- #1 SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition
97% matchMixed66% of 369 reviews2017
Dev: SierraPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Uncompromised duty, honor and valor.
Why similar: Tactical 44.9%, FPS 20.7%, Classic 12.2% ★, Simulation 9.9%, Action 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational tactical shooter that shares the same methodical, room-clearing DNA and emphasis on non-lethal and lethal decision-making as Raven Shield.
- #2 GROUND BRANCH
96% matchVery Positive89% of 23,351 reviews2018
Dev: BlackFoot StudiosPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.3 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 42.2%, FPS 21.4%, Realistic 9.1%, Military 7.3%, Shooter 5%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by former developers of the original Rainbow Six series, this game offers an uncompromisingly realistic tactical experience with deep weapon customization.
- #3 Ready or Not
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 329,531 reviews2023
Dev: VOID Interactive
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 34.2 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 42.8%, FPS 25.2%, Realistic 8.9%, Co-op 7.2%, Shooter 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive modern spiritual successor to the classic SWAT and Rainbow Six tactical formula, focusing on realistic CQB and team coordination.
- #4 Zero Hour
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 33,114 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 38.1%, FPS 21.2%, Shooter 7.2%, Realistic 6.8%, Co-op 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern tactical shooter that emphasizes realistic indoor combat, planning, and the use of specialized equipment in high-pressure environments.
- #5 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2
94% matchVery Positive85% of 6,048 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.5 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 41.6%, FPS 26.1%, Co-op 8.3%, Action 5.6%, Classic 5.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: While more cinematic, it retains the core tactical squad mechanics and cover-based gameplay that defined the later Rainbow Six era.
- #6 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,708 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 33.8%, FPS 26.2%, Classic 10.4% ★, Action 7.4%, Co-op 7%
Why You'll Like It: Introduced the cover system to the franchise while maintaining the squad-based tactical approach of its predecessors.
- #7 Insurgency: Sandstorm
92% matchVery Positive85% of 131,980 reviews2018
Dev: New World InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 56.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 32.1%, Tactical 28.9%, Realistic 8.8%, Shooter 7.6%, Military 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a visceral, high-stakes tactical experience where communication and careful movement are essential for survival.
- #8 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®
93% matchVery Positive92% of 1,636 reviews2008
Dev: Red Storm EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 Ghostsan elite handful of specially trained Green Berets, armed with the latest technology and trained to use the deadliest weapons.
Why similar: Tactical 39%, FPS 20.6%, Classic 12.1% ★, Shooter 4.2%, Military 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical squad shooter that shares the same Tom Clancy universe and focus on realistic military operations.
- #9 Insurgency
91% matchVery Positive92% of 124,773 reviews2014
Dev: New World Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 35.0 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 52.5%, Tactical 22%, Realistic 5.9%, Shooter 4.2%, Military 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the series' reputation for punishing realism and team-oriented tactical gameplay.
- #10 Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 986 reviews2017
Dev: Illusion SoftworksPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 1.7 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 39.4%, FPS 30.6%, Action 8.2%, Shooter 6.4%, Strategy 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic squad-based tactical game that requires careful planning and management of individual soldiers in a World War II setting.
- #11 Door Kickers
90% matchVery Positive94% of 9,993 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 72.6%, Strategy 7.5%, Simulation 5.8%, Co-op 5.1%, Action 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Although top-down, it perfectly captures the planning phase and tactical execution required to clear rooms efficiently and safely.
- #12 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 104,496 reviews2017
Dev: Ubisoft ParisPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 19.8 hrsMean: 55.3 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 37.4%, FPS 16%, Shooter 10.6%, Co-op 10.5%, Military 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an open-world take on the tactical squad formula, allowing for creative mission planning and cooperative execution.
- #13 ARMA: Gold Edition
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,308 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: Tactical 29.3%, FPS 22.7%, Military 10.5%, Simulation 10%, Action 7%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for military simulation, offering the extreme tactical depth and realism that fans of Raven Shield often seek.
- #14 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
87% matchVery Positive88% of 3,892 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.2 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: Classic 41.2% ★, Stealth 19%, Tactical 13.2%, Action 12.4%, Shooter 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: The original stealth-tactical experience that emphasizes patience and observation over run-and-gun gameplay.
- #15 STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,929 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 16.0 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 34%, FPS 29.9%, Classic 14.7% ★, Action 6%, Shooter 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a surprisingly robust squad-command system that allows players to direct their team through tactical maneuvers in a sci-fi setting.
- #16 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 5,970 reviews2012
Dev: Ubisoft ParisPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.4 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 41.6%, FPS 14.2%, Co-op 10.7%, Action 10.5%, Shooter 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Blends tactical squad commands with high-tech gadgetry and stealth mechanics for a polished military shooter experience.
- #17 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®
85% matchVery Positive93% of 5,675 reviews2009
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.2 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: Classic 33.4% ★, Tactical 23%, Stealth 15.7%, Co-op 12.5%, Action 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: While stealth-focused, it shares the same high-tension, gadget-heavy, and methodical approach to mission completion found in Raven Shield.
