14 Simulation games like Verdun 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 Verdun down to the 14 that fit the “Simulation” category. War Thunder, World of Tanks and Star Wars: Squadrons top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Verdun.

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The best simulation games like Verdun

14 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Verdun. 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.

#1War ThunderClosest overall match

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlinePvPTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst 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, ranged combat and setting modern, while skipping turn-based strategy

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.

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

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#2World of TanksClosest on combat

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerOnlinePvPCo-opTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst 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, visual third person and visual isometric, while skipping turn-based strategy

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#3Star Wars: SquadronsClosest on visuals

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPOnlineTacticalMeleeFirst 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: setting space and setting scifi, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Verdun: setting.

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

Released 5 years after Verdun.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlinePvPTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst 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 ranged combat, while skipping turn-based strategy

Naval combat played at the pace of a strategy game: shells take seconds to land, so you fire where a ship will be, and positioning matters more than aim. Ship modelling is detailed. Progression slows sharply past mid-tier, and matches can be decided in the first two minutes by a single flank collapsing.

Where it drifts furthest from Verdun: visuals.

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

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#5Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 27KIGDB88· 7

Year 2007Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: linear, story-driven structure, stealth mechanics and setting modern, while skipping turn-based strategy

It predates Verdun by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

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SoloMultiplayerPvPTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistoricalFirst 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 deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping turn-based strategy

Released 4 years after Verdun.

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#7Takedown: Red Sabre

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalFirst 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 and early access, while skipping turn-based strategy

A tactical shooter aiming for pre-Vegas Rainbow Six: lethal, slow, no regenerating health. That intent is clear and the appeal is real for the audience it targets. The execution is not — it released visibly unfinished, with broken AI, minimal mission variety and no save system, and it was widely criticised on those grounds.

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

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloPvPTacticalMeleeDarkHistoricalFirst Person

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

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, while skipping turn-based strategy

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.

Released 4 years after Verdun.

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#9Brothers in Arms: Hell's HighwayClosest on tone

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeNarrativeDarkHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 2.4KIGDB78· 5

Year 2008Dev Gearbox Software · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation.

≠ Missing: turn-based strategy.

Where it drifts furthest from Verdun: game mode.

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#10PAYDAY 2

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineTacticalMeleeFirst 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 simulation

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, ranged combat and stealth mechanics, while skipping turn-based strategy

The gang is back, and they have bigger and better plans. Objective based cooperative FPS became more complicated. The classic group of Hoxton, Dallas, Chains and Wolf got reinforcement, and now Payday Gang consists of 21 heisters, some of which are based on movie characters or even Youtubers.

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#11Escape from Tarkov

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