43 Games with a historical setting like Day of Defeat: Source that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Day of Defeat: Source down to the 43 that fit the “Historical” category. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Day of Defeat and Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Day of Defeat: Source.

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The best games with a historical setting like Day of Defeat: Source

43 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Day of Defeat: Source. 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.

#1Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

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MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 84%· 2.2K

Year 2003Dev Splash Damage · ActivisionOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical.

≠ Missing: skill tree progression.

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MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 7.3KIGDB71· 2

Year 2003Dev Valve · ActivisionOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical.

≠ Missing: skill tree progression.

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#3Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

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MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

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Year 2004Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with single-player focus, while skipping skill tree progression

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#4Call of Duty: Finest Hour

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MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst 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: single-player focus, while skipping skill tree progression

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#5Battlefield Vietnam

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MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

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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 single-player focus, while skipping skill tree progression

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#6Medal of Honor

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MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

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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 single-player focus, while skipping skill tree progression

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#7Call of Duty 3

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MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

IGDB74· 5

Year 2006Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: single-player focus, while skipping skill tree progression

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#8Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30

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MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 2.1KIGDB92· 6

Year 2005Dev Gearbox Software · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and single-player focus, while skipping skill tree progression

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#9Medal of Honor: Airborne

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MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 5.0KIGDB82· 4

Year 2007Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: single-player focus, while skipping skill tree progression

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#10Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

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MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 2.4KIGDB78· 5

Year 2008Dev Gearbox Software · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping skill tree progression

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalSolo

Steam👍 89%· 1.5KRAWG👍 63%· 62MC71IGDB80· 1

Year 2010Dev Signal Studios · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings tower defense planning, deep simulation and real-time strategy, while skipping skill tree progression

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#12Homefront

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MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 61%· 13KIGDB74· 9

Year 2011Dev Digital Extremes · SpikeOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping skill tree progression

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#13Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood

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MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 87%· 1.1KIGDB73· 4

Year 2005Dev Gearbox SoftwareOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with single-player focus and co op, while skipping skill tree progression

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#14Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

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MultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFirst PersonSolo

IGDB80· 1

Year 2002Dev 2015 · Electronic ArtsOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with single-player focus, while skipping melee combat

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalSolo

Steam👍 95%· 2.7KIGDB70· 1

Year 2003Dev IO Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, deep simulation and fantasy world, while skipping skill tree progression

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