- #1 GROUND BRANCH
97% matchVery Positive89% of 23,166 reviews2018
Dev: BlackFoot StudiosPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 34.1%, Military 17.6%, FPS 16.4%, Realistic 8.9%, Shooter 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by former developers of the original Ghost Recon, this title offers the most authentic modern experience of squad-based tactical realism.
- #2 Ready or Not
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 320,774 reviews2023
Dev: VOID Interactive
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 40.3%, FPS 22.4%, Realistic 10.1%, Shooter 9.2%, Multiplayer 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the intense, methodical squad-based clearing and tactical planning that defined the early Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six titles.
- #3 Zero Hour
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 32,962 reviews2024
Dev: AttritoM7 Productions
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 31.7%, FPS 16.6%, Military 11.6%, Shooter 9.2%, Realistic 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes tactical planning and realistic combat mechanics, requiring players to carefully coordinate their team to succeed in high-stakes environments.
- #4 Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
95% matchVery Positive95% of 973 reviews2017
Dev: Illusion SoftworksPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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: Tactical 35.4%, FPS 26%, Shooter 9%, Action 7%, Strategy 7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic squad-based tactical shooter that shares the same deliberate pace and focus on team management as the original Ghost Recon.
- #5 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold
94% matchVery Positive92% of 2,041 reviews2008
Dev: Red Storm EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 39.1%, FPS 20.6%, Classic 12% ★, Shooter 4.1%, Military 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential tactical shooter from the same era that shares the same emphasis on planning and team-based execution.
- #6 Insurgency: Sandstorm
93% matchVery Positive85% of 131,361 reviews2018
Dev: New World InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 56.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 24%, Tactical 22.9%, Military 17%, Shooter 9.4%, Realistic 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a grounded, high-lethality shooter experience that rewards tactical movement and disciplined fire control.
- #7 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 5,917 reviews2012
Dev: Ubisoft ParisPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 32.8%, Stealth 14.6%, FPS 10.6%, Shooter 9.4%, Military 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It modernizes the Ghost Recon formula with high-tech gadgets while maintaining a focus on squad-based stealth and tactical combat.
- #8 Squad
92% matchVery Positive81% of 234,054 reviews2020
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 110.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Tactical 23.7%, Military 21.5%, FPS 18.5%, Realistic 8.1%, Shooter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game scales up the tactical military simulation experience, focusing on communication and coordinated fire teams in large-scale combat.
- #9 Arma 3
91% matchVery Positive90% of 291,421 reviews2013
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 255.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 20.5%, Tactical 20.1%, FPS 13.4%, Shooter 9.1%, Realistic 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive military sandbox, providing the same level of tactical depth and simulation found in the Ghost Recon series.
- #10 Black One Blood Brothers
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,359 reviews2022
Dev: Helios Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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: Tactical 26.2%, Military 17.6%, FPS 16.5%, Stealth 7.3%, Shooter 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to classic tactical shooters, focusing on squad control and realistic mission execution.
- #11 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 103,521 reviews2017
Dev: Ubisoft ParisPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 19.7 hrsMean: 55.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Tactical 28%, Military 15.1%, Shooter 12.5%, Stealth 11.8%, FPS 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title translates the squad-based tactical roots of the series into a massive open-world environment that encourages creative mission approaches.
- #12 Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
89% matchVery Positive92% of 22,205 reviews2010
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 80.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 23.4%, Military 19.5%, FPS 12.7%, Simulation 9.1%, Shooter 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic military simulation that offers deep tactical gameplay and complex mission structures similar to the Ghost Recon series.
- #13 Full Spectrum Warrior
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 326 reviews2007
Dev: Pandemic StudiosPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 34%
The U.S. Army is the most powerful ground force in the entire world. The backbone of a ground invasion is the U.S. Army Infantry, and in the midst of combat, their skills, courage, and teamwork are put to the test. While readiness continues to be the U.S. Army's top priority, how it goes about its business is changing.
Why similar: Tactical 43.4%, Military 25.5%, Strategy 14.3%, Action 11.2%, Simulation 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on authentic squad tactics and fire-team movement, mirroring the military realism of the Ghost Recon series.
