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We filtered the 50 games similar to Homefront down to the 20 that fit the “Narrative” category. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, Call of Duty Warchest and Call of Duty (2003) top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Homefront.

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Homefront is Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Call of Duty Warchest and Call of Duty (2003) follow close behind.

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The best narrative games like Homefront

20 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Homefront. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistoricalFirst 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 strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fantasy world

Call of Duty Warchest
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistoricalFirst 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 strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure, ranged combat and free to play, while skipping fantasy world

Call of Duty (2003)
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistoricalFirst 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 strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: linear, story-driven structure, ranged combat and free to play, while skipping fantasy world

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistoricalFirst 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 strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, setting scifi and PvP competition, while skipping fantasy world

Call of Duty 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFirst 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 strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat and PvP competition, while skipping fantasy world

Spec Ops: The Line
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistorical
Steam👍 93%· 56KIGDB77· 9
Year 2012Dev Yager Development · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and horror tension, while skipping fantasy world

STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFirst 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 strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping fantasy world

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFantasyFirst 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 strong narrative focus

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

NecroVision
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalNarrativeFantasyHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 68%· 1.9KRAWG👍 44%· 89MC63IGDB60· 1
Year 2009Dev The Farm 51 · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat

Doom Eternal
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalNarrativeFantasyFirst Person
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 strong narrative focus

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

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeFantasyHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 70%· 12KIGDB69· 10
Year 2013Dev 2K Marin · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Return to Castle Wolfenstein
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFantasyFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 9.1KRAWG👍 90%· 467MC88IGDB68· 5
Year 2001Dev Nerve Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

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

Black Mesa
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 142KRAWG👍 90%· 1.1KMC86IGDB88· 3OC85· 16
Year 2020Dev Crowbar CollectivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Linux

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and horror tension, while skipping historical setting

Ravenfield
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 97%· 79KRAWG👍 80%· 54
Year 2017Dev SteelRaven7Playtime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, deep simulation and adventure storytelling, while skipping fantasy world

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 104KIGDB73· 20OC72· 132
Year 2017Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping fantasy world

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