Games Like Thunder Tier One

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 18.6% ★, Military 16.7%, Tactical 14.7%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest experience to the seed game, offering deep top-down tactical planning and realistic military operations.

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 36.8%, Top-Down 12.7%, Moddable 10.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 9.6%, Top-Down Shooter 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational top-down tactical game that defined the genre with its emphasis on squad management and room clearing.

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 17.8%, Military 13.4%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Shooter 9.9%, Realistic 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that focuses heavily on realism, planning, and cooperative play in close-quarters environments.

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: Tactical 31.1%, Realistic 19.2%, Co-op 14.8%, Shooter 13.5%, Multiplayer 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: While first-person, it is the gold standard for tactical realism and squad-based room clearing that mirrors the intensity of the seed game.

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 21.5%, Tactical 17.3%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Co-op 13.5%, Shooter 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines top-down tactical gameplay with a focus on split-second decision-making and high-stakes police operations.

As an elite SWAT operator, think fast and put your tactics to the test to master a series of missions and save lives. Summon your team of up to four players in online and local co-op, or hone your skills solo. Don’t just be the best—be the best of the best.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 33.1%, Team-Based 11.5%, Online Co-Op 8.4%, Difficult 7.8%, Tactical 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that emphasizes stealth, precision, and non-lethal options for SWAT-style operations.

RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.

Why similar: Moddable 16.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Military 14.2%, Tactical 10.8%, Online Co-Op 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a large-scale military top-down experience that captures the feeling of being a small part of a larger battlefield.

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 25.4%, Tactical 23.9%, Realistic 15.2%, Shooter 8.4%, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an uncompromisingly realistic military simulation experience for players who value authentic weapon handling and tactics.

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 24.2%, Tactical 15.9%, Realistic 14.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Online Co-Op 12%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers intense, realistic combat where tactical movement and communication are essential for survival.

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: Military 19.1%, Tactical 14.1%, Team-Based 13.3%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Realistic 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic military shooter that focuses on the tactical challenges of urban combat and squad coordination.

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 22%, Team-Based 13.1%, Tactical 11.7%, Online Co-Op 11.4%, Realistic 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on large-scale military coordination and realistic combat mechanics that reward tactical team play.

Caliber is a team-based online shooter focused on special forces units from all over the world. More than 70 operators with unique abilities and weapons as well as various game modes and maps are waiting for you.

Why similar: Military 16%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, Team-Based 12.5%, Co-op 10.6%, Multiplayer 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical third-person shooter that focuses on class-based cooperative combat and strategic squad roles.

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 30.1%, Tactical 17.1%, Realistic 14.5%, Moddable 11.6% ★, Multiplayer 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, community-driven military shooter that emphasizes authentic combat and team-based objectives.

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 16.8%, Online Co-Op 16.1%, Tactical 13.6%, Realistic 10.6%, PvE 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical extraction shooter that captures the gritty, realistic military aesthetic and squad-based mission structure.

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 32.4%, Tactical 23.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Realistic 12.8%, Shooter 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical simulation game that allows for deep control over squad members in realistic military scenarios.

Play for free in operator-based extraction and full-scale combined arms warfare. Become elite Operators, customize an ever-expanding arsenal of weapons, and deploy into thrill-packed missions across multiple modes.

Why similar: Military 14.1%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Team-Based 12.6%, Co-op 10.8%, Tactical 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: An extraction-based tactical shooter that blends modern military technology with high-stakes objective play.

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 14.8%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Tactical 8.9%, Military 8.3%, Difficult 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that emphasizes cooperative play and tactical positioning in difficult combat scenarios.

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: Tactical 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Co-op 17.7%, Real Time Tactics 16.7%, Military 15.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical top-down shooter designed specifically for cooperative campaign play and squad-based mission execution.

Now with over 600,000 copies sold, ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...

