Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like ARMA 2 (2026)
Every game below overlaps with ARMA 2 on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, which made by the same studio, Bohemia Interactive.
- ARMA 2 is tagged Simulation, Military, Action, Multiplayer, Tactical, Realistic, FPS, Open World by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 4 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 4 are from the same studio: Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, ARMA 3, Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered, Argo.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Bohemia Interactive; both open world, war and strategy; shares 12 player tags including Simulation, Military and Tactical; released around the same time (2010).
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.
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead at a glance Released 2010 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 92% positive of 22,247 Price $3.99 SimulationMilitaryTacticalRealisticStrategyShooterFPSWar
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ARMA 3
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Bohemia Interactive; both open world, war and strategy; shares 12 player tags including Military, Shooter and Simulation; released around the same time (2013).
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.
ARMA 3 at a glance Released 2013 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 90% positive of 294,969 Price $29.99 MilitaryShooterSimulationRealisticFirst-PersonTacticalFPSWar
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Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Bohemia Interactive; both open world, war and strategy; shares 12 player tags including Simulation, Military and Strategy; released around the same time (2011).
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.
Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered at a glance Released 2011 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 80% positive of 6,445 Price $4.99 SimulationMilitaryStrategyFPSTacticalWarShooterRealistic
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Iron Front: Digital War Edition
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 12 player tags including War, Military and First-Person; released around the same time (2012).
Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.
Iron Front: Digital War Edition at a glance Released 2012 Studio X1 Software Player sentiment 59% positive of 869 Price $14.99 WarMilitaryFirst-PersonRealisticSimulationFPSShooterTactical
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America's Army 3
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, war and strategy; shares 11 player tags including FPS, Military and War; released around the same time (2009).
Download AA3 Today and Become a Member of the elite America's Army Team! America's Army fans and new players alike can now experience America's Army 3, the official U.S. Army game.
America's Army 3 at a glance Released 2009 Studio U.S. Army Player sentiment 71% positive of 2,481 Price Free FPSMilitaryWarSimulationRealisticShooterFirst-PersonTactical
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DCS World Steam Edition
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Simulation, Military and Realistic; released around the same time (2013).
Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!
DCS World Steam Edition at a glance Released 2013 Studio Eagle Dynamics SA Player sentiment 85% positive of 41,014 Price Free SimulationMilitaryRealisticWarShooterSandboxTrackIRFirst-Person
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Argo
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Bohemia Interactive; both open world, war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Shooter, FPS and Tactical.
Jump straight into combat in this official standalone FREE total conversion of Arma 3. Argo is a hardcore tactical first-person shooter, in which you fight across unrestricted terrain, and where a single bullet is all it takes. Master your craft to rank up and become (in)famous on the battlefield.
Argo at a glance Released 2017 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 51% positive of 10,824 Price Not listed ShooterFPSTacticalWarFirst-PersonRealisticMilitarySimulation
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Call to Arms
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Strategy, Military and War.
Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.
Call to Arms at a glance Released 2018 Studio Digitalmindsoft Player sentiment 79% positive of 24,128 Price $14.99 StrategyMilitaryWarShooterTacticalSimulationFirst-PersonFPS
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Ravenfield
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 11 player tags including FPS, War and Shooter.
Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!
Ravenfield at a glance Released 2017 Studio SteelRaven7 Player sentiment 97% positive of 79,971 Price $17.99 FPSWarShooterMilitarySandboxFirst-PersonTacticalModdable
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Holdfast: Nations At War
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Shooter, FPS and War.
Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!
Holdfast: Nations At War at a glance Released 2020 Studio Anvil Game Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 29,480 Price $19.99 ShooterFPSWarMilitaryTacticalSimulationThird-Person ShooterStrategy
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America's Army: Proving Grounds
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Military and Shooter; released around the same time (2013).
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.
America's Army: Proving Grounds at a glance Released 2013 Studio U.S. Army Player sentiment 79% positive of 11,051 Price Free FPSMilitaryShooterTacticalFirst-PersonWarRealisticSimulation
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Day of Infamy
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including FPS, War and Realistic.
Experience close-quarters battles in iconic WWII settings. Defend the line, storm the beach, torch the enemy, or use a radio to call in fire support. Day of Infamy is a teamwork-oriented shooter that will keep you on your toes and coming back for more with its diverse game modes and authentic arsenal.
