ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthDarkNarrativeHistoricalHorror
Steam👍 90%· 23KIGDB76· 15OC78· 84
Year 2015Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
40 Games with a historical setting like Spec Ops: The Line that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Spec Ops: The Line down to the 40 that fit the “Historical” category. Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and NecroVision top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Spec Ops: The Line.
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Year 2012Dev Yager Development
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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to Spec Ops: The Line is Wolfenstein: The Old Blood — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Return to Castle Wolfenstein and NecroVision follow close behind.
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The best games with a historical setting like Spec Ops: The Line
40 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Spec Ops: The Line. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthDarkNarrativeHistoricalHorror
Steam👍 93%· 9.1KRAWG👍 90%· 467MC88IGDB68· 5
Year 2001Dev Nerve Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistorical
Steam👍 68%· 1.9KRAWG👍 44%· 89MC63IGDB60· 1
Year 2009Dev The Farm 51 · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistorical
Steam👍 91%· 42KRAWG👍 84%· 1.9KMC81OC79· 99
Year 2010Dev Raven Software · Square EnixPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeDarkNarrativeHistoricalHorror
Steam👍 70%· 46KIGDB75· 18OC78· 155
Year 2017Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloMeleeStealthTacticalDarkHorrorHistorical
Steam👍 62%· 294IGDB81· 13
Year 2010Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeStealthDarkHorrorHistorical
Steam👍 92%· 53KIGDB80· 7
Year 2008Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthTacticalMeleeHistorical
Year 2000Dev Dreamworks Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics
≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthHistorical
Steam👍 58%· 8.7KIGDB56· 3
Year 2010Dev City InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeNarrativeDarkHistorical
Steam👍 91%· 2.4KIGDB78· 5
Year 2008Dev Gearbox Software · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistorical
Steam👍 81%· 5.0KIGDB82· 4
Year 2007Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistorical
Steam👍 88%· 2.1KIGDB92· 6
Year 2005Dev Gearbox Software · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 2.7KIGDB70· 1
Year 2003Dev IO Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistorical
IGDB82· 3
Year 2004Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistorical
IGDB82· 6
Year 2004Dev Spark Unlimited · Activision
✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Its own twist: visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting
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90
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89
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89
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88
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