8 Games with a historical setting like Soldat 2 that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 33 games similar to Soldat 2 down to the 8 that fit the “Historical” category. Battlefield™ 2042, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Counter-Strike 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Soldat 2.

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The best games with a historical setting like Soldat 2

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Soldat 2. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Battlefield™ 2042Closest overall match

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GenreShooterSubgenreBattle Royale

MultiplayerPvPSoloRangedTacticalMeleeHistorical

Steam👍 47%· 324KRAWG👍 38%· 319IGDB69· 9OC65· 158

Year 2021Dev Electronic Arts DICE · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the battle royale shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and battle royale tension

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, vibe casual and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

Battlefield™ 2042 is a first-person shooter that marks the return to the iconic all-out warfare of the franchise. Adapt and overcome in a near-future world transformed by disorder.

Where it drifts furthest from Soldat 2: tone and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Soldat 2.

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#2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

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GenreShooterSubgenreBattle Royale

SoloMultiplayerPvPMeleeTacticalRangedHistorical

Steam👍 79%· 41KIGDB80· 11OC81· 161

Year 2019Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are battle royale shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and battle royale tension

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting modern, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Soldat 2: tone and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Soldat 2.

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#3Counter-Strike 2Closest on setting

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloPvPRangedTacticalMeleeCompetitiveHistorical

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

Year 2023Dev Valve Software · ValveOn PC · Linux

✓ Shared with Soldat 2: shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, co op and online features, while skipping battle royale tension

The same round structure that has run for twenty-five years, rebuilt on Source 2 with volumetric smoke that reacts to grenades and bullets — the one genuinely new tactical variable. Sub-tick netcode is the headline. It launched replacing CS:GO wholesale, losing modes and maps the community used, and the anti-cheat situation remains a common complaint.

Where it drifts furthest from Soldat 2: visuals.

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#4Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeClosest on tone

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPSoloRangedTacticalMeleeCompetitiveHistorical

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

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

✓ Like Soldat 2, it's known for shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, co op and online features, while skipping battle royale tension

The gameplay of the game is based on intense strategic battles between the Navigator and the defenders in a limited space.

Where it drifts furthest from Soldat 2: visuals.

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#5Call of Duty 2Closest on game mode

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloPvPMeleeTacticalRangedHistorical

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

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

✓ Shared with Soldat 2: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and visual first person, while skipping battle royale tension

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Soldat 2: tone and visuals.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloPvPRangedTacticalMeleeHistorical

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

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

✓ Like Soldat 2, it's known for shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual first person, while skipping battle royale tension

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Soldat 2: tone and visuals.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPSoloTacticalMeleeCompetitiveHistorical

Steam👍 82%· 1.5MIGDB74· 18

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

✓ Like Soldat 2, it's known for shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, co op and online features, while skipping battle royale tension

Where it drifts furthest from Soldat 2: visuals.

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#8Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerPvPMeleeRangedHistorical

Steam👍 88%· 6.2KRAWG👍 40%· 54

Year 2010Dev Octoshark StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Like Soldat 2, it's known for shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and setting medieval, while skipping battle royale tension

Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II boasts a unique three-team symmetry and a myriad of colorful characters to promote exciting, strategic, and fun gameplay. It features several game modes, each requiring its own special brand of cunning to master.

Where it drifts furthest from Soldat 2: visuals.

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