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Year 2025Dev Battlestate Games
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Within the “Simulation” category, the closest game to Escape from Tarkov is Star Citizen — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Warface and PAYDAY 2 follow close behind.

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The best simulation games like Escape from Tarkov

12 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Escape from Tarkov. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

Star Citizen
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerOnlineTacticalSandbox WorldFirst Person
Year 2013Dev Cloud Imperium Games CorporationOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, open world exploration and setting scifi, while skipping co op

Warface
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalFirst Person
IGDB54· 2
Year 2013Dev Crytek Kiev · Tencent HoldingsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and free to play, while skipping survival mechanics

PAYDAY 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 672KRAWG👍 62%· 2.2KMC79IGDB75· 17
Year 2013Dev 505 GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Xbox · Linux

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, ranged combat and stealth mechanics, while skipping survival mechanics

Star Wars: Squadrons
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 65%· 28KIGDB81· 12OC79· 121
Year 2020Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS4

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

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, setting space and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems

Takedown: Red Sabre
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 42%· 5.7KRAWG👍 10%· 30MC34IGDB36· 3
Year 2013Dev Serellan · 505 GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, melee combat and early access, while skipping deep RPG systems

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 2.1KIGDB82· 3
Year 2003Dev Red Storm Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

World of Tanks
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerOnlineCo-opTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 99KIGDB73· 11OC75· 19
Year 2011Dev Wargaming.netOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, melee combat and historical setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

War Thunder
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 72%· 747KRAWG👍 47%· 1.0KMC81IGDB65· 3OC75· 13
Year 2013Dev Gaijin EntertainmentPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 1.6KIGDB68· 3
Year 2001Dev Red Storm Entertainment · Ubi Soft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB84· 5
Year 2007Dev GRIN · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Ready or Not
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 78%· 329KRAWG👍 81%· 175IGDB84· 2OC82· 59
Year 2023Dev VOID InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

World of Warships
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 155KRAWG👍 46%· 176MC81IGDB82· 5OC79· 18
Year 2015Dev Wargaming Group · WargamingPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, third-person shooting and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

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