Games Like Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Desert Siege™

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 33.3%, FPS 26%, Shooter 18.8%, Action 17%, First-Person 5%

Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the core tactical squad-based gameplay found in Desert Siege.

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: Action 35.3%, Shooter 20.1%, Tactical 19.7%, FPS 16.8%, First-Person 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A direct expansion of the original Ghost Recon formula, offering similar mission-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 34.7%, FPS 28.4%, Action 18.4%, Shooter 12.4%, First-Person 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same emphasis on meticulous planning and squad-based tactical execution as the early Ghost Recon titles.

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 34.7%, FPS 26%, Shooter 22%, Action 10.3%, First-Person 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modern spiritual successor to the original Ghost Recon that focuses on realistic, slow-paced tactical combat.

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 30.1%, FPS 26.1%, Shooter 23.3%, Action 10.7%, First-Person 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an intense, high-stakes tactical experience that rewards careful planning and squad coordination.

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 24.9%, Shooter 23.6%, Action 23.2%, FPS 21%, First-Person 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for realistic military simulation, perfect for those who enjoy the tactical depth of Ghost Recon.

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: Action 27.1%, FPS 25%, Tactical 22%, Shooter 16.7%, First-Person 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical shooter that balances squad management with intense close-quarters combat.

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 36.1%, Action 23.1%, Shooter 20.5%, Tactical 11.9%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based tactical shooter that emphasizes flanking and suppression maneuvers in a realistic military setting.

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 54.1%, Tactical 15.4%, Shooter 15.4%, Action 10.4%, First-Person 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, realistic shooter that prioritizes lethality and team-based communication over arcade action.

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 28.8%, FPS 26.7%, Action 22%, Shooter 16.6%, First-Person 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a refined tactical cover system and squad commands that feel like a natural evolution of the genre.

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: Action 42.6%, Tactical 35.5%, Shooter 22%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based military shooter that shares the desert-warfare theme and tactical team management of Desert Siege.

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: Action 60.3%, Tactical 39.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique tactical strategy game that focuses on authentic squad-based military movement and fire control.

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 25.4%, Shooter 23.6%, Tactical 20.9%, Action 17.1%, First-Person 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on large-scale, coordinated military operations that require the same level of teamwork as classic tactical shooters.

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: Action 35.8%, Tactical 25.3%, Shooter 24.6%, FPS 12.7%, First-Person 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A more cinematic, high-tech take on the Ghost Recon formula that retains the core squad-based tactical identity.

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: Action 36.5%, Shooter 23.4%, FPS 17.7%, Tactical 12%, First-Person 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the tradition of tactical squad-based breach-and-clear gameplay within the Tom Clancy universe.

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: Action 35.5%, FPS 23.4%, Shooter 19.6%, Tactical 12.6%, First-Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational military shooter that emphasizes long-range engagements and tactical mission objectives.

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

Why similar: Shooter 38.7%, Action 30%, FPS 13.7%, Tactical 11.7%, First-Person 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical stealth with precision shooting, capturing the tension of long-range military engagements.

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: Action 61.6%, FPS 38.4%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original Delta Force formula with more varied tactical equipment and mission types.

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: Action 35.2%, FPS 33.7%, Shooter 25.9%, First-Person 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A large-scale military shooter that emphasizes tactical positioning and objective-based combat.

Powered by today's gaming technology, Delta Force®: Xtreme™ brings the classic Delta Force game back to life to face the enemy once more. As a member of the elite Delta Force, prepare yourself to take on over 60 levels of frantic single and multiplayer FPS action, including graphically enhanced missions from the original game, new maps,...

Why similar: Action 62.4%, FPS 37.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modernized version of the classic Delta Force gameplay, focusing on pure tactical military action.

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

Why similar: Shooter 39.9%, Action 23.8%, Tactical 20.3%, FPS 14%, First-Person 2%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world tactical shooter that allows for deep customization and varied approaches to military objectives.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Extraction is a tactical, co-op, PvE first-person shooter where you and your squad face an evolving alien threat. Teamwork, tactics, and flawless execution are key to your survival.

