Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Day of Defeat (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Day of Defeat 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: Day of Defeat: Source, which made by the same studio, Valve.
- Day of Defeat is tagged FPS, World War II, Multiplayer, Shooter, Action, War, Team-Based, Classic 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.
- 2 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 5 are from the same studio: Day of Defeat: Source, Counter-Strike: Source, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Counter-Strike.
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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Day of Defeat: Source
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Valve; both war, historical and strategy; shares 13 player tags including FPS, World War II and Shooter.
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 FPSWorld War IIShooterMilitaryWarTeam-BasedFirst-PersonHistorical
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Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 12 player tags including World War II, FPS and Shooter; released around the same time (2006).
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 World War IIFPSShooterWarMilitaryTacticalHistoricalTeam-Based
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Counter-Strike: Source
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Valve; both war, strategy and difficult; shares 9 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 ShooterFPSTeam-BasedFirst-PersonTacticalMilitaryWarStrategy
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Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Valve; both war and strategy; shares 10 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 FPSShooterFirst-PersonClassicTacticalTeam-BasedMilitaryStrategy
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Valve; both war, strategy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Team-Based.
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 FPSShooterTeam-BasedTacticalFirst-PersonStrategyMilitaryWar
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Squad 44
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including World War II, FPS 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 World War IIFPSMilitaryWarStrategyFirst-PersonShooterHistorical
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Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including FPS, World War II and Shooter; released around the same time (2005).
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.
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 at a glance Released 2005 Studio Gearbox Software Player sentiment 88% positive of 2,173 Price $9.99 FPSWorld War IIShooterWarFirst-PersonTacticalMilitaryHistorical
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Counter-Strike
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Valve; both war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Classic; released around the same time (2000).
Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.
Counter-Strike at a glance Released 2000 Studio Valve Player sentiment 97% positive of 261,499 Price $9.99 FPSShooterClassicTeam-BasedFirst-PersonTacticalOld SchoolMilitary
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Day of Infamy
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including World War II, FPS and War.
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 World War IIFPSWarShooterMilitaryTacticalFirst-PersonStrategy
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Hell Let Loose
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Shooter, World War II and FPS.
Join the ever expanding experience of Hell Let Loose - a hardcore World War Two first person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line and a unique resource based RTS-inspired meta-game.
Hell Let Loose at a glance Released 2021 Studio Expression Games Player sentiment 82% positive of 149,565 Price $49.99 ShooterWorld War IIFPSWarMilitaryTacticalFirst-PersonHistorical
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Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, World War II and Military; released around the same time (2007).
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".
Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition at a glance Released 2007 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 93% positive of 7,294 Price $36.99 StrategyWorld War IIMilitaryTacticalWarHistoricalClassicViolent
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Men of War: Assault Squad 2
Why it matched: both war, historical, strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, World War II and War.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 at a glance Released 2014 Studio Digitalmindsoft Player sentiment 91% positive of 46,631 Price $29.99 StrategyWorld War IIWarTacticalMilitaryHistoricalDifficultClassic
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Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including World War II, FPS and Team-Based.
Contains full Rising Storm content as well!
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm at a glance Released 2011 Studio Tripwire Interactive Player sentiment 93% positive of 38,119 Price $19.99 World War IIFPSTeam-BasedFirst-PersonHistoricalWarTacticalShooter
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Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Why it matched: both war, strategy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Military, Tactical and Strategy.
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 MilitaryTacticalStrategyShooterFPSWarTeam-BasedFirst-Person
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Holdfast: Nations At War
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 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 ShooterFPSWarMilitaryHistoricalTacticalStrategyFirst-Person
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War of Rights
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Historical, War and Military.
War of Rights is a first person multiplayer game featuring massive 400 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.
War of Rights at a glance Released 2018 Studio Campfire Games Player sentiment 88% positive of 15,040 Price $29.99 HistoricalWarMilitaryFPSStrategyFirst-PersonShooterViolent
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Why it matched: both war, strategy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Tactical and Shooter.
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 FPSTacticalShooterTeam-BasedMilitaryStrategyFirst-PersonWar
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Iron Front: Digital War Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including World War II, War and Military.
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 World War IIWarMilitaryFirst-PersonFPSShooterTacticalStrategy
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Company of Heroes
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, World War II and War; released around the same time (2006).
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.
Company of Heroes at a glance Released 2006 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 94% positive of 18,707 Price $14.99 StrategyWorld War IIWarMilitaryTacticalViolentHistoricalClassic
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Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including World War II, FPS and Tactical; 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 World War IIFPSTacticalMilitaryStrategyWarClassicShooter
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Insurgency: Sandstorm
Why it matched: both war, strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Military.
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.
Insurgency: Sandstorm at a glance Released 2018 Studio New World Interactive Player sentiment 85% positive of 133,079 Price $29.99 FPSShooterMilitaryTacticalFirst-PersonWarViolentDifficult
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Heroes & Generals
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including World War II, FPS and War.
Shoot, blow sh!t up, fly or bark orders in the ultimate Free-to-Play, large scale, multiplayer, shooter experience. Thousands of players in multiple battles fighting one massive war of nations. The first to capture 15 cities takes the glory.
Heroes & Generals at a glance Released 2016 Studio TLM Partners Player sentiment 68% positive of 141,628 Price Not listed World War IIFPSWarShooterFirst-PersonStrategyTacticalHistorical
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Wolfenstein 3D
Why it matched: both war and difficult; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Retro and World War II.
World War II rages. The Nazis are planning to build an unstoppable, mutant army. On a mission to steal the secret plans, you were captured and imprisoned. Now, a lucky break gives you the chance to escape, but a maze of passages and trigger-happy Nazis stand in your way.
Wolfenstein 3D at a glance Released 1992 Studio Interplay Entertainment Player sentiment 93% positive of 4,352 Price $4.99 FPSRetroWorld War IIOld SchoolFirst-PersonShooterClassicDifficult
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Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 9 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 MilitaryStrategyFPSClassicTacticalWarShooterFirst-Person
Common questions
What game is most like Day of Defeat?
Day of Defeat: 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 Day of Defeat" 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 Day of Defeat. 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 Day of Defeat do?
Day of Defeat: Source, Counter-Strike: Source, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Counter-Strike 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.