- #1 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 35.2%, FPS 23.2%, Co-op 14.4%, Shooter 8.2%, Multiplayer 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is the modern gold standard for tactical, squad-based close-quarters combat that emphasizes precision and planning.
- #2 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas
97% 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 25.4%, FPS 22%, Co-op 12.8%, Action 7.9%, Multiplayer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the same core tactical gameplay, cover mechanics, and Sin City atmosphere found in the sequel.
- #3 GROUND BRANCH
96% 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 38.1%, FPS 21.7%, Co-op 8.5%, Shooter 7.3%, Multiplayer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by former Rainbow Six developers, it provides an uncompromisingly realistic tactical experience with deep character customization.
- #4 Insurgency: Sandstorm
94% 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 29.8%, Tactical 23.9%, Shooter 10%, Co-op 9%, Online Co-Op 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers intense, high-lethality tactical FPS gameplay that rewards communication and careful movement over arcade-style shooting.
- #5 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold
95% 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 41.7%, FPS 26%, Co-op 8.4%, Action 5.6%, Classic 5% ★
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical shooter that perfectly captures the methodical planning and squad-command elements of the earlier Rainbow Six era.
- #6 Zero Hour
94% 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 28.3%, FPS 17.6%, Co-op 11.1%, Shooter 8.4%, Online Co-Op 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical FPS that focuses heavily on team-based coordination and realistic room-clearing mechanics in a modern setting.
- #7 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™
93% 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 27.5%, Co-op 17.3%, FPS 10.5%, Action 9.8%, Multiplayer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features similar cover-based tactical shooting and high-tech gadgetry that mirrors the gameplay loop of the Vegas series.
- #8 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist
92% 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: Co-op 21.1%, Stealth 18.2%, Tactical 16.5%, Action 9.6%, FPS 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: While stealth-focused, it shares the high-stakes tactical tension and fluid movement systems found in the Rainbow Six Vegas series.
- #9 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®
91% 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 24.1%, Co-op 21.5%, Tactical 15.9%, Classic 13.3% ★, Action 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the pinnacle of tactical stealth, it requires the same level of environmental awareness and planning as Rainbow Six.
- #10 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
91% 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 24.3%, Co-op 16.6%, FPS 11.7%, Shooter 11%, Multiplayer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It translates the tactical squad-based formula into a massive open-world environment, allowing for creative mission approaches.
- #11 Squad
89% 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 25.2%, FPS 23.3%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, Team-Based 10.3%, Shooter 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game scales the tactical experience to large-scale military operations, requiring intense communication and squad-level strategy.
- #12 Arma 3
88% 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: Tactical 21.9%, FPS 17.3%, Co-op 12.8%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Shooter 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate military simulation experience, offering unparalleled depth in tactical planning, squad management, and realistic combat.
- #13 Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway™
87% 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 37.4%, FPS 35.2%, Action 10%, Shooter 6.8%, First-Person 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical squad-based shooter that forces players to use suppression and flanking maneuvers to overcome enemy positions.
- #14 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®
86% matchVery Positive92% of 1,616 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 38.2%, FPS 22.6%, Classic 6.8% ★, Shooter 6.5%, Co-op 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: The original tactical shooter that defined the genre, focusing on squad-based military realism and careful mission execution.
- #15 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Extraction
84% matchMixed66% of 3,089 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 29.6%, Online Co-Op 17.4%, Team-Based 11.3%, Shooter 10.1%, Co-op 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern evolution of the Rainbow Six tactical formula, focusing on high-stakes, objective-driven co-op missions.
- #16 Far Cry® 2
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 18,105 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 49.4%, Shooter 11.8%, Action 9.6%, Multiplayer 9.1%, First-Person 5%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive, gritty shooter that emphasizes tactical freedom and environmental interaction in a dangerous, open setting.
- #17 PAYDAY 2
82% matchVery Positive89% of 671,733 reviews2013
Dev: OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.Pub: Starbreeze Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 99.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.
Why similar: Co-op 22.5%, FPS 20.8%, Tactical 11.7%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Multiplayer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-intensity co-op experience where team coordination and objective management are essential for success.
- #18 Medal of Honor™
84% 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 46.7%, Shooter 13.6%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Action 9.5%, Co-op 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A grounded military shooter that focuses on realistic squad-based combat and authentic modern warfare themes.
- #19 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,960 reviews2010
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.5 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: Co-op 31.6%, Action 31.4%, Stealth 17.3%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Third-Person Shooter 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features aggressive, fast-paced tactical combat that aligns well with the action-heavy segments of Vegas 2.
- #20 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
82% 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 29.6%, Classic 16.7% ★, Action 12.6%, Tactical 9.4%, Shooter 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: The foundation of the tactical stealth genre, emphasizing patience and gadget-based problem solving.
- #21 Sniper Elite 4
80% matchVery Positive91% of 61,917 reviews2017
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Co-op 22%, Multiplayer 13%, Tactical 12.9%, Shooter 12.8%, FPS 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical stealth with precise shooting mechanics, rewarding players who plan their approach and manage their positioning.
- #22 Takedown: Red Sabre
81% matchMixed42% of 5,713 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: FPS 29.9%, Tactical 29%, Co-op 8.6%, Online Co-Op 7.9%, Action 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical shooter designed for those who prefer slow, methodical room-clearing over run-and-gun gameplay.
- #23 Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)
78% matchVery Positive93% of 59,966 reviews2009
Dev: Infinity WardPub: Activision
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.
