Games Like Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Island Thunder™

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 38.3%, FPS 21.5%, Military 13.2%, Action 12%, Shooter 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: The original game that established the series' signature blend of tactical squad management and realistic military combat.

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: Action 35.7%, Shooter 20.3%, Tactical 19.2%, FPS 16.9%, First-Person 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: An essential expansion that continues the tactical mission-based gameplay of the original Ghost Recon.

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 35.6%, Military 22%, FPS 19.5%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by veterans of the original Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six, this is the most faithful modern successor to the classic tactical shooter formula.

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 42.9%, FPS 25.3%, Action 13.9%, Shooter 8.5%, Military 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the peak of the classic tactical shooter era, focusing on meticulous planning and squad execution.

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 30.8%, FPS 25.5%, Action 22.1%, Shooter 14.8%, First-Person 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic squad-based tactical shooter that shares the same methodical pacing and emphasis on team survival.

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

Why similar: Tactical 41%, FPS 25.6%, Shooter 17.5%, Action 8.8%, First-Person 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-fidelity tactical shooter that captures the tension and precision required in squad-based operations.

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 39.1%, FPS 26%, Action 18.3%, Shooter 12.4%, First-Person 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A more accessible but still deeply tactical squad-based shooter that emphasizes cover and team positioning.

Insurgency: Sandstorm is a hardcore tactical FPS built on lethal close-quarters combat and ruthless intensity. Every bullet count, every step matters, and teamwork is your only path to survival in the brutality of modern warfare.

Why similar: FPS 26.2%, Tactical 22.2%, Military 19.4%, Shooter 17%, Action 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a modern, high-lethality tactical experience that rewards careful movement and team coordination.

Lead your elite team of Ghosts in this tactical third-person shooter. Explore a massive open world, infiltrate and destroy the deadly Santa Blanca cartel, and save Bolivia and its people.

Why similar: Tactical 28.5%, Shooter 23.7%, Military 18.2%, Action 13.5%, FPS 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern open-world evolution of the Ghost Recon formula that retains the core focus on tactical team-based infiltration.

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 32.6%, FPS 19.3%, Shooter 17.9%, Military 14.1%, Action 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical CQC-focused shooter that mirrors the methodical clearing and planning phases of classic Rainbow Six titles.

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%, Action 27.7%, Shooter 17.2%, FPS 11.8%, Military 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A more cinematic and linear take on the Ghost Recon franchise that still emphasizes stealth and squad gadgets.

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 24.6%, Tactical 20.3%, Shooter 17.2%, FPS 15.2%, Action 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive military simulation sandbox that offers unparalleled depth for players who enjoy the tactical realism 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: Tactical 29.3%, FPS 24.1%, Action 22.5%, Shooter 12.3%, First-Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Introduced a more modern cover system and tactical planning to the classic Rainbow Six squad-based gameplay.

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 48.7%, Tactical 19.2%, Shooter 10.6%, Military 10.4%, Action 8%

Why You'll Like It: The original title that set the standard for realistic, high-tension tactical combat in the modern era.

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 38%, Action 35.6%, Military 26.4%

Why You'll Like It: A unique squad-based tactical game that focuses heavily on fire and maneuver tactics in a military setting.

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 27.6%, FPS 22.3%, Tactical 17.1%, Shooter 14.4%, Military 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical shooter that emphasizes long-range engagements and specialized squad loadouts.

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 39.1%, Action 28.8%, Military 18.7%, Shooter 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based tactical shooter that requires managing multiple specialists to complete complex military objectives.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a tactical third-person shooter set in a vast open world. You must survive, adapt, and fight a rogue spec ops faction, using stealth, strategy, and high-tech gear in solo or co-op.

Why similar: Military 26.6%, Shooter 23.9%, Tactical 22.8%, Action 15%, FPS 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the open-world survival and tactical customization elements of the modern Ghost Recon series.

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 30.1%, Tactical 23.6%, Action 19.6%, FPS 19.4%, Shooter 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational title of the modern military simulation genre, perfect for fans of the original Ghost Recon's scale.

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 57.7%, Shooter 22.9%, Tactical 19.3%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same tactical, methodical, and stealth-oriented DNA as the Ghost Recon universe.

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 57.7%, FPS 42.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical shooter that emphasizes specialized gear and team-based objectives in diverse environments.