Day of Infamy at a glance Released 2017 Studio New World Interactive Player sentiment 82% positive of 22,100 Price $14.99 FPSWarRealisticShooterMilitaryTacticalFirst-PersonStrategy
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Squad
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Military, Realistic and FPS.
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.
Squad at a glance Released 2020 Studio Offworld Player sentiment 81% positive of 242,753 Price $39.99 MilitaryRealisticFPSTacticalShooterWarFirst-PersonStrategy
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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Military and Tactical; released around the same time (2009).
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a game about a fictitious conflict on one of the Sakhalin islands.
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising at a glance Released 2009 Studio Codemasters Player sentiment 69% positive of 2,475 Price Not listed FPSMilitaryTacticalSimulationFirst-PersonShooterRealisticWar
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Operation: Harsh Doorstop
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Military, FPS and Realistic.
Operation: Harsh Doorstop is the ultimate, free to play, tactical shooter sandbox. Play singleplayer, multiplayer, or co-op modes and explore thousands of community-created maps, weapons, and vehicles via the Steam Workshop. Created by developers of the cancelled Project Reality 2 project.
Operation: Harsh Doorstop at a glance Released 2023 Studio Drakeling Labs Player sentiment 78% positive of 20,668 Price Free MilitaryFPSRealisticTacticalShooterSimulationWarStrategy
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Bodycam
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Realistic and Shooter.
Bodycam is the first tactical multiplayer FPS with a true body-camera view in Unreal Engine 5. Close-quarters combats feel raw and loud. Every angle, callout, and bullet matters. Play Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Wingman on photoreal maps where teamplay, tactics, and clutch skill are key.
Bodycam at a glance Released 2024 Studio Reissad Studio Player sentiment 78% positive of 47,668 Price $33.32 FPSRealisticShooterMilitaryZombiesFirst-PersonTactical
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Squad 44
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Simulation and Military.
Team up and join the frontline in Squad 44, the most authentic tactical WW2 shooter. Experience ruthless realism with an immense arsenal of faithfully recreated weapons and vehicles across massive WW2 battlefields.
Squad 44 at a glance Released 2018 Studio Offworld Player sentiment 74% positive of 25,436 Price $19.99 FPSSimulationMilitaryRealisticWarStrategyFirst-PersonShooter
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GROUND BRANCH
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Tactical, Realistic and Military.
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.
GROUND BRANCH at a glance Released 2026 Studio BlackFoot Studios Player sentiment 84% positive of 24,908 Price $23.99 TacticalRealisticMilitaryFPSShooterSimulationFirst-PersonWar
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Tactical and Shooter; released around the same time (2012).
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.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier at a glance Released 2012 Studio Ubisoft Paris Player sentiment 71% positive of 6,170 Price $19.99 Third-Person ShooterTacticalShooterThird PersonFPSMilitaryStrategyFirst-Person
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Shooter, Tactical and Military.
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.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands at a glance Released 2017 Studio Ubisoft Paris Player sentiment 78% positive of 113,815 Price $49.99 ShooterTacticalMilitaryThird-Person ShooterFPSThird PersonStrategySandbox
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Mount & Blade: Warband
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Sandbox and Moddable; released around the same time (2010).
In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!
Mount & Blade: Warband at a glance Released 2010 Studio TaleWorlds Player sentiment 98% positive of 172,005 Price $19.99 StrategySandboxModdableMilitaryRealisticFirst-PersonThird PersonSimulation
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Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Tactical and Military; released around the same time (2005).
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).
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood at a glance Released 2005 Studio Gearbox Software Player sentiment 87% positive of 1,155 Price $9.99 FPSTacticalMilitaryStrategyWarSimulationShooterRealistic
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Counter-Strike: Source
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Shooter, FPS and First-Person.
Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology.
Counter-Strike: Source at a glance Released 2004 Studio Valve Player sentiment 96% positive of 193,040 Price $9.99 ShooterFPSFirst-PersonTacticalMilitaryWarStrategyModdable
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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, War and Sandbox.
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord at a glance Released 2020 Studio TaleWorlds Player sentiment 88% positive of 296,754 Price $49.99 StrategyWarSandboxSimulationModdableRealisticThird PersonFirst-Person
Common questions
What game is most like ARMA 2?
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, Bohemia Interactive. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to ARMA 2" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with ARMA 2. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of ARMA 2 do?
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, ARMA 3, Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered, Argo are also from Bohemia Interactive, and appear in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.