Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Counter-Strike (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Counter-Strike 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 games like Counter-Strike on a map
Compare the whole catalogueThe same 24 games, plotted rather than listed. The two axes below are the ones the ranking is built from, so a game sitting high and right is a game the formula placed near the top. Change either axis to see the field a different way. Where we hold a publisher wordmark, the game is drawn as its mark rather than a dot.
24 games have both
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Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- PC
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How positions are decided
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The short version
- Closest match: Counter-Strike: Source, which made by the same studio, Valve.
- Counter-Strike is tagged Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter, Classic, Team-Based, First-Person, Competitive 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.
- 9 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 6 are from the same studio: Counter-Strike: Source, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Day of Defeat, Day of Defeat: Source, Left 4 Dead.
Why players value Counter-Strike
The five things Steam players tag Counter-Strike with most. This is the yardstick every game below is measured against: the closer a game matches these, the more it is likely to scratch the same itch.
- Action
- FPS
- Multiplayer
- Shooter
- Classic
| Reception | on Steam (97% of 261,499) |
|---|---|
| Watch-outs | no widespread problems reported by players |
| Price | $9.99 |
Tags, sentiment and reported problems come from Steam players; the story line is from Wikipedia. We do not add a written opinion of our own.
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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Counter-Strike: Source
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Valve; both survival, war and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Shooter, FPS and Team-Based; released around the same time (2004).
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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.7/10 · Steam: (96% of 193,040)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: Shooter, FPS, Action, Multiplayer, Team-Based — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: $9.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:ShooterFPSTeam-BasedFirst-PersonCompetitiveTacticalPvPe-sports
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Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Valve; both survival, war and strategy; shares 11 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2004).
With its extensive Tour of Duty campaign, a near-limitless number of skirmish modes, updates and new content for Counter-Strike's award-winning multiplayer game play, plus over 12 bonus single player missions, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is a tremendous offering of single and multiplayer content.
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero at a glance Released 2004 Studio Valve Player sentiment 91% positive of 28,347 Price $9.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.5/10 · Steam: (91% of 28,347)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 5 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter, Classic
Why players like it: Action, FPS, Shooter, Multiplayer, First-Person — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: $9.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:FPSShooterFirst-PersonClassicTacticalTeam-BasedCompetitiveMilitary
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Valve; both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Competitive.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at a glance Released 2012 Studio Valve Player sentiment 86% positive of 9,826,211 Price Free Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.4/10 · Steam: (86% of 9,826,211)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: FPS, Shooter, Multiplayer, Competitive, Action — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: Free — free
Watch-outs: players report launchers, accounts and anti-cheat (details)
Shared with Counter-Strike:FPSShooterCompetitiveTeam-Basede-sportsTacticalFirst-PersonPvP
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Day of Defeat
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Valve; both war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Team-Based; released around the same time (2003).
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.
Day of Defeat at a glance Released 2003 Studio Valve Player sentiment 90% positive of 7,365 Price $4.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.6/10 · Steam: (90% of 7,365)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 5 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter, Classic
Why players like it: FPS, World War II, Multiplayer, Shooter, Action — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: $4.99 — $5.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:FPSShooterTeam-BasedClassicFirst-PersonMilitaryTacticalOld School
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Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
Why it matched: both survival, war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Military.
Fight in the theatre of war that changed the world forever. Battle alongside your compatriots on some of the most inhospitable environments of the Eastern Front in Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. Red Orchestra places you in the most realistic WWII first-person multi-player combat to date on the PC, allowing the player to fight through...
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 at a glance Released 2006 Studio Tripwire Interactive Player sentiment 87% positive of 2,542 Price $4.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.3/10 · Steam: (87% of 2,542)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 5 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter, Classic
Why players like it: World War II, Action, FPS, Realistic, Singleplayer — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: $4.99 — $5.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:FPSShooterMilitaryTacticalTeam-BasedClassicStrategyFirst-Person
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Gray Zone Warfare
Why it matched: both survival, war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Tactical, FPS and Shooter.
Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a quarantined Southeast Asian island torn apart by faction warfare. Deploy as an elite operator, fight solo or with your squad to carry out missions, earn reputation, and explore the truth behind the Event igniting the conflict.
Gray Zone Warfare at a glance Released 2024 Studio MADFINGER Games, a.s. Player sentiment 72% positive of 78,632 Price $39.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.8/10 · Steam: (72% of 78,632)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: Early Access, Online Co-Op, Tactical, FPS, Realistic — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: $39.99 — $30.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:TacticalFPSShooterFirst-PersonMilitaryCompetitivePvPSurvival
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Day of Defeat: Source
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Valve; both war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Military.
