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 32.6%, FPS 28.4%, Shooter 6.7%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Realistic 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by veterans of the original Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon titles, it offers unparalleled customization and realistic tactical gameplay.

Become an elite SWAT commander and bring order to a city overwhelmed by chaos and corruption.

Why similar: Tactical 31.5%, FPS 31.3%, Shooter 8%, Co-op 7.8%, Multiplayer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the spiritual successor to the classic SWAT series, offering the most immersive and punishing tactical CQB experience currently available.

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 26.6%, FPS 24.9%, Shooter 8.6%, Online Co-Op 7.7%, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical FPS that emphasizes realistic planning and execution in tight, high-stakes environments.

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 37.6%, Tactical 20.1%, Shooter 9.1%, Multiplayer 7.1%, Online Co-Op 7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines high-lethality gunplay with intense, objective-based tactical combat.

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 36%, FPS 33.7%, Action 5.8%, Simulation 5.1%, Co-op 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential tactical shooter that defined the genre with its focus on mission planning and squad management.

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 26.8%, Tactical 22.8%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Co-op 8%, Shooter 7%

Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic military shooter that focuses on the complexities of urban warfare and squad-based tactics.

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 33.5%, Tactical 22.8%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Shooter 8.5%, Simulation 6.3%

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

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 57%, Strategy 14.1%, Simulation 9.3%, Action 6.3%, Co-op 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical strategy game that perfectly captures the essence of planning and executing a breach-and-clear operation.

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 30.5%, Tactical 27.3%, Simulation 9.8%, Shooter 8.2%, Strategy 7%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox tactical shooter that allows for deep control over squad members and mission parameters.

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 58.5%, Tactical 14.5%, Multiplayer 5.1%, Shooter 4.7%, Online Co-Op 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: The original hardcore tactical shooter that rewards patience and precise aim over run-and-gun gameplay.

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 22.4%, Tactical 18.7%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Shooter 9.4%, Simulation 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: The ultimate military simulation platform, offering deep tactical complexity and large-scale squad operations.

A PVP tactical FPS about PLANNING & EXECUTION. Sound strategy and good teamwork are essential for victory because new PROCEDURALLY-GENERATED MAPS are delivered every week. You'll face a new tactical challenge every round.

Why similar: FPS 29.6%, Tactical 25.2%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Shooter 8.4%, Multiplayer 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the planning phase, requiring teams to coordinate and execute complex tactical maneuvers in every round.

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 30.5%, Tactical 28.8%, Co-op 8.5%, Online Co-Op 7.6%, Action 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a blend of tactical squad commands and cover-based shooting that remains highly influential.

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 31.6%, Tactical 24.9%, Co-op 9.4%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Action 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: An indie tactical shooter that focuses on atmosphere and the tension of exploring dangerous, claustrophobic environments.

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 55.7%, Strategy 20%, Simulation 9.9%, Action 7%, Shooter 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic, squad-based tactical game that focuses on the precise execution of room-clearing maneuvers.

Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a quarantined Southeast Asian island torn apart by faction warfare. Deploy as an elite operator, fight solo or with your squad to carry out missions, earn reputation, and explore the truth behind the Event igniting the conflict.

Why similar: FPS 31.4%, Tactical 25.3%, Online Co-Op 9.8%, Shooter 8.4%, Simulation 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical extraction shooter that prioritizes realistic ballistics and squad-based exploration.

Hidden & Dangerous 2 is a first and third person tactical shooter that builds upon the tremendous success of Hidden & Dangerous. You lead a small squad of Allied soldiers deep behind enemy lines, to carry out secret missions during World War II.

Why similar: FPS 35.3%, Tactical 26.9%, Action 9.6%, Strategy 9.5%, Shooter 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic squad-based tactical shooter that offers deep control over individual soldiers during WWII missions.

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 24.7%, Tactical 17.8%, Co-op 13.1%, Shooter 12.2%, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical WWI shooter that captures the brutal reality of trench warfare.

Receiver 2 simulates every internal part of each firearm based on manufacturer schematics and gunsmithing resources. Learn exactly how each sidearm works, including how to load and unload them, clear malfunctions, and operate their safety features.

Why similar: FPS 49%, Simulation 13.7%, Shooter 13.5%, Action 7.4%, First-Person 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features hyper-realistic weapon handling mechanics that force players to respect every bullet and mechanical action.

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 24.3%, Tactical 21.1%, Online Co-Op 11.4%, Co-op 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical extraction shooter that focuses on the high-stakes nature of squad-based military operations.

