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We filtered the 50 games similar to Day of Defeat down to the 18 that fit the “Xbox” category. Call of Duty Warchest, Call of Duty (2003) and Toy Soldiers top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Day of Defeat.

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Day of Defeat is Call of Duty Warchest — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Call of Duty (2003) and Toy Soldiers follow close behind.

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The best games like Day of Defeat on Xbox

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Day of Defeat. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1Call of Duty WarchestClosest overall match

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Call of Duty Warchest

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 7.6KRAWG👍 91%· 937MC91IGDB87· 3

Year 2003Dev Infinity Ward · AspyrPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, linear, story-driven structure and ranged combat

The original 2003 shooter that set the series template: squad-based World War II set pieces where scripted allies shout over each other and the war feels like it is happening around you rather than to you alone. The scripting is also its age showing — allied AI mostly exists to point at objectives, and the Volga River section on the hardest difficulty is a notorious wall.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode78Combat70

#2Call of Duty (2003)

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Call of Duty (2003)

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 7.6KRAWG👍 91%· 937MC91IGDB87· 3

Year 2003Dev Infinity Ward · AspyrPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, linear, story-driven structure and ranged combat

Call of Duty is a World War II first-person shooter developed by Infinity Ward. It is the first game in the series by the same name. ###Plot During the game's singleplayer campaign, the players take control of three soldiers from different armies: Joey Martin from the U.S.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode78Combat70

#3Toy SoldiersClosest on combat

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Toy Soldiers

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 visual first person

The Xbox LIVE® Arcade smash hit Toy Soldiers comes to PC! Toy Soldiers is an action-packed strategy-based game in which players command antique WWI toy soldiers vying for control of the trench-filled battlefields of Europe.

Where it drifts furthest from Day of Defeat: visuals.

Released 7 years after Day of Defeat.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode77Visuals0

#4Call of Duty 2

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Call of Duty 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 11KRAWG👍 92%· 952MC86IGDB84· 4

Year 2005Dev Infinity Ward · AspyrPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, ranged combat and single-player focus

The 2005 sequel that fixed the formula: regenerating health instead of medkits, smoke grenades that actually mattered, and three campaigns across the Eastern Front, North Africa and Normandy. It is a landmark and still readable today. It is also very much of its time — corridor pacing, endlessly respawning enemies until you push the trigger line, and a difficulty that turns punishing on the top setting.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Combat71Game mode59

#5Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 55KIGDB81· 12OC81· 130

Year 2019Dev Project Aces · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

Released 16 years after Day of Defeat.

Genre100Combat100Setting67Game mode52Visuals51

#6Hell Let Loose

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Hell Let Loose

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 82%· 147KRAWG👍 60%· 91MC77IGDB75· 2OC76· 29

Year 2019Dev Black Matter · Team17 DigitalPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat

You've never played World War 2 the way it was meant to be played... with lumbering tanks dominating the battlefield, crucial supply chains fuelling the frontlines, being a cog in the machine of colossal combined arms warfare.

Released 16 years after Day of Defeat.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Combat69Game mode55

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#7Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

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Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 23KIGDB76· 15OC78· 84

Year 2015Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Day of Defeat: setting.

Released 12 years after Day of Defeat.

Genre100Visuals100Combat73Game mode67Setting43

#8STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

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STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 17KRAWG👍 88%· 530MC78IGDB81· 5OC70· 23

Year 2005Dev LucasArts Entertainment · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and ranged combat

The game is set in the Star Wars universe during the Old Republic era. The player assumes the role of a Republic commando who leads his group of four Clone troopers, the Delta Squad, through various military missions.

Where it drifts furthest from Day of Defeat: setting.

Genre100Visuals100Combat69Game mode69Setting36

#9Rainbow Six Siege

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Rainbow Six Siege

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst 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 combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings competitive edge, punishing difficulty and co op

Where it drifts furthest from Day of Defeat: game mode.

Released 12 years after Day of Defeat.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals85Game mode27

72

Titanfall 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 280KIGDB89· 23OC87· 140

Year 2016Dev Respawn Entertainment · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Day of Defeat: game mode.

Released 13 years after Day of Defeat.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Setting55Game mode40

#11Counter-Strike

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Counter-Strike

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeTacticalFirst PersonPvP

Steam👍 97%· 260KRAWG👍 82%· 1.7KMC88IGDB70· 2

Year 2000Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings competitive edge, ranged combat and PvP competition, while skipping historical setting

The mod that defined competitive shooters: one life per round, an economy that punishes losing streaks, and maps whose angles are still being argued about. Movement and recoil are entirely learned skills. It is unforgiving to newcomers — no regeneration, no respawn, and a skill floor that assumes hundreds of hours before you stop being a liability.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode76Combat70

#12XDefiantClosest on game mode

72

XDefiant

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonFree to Play

IGDB60· 1OC70· 45

Year 2024Dev Ubisoft San Francisco · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: free to play, while skipping melee combat

Released 21 years after Day of Defeat.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat81

#13Doom Eternal

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Doom Eternal

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeTacticalFirst PersonSolo

Steam👍 91%· 215KIGDB86· 14OC89· 211

Year 2020Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Day of Defeat: setting.

Released 17 years after Day of Defeat.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode78Setting0

#14Commandos 2: Men of Courage

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Commandos 2: Men of Courage

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalCo-op

Steam👍 86%· 2.8KRAWG👍 88%· 220MC87IGDB90· 1

Year 2001Dev Pyro Studios · Merge GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics, while skipping visual first person

Set during the World War II, this isometric tactic game offers the player to lead an Allied commando squad through a series of secret military operations.

Where it drifts furthest from Day of Defeat: visuals.

Genre100Setting100Combat70Game mode51Visuals0

#15Battlefield 6

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Battlefield 6

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonSoloIsometric

Steam👍 65%· 340KIGDB86· 3OC83· 163

Year 2025Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: single-player focus and visual isometric, while skipping melee combat

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Day of Defeat.

Released 22 years after Day of Defeat.

Genre100Combat81Game mode78Visuals66

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