6 Competitive games like Counter-Strike that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Counter-Strike down to the 6 that fit the “Competitive” category. Counter-Strike: Source, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and Counter-Strike 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Counter-Strike.

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The best competitive games like Counter-Strike

6 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Counter-Strike. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1Counter-Strike: Source

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPRangedMeleeTacticalCompetitiveFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 191KRAWG👍 72%· 1.5KMC88IGDB90· 1

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge.

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#2Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPMeleeRangedTacticalCompetitiveFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 28KRAWG👍 44%· 829MC65IGDB66· 3

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge

≠ Its own twist: single-player focus

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPRangedTacticalMeleeCompetitiveFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 9.6MRAWG👍 62%· 211OC80· 10

Year 2023Dev Valve Software · ValveOn PC · Linux

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, historical setting and single-player focus

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPMeleeTacticalCompetitiveFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 111KIGDB65· 1

Year 2019Dev 1047 GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, single-player focus and co op, while skipping ranged combat

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#5Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPRangedTacticalMeleeCompetitiveFirst Person

Steam👍 82%· 1.5MRAWG👍 77%· 1.5KMC75OC76· 92

Year 2015Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~32hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, historical setting and co op

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPTacticalMeleeCompetitiveFirst Person

Steam👍 82%· 1.5MIGDB74· 18

Year 2015Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, historical setting and co op, while skipping ranged combat

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