- #14 Door Kickers
88% matchVery Positive94% of 9,980 reviews2014
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 67.2%, Strategy 9.3%, Simulation 7%, Shooter 4.2%, Action 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it perfectly replicates the planning and execution phase of tactical squad shooters, requiring precise coordination.
- #15 Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30™
86% matchVery Positive88% of 2,101 reviews2008
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Based on a true story. Set during the famous airdrop before the invasion at Normandy, where Sgt. Matt Baker and his squad of 101st Airborne Paratroopers were scattered over the French countryside.
Why similar: FPS 35.7%, Tactical 18.4%, Military 10.4%, Shooter 9.3%, Classic 6.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the 'flank and cover' tactical philosophy, requiring players to command their squad effectively to overcome enemy positions.
- #16 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2
86% matchVery Positive85% of 5,999 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Tactical 38.2%, FPS 22.6%, Classic 6.8% ★, Shooter 6.5%, Co-op 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced but tactical shooter that retains the squad-command elements and methodical room-clearing of the Clancy universe.
- #17 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 41,308 reviews2023
Dev: Ubisoft ParisPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Become a Ghost, fighting against a rogue spec ops faction called the Wolves, in the latest Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®!
Why similar: Military 20.9%, Tactical 20%, Shooter 11.6%, Stealth 11.3%, FPS 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It expands on the tactical open-world formula of Wildlands with deeper survival mechanics and stealth-focused gameplay.
- #18 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Island Thunder™
85% matchVery Positive87% of 173 reviews2008
Dev: Red Storm EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Ghost Recon takes the next step in battlefield realism with Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon™: Island Thunder™. Cuba, 2009: Castro is dead, and the first free Cuban elections in decades are thrown into turmoil by a drug-funded warlord. The Ghosts, an elite team of U.S.
Why similar: Tactical 39.4%, FPS 21.5%, Military 12.1%, Action 11.9%, Shooter 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: An essential expansion that adds more tactical missions and challenges, staying true to the core Ghost Recon gameplay loop.
- #19 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,673 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six makes its next-generation hardware debut in the most dramatic installment of the renowned first-person shooter franchise to date. Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as an escalating terrorist siege in 'Sin City' threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights.
Why similar: Tactical 29%, FPS 21.2%, Classic 12.9% ★, Shooter 6.5%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It brings the tactical shooter genre into a more cinematic, urban environment while keeping the core squad-command mechanics.
- #20 Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway™
84% matchVery Positive91% of 2,346 reviews2008
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway brings the critically acclaimed squad-based WWII shooter into the next generation of gaming with amazing graphics and sound, new cutting-edge gameplay features and a totally redesigned online component.
Why similar: Tactical 33.2%, FPS 26.3%, Military 16.5%, Shooter 5.9%, Action 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the series' focus on squad-based tactical combat, rewarding players who use their teams to suppress and flank the enemy.
- #21 Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
81% matchVery Positive87% of 58,535 reviews2017
Dev: Antimatter GamesPub: Tripwire Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 42.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 23.9%, Tactical 23.8%, Military 20.5%, Realistic 7.7%, War 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a realistic, team-oriented combat experience that demands coordination and tactical awareness to survive.
- #22 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Desert Siege™
82% matchVery Positive91% of 169 reviews2008
Dev: Red Storm EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%
East Africa, 2009. A 60-year conflict boils over as Ethiopia invades its smaller neighbor Eritrea, threatening the world's most vital shipping lanes in the Red Sea. An elite team of U.S. Army Green Berets, known as the Ghosts, moves in to safeguard the seas and free Eritrea.
Why similar: Tactical 33.3%, FPS 26%, Shooter 18.8%, Action 17%, First-Person 5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic expansion that provides additional tactical scenarios and environments, perfect for fans of the original game's mechanics.
- #23 Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
82% matchVery Positive88% of 2,518 reviews2006
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
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 23.8%, Tactical 18.6%, Military 12.2%, Classic 9% ★, Realistic 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a gritty, realistic combat experience that prioritizes tactical positioning and team cooperation.