Why similar: Top-Down 42.5%, Shooter 39.9%, Action 10.7%, Singleplayer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down extraction shooter that emphasizes tactical survival, scavenging, and careful positioning in a hostile environment.

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: Online Co-Op 29.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Co-op 18.7%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Top-Down 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-intensity top-down cooperative experience that requires tight coordination to survive against overwhelming odds.

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 18.8%, Online Co-Op 13.4%, Shooter 12.8%, Multiplayer 12.7%, PvP 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based military shooter that emphasizes the tactical deployment of AI-controlled units alongside human players.

Welcome, trainee! Use tactics and special equipment to become a true cop in the free version of Police Stories: The Academy. Neutralize criminals, search for clues and find a "rat" in the police station alone or in co-op with a partner.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Tactical 13.3%, Shooter 10.7%, Realistic 10%, Top-Down 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the tactical top-down formula with new simulation elements and strategic mission planning.

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 17.6%, Military 15.5%, Tactical 12.9%, Team-Based 10.1%, PvP 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down military shooter that focuses on large-scale tactical combat and cooperative objective completion.

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: Team-Based 20.4%, Online Co-Op 19.6%, Tactical 18%, PvP 11.5%, Character Customization 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that prioritizes the planning phase and team coordination above raw reflexes.

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 16.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Military 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Online Co-Op 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A deep real-time tactics game that allows for precise control over individual units in a realistic historical setting.

Hired Ops is a session-based online shooter dedicated to fierce conflicts between rival mercenary groups battling on a global scale.

Why similar: Multiplayer 28.6%, Shooter 24%, Military 21.9%, Co-op 9%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic tactical shooter that focuses on weapon customization and high-stakes multiplayer combat.

ST brings the most intense, tactical-action experience to Steam. Select your custom loadout, plan out strategies and accomplish your objectives. Addictive Survival mode and unrivaled multiplayer including Squads (1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, 2 vs 1)

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Tactical 14.6%, PvP 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactical game that focuses on squad management and precise execution of military objectives.

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: Tactical 18.9%, Realistic 13.9%, Shooter 12.4%, Character Customization 11.2%, PvE 11%

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: Military 20.6%, Tactical 16.9%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Realistic 11.7%, Shooter 9.7%

World War 3 is a free-to-play tactical online multiplayer FPS where the world is your battleground. Outgun the enemy in thrilling, team-based skirmishes with a huge arsenal of weapons, vehicles, gadgets, and drones at your disposal.

Why similar: Military 16.1%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Tactical 12.3%, Team-Based 11.1%, Realistic 8.7%

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 27.8%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Realistic 12.4%, Tactical 12%, Shooter 11.6%

World of Tanks is a tactical action game with very different gameplay depending on the vehicle type and role. Aside from regular PvP, there are competitive and clan-based modes, special PvE and PvPvE events, and much more. Whether you play to dominate or just enjoy the ride, you'll fit right in.

Why similar: Military 20.7%, Team-Based 18.2%, Tactical 15.5%, Realistic 10.8%, PvP 10.5%

The FREE PROLOGUE version of our tactical squad shooter. In SWAT Commander: Prologue, you join an elite special forces unit. Team up with other operatives, manage your equipment, and most importantly – complete your mission successfully.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 21%, Tactical 14.8%, Shooter 11.9%, Realistic 10.9%, Character Customization 10.6%

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 18.3%, Tactical 15%, Team-Based 13.1%, Shooter 10.3%, Co-op 9.9%

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 20.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Tactical 12.1%, Co-op 10.4%, PvP 8.7%

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: Online Co-Op 25.1%, Tactical 25%, Shooter 14.8%, Multiplayer 11.1%, PvP 9.5%

The System built a world of injustice and oppression. Pressed up against the wall, it now fights for its survival. Uphold the law as an elite police officer or join the Stagers to liberate the world, defining the future of society in this multiplayer isometric tactical shooter!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Online Co-Op 13.4%, Tactical 12%, Team-Based 11.8%, PvP 8.7%

Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.

