33 Games with a historical setting like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction 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 50 games similar to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction down to the 33 that fit the “Historical” category. Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Titanfall 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction.

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The best games with a historical setting like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction

33 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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: Black Ops IIClosest on genre

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MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 49KIGDB79· 17

Year 2012Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling, while skipping ranged combat

It predates Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Return to Castle WolfensteinClosest on combat

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeTacticalStealthDarkHistoricalSci-FiFirst 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping co op

A Quake III-engine shooter split between grounded WWII combat and occult nonsense, and it commits fully to both. The stealth missions and the weapon feel still hold up. Enemy variety thins out badly in the second half, the supernatural turn loses some players entirely, and the level design assumes patience for hunting hidden switches.

Where it drifts furthest from Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction: game mode.

It predates Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Titanfall 2Closest on tone

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiHistoricalFirst 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and PvP competition, while skipping ranged combat

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerOnlineCo-opTacticalMeleeSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 75KIGDB83· 6OC78· 16

Year 2012Dev Rogue Planet Games · Daybreak Game CompanyOn PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, open world exploration and PvP competition, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

It predates Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHistoricalSci-FiFirst Person

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Year 2002Dev Free Radical Design · Eidos Interactive

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings horror setting, fantasy world and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping ranged combat

It predates Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedTacticalDarkHistoricalSci-FiFirst 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, strong narrative focus and horror setting, while skipping stealth mechanics

War is Hell. NecroVision is a first-person shooter that takes gamers across the frantic battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic. Seeking adventure, young American Simon Bukner joins the British army in war-torn Europe of 1916.

Where it drifts furthest from Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction: game mode.

It predates Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 65%· 25KIGDB80· 20OC81· 99

Year 2014Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings linear, story-driven structure and offline, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

It predates Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Black SquadClosest overall match

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerOnlineSoloCo-opRangedMeleeTacticalDarkHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 76%· 81KRAWG👍 23%· 240

Year 2017Dev NS STUDIO · NEOWIZPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: PvP competition, free to play and early access, while skipping stealth mechanics

A free-to-play tactical shooter with a large weapon roster and the standard competitive mode list, deliberately close to classic Counter-Strike pacing and free to try with no catch at the door. Its problem is not the design but the state it is in: long-term players describe a shrinking population and cheating that goes unaddressed, which is fatal for a game that is only multiplayer.

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#9Call of Duty®: Black Ops IIIClosest on game mode

iRank85

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeRangedTacticalDarkHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 42KRAWG👍 84%· 1.9KMC81OC79· 99

Year 2010Dev Raven Software · Square EnixPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and horror setting, while skipping stealth mechanics

Wall-running and thrust jumps make it the most mobile campaign in the series, and the four-player co-op campaign is a genuine structural change. Zombies is at its most elaborate here. The story is close to incomprehensible, the campaign is the weakest part of the package, and the PC version's supply-drop economy drew heavy criticism.

Where it drifts furthest from Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction: setting.

It predates Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Call of Duty: World at War

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalMeleeStealthDarkHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 53KIGDB80· 7

Year 2008Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror tension, while skipping ranged combat

It predates Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalRangedDarkHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 22KIGDB77· 9OC75· 161

Year 2020Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, horror setting and offline, while skipping stealth mechanics

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#12Call of Duty: Vanguard

iRank70

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalRangedDarkHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 67%· 4.1KIGDB75· 8OC72· 153

Year 2021Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, strong narrative focus and horror setting, while skipping stealth mechanics

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#13War Thunder

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineTacticalMeleeRangedHistoricalFirst 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 combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, third-person shooting and setting modern, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

The vehicle modelling is the draw: aircraft, tanks and ships with per-component damage, and simulator modes that go far beyond arcade handling. Free to start. The grind is the well-known cost — progression slows sharply at higher tiers, repair costs punish bad matches, and the pressure toward premium purchases becomes hard to ignore.

Where it drifts furthest from Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction: setting.

It predates Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode92Combat88Visuals70Setting46

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthTacticalRangedHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 76%· 4.1KRAWG👍 57%· 179MC76IGDB81· 2

Year 2005Dev RebellionPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

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

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

The 2005 original that started the series: a lone OSS sniper in the ruins of Berlin, built around bullet drop, wind and breath control at a time when few shooters modelled any of it. The ballistics still hold up. Everything around them does not — movement is famously slippery and frame-rate dependent, the controls are unmapped and awkward, and the tutorials interrupt constantly.

It predates Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals81Game mode73Setting64

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalRangedMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 68%· 142KRAWG👍 27%· 474

Year 2016Dev Reto-MotoPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

A World War II shooter layered under a persistent strategy map, where individual matches fed into a wider campaign — an ambitious structure few shooters attempt. The infantry combat was competent but never exceptional, progression leaned heavily on grind or payment, and the servers were shut down, so the war layer no longer exists.

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