- #24 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
81% matchVery Positive88% of 3,837 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Enter the world of cinematic stealth action with Splinter Cell, the game that propelled the genre to cult status. You are Sam Fisher, an elite covert agent in the NSA's top-secret division: Third Echelon.
Why similar: Stealth 36.8%, Classic 34.5% ★, Tactical 7.7%, Action 6.9%, Shooter 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: While more stealth-focused, it shares the same Tom Clancy military-techno-thriller atmosphere and methodical approach to mission objectives.
- #25 ARMA: Cold War Assault
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 6,218 reviews2011
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Bohemia Interactive's debut game published by Codemasters as Operation Flashpoint in 2001, became genre-defining combat military simulation and the No. 1 bestselling PC game around the world and has won many international awards, including “Game of The Year” and “Best Action Game”. Over 2 million copies have been sold since its release.
Why similar: Classic 18.5% ★, Tactical 17.6%, Military 16.6%, FPS 14%, Simulation 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: The classic military simulation that laid the groundwork for modern tactical shooters with its focus on realism and scale.
- #26 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Lockdown™
80% matchMixed61% of 520 reviews2008
Dev: Red Storm EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Engineered specifically for the PC by Red Storm Entertainment, Rainbow Six returns to deliver the tensest close-quarters battles ever experienced online. In this episode, Rainbow faces independent terrorist threats, tied together by one common element - the Legion virus.
Why similar: Tactical 27.4%, FPS 25.9%, Shooter 15.8%, Action 14.1%, Multiplayer 6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that focuses on close-quarters combat and squad coordination within the Clancy universe.
- #27 Medal of Honor™
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 10,692 reviews2010
Dev: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 35.5%, Military 20.9%, Shooter 12.1%, Multiplayer 7%, Action 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a grounded, military-focused shooter experience that emphasizes the intensity of modern combat operations.
- #28 ARMA: Gold Edition
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,303 reviews2011
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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: Military 23.9%, Tactical 22.3%, FPS 16.3%, Simulation 9.8%, Realistic 5.6%
- #29 Conflict Desert Storm™
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,329 reviews2012
Dev: Pivotal GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Take charge of the most feared special operations forces in the world: the elite British SAS or the US Delta Force squads. You're the best trained, best equipped and best organised. The area that has been assigned to you is yours for the taking. Seek, locate and destroy enemy targets and personnel.
Why similar: Tactical 35.7%, Classic 25.7% ★, Military 14.5%, Action 7.3%, Shooter 6.5%
- #30 Delta Force 2
76% matchVery Positive86% of 518 reviews2009
Dev: NovaLogic
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You're a member of the U.S. Army's best kept secret: the elite SPECIAL OPERATIONS unit known as Delta Force, formed to BATTLE TERRORISM throughout the world. When the best of the rest can't handle the op, YOU are called into action. Can you handle THE JOB? Features FREE NovaWorld™: online gaming supporting up to 50 players.
Why similar: FPS 23.9%, Classic 21.3% ★, Tactical 20%, Military 11.9%, Action 9.6%
- #31 Call of Duty® (2003)
75% matchVery Positive95% of 7,463 reviews2006
Dev: Infinity WardPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Call of Duty® delivers the gritty realism and cinematic intensity of World War II's epic battlefield moments like never before.
Why similar: Classic 30.1% ★, FPS 28.2%, Military 12.3%, Shooter 8.5%, Multiplayer 5.7%
- #32 Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007)
74% matchVery Positive94% of 26,436 reviews2007
Dev: Infinity WardPub: Activision
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The new action-thriller from the award-winning team at Infinity Ward, the creators of the Call of Duty® series, delivers the most intense and cinematic action experience ever. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare arms gamers with an arsenal of advanced and powerful modern day firepower and transports them to the most treacherous hotspots...
Why similar: FPS 33%, Classic 20.8% ★, Military 12.7%, Shooter 9.5%, Multiplayer 8.4%
- #33 Delta Force 1
75% matchVery Positive90% of 666 reviews2009
Dev: NovaLogic
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
As a member of Delta Force — The Army's Elite, top secret special forces unit — the word 'impossible' is not in your vocabulary. In Delta Force, you will conduct missions swiftly and silently, in every possible terrain, under every imaginable condition and through unconventional means.