Why similar: FPS 35.1%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Action 10.9%, Co-op 10.6%, Shooter 10%
- #24 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,497,260 reviews2015
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 41.8 hrsMean: 272.1 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 24.3%, FPS 21.3%, Online Co-Op 12.2%, Co-op 8.7%, Shooter 8.3%
- #25 Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
79% matchMixed67% of 9,331 reviews2010
Dev: IO InteractivePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Pure adrenaline of non-stop action in Single Player, Online Co-op and Multiplayer. Double the pleasure and mayhem with new multiplayer DLCs! (click for details)
Why similar: Co-op 39.6%, Action 20.4%, Shooter 13.4%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Third-Person Shooter 9%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, visceral third-person shooter that shares the urban, high-tension atmosphere of the Vegas series.
- #26 Frontlines™: Fuel of War™
79% 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 43.5%, Co-op 15.7%, Action 15.1%, Shooter 13.2%, Multiplayer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features large-scale tactical warfare with a focus on team-based objectives and specialized roles.
- #27 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent®
81% matchMostly Negative36% of 1,853 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: Stealth 34.5%, Action 26.5%, Co-op 11.3%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Third Person 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers complex mission structures and tactical choices that challenge the player's approach to combat and stealth.
- #28 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint
75% 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: Co-op 19.8%, Tactical 17.5%, Shooter 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.8%, FPS 9.2%
- #29 Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007)
77% 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 43.7%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Shooter 10.8%, Classic 9.2% ★, Action 9%
- #30 Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 31,976 reviews2023
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 59.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.1%, Co-op 17.4%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Shooter 13.6%, Third-Person Shooter 8.8%
- #31 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Lockdown™
78% 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: FPS 24.4%, Tactical 21.8%, Action 16.8%, Shooter 12.8%, Co-op 10.6%
- #32 Six Days in Fallujah
73% 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%, FPS 18.6%, Co-op 14.2%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, Team-Based 8.4%
- #33 Call of Duty® 2
76% 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 39.6%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Classic 11.7% ★, Shooter 11.4%, Action 10.3%
- #34 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Island Thunder™
77% 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 39.7%, FPS 25.7%, Action 18%, Shooter 12.2%, First-Person 4.4%
- #35 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 447 reviews2025
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 28.1%, Shooter 16.6%, Stealth 12.9%, Action 12.5%, Third-Person Shooter 9.6%
- #36 STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
74% 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 28.5%, FPS 28.2%, Shooter 7.2%, Action 7.1%, Classic 7% ★
- #37 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Desert Siege™
75% 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 28.8%, FPS 26.7%, Action 22%, Shooter 16.6%, First-Person 5.9%
- #38 BRINK
74% matchMixed63% of 8,093 reviews2011
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
You decide the combat role you want to assume in the world of Brink as you fight to save yourself and mankind’s last refuge!
Why similar: FPS 34.1%, Co-op 11.2%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Tactical 8.4%, Shooter 8.3%
- #39 Insurgency
71% 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 48.3%, Tactical 18.1%, Co-op 6.3%, Multiplayer 5.8%, Shooter 5.4%
- #40 PAYDAY™ The Heist
71% matchVery Positive93% of 40,756 reviews2011
Dev: OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.Pub: Starbreeze Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”
Why similar: FPS 28.4%, Co-op 18.1%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Tactical 9.8%, Multiplayer 7.4%
- #41 Far Cry®
72% 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 43.5%, Classic 13.9% ★, Shooter 9.4%, Action 8.7%, Multiplayer 6.2%
- #42 Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,788 reviews2025
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Why similar: Tactical 50.5%, Co-op 24.7%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Action 8.4%, Strategy 4.5%
- #43 Tom Clancy’s The Division™
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 95,883 reviews2016
Dev: Massive EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 25.4 hrsMean: 93.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.
Why similar: Co-op 20.4%, Tactical 18.1%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Shooter 10.3%
- #44 Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30™
70% 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 46.1%, Tactical 20%, Shooter 10.3%, Action 9.8%, Multiplayer 4.3%
- #45 Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
70% matchVery Positive87% of 4,874 reviews2009
Dev: TechlandPub: Techland Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
THE OLD WEST, 1864. In order to save their family, the McCall brothers will kill anyone who stands between them and the legendary Gold of Juarez.
Why similar: FPS 48.3%, Action 14.2%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Shooter 10.7%, First-Person 5.1%
- #46 Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
67% 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 32.8%, FPS 28.6%, Action 9.8%, Shooter 8.5%, Co-op 7%
- #47 America's Army: Proving Grounds
68% 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 32.2%, Tactical 24.3%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Shooter 10.3%, Co-op 8.1%
- #48 Delta Force 2
69% 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 33%, Tactical 23.3%, Action 16.7%, Shooter 10.9%, Classic 9.8% ★
- #49 Lost Planet® 2
69% matchMixed66% of 3,034 reviews2010
Dev: CAPCOM CO., LTD.Pub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Lost Planet 2, the sequel to Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition, the landmark third-person shooter that sold over 2.3 million units worldwide, is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Co-op 40.1%, Action 14%, Online Co-Op 11.9%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Third-Person Shooter 8.4%
- #50 Arma 2
68% 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 30.1%, FPS 21.7%, Co-op 11.7%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Shooter 7%
- #51 Conflict Desert Storm™
68% 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 44%, Action 13.4%, Classic 12.5% ★, Multiplayer 10.1%, Shooter 8.2%
- #52 Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III
65% matchMixed41% of 17,494 reviews2023
Dev: Sledgehammer GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 27.5%, Tactical 19.3%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 10.8%, Co-op 10.4%
- #53 Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II
66% matchMostly Negative40% of 12,908 reviews2022
Dev: Infinity WardPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II drops players into an unprecedented global conflict that features the iconic Operators of Task Force 141.
Why similar: FPS 27.2%, Tactical 15.8%, Shooter 11.5%, Action 10.2%, Co-op 8.6%