Valve's WWII Multiplayer Classic - Now available for Mac.
Day of Defeat: Source at a glance Released 2010 Studio Valve Player sentiment 92% positive of 23,601 Price $9.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: (92% of 23,601)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 5 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter, Classic
Why players like it: FPS, World War II, Multiplayer, Action, Shooter — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: $9.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:FPSShooterMilitaryTeam-BasedFirst-PersonClassicTacticalStrategy
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including FPS, PvP and Tactical.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is an elite, tactical team-based shooter where superior planning and execution triumph.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege at a glance Released 2015 Studio Ubisoft Toronto Player sentiment 82% positive of 1,546,025 Price Free Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.7/10 · Steam: (82% of 1,546,025)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: FPS, PvP, Multiplayer, Tactical, e-sports — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: Free — free
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:FPSPvPTacticale-sportsShooterCompetitiveTeam-BasedMilitary
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MechWarrior Online Solaris 7
Why it matched: both survival, war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, FPS and PvP.
MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.
MechWarrior Online Solaris 7 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Piranha Games Inc. Player sentiment 80% positive of 12,817 Price Free Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.9/10 · Steam: (80% of 12,817)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: Free to Play, Mechs, Multiplayer, Shooter, Action — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: Free — free
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:ShooterFPSPvPStrategyFirst-PersonTacticalTeam-BasedSurvival
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Why it matched: both survival, war and strategy; shares 8 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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.3/10 · Steam: (78% of 113,815)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: Open World, Shooter, Co-op, Stealth, Multiplayer — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: $49.99 — $40.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:ShooterTacticalMilitaryFPSSurvivalStrategyFirst-PersonPvP
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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Why it matched: both survival and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Survival, Shooter and FPS.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, the high-stakes winner-take-all shooter that started the Battle Royale craze, is free-to-play! Drop into diverse maps, loot unique weapons and supplies, and survive in an ever-shrinking zone where every turn could be your last.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS at a glance Released 2017 Studio PUBG Corporation Player sentiment 61% positive of 2,748,446 Price Free Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.7/10 · Steam: (61% of 2,748,446)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: Survival, Shooter, Battle Royale, Multiplayer, FPS — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: Free — free
Watch-outs: players report servers and connection (details)
Shared with Counter-Strike:SurvivalShooterFPSPvPTacticalFirst-PersonStrategyCompetitive
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BATTALION 1944
Why it matched: both survival, war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, PvP and Competitive.
BATTALION: Legacy recaptures the core of classic shooters in the final iteration of Battalion 1944. Return to the simple days of playing first person shooters with your friends. Grab your bolt action rifle in 'rifles only' mode or compete in 5v5 Search and Destroy.
BATTALION 1944 at a glance Released 2019 Studio BULKHEAD Player sentiment 60% positive of 16,305 Price Free Verdict: GamingPickz Score 5.7/10 · Steam: (60% of 16,305)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: FPS, Arena Shooter, PvP, Competitive, Shooter — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: Free — free
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:FPSPvPCompetitiveShooterFirst-PersonMilitaryTacticalSurvival
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Left 4 Dead
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Valve; both survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Survival.
From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.
Left 4 Dead at a glance Released 2008 Studio Valve Player sentiment 96% positive of 68,013 Price $9.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.5/10 · Steam: (96% of 68,013)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: Zombies, Co-op, Multiplayer, FPS, Action — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: $9.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:FPSShooterSurvivalTeam-BasedFirst-PersonTacticalCompetitive
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Insurgency
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Tactical and Shooter.
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.
Insurgency at a glance Released 2014 Studio New World Interactive Player sentiment 92% positive of 124,644 Price $14.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.1/10 · Steam: (92% of 124,644)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: FPS, Realistic, Tactical, Multiplayer, Shooter — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: $14.99 — $5.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:FPSTacticalShooterMilitaryTeam-BasedFirst-PersonStrategyCompetitive
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America's Army: Proving Grounds
Why it matched: both survival, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Military and Shooter.
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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.8/10 · Steam: (79% of 11,051)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: Free to Play, FPS, Action, Multiplayer, Military — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: Free — free
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:FPSMilitaryShooterTacticalFirst-PersonStrategySurvival
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Line of Sight
Why it matched: both survival, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person.