Why similar: Classic 31.7% ★, FPS 29.2%, Military 23.1%, Action 9.9%, Shooter 6.3%
- #34 Six Days in Fallujah
72% matchVery Positive80% of 15,977 reviews2023
Dev: Highwire GamesPub: Victura
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Tactical 24.5%, Military 16.2%, FPS 16%, Stealth 8%, Shooter 6.9%
- #35 Frontlines™: Fuel of War™
76% matchMixed69% of 1,054 reviews2008
Dev: Kaos StudiosPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Frontlines™: Fuel of War™ is an open-world First Person Shooter set on the frontlines of tomorrow. In a world ravaged by a global energy crisis, environmental decay, and economic depression, players assume the role of an elite soldier in the Western Coalition Army on an epic crusade against the Red Star Alliance to control the last of...
Why similar: FPS 39%, Military 17.9%, Shooter 13.8%, Action 10.8%, Multiplayer 5.7%
- #36 Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 12,899 reviews2019
Dev: CI Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Become the ultimate assassin in the most realistic modern warfare sniping game available. Engage in an immersive single-player campaign across large, open-ended maps. Tactical thinking, stealth approach and precision in execution of long shots required.
Why similar: FPS 20.2%, Tactical 16.7%, Military 15.5%, Stealth 13%, Shooter 10.2%
- #37 Arma 2
74% matchVery Positive84% of 2,114 reviews
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Building on 10 years of constant engine development, ARMA II boasts the most realistic combat environment in the world. It models real world ballistics & round deflection, materials penetration, features a realtime day/night cycle and dynamic wind, weather and environmental effects.
Why similar: Tactical 24.3%, Military 19.5%, FPS 14.7%, Simulation 7.8%, Realistic 6.8%
- #38 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®
72% matchVery Positive93% of 5,605 reviews2009
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Experience one of the most critically acclaimed stealth-action games of all time. Uncover a conspiracy that hits close to home and stop World War III.
Why similar: Stealth 34.3%, Classic 31.4% ★, Tactical 14.8%, Co-op 6.8%, Action 5.9%
- #39 Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,124 reviews2008
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
With its unprecedented combination of authenticity, compelling story and squad-based action, the Brothers in Arms franchise has established itself as a benchmark for military action games, receiving the highest average review scores of any console WWII game to date (www.gamerankings.com).
Why similar: FPS 31.5%, Tactical 29.8%, Military 19.3%, Action 8.3%, War 4%
- #40 SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition
73% matchMixed66% of 364 reviews2017
Dev: SierraPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Uncompromised duty, honor and valor.
Why similar: Tactical 40.8%, FPS 17.8%, Classic 16% ★, Simulation 11.6%, Action 5.8%
- #41 America's Army: Proving Grounds
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 11,005 reviews2013
Dev: U.S. Army
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 33.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
America’s Army: Proving Grounds is the official game of the U.S. Army and part of the highly acclaimed America’s Army game series. This free military game focuses on small unit tactical maneuvers and puts you to the test in a wide variety of new America’s Army maps and AA fan favorites.
Why similar: FPS 24.6%, Tactical 21.9%, Military 18%, Shooter 9.1%, Multiplayer 6.4%
- #42 Call of Duty® 2
70% matchVery Positive94% of 11,189 reviews2006
Dev: Infinity WardPub: Activision
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Call of Duty® 2 redefines the cinematic intensity and chaos of battle as seen through the eyes of ordinary soldiers fighting together in epic WWII conflicts. The sequel to 2003's Call of Duty, winner of over 80 Game of the Year awards, Call of Duty 2 offers more immense, more intense, more realistic battles than ever before, thanks to...
Why similar: FPS 29%, Classic 25.8% ★, Shooter 9.7%, Military 9.4%, Multiplayer 8.3%
- #43 STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,716 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
Why similar: Tactical 30.2%, FPS 25.2%, Classic 18.7% ★, Shooter 7.5%, Action 5%
- #44 Sniper: Ghost Warrior
71% matchMixed58% of 8,576 reviews2010
Dev: City InteractivePub: CI Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
As a Ghost Warrior, an elite sniper in a highly trained special ops unit, your unique skills in the art of stalking, target detection, surveillance and shooting accuracy will determine mission success.