Why similar: Military 23.4%, Tactical 18%, Top-Down 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Real Time Tactics 9.7%

Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.7%, Tactical 15.1%, Team-Based 11.1%, Military 11%, PvP 10.3%

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 26.2%, Co-op 19.2%, Shooter 14.2%, Military 13.9%, Multiplayer 13.2%

Wage war against players from around the world with an unstoppable arsenal of 300+ powerful armored combat vehicles. Compete in PvP tank combat, complete co-op missions, and crush your enemies on breathtaking maps, from scorching deserts to neon-drenched urban jungles.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.5%, Military 15%, Team-Based 13.2%, Realistic 12.4%, Shooter 11.2%

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: Military 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Team-Based 13.8%, Tactical 12.4%, PvP 8.2%

Embark on a cozy open-world adventure filled with vast landscape, mystical puzzles and unexpected platforming challenges. Dress up not just for style, but to unravel hidden mysteries, interact with a vibrant environment, and experience the freedom to explore at your own pace.

Why similar: Co-op 58.4%, Multiplayer 41.6%

Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.

Why similar: Military 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 16.8%, Tactical 14.1%, Difficult 9.5%

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: Real Time Tactics 19.1%, Tactical 18.9%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Shooter 13.8%, Multiplayer 10.5%

Create a team with up to 3 friends in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands and enjoy the ultimate military shooter experience set in a massive, dangerous, and responsive open world.

Why similar: Military 20.3%, Tactical 18.4%, Shooter 15.5%, Co-op 14.6%, Online Co-Op 12.6%

Become a Ghost, fighting against a rogue spec ops faction called the Wolves, in the latest Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®!

Why similar: Military 23.4%, Co-op 14.1%, Shooter 12%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Tactical 11.2%

Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.

Why similar: Military 25%, Real Time Tactics 19.6%, Moddable 13.2% ★, Tactical 11.6%, PvP 8.7%

Save lives – be a hero! Join forces against the chaos in the newest title of the award-winning EMERGENCY series. Take up your shift as incident commander and coordinate with other players to fight fires, arrest gangsters and rescue injured civilians. Your city needs you!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.1%, Real Time Tactics 19.3%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Co-op 12.4%, Realistic 12.2%

Arena Breakout: Infinite is a high-stakes tactical extraction shooter where every decision matters. Fight, loot, and extract—or lose it all. With stunningly realistic visuals, lifelike sound, and unforgiving PvPvE combat, every raid is a gamble between glory and ruin.

Why similar: Tactical 26.5%, Realistic 25.4%, Multiplayer 22.3%, Shooter 22%, Action 3.8%

SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded fuses the best of Splitgate 1 & 2, bringing back that classic arena shooter feel. Jump into fast-paced arena modes or drop into Arena Royale, a battle royale built on arena DNA. Play Season 2 now.

Why similar: Shooter 24.8%, Online Co-Op 21.2%, Multiplayer 19.4%, PvP 16%, Combat 12.9%

War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).

Why similar: Military 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.7%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Tactical 14.1%, Co-op 10.2%

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 52.1%, Military 25.8%, Shooter 7.1%, Action 4.5%, Top-Down 3.3%

Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.

Why similar: Co-op 18.9%, Online Co-Op 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Shooter 9%

Joint War is a team-based tactical F2P first-person shooter (FPS) set in the old-school era. Infiltration, hostage rescues, bomb planting/defusing and more. Are you up for an intense shooter?

Why similar: Military 16.4%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Team-Based 14.9%, Real Time Tactics 14.3%, Co-op 11.9%

From the creators of Black Mesa: Welcome to Rogue Point! A 4-player co-op shooter where teamwork is everything. Join forces on intense missions with evolving objectives and powerful upgrades. Plan, Adapt, and Overcome. Your squad’s survival depends on it.

Why similar: Co-op 16.1%, Online Co-Op 14.5%, PvE 12.9%, Tactical 10.7%, Shooter 9.9%