- #18 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
84% matchVery Positive82% of 1,515,461 reviews2015
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 41.3 hrsMean: 272.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Tactical 35.9%, FPS 28%, Shooter 7.7%, Co-op 5.3%, Action 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: While faster-paced and multiplayer-focused, it retains the core identity of destructible environments and tactical gadget usage.
- #19 Full Spectrum Warrior
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 330 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 55.5%, Action 15%, Strategy 13.6%, Military 10.9%, Simulation 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A unique tactical game that focuses entirely on squad movement and fire-team coordination based on real-world military doctrine.
- #20 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Island Thunder™
82% matchVery Positive87% of 176 reviews2008
Dev: Red Storm EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 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 43.5%, FPS 25.2%, Action 13.8%, Shooter 8.4%, Military 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A solid expansion of the tactical squad-based gameplay that defined the early Ghost Recon titles.
- #21 Delta Force 2
81% matchVery Positive86% of 522 reviews2009
Dev: NovaLogic
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 29.8%, Tactical 24.3%, Classic 17.9% ★, Action 11.3%, Shooter 7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic entry in the series that emphasizes realistic ballistics and large-scale tactical maps.
- #22 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 21,337 reviews2013
Dev: Ubisoft TorontoPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 17.8 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: Tactical 30.3%, Co-op 15.8%, Stealth 15.3%, Action 12.3%, FPS 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a modern, fluid take on tactical stealth that rewards players for planning their approach to enemy encounters.
- #23 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Desert Siege™
80% matchVery Positive91% of 170 reviews2008
Dev: Red Storm EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 35%
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 34.5%, FPS 28.5%, Action 18.5%, Shooter 12.5%, First-Person 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original Ghost Recon experience with challenging new environments and tactical scenarios.
- #24 Six Days in Fallujah
75% matchVery Positive80% of 16,159 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 33.1%, FPS 23%, Co-op 8%, Realistic 7.7%, Military 7.3%
- #25 Delta Force 1
78% matchVery Positive90% of 676 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: FPS 39.7%, Classic 28.7% ★, Action 12.8%, Military 10.1%, Shooter 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: The game that started the franchise's focus on realistic military engagements and open-ended tactical missions.
- #26 Delta Force Land Warrior
78% 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 68.8%, Action 28.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: An early tactical shooter that allowed for diverse mission approaches and long-range engagement strategies.
- #27 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent®
79% matchMostly Negative36% of 1,881 reviews2009
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
In the sequel to the 2005 Game of the Year, Splinter Cell: Double Agent, play as legendary covert operative Sam Fisher, infiltrate a ruthless terrorist organization, and destroy it from within.
Why similar: Action 40%, Stealth 33.9%, Co-op 10%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Shooter 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Adds a layer of moral complexity to the tactical stealth gameplay that the series is known for.
- #28 Conflict Desert Storm™
77% matchMixed70% of 1,343 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 47%, Classic 23.4% ★, Action 10%, Military 6.4%, Shooter 5.5%
- #29 Counter-Strike
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 259,700 reviews2000
Dev: Valve
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 275.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 37.5%, Classic 20.9% ★, Tactical 14.9%, Action 8.5%, Shooter 7.8%
- #30 Breach & Clear
76% matchVery Positive82% of 2,428 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Gun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 67.9%, Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 6%, Military 5.5%, Action 4.9%
- #31 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Lockdown™
77% matchMixed60% of 534 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: FPS 29%, Tactical 29%, Action 15.7%, Shooter 10.7%, First-Person 5.8%
- #32 Black One Blood Brothers
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,396 reviews2022
Dev: Helios Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 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 34.8%, FPS 23.4%, Military 7.9%, Realistic 6.4%, Simulation 6.2%
- #33 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 498 reviews2025
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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: Tactical 45.4%, Shooter 16.9%, Action 14.2%, Stealth 9.5%, Strategy 9.3%
- #34 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Extraction
73% matchMixed66% of 3,102 reviews2023
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 45.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Action 8.5%, Realistic 8.5%, Military 7.5%
- #35 Takedown: Red Sabre
76% matchMixed42% of 5,715 reviews2014
Dev: Serellan LLCPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
TAKEDOWN is a thinking-person’s shooter; brutal, hardcore and deadly - like the real thing. Not for the faint hearted, Takedown requires you to bring your 'A' game - FPS fans looking for an ultra hardcore experience only need apply!
Why similar: Tactical 36.3%, FPS 33.4%, Action 5.8%, Simulation 5.2%, Co-op 4.4%
- #36 Medal of Honor™
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,960 reviews2010
Dev: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 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 51.6%, Shooter 10.6%, Military 9.7%, Action 8.2%, First-Person 4.9%
- #37 Delta Force: Xtreme
75% matchVery Positive81% of 194 reviews2009
Dev: NovaLogic
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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: FPS 69.7%, Action 30.3%
- #38 SWAT Commander
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 672 reviews2025
Dev: Red Mountain GamesPub: Ritual Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Tactical 30.9%, FPS 24.3%, Shooter 7.2%, Co-op 7.2%, Realistic 6.5%
- #39 Day of Defeat
72% matchVery Positive90% of 7,312 reviews2003
Dev: Valve
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 36.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Enlist in an intense brand of Axis vs. Allied teamplay set in the WWII European Theatre of Operations. Players assume the role of light/assault/heavy infantry, sniper or machine-gunner class, each with a unique arsenal of historical weaponry at their disposal. Missions are based on key historical operations.
