Games Like Tannenberg

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: World War I 25.8% ★, Wargame 8.8%, PvP 8%, Historical 7.5%, Gore 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: As the predecessor to Tannenberg, it offers the same authentic WWI trench warfare experience with a focus on squad-based tactical gameplay.

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: World War I 20.5% ★, Team-Based 13.6%, Wargame 11.6%, Military 7.9%, War 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the third entry in the WWI Game Series, focusing on high-altitude mountain warfare with the same realistic mechanics found in Tannenberg.

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: World War I 30.6% ★, War 9.9%, Historical 9.1%, Military 8.2%, FPS 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A large-scale tactical FPS that captures the brutal, chaotic nature of WWI combat with a focus on team communication.

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 14.5%, FPS 11.8%, Military 11%, Realistic 10%, Gore 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a highly realistic, large-scale WWII experience that mirrors the team-based coordination and tactical depth of Tannenberg.

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 14.8%, FPS 13.5%, War 13.3%, Team-Based 11.2%, Realistic 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Formerly known as Post Scriptum, this title offers an uncompromisingly realistic WWII simulation that emphasizes squad roles and communication.

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 12.8%, Team-Based 12%, War 10.1%, Gore 9.8%, Historical 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features the same brutal, realistic gunplay and asymmetrical team-based combat that defines the WWI Game Series.

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: Team-Based 15.2%, Military 13.7%, Wargame 13.4%, FPS 9.9%, War 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: While set in a modern era, this game is the gold standard for large-scale, team-based tactical shooters that require intense coordination.

Contains full Rising Storm content as well!

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

Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical shooter that pioneered many of the realistic mechanics found in modern WWI and WWII military games.

War of Rights is a first person multiplayer game featuring massive 400 player battles with a focus on historical authenticity, teamplay and immersion. It is set during the perilous days of the American Civil War, in the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862.

Why similar: Historical 20.9%, War 18.6%, Military 11.5%, Realistic 9%, FPS 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a hyper-realistic depiction of American Civil War combat, focusing on historical accuracy and disciplined team maneuvers.

Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever.

Why similar: World War I 39% ★, War 12.1%, FPS 11%, Historical 7.4%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more arcade-oriented, it remains the most immersive large-scale WWI shooter available, capturing the atmosphere of the era perfectly.

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 17.8%, FPS 16.4%, Military 12.3%, Realistic 9.9%, Gore 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, realistic WWII shooter that emphasizes team-based objectives and authentic historical weaponry.

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

Why similar: FPS 19.7%, Military 16.5%, Realistic 13.6%, Shooter 11.7%, War 11%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that emphasizes realistic ballistics, lethality, and team-based objectives in intense close-quarters combat.

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: World War I 23.6% ★, Historical 10%, Wargame 10%, War 9.9%, Team-Based 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the Napoleonic era with a heavy emphasis on team-based line infantry combat and historical atmosphere.

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: Team-Based 14.9%, Wargame 11.9%, Military 11.5%, War 11.4%, Historical 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic tactical shooter that focuses on squad-based urban combat and authentic military procedures.

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 19%, War 13.2%, Shooter 10.9%, FPS 10.5%, Realistic 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: The ultimate military sandbox, offering unparalleled realism and tactical depth for players who enjoy the serious nature of Tannenberg.

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: World War I 36.6% ★, Historical 10.5%, FPS 8.1%, Team-Based 7.9%, War 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: An action-focused WWI shooter that captures the chaotic frontline experience of the Great War.

In Enlisted, you are not only commanding a single soldier, but an entire squad! This MMO squad based shooter recreates the key battles of the bloodiest war of the 20th century, with hundreds of soldiers, tanks and aircraft taking part in each battle.

Why similar: Team-Based 17.9%, FPS 15.5%, War 13%, PvP 10.2%, Shooter 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based WWII shooter that allows players to command AI-controlled soldiers, providing a unique tactical layer similar to large-scale battles.

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: Gore 12.6%, War 12.4%, Wargame 11.7%, Team-Based 10.5%, FPS 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: An accessible yet realistic WWII shooter that captures the scale of large battles with a focus on historical accuracy.

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 17.9%, War 13.9%, Realistic 11.5%, Military 10.9%, Team-Based 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: The original realistic tactical shooter that set the foundation for the Eastern Front combat style seen in Tannenberg.