Fast paced FPS with high customizational freedom. From game mode customization to an in depth weapon tuning and attachment system up to detailed character customizations, while it was developed so you can choose to either go for high performance or graphical fidelity without an high end PC.
Line of Sight at a glance Released 2017 Studio BlackSpot Entertainment Player sentiment 60% positive of 9,005 Price Free Verdict: GamingPickz Score 5.5/10 · Steam: (60% of 9,005)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: Free to Play, FPS, Action, Multiplayer, Shooter — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: Free — free
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:FPSShooterFirst-PersonMilitarySurvivalCompetitiveStrategy
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Holdfast: Nations At War
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, FPS and Military.
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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.8/10 · Steam: (90% of 29,480)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: Shooter, FPS, Multiplayer, War, Action — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: $19.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:ShooterFPSMilitaryTacticalPvPStrategyFirst-PersonTeam-Based
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Squad
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Military, FPS and Tactical.
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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.7/10 · Steam: (81% of 242,753)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: Military, Realistic, FPS, Multiplayer, Tactical — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: $39.99 — $30.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:MilitaryFPSTacticalShooterTeam-BasedFirst-PersonStrategyPvP
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Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Military, Strategy and FPS.
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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.7/10 · Steam: (80% of 6,445)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 5 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter, Classic
Why players like it: Simulation, Action, Military, Strategy, FPS — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: $4.99 — $5.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:MilitaryStrategyFPSClassicTacticalShooterFirst-PersonTeam-Based
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Zero Hour
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Tactical, Shooter and FPS.
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.
Zero Hour at a glance Released 2024 Studio AttritoM7 Productions Player sentiment 77% positive of 33,371 Price $9.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.9/10 · Steam: (77% of 33,371)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: Tactical, Shooter, FPS, Realistic, Multiplayer — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: $9.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:TacticalShooterFPSMilitaryFirst-PersonPvPTeam-BasedStrategy
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Black Squad
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person.
Black Squad is a free-to-play military first-person-shooter. Players can master their skills and show off their strategies with a wide range of game maps, modes, and weapons to choose from. Join thousands of FPS players worldwide in one of the most played games on Steam!
Black Squad at a glance Released 2019 Studio VALOFE Player sentiment 76% positive of 81,225 Price Free Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.1/10 · Steam: (76% of 81,225)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: Free to Play, FPS, Shooter, Multiplayer, Action — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: Free — free
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:FPSShooterFirst-PersonMilitaryPvPTacticalTeam-BasedStrategy
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Ironsight
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and PvP.
Online FPS game, near future background, Resource Warfare between Military Forces and PMC. More than 50 kinds of original weapons with customization option. Use Peripheral objects, Tactical drones, Active objects to experience dynamic warfare.
Ironsight at a glance Released 2019 Studio WipleGames Inc., Player sentiment 73% positive of 22,298 Price Not listed Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.6/10 · Steam: (73% of 22,298)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: Free to Play, Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter — the tags Steam players apply most
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:FPSShooterPvPTeam-BasedFirst-PersonCompetitiveMilitaryStrategy
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Call of Duty: Ghosts
Why it matched: both survival, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person.
Outnumbered and outgunned, but not outmatched.Call of Duty®: Ghosts is an extraordinary step forward for one of the largest entertainment franchises of all-time. This new chapter in the Call of Duty® franchise features a new dynamic where players are on the side of a crippled nation fighting not for freedom, or liberty, but simply to...
Call of Duty: Ghosts at a glance Released 2014 Studio Infinity Ward Player sentiment 66% positive of 32,019 Price $39.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.3/10 · Steam: (66% of 32,019)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: Dog, FPS, Action, Multiplayer, Shooter — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: $39.99 — $30.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:FPSShooterFirst-PersonMilitaryTacticalTeam-BasedCompetitive
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Splitgate: Arena Warfare
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person.
Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
Splitgate: Arena Warfare at a glance Released 2019 Studio 1047 Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 110,493 Price Free Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.2/10 · Steam: (91% of 110,493)
Matches Counter-Strike on: 4 of 5 — Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter
Why players like it: Free to Play, FPS, Multiplayer, Arena Shooter, Shooter — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Counter-Strike: Free — free
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Counter-Strike:FPSShooterFirst-PersonPvPCompetitiveTeam-Basede-sportsTactical
Common questions
What game is most like Counter-Strike?
Counter-Strike: Source, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, Valve. 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 Counter-Strike" 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 Counter-Strike. 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 Counter-Strike do?
Counter-Strike: Source, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Day of Defeat, Day of Defeat: Source, Left 4 Dead are also from Valve, 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.