Games Like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2

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

Why similar: Tactical 35%, FPS 23.7%, Co-op 14.2%, Shooter 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is the modern gold standard for tactical, squad-based close-quarters combat that emphasizes precision and planning.

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 37.7%, FPS 22.4%, Co-op 8.5%, Shooter 7.4%, Multiplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by former Rainbow Six developers, it provides an uncompromisingly realistic tactical experience with deep character customization.

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 25.2%, FPS 22.4%, Co-op 12.5%, Action 8.2%, Multiplayer 6.5%

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.

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 30.3%, Tactical 23.8%, Shooter 10.2%, Co-op 8.8%, Multiplayer 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers intense, high-lethality tactical FPS gameplay that rewards communication and careful movement over arcade-style shooting.

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 41.1%, FPS 26.2%, Co-op 8.4%, Action 5.6%, Classic 5.3% ★

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.

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 28.2%, FPS 18%, Co-op 11%, Shooter 8.7%, Online Co-Op 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical FPS that focuses heavily on team-based coordination and realistic room-clearing mechanics in a modern setting.

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 27.6%, Co-op 17.5%, FPS 11.1%, Action 10.2%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features similar cover-based tactical shooting and high-tech gadgetry that mirrors the gameplay loop of the Vegas series.

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 20.8%, Stealth 18.2%, Tactical 16.5%, Action 9.8%, Shooter 6.7%

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.

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 24.2%, Co-op 16.4%, FPS 11.8%, Shooter 11.3%, 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.

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%, FPS 23.9%, Team-Based 10.1%, Online Co-Op 10%, Shooter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game scales the tactical experience to large-scale military operations, requiring intense communication and squad-level strategy.

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 23.8%, Co-op 21.2%, Tactical 16.3%, Classic 13.7% ★, Action 9.6%

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.

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 21.7%, FPS 17.7%, Co-op 12.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Multiplayer 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: The ultimate military simulation experience, offering unparalleled depth in tactical planning, squad management, and realistic combat.

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 36.6%, FPS 35.8%, Action 10.1%, Shooter 7.1%, Multiplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical squad-based shooter that forces players to use suppression and flanking maneuvers to overcome enemy positions.

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 37.7%, FPS 23%, Classic 6.9% ★, Shooter 6.6%, Co-op 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: The original tactical shooter that defined the genre, focusing on squad-based military realism and careful mission execution.

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 30.2%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Team-Based 11%, Shooter 10.3%, Co-op 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern evolution of the Rainbow Six tactical formula, focusing on high-stakes, objective-driven co-op missions.

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 49.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Action 9.8%, Multiplayer 8.9%, First-Person 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive, gritty shooter that emphasizes tactical freedom and environmental interaction in a dangerous, open setting.

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 22.3%, FPS 21.3%, Tactical 11.7%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-intensity co-op experience where team coordination and objective management are essential for success.

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 29.6%, Co-op 29.1%, Stealth 16.7%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Shooter 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features aggressive, fast-paced tactical combat that aligns well with the action-heavy segments of Vegas 2.

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 47.3%, Shooter 13.8%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Action 9.5%, Co-op 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A grounded military shooter that focuses on realistic squad-based combat and authentic modern warfare themes.

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 21.6%, Shooter 13.1%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Tactical 12.8%, FPS 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical stealth with precise shooting mechanics, rewarding players who plan their approach and manage their positioning.

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 34.2%, Action 27.1%, Co-op 11.2%, Multiplayer 10.1%, 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.

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 28.3%, Classic 16.6% ★, Action 12.5%, Tactical 9.9%, Shooter 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: The foundation of the tactical stealth genre, emphasizing patience and gadget-based problem solving.

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 24.4%, Co-op 17.7%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Shooter 13.9%, Third-Person Shooter 8.9%

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 30.5%, Tactical 28.8%, Co-op 8.5%, Online Co-Op 7.6%, Action 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical shooter designed for those who prefer slow, methodical room-clearing over run-and-gun gameplay.

