The Best Military Games

Update : HEARTS OF COLD - REDEMPTION added at rank #33.
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GROUND BRANCH (2018)

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early access PC Windows

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.

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  • tactical
  • shooter
  • first-person
  • realistic
  • cooperative
  • military
  • work-in-progress
  • fps
  • customization
  • rose
  • gun
  • point
  • simulation
  • single-player
  • multiplayer

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Arma 3 (2013)

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Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploying a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, over 20 vehicles and 40 weapons, and limitless opportunities for content creation, this is the PC’s premier military game. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.


  • military
  • shooter
  • simulation
  • first-person
  • squad
  • fps
  • vehicle
  • tactical
  • sandbox
  • war
  • realistic
  • tanks
  • cooperative
  • multiplayer
  • cover

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Clownfield 2042 (2021)

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PC Windows

Clownfield 2042 is an FPS where you take a role of unique soldier, equipped with six weapons that has to fight enemy and win the front. After 2022 cryptocrash caused by NFT's, majority of nations collapsed and a union of "No-Clowns" has been formed. You are one of them, arm up and get ready for war

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  • shoot-em-up
  • sniper
  • old-time
  • parody
  • 3d
  • military
  • physics
  • arena
  • shooter
  • war
  • fps
  • violent
  • arcade
  • first-person
  • action

4

UnMetal (2021)

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vita Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4

UnMetal is an all-new parody of Metal Gear, the first game in Hideo Kojima's famous franchise. It recreates the experience of playing the original game while adding unique puzzles, fresh mechanics, and thrilling boss fights. The narrative ties into the gameplay in an innovative way and there are plenty of running gags and surprises along the way.


What we like:
  • Cleaned-up visuals
  • Faithful recreation of original gameplay
  • Complex puzzles
  • Innovative narrative tie-in to gameplay
  • Plenty of running gags and surprises
  • Hilarious comedy
What could be improved:
  • Humor may not be everyone's cup of tea
  • May not make sense to those who haven't played Metal Gear on NES

  • stealth
  • parody
  • military
  • top-down
  • comedy
  • espionage
  • retro
  • crime
  • funny
  • inventory
  • old-school
  • boss-fight
  • pixel
  • 1980s
  • 2d

5

Death From Above (2023)

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Android PC Windows

You are a lone Ukrainian military drone operator battling Russian occupation forces. Hidden deep behind enemy lines, you operate your drone to seek and destroy tanks and armored vehicles, shatter communication lines, and recover stolen goods. Slava Ukraini!


  • destruction
  • wargame
  • humor
  • emotional
  • attack
  • score
  • tps
  • flight
  • 3d
  • dark
  • military
  • historical
  • simulation
  • alternate
  • sandbox

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War of Rights (2018)

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early access PC Windows

War of Rights is a first person multiplayer game featuring massive 300 player battles with a focus on historical authenticity, teamplay and immersion. It is set during the perilous days of the American Civil War, in the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862.


  • historical
  • first-person
  • shooter
  • war
  • military
  • fps
  • realistic
  • multiplayer
  • stealth
  • america
  • simulation
  • violent

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Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe (2017)

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PC Windows

Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe is a deeply immersive turn based strategy game covering the greatest conflict in modern history!


  • world-war-2
  • strategy
  • historical
  • military
  • turn-based
  • war
  • management
  • strategists
  • combat

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SIEGE: World War II (2018)

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- Rations - new tactic card which will be available at the season reset. - Bug fixing and UI improvements

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  • strategy
  • deck
  • military
  • skill
  • battle
  • card
  • tactical
  • tanks
  • action-battle
  • real-time
  • zombie-zapping
  • head-to-head
  • easy-to-learn
  • artillery
  • building

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Hearts of Iron IV (2016)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

Control your own nation during World War II and dominate the planet in Hearts of Iron IV. With intricate military simulations, choose any nation and build your industrial and technological power to achieve glory, either playing solo or competing online. The game is both immersive and challenging, with engaging visuals that bring the experience to life.


What we like:
  • Historical accuracy
  • Mod community
  • Rewarding strategic gameplay
What could be improved:
  • DLC locks parts of the game
  • Overly complicated mechanics
  • Limited AI orders

  • grand-strategy
  • strategy
  • historical
  • war
  • world-war-2
  • military
  • naval
  • real-time
  • economy
  • political
  • tactical
  • grand
  • tanks
  • simulation
  • alternate

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Foxhole (2022)

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Foxhole is a massively multiplayer game where thousands of players shape the outcome of a persistent online war. Every individual soldier is a player that contributes to the war effort through logistics, base building, reconnaissance, combat, and more.


  • multiplayer
  • mmo
  • top-down
  • war
  • wargame
  • world-war-2
  • military
  • base-building
  • sandbox
  • pvp
  • team
  • tactical
  • open-world
  • shooter
  • crafting

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