Why similar: FPS 33.1%, Shooter 28.6%, Action 23.8%, First-Person 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern PVE tactical shooter that requires tight squad coordination to survive against overwhelming odds.

As the US army's elite special operations soldiers you are the most potent 'smart weapon' known to man. You are the 'tip of the spear' for covert operations around the world — you are the first line of attack. Nothing stands in your way.

Why similar: Action 100%

Why You'll Like It: Provides additional tactical mission variety and authentic military weaponry for fans of the series.

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: Action 46.6%, FPS 36.4%, Shooter 17%

Why You'll Like It: The original entry that defined the arcade-tactical military shooter genre for many players.

Infiltrate deep into Laos with your Green Beret and Montgnard teammates, hunted by trackers and bloodhounds, outnumbered at times 100-to-1. See why SOG veterans went on to found Delta Force and in the work of secret operations, remain the stuff of legends.

Why similar: Action 100%

Why You'll Like It: A niche tactical shooter that focuses on squad-based special operations in a challenging historical setting.

Race against time and terrorism as a member of the elite counter terrorist team in this all-out first person shooter. Your duty is to hunt down a terrorist overlord carrying a nuclear device before untold disaster is unleashed.

Why similar: Action 51.4%, FPS 35.2%, First-Person 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A military-themed tactical shooter that emphasizes mission-based objectives and authentic weapon handling.

Delta Force — Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre is the official expansion pack to the #1 best selling PC game in North America. Team Sabre was developed using the Delta Force — Black Hawk Down engine and it requires the mother product to run.

Why similar: Action 44%, FPS 23%, Shooter 21.3%, First-Person 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: An expansion that adds more tactical depth and mission variety to the classic Black Hawk Down experience.

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: FPS 26%, Shooter 25.6%, Tactical 22.6%, Action 18.1%, First-Person 7.6%

BF:RI is a military tactical shooter and a work of historical fiction set in war-torn Burkina Faso. You are a CIA SAC Tier 1 operator, assigned to Operation Sahel Dominion, a covert manhunt targeting the Leader of the Sahel Caliphate responsible for an act of terrorism on American soil.

Why similar: Action 29.2%, Shooter 25.6%, FPS 22.8%, First-Person 11.2%, Tactical 11.1%

Experience the dramatic intensity of the frontlines of a war through the eyes of the first of a new breed of super soldiers in this gritty and epic first-person action game. An augmented super-soldier must stop a renegade regime from eradicating the civilized world. Hong Kong, 2065. 2nd Lt.

Why similar: Action 39.4%, Shooter 26.8%, FPS 22.9%, First-Person 10.9%

Enemies lurk in locations around the globe, waiting for the right opportunity to strike. As part of Delta Force, the U.S. Army's most secretive and highly trained unit, you have the skills and the firepower to hunt them down and take them out.

Why similar: Action 62.4%, FPS 37.6%

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 38.1%, Shooter 28.1%, Action 23.2%, First-Person 10.5%

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: Action 33.4%, FPS 28.1%, Tactical 24.7%, Shooter 9.1%, First-Person 4.7%

*This is a single player only title*Venezuela is left in a state of civil war after the government was brutally overthrown by a military coup. With factions fighting to reinstate democracy, the U.S. government has offered their assistance, though the new government regime has threatened to deploy nuclear weapons if the U.S.

Why similar: Action 59.3%, FPS 40.7%

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: Action 48%, FPS 39.3%, Shooter 12.8%

In this follow-up to the hit Marine Sharpshooter, you'll be a lone operative fighting to restore democracy in an African country. The President of Burundi has been taken hostage by rebels and mercenaries.

