Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like STAR WARS Republic Commando (2026)
Every game below overlaps with STAR WARS Republic Commando 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: STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005), which both science fiction, war and strategy.
- STAR WARS Republic Commando is tagged FPS, Action, Tactical, Sci-fi, Singleplayer, Shooter, First-Person, 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.
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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STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)
Why it matched: both science fiction, war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Shooter, Classic and Sci-fi; published by the same company; released around the same time (2009).
Join the rise of Darth Vader’s elite 501st Legion of Stormtroopers as you fight through an all new story-based saga where every action you take impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy.
STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) at a glance Released 2009 Studio Pandemic Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 54,262 Price $9.99 ShooterClassicSci-fiSpaceFPSFirst-PersonTacticalGreat Soundtrack
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Why it matched: both science fiction, war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2012).
Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II propels players into a near future Cold War
Call of Duty: Black Ops II at a glance Released 2012 Studio Treyarch Player sentiment 86% positive of 49,344 Price $39.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonWarTeam-BasedFuturisticTacticalGreat Soundtrack
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PlanetSide 2
Why it matched: both science fiction, war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Team-Based; 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 FPSShooterTeam-BasedSci-fiWarTacticalFirst-PersonFuturistic
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Natural Selection 2
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, FPS and Team-Based; released around the same time (2012).
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
Natural Selection 2 at a glance Released 2012 Studio Unknown Worlds Entertainment Player sentiment 85% positive of 13,363 Price $4.99 StrategyFPSTeam-BasedSci-fiShooterTacticalFirst-PersonSpace
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Halo Wars
Why it matched: both science fiction, war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and War; released around the same time (2009).
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.
Halo Wars at a glance Released 2009 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 91% positive of 9,517 Price $19.99 StrategySci-fiWarGreat SoundtrackTacticalClassicShooter
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
Why it matched: both science fiction, war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and Tactical; released around the same time (2007).
All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in one glorious package. Play the genre-defining classic real time strategy game in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns and nine full-fledged factions.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) at a glance Released 2007 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 95% positive of 11,931 Price $14.99 StrategySci-fiTacticalWarClassicEpicGreat SoundtrackFuturistic
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Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
Why it matched: both war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and War; 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 FPSShooterWarTacticalTeam-BasedClassicStrategyFirst-Person
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
Why it matched: both science fiction, war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and Classic; released around the same time (2007).
Deep under the central desert of Kronus, a vast honeycomb of skull-lined tunnels and funeral chambers house the awakening Necron menace. Eons ago, these were the boulevards and squares of a great necropolis built to house the bones of the races who had fallen to the Necrons, and ultimately were where the Necrons themselves retire to...
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade at a glance Released 2007 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 96% positive of 9,527 Price Not listed StrategySci-fiClassicWarTacticalSpace
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Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Why it matched: both science fiction, war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and War; released around the same time (2007).
The year is 2047. A massive nuclear fireball explodes high in the night sky, marking the dramatic beginning of the Third Tiberium War and the long-awaited return of the most groundbreaking Real-Time Strategy franchise of all time
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars at a glance Released 2007 Studio Danger Close Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 9,333 Price Not listed StrategySci-fiWarFuturisticClassicGreat Soundtrack
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Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Why it matched: both war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person.
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-BasedStrategyDark
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Homeworld Remastered Collection
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Space, Strategy and Sci-fi.
Experience the epic space strategy games that redefined the RTS genre. Control your fleet and build an armada across more than 30 single-player missions. Choose unit types, fleet formations and flight tactics for each strategic situation.
Homeworld Remastered Collection at a glance Released 2015 Studio Gearbox Software Player sentiment 88% positive of 14,159 Price $3.49 SpaceStrategySci-fiClassicGreat SoundtrackTacticalEpicFuturistic
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Why it matched: both science fiction, war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Tactical, Shooter and FPS; 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 TacticalShooterFPSFuturisticStrategyFirst-Person
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MechWarrior Online Solaris 7
Why it matched: both science fiction, war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Sci-fi and FPS.
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 ShooterSci-fiFPSStrategyFirst-PersonTacticalTeam-BasedWar
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Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Why it matched: both science fiction, war and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Futuristic and Space.
Infinite Warfare delivers three unique game modes: Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies.
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare at a glance Released 2016 Studio Infinity Ward Player sentiment 61% positive of 29,919 Price $59.99 FPSFuturisticSpaceShooterFirst-PersonSci-fiWarGreat Soundtrack
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
Why it matched: both war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2009).
The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) at a glance Released 2009 Studio Infinity Ward Player sentiment 93% positive of 60,880 Price $19.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonWarGreat SoundtrackTacticalStrategy
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Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Why it matched: both war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and War; 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 FPSShooterWarFirst-PersonTacticalStrategyClassic
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STAR WARS Battlefront (Classic, 2004)
Why it matched: both science fiction and war; shares 8 player tags including Classic, FPS and Sci-fi; published by the same company.
Fight the greatest battles in the STAR WARS universe any way you want to. The choice is yours.
STAR WARS Battlefront (Classic, 2004) at a glance Released 2019 Studio Pandemic Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 4,710 Price $9.99 ClassicFPSSci-fiShooterSpaceFirst-PersonGreat SoundtrackWar
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Why it matched: both war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and War; released around the same time (2010).
Battlefield: Bad Company 2™ brings the award-winning Battlefield gameplay to the forefront of PC gaming with best-in-class vehicular combat and unexpected "Battlefield moments." New vehicles like the ATV and a transport helicopter allow for all-new multiplayer tactics on the Battlefield. With the Frostbite-enabled Destruction 2.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 at a glance Released 2010 Studio DICE Player sentiment 85% positive of 37,378 Price Not listed FPSShooterWarTeam-BasedFirst-PersonTacticalClassic
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Marauders
Why it matched: both science fiction, war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person.
Marauders is a tactical first-person multiplayer looter shooter set in a sci-fi universe. As a space pirate, work solo, or in a squad with up to 3 other players to navigate a hostile battleground, hunt for loot, craft new weapons and gear, and salvage what you’ll need to survive.
Marauders at a glance Released 2022 Studio Small Impact Games Player sentiment 67% positive of 21,436 Price $29.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonSpaceTacticalWar
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Day of Defeat: Source
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and War; released around the same time (2010).
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 FPSShooterWarTeam-BasedFirst-PersonClassicTacticalStrategy
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STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and FPS; published by the same company; released around the same time (2009).
The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast.
STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast at a glance Released 2009 Studio Raven Software Player sentiment 91% positive of 4,951 Price $9.99 ClassicSci-fiFPSShooterFirst-PersonGreat SoundtrackSpace
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Sanctum
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Strategy and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2011).
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
Sanctum at a glance Released 2011 Studio Coffee Stain Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 3,359 Price $1.99 FPSStrategySci-fiFirst-PersonShooterGreat SoundtrackFuturisticTactical
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Ravenfield
Why it matched: both war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 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 FPSWarShooterFirst-PersonTeam-BasedTacticalStrategy
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Counter-Strike: Source
Why it matched: both war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, FPS and Team-Based.
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-PersonTacticalWarStrategy
Common questions
What game is most like STAR WARS Republic Commando?
STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005), on the evidence we have. It both science fiction, 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 STAR WARS Republic Commando" 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 STAR WARS Republic Commando. 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.