Why similar: FPS 30.2%, Stealth 13.7%, Action 12.6%, Military 10.8%, Shooter 9.9%
- #45 Tom Clancy's EndWar™
70% matchVery Positive81% of 1,053 reviews2009
Dev: Ubisoft ShanghaïPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Live the thrilling career of an army commander and lead your army to victory in a massive online World War III! Take control of the U.S.-led Joint Strike Force, the European Enforcers Corps, or the Russian Spetsnaz Guards Brigade in a persistent ongoing World War.
Why similar: Tactical 50.1%, Strategy 21.7%, Military 11.8%, War 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.2%
- #46 Arma Reforger
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 47,450 reviews2023
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 85.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 20.7%, Tactical 18.8%, FPS 17.2%, Shooter 9.4%, Realistic 7.8%
- #47 Sniper Elite
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,091 reviews2009
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
As World War II draws to a close, the first covert battles of the Cold War begin. Caught in the life and death struggle between Soviets and Germans in war-torn Berlin, you control the fate of a lone American OSS Sniper.
Why similar: Classic 22.8% ★, Stealth 17.2%, FPS 15.5%, Shooter 9.8%, Tactical 8.8%
- #48 Insurgency
67% matchVery Positive92% of 124,756 reviews2014
Dev: New World Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 44.4%, Tactical 19.7%, Military 9.1%, Realistic 6.3%, Shooter 5.8%
- #49 Far Cry®
69% matchVery Positive82% of 11,311 reviews2008
Dev: Crytek StudiosPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.
Why similar: FPS 33.8%, Classic 32.5% ★, Shooter 8.5%, Stealth 7.7%, Action 5.4%
- #50 Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2
66% matchVery Positive84% of 14,162 reviews2021
Dev: CI Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
SGW Contracts 2 is a modern warfare shooter set in the Middle East. Play as Raven, Contract Sniper Assassin, as you take out a series of targets across a dramatic single-player campaign. With extreme-range shots exceeding 1000m, gear up for the most challenging entry to the series yet.
Why similar: Tactical 22.4%, FPS 20.7%, Military 13.5%, Stealth 11.2%, Shooter 9.1%
- #51 Sniper Ghost Warrior 3
68% matchMixed67% of 19,266 reviews2017
Dev: CI Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Go behind enemy lines with the ultimate modern military shooter. Play as an American sniper dropped in Georgia, near Russian border. Choose your own path to accomplish your missions across an unforgiving open world.
Why similar: FPS 24.2%, Stealth 14.5%, Military 13.6%, Shooter 11.2%, Tactical 10.7%
- #52 Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,089 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 24%
You have been selected for active service in the Commandos Corps, and must now mobilize in a series of 8 new dangerous missions.
Why similar: Tactical 40.4%, Classic 15.3% ★, Stealth 13%, Military 12.2%, Strategy 8.5%
- #53 Delta Force Land Warrior
68% matchVery Positive92% of 379 reviews2009
Dev: NovaLogic
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Engage the enemy across vast outdoor environments and expansive indoor environments as you take control of the US Army's elite anti-terrorist unit. Delta Force Land Warrior™ introduces new weapons and characters for both single player and intense online multiplayer via NovaWorld.
Why similar: FPS 67%, Action 28.3%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #54 Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®
64% matchMostly Positive79% of 35,955 reviews2023
Dev: Infinity WardPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience a visceral Campaign or assemble your team in the ultimate online playground with multiple Special Ops challenges and a mix of Multiplayer maps and modes.
Why similar: FPS 23.3%, Tactical 20.9%, Military 19.2%, Shooter 10.5%, Multiplayer 7.3%
- #55 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 21,122 reviews2013
Dev: Ubisoft TorontoPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this stealth-action thriller, a terrorist group known as the Engineers launches the Blacklist, a series of escalating attacks on US interests. Only one man can stop them: legendary covert agent Sam Fisher.
Why similar: Stealth 35.9%, Tactical 21.3%, Co-op 9.3%, Shooter 8.3%, Action 8.3%