Why similar: Action 42.7%, Shooter 22.6%, FPS 22.3%, First-Person 12.4%

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: Action 43%, Shooter 24.7%, Tactical 18.7%, FPS 9.8%, First-Person 3.7%

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 27.9%, Shooter 27%, Tactical 26.4%, Action 18.7%

Every day brings another mission. Every day is LIFE or DEATH. Be quick, be quiet and be careful. That’s what will get you HOME ALIVE.

Why similar: Action 67.3%, FPS 32.7%

You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to make this country your home. You must identify and exploit your enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion,...

Why similar: FPS 40.4%, Shooter 24.3%, Action 23.7%, First-Person 11.6%

Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour brings you closer to the enemy than ever before. Engage opposing forces at hot spots around the globe as you match strategies and arsenals against the new masterminds of modern war.

Why similar: FPS 56.7%, Action 43.3%

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 24.8%, FPS 24.3%, Shooter 23.1%, Action 19.9%, First-Person 7.9%

Joint Task Force is the real-time strategy (RTS) game where you command the frontline forces in tomorrow's most hazardous conflicts. Lead twenty dramatic missions in explosive war-zones including the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Balkans.

Why similar: Action 100%

Lead a team of domestic counter-terrorism experts through 11 dangerous missions that span the globe. Formed from the elite of the F.B.I.'s HRT, you have been tapped to perform covert ops in the most dangerous circumstances imaginable.

Why similar: Action 100%

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 27.4%, Shooter 27.1%, FPS 22.4%, Action 14%, First-Person 9.1%

It’s 2741 and the universe is at war. The Terran Empire is laying siege to the NSA, a treaty of colonies that upholds freedom and democracy. After losing the battle in space, the NSA is forced to retreat to its last stronghold. Can you snatch victory from impending doom?

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin is a game of real-time tactics that places you in command of an elite unit of Special Forces behind enemy lines in the European theater of World War II.

Why similar: Tactical 53.9%, Action 46.1%

Iran has nuclear weapons and one is sitting on a fully fueled ICBM going through its final launch checklist. Fight your way through Afghanistan, make it over the Iranian border, infiltrate the missile base and permanently stop the countdown in this super fast, high intensity on-rails shooter.

Why similar: Shooter 29%, FPS 28.6%, Tactical 14.7%, Action 14.3%, First-Person 13.4%

Tomorrow's War Is NOW Ripped from today's headlines, Act of War: Direct Action™ is a frightening tale of suspense, international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict. This real-time strategy experience puts you squarely in control of counterterrorist forces and delivers a first look at tomorrow's war.

Why similar: Action 100%

You are Alan 'The Bear' Westmoreland, Marine Corps sergeant. The trouble starts on a deadly Viet Cong raid. Here the jungle is your battleground. Your mission, survive.

Why similar: Action 47.9%, Shooter 21.1%, FPS 20.6%, First-Person 10.5%

The year is 1941. Your special forces team has been shot down deep inside enemy territory and it's now reliant on your cunning and tactical thinking to get them safely across the border. The odds are stacked against you. Have you got what it takes?

Why similar: Action 100%

Tensions were growing on the border of Slaviya. Secret service of Primorye put subversive activities on a wide scale confronted by Federal Security Service (FSS) of Russian Federation. FSS receives information that one of FSS agents was over-recruited by Secret service of Primorye.

Why similar: Shooter 33%, Action 31%, FPS 23.6%, First-Person 12.3%

Vietnam, 1965. You are Dean Shepard, a "cherry" to the 'Nam with zero war experience other than standard boot camp training at Parris Island, SC. Along with your platoon, you will fight the NVA and the Vietcong in true historic locales and battles.

Why similar: Action 36.6%, FPS 24.9%, Shooter 24.8%, First-Person 13.6%

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: Shooter 36.5%, Tactical 24.2%, Action 18.8%, FPS 15.3%, First-Person 5.2%

Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.

Why similar: FPS 32.4%, Action 28%, Shooter 24.1%, Tactical 8.7%, First-Person 6.8%

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: Action 61.5%, Shooter 26.9%, Tactical 11.6%