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: World War I 35% ★, War 13.6%, Wargame 10.6%, Historical 9.2%, FPS 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox WWI shooter that allows for large-scale battles with a focus on historical weaponry and tactical positioning.

The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.

Why similar: World War I 48.4% ★, Historical 12.4%, Wargame 10%, Military 8.5%, War 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy game that allows you to command the entirety of the Western Front, offering a macro-perspective on WWI combat.

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: Historical 22.4%, War 18.8%, Military 14.6%, PvP 11.2%, Realistic 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game that provides an incredibly detailed look at Eastern Front warfare, perfect for fans of the period.

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 22.1%, Team-Based 19.1%, War 15.4%, Military 14.9%, PvP 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A massive persistent war game where players manage logistics and combat, capturing the scale and team-effort of WWI-style conflicts.

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: Team-Based 15.1%, Historical 14.4%, War 11.9%, Military 11.2%, Shooter 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A large-scale multiplayer shooter that focuses on the tactics and combat styles of the American Civil War.

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

Why similar: Simulation 20.8%, War 17.2%, Action 16.3%, Gore 16%, FPS 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic tactical shooter focused on the brutal combat of the Winter War, sharing the gritty historical feel of Tannenberg.

Army Troop is an old-school PvP World War 2 online first-person shooter. Reminding you of the good old days World War games.

Why similar: War 15%, FPS 13.4%, Military 10.7%, Shooter 10.4%, Realistic 9.9%

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: World War I 47.3% ★, War 13.3%, Historical 11.6%, Gore 6%, Strategy 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time strategy game that covers the entirety of WWI with a focus on historical accuracy and tactical unit management.

MORDHAU is a multiplayer medieval slasher. Create your mercenary and fight in brutal battles where you will experience fast paced combat, castle sieges, cavalry charges, and more.

Why similar: Gore 19.8%, Team-Based 15.5%, Multiplayer 12.7%, PvP 12%, Historical 11%

Rise of Liberty is a FPS single-player massive Revolutionary War battle simulator. Fire deafening cannons into the thick of the battle, stand in line formation and fire devastating volleys into the enemy. Gather your men for these monumental battles and defeat the enemy!

Why similar: Team-Based 19.9%, War 19.2%, Military 14.5%, FPS 14.3%, Shooter 10%

Why You'll Like It: A historical shooter that focuses on the American Revolutionary War with a focus on large-scale infantry engagements.

It’s 1968 in Vietnam, the time to “Make War Not Love”. Side with the Viet Cong or U.S. Army in this intense, fast-paced FPS set in the Vietnam War — now with co-op zombie mode. Choose from 300+ weapons of destruction. Kill or be killed!

Why similar: Team-Based 16.4%, Historical 13%, FPS 12.3%, PvP 10.5%, War 10.1%

Days of War is an online FPS that re-imagines the team-based, close quarters, nonstop action of classic World War II multiplayer shooters.

Why similar: War 25.1%, FPS 13.6%, Shooter 11%, Historical 8.8%, Gore 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced but tactical WWII shooter that prioritizes classic team-based infantry combat.

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

Why similar: War 15.6%, Historical 15.1%, Military 13.2%, FPS 11.3%, Realistic 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical simulation set in WWII that emphasizes realistic military maneuvers and vehicle combat.

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: Gore 20.1%, FPS 13.6%, War 12.7%, Military 11.6%, Realistic 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that emphasizes the brutal and realistic nature of WWII combat in a variety of historical settings.

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

Why similar: FPS 23.3%, Team-Based 16.5%, War 12.1%, Military 10.2%, Shooter 8.3%

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 23.4%, Shooter 17.4%, Wargame 12.1%, Historical 10.1%, Military 8.7%

Join the historic battle for Vukovar at the end of the 20th century through multiplayer combat. Play in teams choosing one of the five modes or outside the team in a free for all mode. Accomplish your goals using real weapons from the war while moving through an accurate simulation of the city map

Why similar: Wargame 18.6%, War 14.5%, Military 11.9%, FPS 11.2%, Historical 9.6%

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: Wargame 18.5%, Team-Based 10.5%, FPS 10.5%, Shooter 9.6%, War 8.7%

January, 1915. The Race to the Sea is over. The Great War has just begun. You are the commander of a single division in the meat grinder that is the Western Front. Lead your men over the top as you attempt to break the stalemate that is to claim the lives of millions over the course of years.

