ballistic calculations similar to high-stakes tactical games.

Fight Today's War: Elite Special Forces in a gritty combat campaign using the surgical tactics of Tier 1 Operators combined with the sledgehammer force of Army Rangers.

Why similar: FPS 57.1%, Shooter 11.9%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Action 9.2%, First-Person 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a gritty, grounded single-player military campaign with an emphasis on authentic modern combat feel.

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: FPS 41.7%, Tactical 22.7%, Simulation 8.4%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Action 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, asymmetrical tactical shooter where death comes instantly and teamwork is mandatory for victory.

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: FPS 33.9%, Tactical 22.4%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Shooter 8.5%, Simulation 6.2%

** Please note: a remastered and improved edition of this game is now available in Zombie Army Trilogy.**Experience a terrifyingly intense co-op campaign for up to four players in this gut-wrenching sequel to Steam best-seller, Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army.

Why similar: Co-op 24%, FPS 19.3%, Action 16.6%, Shooter 10.7%, Multiplayer 10.7%

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: FPS 31.7%, Tactical 24.4%, Co-op 7.7%, Shooter 7.6%, Multiplayer 7.3%

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 39.7%, Online Co-Op 18.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Simulation 6.1%

ARMA: Gold is pack of ARMA: Armed Assault and an expansion pack ARMA: Queen's Gambit. ARMA is a first person tactical military shooter with large elements of realism and simulation. This game features a blend of large-scale military conflict spread over large areas alongside the more closed quarters battle.

Why similar: FPS 28.6%, Tactical 21.3%, Simulation 14.8%, Strategy 9.3%, Action 9.1%

Uncompromised duty, honor and valor.

Why similar: Tactical 35.9%, FPS 28.8%, Simulation 15.9%, Action 9.5%, Multiplayer 6.9%

The Ship is a murder mystery multiplayer.

Why similar: Multiplayer 38.1%, FPS 18.9%, Action 10.8%, Stealth 7.9%, First-Person 7.9%

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 31.8%, Tactical 19.3%, Shooter 10.1%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Online Co-Op 8.5%

Battle up to five friends online in this over-the-top vehicular mayhem racer!

Why similar: Action 63.8%, Multiplayer 36.2%

Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.

Why similar: FPS 49.3%, Co-op 16.6%, Shooter 14%, Action 8.1%, First-Person 6.9%

Graphics! Guns! Glory! Get ready to drop into a devastatingly real depiction of the battlefield as you and your team take on a relentless foe. It Takes a War presents a new vision for the team-based tactical shooter genre.

Why similar: FPS 55%, Shooter 13%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Action 10.5%, First-Person 5.6%

Eastern Europe, 2008. War has broken out on the borders of Russia and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. That's when the call goes out for the Ghosts—an elite handful of specially trained Green Berets, armed with the latest technology and trained to use the deadliest weapons.

Why similar: Tactical 33%, FPS 30.3%, Shooter 6.2%, Simulation 6%, Action 5.3%

Work together to survive the devastating Dinosaur horde in huge, endless environments.

Why similar: FPS 40.7%, Online Co-Op 15.1%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Co-op 10.4%, Action 9.2%

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: FPS 27.9%, Tactical 22.4%, Online Co-Op 12%, Shooter 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.9%

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 50.8%, Co-op 15%, Strategy 12.2%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Action 10.3%

Tactical Operations is a round based fast-action first-person shooter with classic controls. Built using the Unreal Engine 4 – Welcome to TO4!

Why similar: FPS 34.7%, Tactical 25%, Shooter 10.9%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.1%

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 11.5%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Strategy 9.6%, Simulation 9.4%

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: FPS 31.3%, Tactical 22.7%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Shooter 9.2%, Multiplayer 9.2%

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: FPS 31.1%, Tactical 22.5%, Shooter 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Co-op 8%

Rush Bros. “Discover gameplay with custom music” Rush Bros is a music reactive Platform Racing Game that features a single player and a competitive multiplayer either split-screen local or online between two simultaneous racers.

Why similar: Action 63.8%, Multiplayer 36.2%

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 55.6%, Strategy 19.8%, Simulation 9.9%, Action 7.2%, Shooter 4.5%

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 32%, Shooter 16.9%, Simulation 15.8%, Action 12.2%, Realistic 7.9%

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: FPS 42.3%, Tactical 18.3%, Action 9.1%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Shooter 8.1%

You and up to three friends fight to survive the Zombie outbreak in this game inspired by early '80s horror films!

Why similar: Strategy 46.9%, Action 39.3%, Co-op 13%, Adventure 0.7%

Explore war-torn post-apocalyptic landscapes and take fight against enemies using various weapons in this FPS/RTS hybrid.

Why similar: FPS 38.4%, Tactical 21.4%, Strategy 12.1%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Shooter 8.1%

Task Force is the ultimate tactical shooter sandbox that focuses on close quarters infantry combat. It's made by a small indie team of 3 developers that strive to create exceptional action simulation games.

Why similar: FPS 29.9%, Tactical 27.9%, Co-op 9.2%, Shooter 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.6%

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 31.8%, Online Co-Op 19.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Co-op 11%, Multiplayer 10%