Thunder Tier One is a realistic top-down shooter where you join an elite special operations team tasked with stopping a dangerous terrorist organization wreaking havoc across the fictional Eastern European country of Salobia.

Why similar: Tactical 37.4%, Military 26.2%, Shooter 21.9%, Action 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that captures the squad-management and mission-planning feel of classic Ghost Recon.

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 32.6%, Action 28.9%, Shooter 19.1%, Military 15.6%, First-Person 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A large-scale military shooter that emphasizes tactical front-line advancement and team-based roles.

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 49.1%, FPS 39.6%, First-Person 11.3%

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

*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 55.4%, FPS 44.6%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op focused tactical shooter that emphasizes switching between squad members to utilize different skill sets.

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 27.6%, FPS 24.9%, Action 17.9%, Military 16.5%, Shooter 9.5%

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 58.6%, FPS 41.4%

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 32.4%, FPS 19.8%, Shooter 19.8%, Tactical 19.3%, First-Person 8.7%

In this stealth-action thriller, Sam Fisher investigates his daughter’s death, only to uncover a betrayal by his former agency. Now hunted, he races against time to thwart a terrorist plot threatening millions.

Why similar: Action 86.2%, Shooter 13.8%

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 29.8%, FPS 28.9%, Military 24.4%, Shooter 11.4%, First-Person 5.6%

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 34.5%, Military 21.3%, Shooter 19.4%, Action 17.7%, First-Person 7.1%

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 26%, Military 25.7%, FPS 15.8%, Action 14.8%, Shooter 13.6%

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 38.9%, Tactical 27.8%, Shooter 20%, FPS 10.4%, First-Person 2.9%

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 33.4%, FPS 21.9%, Military 20.6%, Shooter 15.7%, First-Person 8.5%

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 31.9%, Shooter 20.9%, Action 19.4%, Military 17.4%, First-Person 10.4%

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: Action 51%, Tactical 36.7%, Shooter 12.3%

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 47%, Action 24%, Shooter 19.7%, First-Person 9.3%

Call of Duty® delivers the gritty realism and cinematic intensity of World War II's epic battlefield moments like never before.

Why similar: FPS 37.4%, Action 19.5%, Shooter 18.7%, Military 17.1%, First-Person 7.3%

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 25.2%, Tactical 20%, Military 19.4%, Shooter 15.5%, Action 13.6%

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 27.2%, Military 21.7%, FPS 19.2%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 13.4%

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is an elite, tactical team-based shooter where superior planning and execution triumph.

Why similar: Tactical 28.2%, FPS 23.4%, Shooter 17.6%, Action 13.9%, Military 11.8%

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: Tactical 28.9%, FPS 22.5%, Military 20.2%, Shooter 16.2%, Action 12.2%

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 34.5%, Action 18.7%, Tactical 15.7%, Shooter 14.8%, Military 10.4%

In the direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II, Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against the ultimate threat.

Why similar: FPS 22.2%, Action 20.7%, Shooter 18.9%, Tactical 15.4%, Military 15.2%

The genre-defining military sim that began as Operation Flashpoint (2001), now a modernized, 64-bit, cross-platform build for Windows and Linux, with its engine released as open source. Over 2 million copies sold. The Cold War battlefield of Everon and Nogova, remastered for today's hardware.

Why similar: Military 24.2%, Tactical 21.8%, FPS 19.5%, Action 19.1%, Shooter 10.7%

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 58.6%, FPS 41.4%

Infiltrate secure locations across the globe in this stealth-action thriller. Uncover a global conspiracy and stop a deadly bio-terror attack in the second game of the award-winning Splinter Cell series.

Why similar: Shooter 34.4%, Action 34%, Tactical 31.6%

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 45.9%, Action 22.9%, Shooter 21.3%, First-Person 9.9%

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%

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 26.7%, Shooter 20.5%, Action 17.4%, Military 15.7%, Tactical 10.5%

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 23.7%, FPS 21.8%, Shooter 18.6%, Tactical 14.6%, Military 13.2%

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: Military 44.9%, FPS 32.8%, Action 22.3%

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 35.8%, Action 23.9%, Shooter 19.7%, Military 12.2%, First-Person 8.4%

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: Action 36%, FPS 26.8%, Shooter 14.5%, Military 10%, First-Person 7.1%