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 35.5%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Action 11.1%, Co-op 10.5%, Shooter 10.2%

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 39.3%, Action 20.7%, Shooter 13.6%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Third-Person Shooter 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, visceral third-person shooter that shares the urban, high-tension atmosphere of the Vegas series.

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 43.8%, Action 15.3%, Co-op 15.3%, Shooter 13.4%, Multiplayer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features large-scale tactical warfare with a focus on team-based objectives and specialized roles.

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 27.6%, Shooter 16.9%, Stealth 12.7%, Action 12.6%, Third-Person Shooter 9.6%

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 19.2%, Co-op 13.9%, Online Co-Op 9.1%, Team-Based 8.2%

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

Why similar: Tactical 24.2%, FPS 21.7%, Online Co-Op 11.8%, Co-op 8.7%, Shooter 8.5%

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 40%, Multiplayer 14%, Classic 11.9% ★, Shooter 11.4%, Action 10.5%

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 25.3%, Tactical 22.7%, Action 16.3%, Shooter 13.1%, Co-op 9.7%

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 34.8%, Co-op 11%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Shooter 8.4%, Tactical 8.3%

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 43.9%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Shooter 10.9%, Classic 9.4% ★, Action 9.1%

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

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: FPS 28.5%, Tactical 28.1%, Shooter 7.4%, Action 7.2%, Classic 7.2% ★

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 48.9%, Tactical 17.9%, Co-op 6.2%, Multiplayer 5.7%, Shooter 5.5%

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 50.9%, Co-op 24.3%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Action 8.6%, Strategy 4.5%

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 28.3%, FPS 26.9%, Action 22.3%, Shooter 16.8%, First-Person 5.7%

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 46.5%, Tactical 19.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Action 9.9%, Multiplayer 4.2%

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 48.6%, Action 14.4%, Multiplayer 12%, Shooter 10.8%, First-Person 4.9%

Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”

Why similar: FPS 29%, Co-op 17.9%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Tactical 9.8%, Multiplayer 7.3%

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 39.6%, Action 14.5%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Third-Person Shooter 8.6%

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 29.8%, FPS 22.1%, Co-op 11.5%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Shooter 7.2%

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 20.3%, Tactical 18%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Shooter 10.6%

Live the thrilling career of an army commander and lead your army to victory in a massive online World War III! Take control of the U.S.-led Joint Strike Force, the European Enforcers Corps, or the Russian Spetsnaz Guards Brigade in a persistent ongoing World War.

Why similar: Tactical 66%, Strategy 18.6%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%

F.E.A.R. 3 delivers all the hallmarks that define the F.E.A.R. brand: terrifying paranormal experience, frenetic combat and a dramatic storyline.

Why similar: FPS 38.2%, Co-op 25.5%, Online Co-Op 8.3%, Shooter 8.1%, Multiplayer 7.6%

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: Co-op 19.3%, Tactical 18.4%, Shooter 10.9%, Multiplayer 9.5%, FPS 9.2%

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 43.4%, Action 13.6%, Classic 12.8% ★, Multiplayer 10.2%, Shooter 8.3%

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 31.1%, FPS 27.8%, Action 9.5%, Shooter 8.4%, Co-op 7%

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 23.9%, Shooter 10.4%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Co-op 8%

The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...

Why similar: Tactical 32.7%, Strategy 21.3%, Action 17.5%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Co-op 10.8%

Pulse-racing new installment from 2007's PC Game of the Year*: Play as Sergeant Sykes and experience a whole new side of the battle. A standard combat mission behind enemy lines becomes critical when you discover your enemies have captured something of vital importance to the ensuing war.

Why similar: FPS 52.1%, Action 13%, Shooter 12.2%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Stealth 5.3%

With its unprecedented combination of authenticity, compelling story and squad-based action, the Brothers in Arms franchise has established itself as a benchmark for military action games, receiving the highest average review scores of any console WWII game to date (www.gamerankings.com).

Why similar: FPS 43%, Tactical 32.2%, Action 13.7%, Co-op 6.6%, Strategy 2.5%