Why similar: World War I 52.2% ★, Wargame 10.6%, War 9.4%, Historical 8.9%, Military 6.2%

Command antique WWI Toy Soldiers in the trench-filled battlefields of Europe. Deploy an exciting arsenal of guns, artillery, flamethrowers, tanks and planes to defend your WWI toy dioramas. Take direct control of individual units or command the entire battlefield from above.

Why similar: World War I 34.6% ★, Wargame 19.7%, Historical 9.5%, PvP 9.2%, Military 6.6%

A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.

Why similar: World War I 43.4% ★, Wargame 16.5%, Historical 13.3%, War 9.4%, Military 6.2%

Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles. Players are thrust into the action of every iconic moment of the era - from clashing swords, to storms of flaming arrows, to sprawling castle sieges and more.

Why similar: Gore 16.8%, Historical 14.4%, War 12.1%, Wargame 11.8%, PvP 9.1%

Wolfenstein®: Enemy Territory is a free-to-play, objective-based multiplayer World War 2 first-person shooter. Featuring up to 32 players, choose either the Axis or Allies, as you fight across six maps based on real-world battle locations.

Why similar: FPS 27%, War 18.1%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Gore 14.4%, Shooter 13.3%

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 18%, FPS 14.7%, War 13.2%, Realistic 12.2%, Wargame 9.8%

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

Why similar: FPS 27.9%, War 16.4%, Shooter 13.4%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Military 7.8%

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 18.8%, War 13.8%, FPS 13.1%, Realistic 11.8%, Shooter 10.9%

Trenches is a First-Person World War l Survival Horror Game where you have to escape the claustrophobic environment and experience the war from the eyes of a soldier caught behind enemy lines in this surreal nightmare as you fight for your life and sanity to get back home to your family.

Why similar: World War I 43.6% ★, War 12.8%, FPS 8.9%, Horror 7.4%, Realistic 7%

The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.

Why similar: World War I 50.7% ★, Historical 12.9%, War 12.1%, Military 9.1%, Multiplayer 5%

Multiplayer combined-arms first-person shooter set in an alternate history. Build and upgrade bases, harvest resources, construct defenses, purchase weapons and vehicles to overcome the enemy!

Why similar: World War I 50.1% ★, Wargame 13%, War 12.1%, FPS 7.6%, Multiplayer 7%

Lead a platoon of WWII tanks in this immersive TPP and FPP game. Engage in realistic, tactical combat across historic battlefields. Play through campaign or challenge yourself in skirmish mode as either German or US forces.

Why similar: Wargame 23.1%, Historical 14.8%, War 13.8%, Military 12.2%, Realistic 10.8%

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 26.4%, Simulation 11.2%, Historical 11%, Strategy 10.9%, War 10.7%

War is Hell. NecroVision is a first-person shooter that takes gamers across the frantic battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic.

Why similar: World War I 45.8% ★, Gore 13.1%, FPS 12.1%, Historical 6.5%, Horror 5.5%

Embark on an exhilarating journey through history with Dogfight Elite. Commandeer the cockpit of a warplane, spearhead a tank into battle, or bravely face the enemy on foot as a resilient soldier. The battlefield has never felt this real and the stakes this high.

Why similar: World War I 43.5% ★, Wargame 18.6%, FPS 9.1%, Shooter 7.6%, Realistic 7.4%

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: Team-Based 28.1%, FPS 15.6%, Gore 14.8%, War 10.8%, Shooter 8.9%

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: FPS 28.6%, Gore 19.5%, Multiplayer 18.2%, Shooter 8.8%, War 8.8%

Skies above the Great War is a hybrid of action and grand strategy sandbox game set on the Western Front during the First World War. Manage your air forces or take control of any plane yourself in real time.

Why similar: World War I 47.3% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Historical 10.1%, War 8.9%, Realistic 8.8%

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 33.2%, Strategy 14.5%, Simulation 12.6%, Realistic 9.9%, FPS 8.9%

Battlerace is a first-person shooter with dynamic battlefields. Apply your own strategy using the available arsenal and lead your team to victory on a map with up to 16 players.

Why similar: Wargame 18.8%, Team-Based 16.1%, FPS 12.1%, PvP 10.3%, Military 9.3%

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: Wargame 18.4%, War 18.1%, Military 17.9%, Historical 16%, Realistic 9.2%

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

Why similar: FPS 43.7%, Team-Based 14.1%, War 11.7%, Shooter 8%, Multiplayer 7.5%