Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Gear Up (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Gear Up 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: DCS World Steam Edition, which both open world, war and strategy.
- Gear Up is tagged Free to Play, Multiplayer, Robots, Action, Shooter, Building, Tanks, PvP 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.
- 11 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
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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DCS World Steam Edition
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Simulation, Free to Play and War; 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 SimulationFree to PlayWarShooterSandboxTanksStrategyMassively Multiplayer
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Heroes & Generals
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, FPS and War; released around the same time (2016).
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 Free to PlayFPSWarShooterMassively MultiplayerStrategySimulationIndie
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Iron Front: Digital War Edition
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including War, Tanks and Simulation; 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 WarTanksSimulationFPSShooterThird PersonStrategySandbox
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MechWarrior Online Solaris 7
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and Robots; released around the same time (2015).
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 Free to PlayShooterRobotsSimulationFPSPvPMassively MultiplayerStrategy
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War Trigger 3
Why it matched: both open world and war; shares 9 player tags including Shooter, Free to Play and FPS; released around the same time (2015).
Destroy, smash and blast your way to victory! Use advanced weapons and vehicles to dominate the battlefield.
War Trigger 3 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Rocketeer Games Studio, LLC Player sentiment 59% positive of 8,144 Price Free ShooterFree to PlayFPSWarTanksSimulationPvPThird Person
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Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Simulation, Strategy and FPS; 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 SimulationStrategyFPSWarShooterSandboxThird Person
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PlanetSide 2
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, FPS and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2012).
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
PlanetSide 2 at a glance Released 2012 Studio Rogue Planet Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 74,813 Price Free Free to PlayFPSMassively MultiplayerShooterWarPvPStrategy
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America's Army: Proving Grounds
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, FPS 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 Free to PlayFPSShooterWarSimulationStrategyMassively Multiplayer
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Black Squad
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, FPS and Shooter; released around the same time (2019).
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 Free to PlayFPSShooterPvPWarMassively MultiplayerStrategy
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Squad 44
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Simulation and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2018).
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 FPSSimulationMassively MultiplayerWarStrategyShooterIndie
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XERA: Survival
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, Robots and Building.
Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…
XERA: Survival at a glance Released 2021 Studio Spotted Kiwi Interactive Player sentiment 66% positive of 7,941 Price Free Free to PlayRobotsBuildingSandboxShooterMassively MultiplayerFPSPvP
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Argo
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and FPS; released around the same time (2017).
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 Free to PlayShooterFPSWarMassively MultiplayerSimulationStrategy
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Ravenfield
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, War and Shooter; released around the same time (2017).
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 FPSWarShooterSandboxFunnyStrategySimulationIndie
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Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Indie, Massively Multiplayer and Simulation; released around the same time (2018).
Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.
Totally Accurate Battlegrounds at a glance Released 2018 Studio Landfall Player sentiment 88% positive of 87,764 Price Free IndieMassively MultiplayerSimulationStrategyFPSShooterPvPSandbox
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Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Simulation, Strategy and Shooter.
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 SimulationStrategyShooterFPSWarSandboxThird Person
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Call to Arms
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, War and Shooter; released around the same time (2018).
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 StrategyWarShooterSimulationFPSSandboxThird PersonIndie
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World of Tanks Blitz
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Tanks, Free to Play and Shooter; released around the same time (2016).
Blow off steam and tank turrets in a free-to-play online 7v7 tank shooter! Drive hundreds of tanks, from museum classics to "did-that-ever-exist?" specials, in quick 5 to 7-minute brawls packed with metal mayhem. Play solo or team up with a friend and enjoy smooth action even on modest hardware!
World of Tanks Blitz at a glance Released 2016 Studio Wargaming Group Limited Player sentiment 78% positive of 153,269 Price Free TanksFree to PlayShooterFPSStrategyMassively MultiplayerPvPWar
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ARMA 2
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Simulation, FPS and Strategy.
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.
ARMA 2 at a glance Released 2009 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 84% positive of 2,114 Price $2.59 SimulationFPSStrategyShooterWarSandboxThird Person
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Squad
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and War.
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 FPSShooterWarMassively MultiplayerStrategySimulationPvP
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America's Army 3
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, FPS and War.
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 Free to PlayFPSWarSimulationShooterStrategySandbox
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Last Man Standing
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2017).
The Ultimate BATTLE ROYALE! Sharpen your skills and kill everyone in your way as you hunt for guns, gear and glory in a massive battlefield where only ONE can be crowned the LAST MAN STANDING. Earn cash prizes in a monthly competitions,
Last Man Standing at a glance Released 2017 Studio Free Reign Entertainment Player sentiment 61% positive of 17,338 Price Not listed Free to PlayShooterMassively MultiplayerPvPFPSStrategyThird PersonIndie
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WWII Online
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Free to Play.
WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!
WWII Online at a glance Released 2023 Studio Cornered Rat Software Player sentiment 51% positive of 3,800 Price Free FPSShooterFree to PlayMassively MultiplayerSimulationStrategyIndie
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ARMA 3
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Shooter, Simulation and FPS; 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 ShooterSimulationFPSWarStrategySandbox
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Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
Why it matched: both open world, war and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, War and Sandbox; released around the same time (2011).
The standalone expansion for Mount & Blade! With Fire & Sword builds and expands upon the highly regarded combat system from Mount & Blade: Warband. Firearms have been introduced to the battlefield.
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword at a glance Released 2011 Studio TaleWorlds Entertainment Player sentiment 88% positive of 14,037 Price $9.99 StrategyWarSandboxThird PersonSimulationIndie
Common questions
What game is most like Gear Up?
DCS World Steam Edition, on the evidence we have. It both open world, war and strategy. 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 Gear Up" 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 Gear Up. 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.
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.