ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB78· 5
Year 2005Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic Arts
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical.
40 Games with a historical setting like Call of Duty 2: Big Red One that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty 2: Big Red One down to the 40 that fit the “Historical” category. Medal of Honor: European Assault, Medal of Honor: Frontline and Resistance: Fall of Man top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty 2: Big Red One.
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Year 2005Dev Treyarch
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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is Medal of Honor: European Assault — scoring 100/100 on our similarity scale. Medal of Honor: Frontline and Resistance: Fall of Man follow close behind.
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The best games with a historical setting like Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
40 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Call of Duty 2: Big Red One. Each one has been evaluated across 8 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB93· 2
Year 2002Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic Arts
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Stands apart with melee combat
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB87· 3
Year 2006Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev 2015 · Electronic ArtsOn Linux · PC · Mac
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 70%· 46KIGDB75· 18OC78· 155
Year 2017Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 39KIGDB81· 9
Year 2011Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB82· 3
Year 2004Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB82· 6
Year 2004Dev Spark Unlimited · Activision
✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Its own twist: melee combat, while skipping offline
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB80· 2
Year 2004Dev Digital Illusions CE: Canada · Electronic ArtsOn PC
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, while skipping offline
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB75· 1
Year 1999Dev Dreamworks Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3
✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Stands apart with melee combat, while skipping offline
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB74· 5
Year 2006Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB95· 2
Year 2002Dev Free Radical Design · Eidos Interactive
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 65%· 25KIGDB80· 20OC81· 99
Year 2014Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 88%· 2.1KIGDB92· 6
Year 2005Dev Gearbox Software · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 2.4KIGDB78· 5
Year 2008Dev Gearbox Software · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC
Complete list of games with a historical setting like Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.
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Medal of Honor: Airborne
Shooter · FPS
90
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Shooter · FPS
89
Toy Soldiers
Shooter · FPS
89
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Shooter · FPS
89
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Shooter · FPS
89
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Shooter · FPS
89
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Shooter · FPS
89
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Shooter · FPS
89
Day of Defeat: Source
Shooter · FPS
89
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Shooter · FPS
89
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Shooter · FPS
89
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
Shooter · FPS
89
Day of Defeat
Shooter · FPS
89
Homefront
Shooter · FPS
88
Medal of Honor: Underground
Shooter · FPS
88
Call of Duty: World at War
Shooter · FPS
88
Call of Duty Warchest
Shooter · FPS
88
Call of Duty (2003)
Shooter · FPS
88
Freedom Fighters
Shooter · FPS
88
Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Shooter · FPS
87
Delta Force
Shooter · FPS
87
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Shooter · FPS
87
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Shooter · FPS
87
Blazing Chrome
Shooter · FPS
87
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Shooter · FPS