Why similar: FPS 67.3%, Classic 10.7% ★, Tactical 5.6%, Shooter 4.9%, Action 2.9%
- #40 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 5,037 reviews2010
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 43.3%, Co-op 25.4%, Stealth 15.9%, Shooter 7.7%, Multiplayer 5%
- #41 Hitman: Codename 47
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,935 reviews2007
Dev: IO Interactive A/S
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
As the enigmatic Hitman, you must use stealth and tactical problem solving to enter, execute and exit your assignment with minimum attention and maximum effectiveness. For a price, you have access to the most devious devices, but how you use them will determine if you retire as a millionaire or get permanently retired.
Why similar: Classic 49% ★, Stealth 17.4%, Action 13.6%, Tactical 11.1%, Shooter 6.3%
- #42 Call of Duty® (2003)
70% matchVery Positive95% of 7,586 reviews2006
Dev: Infinity WardPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.0 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: FPS 40.5%, Classic 28.3% ★, Shooter 7.4%, Action 6.5%, Military 5.6%
- #43 Commandos 2: Men of Courage
71% matchVery Positive86% of 2,796 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a tactical action/strategy game set against the backdrop of World War II. Take control of an elite group of commandos who must venture deep into enemy territory and utilize their combined expertise to complete a series of mission-based objectives.
Why similar: Tactical 48.5%, Classic 19.7% ★, Strategy 10.4%, Co-op 5.5%, Stealth 5.3%
- #44 Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000
71% matchVery Positive87% of 2,767 reviews2010
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Aliens Versus Predator Classic 2000 features the Colonial Marine, Alien and Predator Campaigns and the frenetic single-player Skirmish mode from the original title: Alien Versus Predator Gold Edition, which was released to massive acclaim in 2000.
Why similar: FPS 41.5%, Classic 35.5% ★, Action 7.1%, Shooter 6.6%, Multiplayer 3.6%
- #45 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 42,335 reviews2023
Dev: Ubisoft ParisPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 28.5 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: Tactical 29.1%, FPS 13.2%, Co-op 13%, Shooter 10.6%, Military 10%
- #46 America's Army: Proving Grounds
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 11,017 reviews2013
Dev: U.S. Army
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 34.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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 32.7%, Tactical 27.6%, Military 7.6%, Shooter 7.3%, Action 5.4%
- #47 Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 296 reviews2014
Dev: Zombie StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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: FPS 66.1%, Action 25.3%, First-Person 8.6%
- #48 Thief Gold
68% matchVery Positive92% of 4,099 reviews2012
Dev: Looking Glass StudiosPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.
Why similar: Classic 60.4% ★, Stealth 17.7%, First-Person 10.4%, Action 5.7%, FPS 4.8%
- #49 Arma 3
66% matchVery Positive90% of 292,979 reviews2013
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 256.1 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: Tactical 26.8%, FPS 18.9%, Military 9.2%, Shooter 7.8%, Realistic 7.4%
- #50 Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007)
67% matchVery Positive94% of 26,672 reviews2007
Dev: Infinity WardPub: Activision
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 36.4 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 45.9%, Classic 19% ★, Shooter 8%, Action 7.4%, Military 5.6%
- #51 Quake III Arena
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,024 reviews2007
Dev: id Software
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The greatest warriors of all time and space have been summoned to battle for the amusement of an ancient alien race. Wield a variety of guns and power-ups as you fight for glory against ruthless combatants in this fast-paced single-player and multiplayer FPS.
Why similar: FPS 45.8%, Classic 31.6% ★, Action 6.7%, Shooter 6.1%, Multiplayer 4.7%
- #52 OPERATOR
64% matchVery Positive85% of 6,018 reviews2023
Dev: VECTOR INTERACTIVE PTY LTD
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 35.9%, FPS 23.8%, Realistic 8.9%, Shooter 7.9%, Simulation 5.7%
- #53 Half-Life: Opposing Force
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 28,165 reviews1999
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Valve
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Why similar: FPS 62.8%, Classic 19.2% ★, Shooter 5.2%, Action 5%, First-Person 3.1%
- #54 The Sum of All Fears
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 62 reviews2008
Dev: Red Storm EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
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%
- #55 Alpha Response
63% matchMostly Positive79% of 843 reviews2024
Dev: Ultimo Ratio Games
Windows
From Gooseman, creator of the original Counter-Strike mod - Alpha Response delivers intense police action in dynamic, real-world environments. Fight solo or with friends against diverse enemies in high-stakes missions that demand fast reflexes, teamwork and split-second decision making.
Why similar: Tactical 33.9%, FPS 25.2%, Co-op 8.8%, Shooter 7.7%, Realistic 7.4%
- #56 Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
66% matchVery Positive92% of 22,224 reviews2010
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 80.6 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 31.4%, FPS 18%, Simulation 9.5%, Military 8.8%, Realistic 6.9%