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 30.6%, Tactical 21.8%, Online Co-Op 9.7%, Multiplayer 8%, Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: Requires high levels of coordination and tactical communication to manage large-scale military engagements.

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 34.1%, Tactical 19.1%, Shooter 11%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Simulation 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A team-based tactical warfare game that demands constant communication and strategic planning to succeed.

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 29.9%, FPS 17.6%, Action 13%, Co-op 11.5%, Multiplayer 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a more cinematic but still tactical squad-based experience with a focus on stealth and technology.

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: FPS 35.8%, Tactical 18.3%, Shooter 9.9%, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A large-scale tactical WWI shooter that emphasizes communication and coordinated team movement.

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 27.5%, Tactical 25.8%, Shooter 9.8%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Simulation 7.8%

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%, Shooter 11.9%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Action 9.2%, First-Person 4%

Why You'll Like It: A grounded military shooter that offers a more linear but still intense tactical experience.

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

Why similar: FPS 40.1%, Online Co-Op 11%, Co-op 10.2%, Tactical 9.2%, Multiplayer 7.5%

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 49.1%, Co-op 16.7%, Shooter 14.1%, Action 8.1%, First-Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical survival game where ammunition management and team coordination are essential for survival.

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 30.8%, Tactical 25%, Co-op 7.8%, Shooter 7.6%, Multiplayer 7.3%

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 28.2%, Tactical 21.6%, Simulation 15%, Strategy 9.5%, Action 8.9%

** 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 19.2%, Action 16.4%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Shooter 10.7%

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 33.5%, FPS 30%, Shooter 6.2%, Simulation 6.1%, Action 5.3%

** 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 28.9%, Co-op 20%, Action 14.6%, Multiplayer 11%, Online Co-Op 10.5%

Uncompromised duty, honor and valor.

Why similar: Tactical 36.3%, FPS 28.4%, Simulation 16.1%, Action 9.3%, Multiplayer 7%

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 31.5%, Tactical 19.6%, Shooter 10%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Online Co-Op 8.6%

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 39.8%, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Shooter 13.7%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Simulation 6.2%

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%, Tactical 18.6%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Action 9%, Shooter 8.1%

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

Why similar: Action 63.2%, Multiplayer 36.8%

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 54.5%, Shooter 13%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Action 10.4%, First-Person 5.7%

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

Why similar: FPS 40.3%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Co-op 10.4%, Action 9.1%

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 30.8%, Tactical 22.9%, Shooter 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Co-op 7.9%

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 27.4%, Tactical 22.6%, Online Co-Op 12.2%, Shooter 8.3%, Multiplayer 8%

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

Why similar: FPS 38%, Tactical 21.7%, Strategy 12.3%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Shooter 8%

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 34.3%, Tactical 25.3%, Shooter 10.8%, Online Co-Op 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.2%

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 28.2%, Co-op 11.4%, Online Co-Op 11%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 9.4%

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 63.2%, Multiplayer 36.8%

Arma Tactics is a turn-based close-combat strategy game, where you take control of a four-member Special Forces team. There are no given strategies, rails to move on, or paths to follow; it‘s up to you to decide how you will play through both the story-driven missions and generated missions with randomized objectives.

Why similar: Tactical 51.5%, Strategy 32.2%, Action 6.2%, Shooter 5.5%, Multiplayer 4.2%

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 30.7%, Tactical 23.1%, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Shooter 9.1%

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 32.5%, Shooter 16.8%, Simulation 16%, Action 12%, Realistic 7.7%

The Ship is a murder mystery multiplayer.

Why similar: Multiplayer 38.6%, FPS 18.7%, Action 10.7%, First-Person 7.9%, Stealth 7.6%

Blockland is a non-linear sandbox game with no set goals, giving players the freedom to design and construct elaborate structures. Styled as a tiny minifigure, players build inside of the virtual world using bricks reminiscent of toy blocks.

Why similar: FPS 31.7%, Multiplayer 23.1%, Action 12.5%, Co-op 10.7%, Shooter 8.6%

NOTE - All previously sold DLC is now included in the game for free:Deep Cave Block PackUnder the Sea Block Pack Wild West Block PackUnique Skin PackHorror SFX PackSci-Fi SFX PackBlock and Load! Combining the addictive nature of block building sandbox games with the speed and competition of modern first-person shooters, Guncraft takes...

Why similar: FPS 61.7%, Action 16.4%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Shooter 6.6%, Co-op 4.4%

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 51.1%, Co-op 14.9%, Strategy 12.4%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Action 10.1%