What is the best game similar to WWII Online?

The closest game to WWII Online is PAYDAY 2, scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like WWII Online?

The three closest games to WWII Online are: 1. PAYDAY 2 (94/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. War Thunder (88/100, 12 shared attributes) 3. PlanetSide 2 (83/100, 12 shared attributes). All share WWII Online's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 15 dimensions.

Is War Thunder similar to WWII Online?

Yes, very much so — War Thunder scores 88/100 similarity to WWII Online. They share 12 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Shooter games are similar to WWII Online?

The best Shooter games similar to WWII Online are PAYDAY 2, War Thunder, PlanetSide 2 and Hired Ops. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key WWII Online attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems.

How is similarity to WWII Online calculated?

We compare WWII Online against every game in our catalog using 15 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the WWII Online experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

Are there free games similar to WWII Online?

Yes — War Thunder, World of Warships and Counter-Strike 2 are free and score well on similarity to WWII Online. They're a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.

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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.

WWII Online is hard to replace: few games combine shooter, open world exploration and ranged combat in quite the same way. We compared WWII Online against over 6,700 titles across 15 gameplay attributes and found 50 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. PAYDAY 2, War Thunder and PlanetSide 2 lead the list, with PAYDAY 2 reaching a 94/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes WWII Online special.

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Top games similar to WWII Online

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

#1PAYDAY 2Closest overall match

iRank78

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineTacticalMeleeRangedFirst 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 RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics and loot and gear systems, while skipping open world exploration

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.

Where it drifts furthest from WWII Online: progression.

Released 12 years after WWII Online.

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#2War ThunderClosest on combat

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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 deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, setting modern and PvP competition, while skipping deep RPG systems

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.

Released 12 years after WWII Online.

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#3PlanetSide 2Closest on world

iRank81

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerOnlineCo-opTacticalMeleeOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst 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 deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, PvP competition and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Released 11 years after WWII Online.

Genre100World100Progression100Game mode88Combat74Visuals72

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerOnlineSoloCo-opRangedTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 68%· 16KRAWG👍 28%· 32

Year 2016Dev Absolut SoftPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, setting modern and PvP competition, while skipping deep simulation

Hired Ops is a session-based online shooter dedicated to fierce conflicts between rival mercenary groups battling on a global scale from Russian developer AbsolutSoft.

Released 15 years after WWII Online.

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#5World of WarshipsClosest on setting

iRank72

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalMeleeRangedHistoricalFirst 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 PvP competition, while skipping deep RPG systems

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 WWII Online: visuals.

Released 14 years after WWII Online.

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#6Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

iRank85

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeRangedTacticalHistoricalFirst 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 melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and horror setting, while skipping deep simulation

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.

Released 9 years after WWII Online.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting61

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineRangedTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

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

Year 2023Dev Valve Software · ValveOn PC · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings competitive edge, punishing difficulty and PvP competition, while skipping deep simulation

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.

Released 22 years after WWII Online.

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#8Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

iRank78

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineSoloRangedTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

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

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

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Stands apart with competitive edge, punishing difficulty and PvP competition, while skipping deep simulation

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

Released 14 years after WWII Online.

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#9Warface

iRank54

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalFirst Person

IGDB54· 2

Year 2013Dev Crytek Kiev · Tencent HoldingsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and free to play, while skipping open world exploration

Released 12 years after WWII Online.

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#10Sniper Elite

iRank72

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalRangedHistoricalFirst 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 deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, stealth mechanics and fantasy world, while skipping deep RPG systems

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.

Released 4 years after WWII Online.

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#11Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalMeleeOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst 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 open world exploration

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

Released 16 years after WWII Online.

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#12Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

iRank84

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 1.6KIGDB68· 3

Year 2001Dev Red Storm Entertainment · Ubi Soft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#13Takedown: Red Sabre

iRank31

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineRangedMeleeTacticalFirst 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 early access, while skipping deep RPG systems

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.

Released 12 years after WWII Online.

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#14Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

iRank78

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalRangedHistoricalFirst 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 melee combat

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and horror setting, while skipping deep simulation

Released 19 years after WWII Online.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode77Setting63

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerOnlineCo-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, PvP competition and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Released 10 years after WWII Online.

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Complete list of WWII Online alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with WWII Online, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Ready or Not

Shooter · FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield

Shooter · FPS

Heroes & Generals

Shooter · FPS

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Shooter · FPS

Black Squad

Shooter · FPS

Call of Duty: Vanguard

Shooter · FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2

Shooter · FPS

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Shooter · FPS

Star Wars: Squadrons

Shooter · FPS

Destiny

Shooter · FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas

Shooter · FPS

Rainbow Six Siege

Shooter · FPS

Hell Let Loose

Shooter · FPS

STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

Shooter · FPS

Payday: The Heist

Shooter · FPS

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Shooter · FPS

Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30

Shooter · FPS

Call of Duty: World at War

Shooter · FPS

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

Shooter · FPS

Delta Force

Shooter · FPS

Brink

Shooter · FPS

Call of Duty 2

Shooter · FPS

Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood

Shooter · FPS

Titanfall 2

Shooter · FPS

DOOM II

Shooter · FPS

Insurgency

Shooter · FPS

Serious Sam II

Shooter · FPS

Splitgate

Shooter · FPS

Star Wars Battlefront II

Shooter · FPS

Toy Soldiers

Shooter · FPS

Commandos 2: Men of Courage

Shooter · FPS

Medal of Honor

Shooter · FPS

Battlefield 3

Shooter · FPS

Sniper Elite V2

Shooter · FPS

Call of Duty: WWII

Shooter · FPS

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to WWII Online?: The closest game to WWII Online is PAYDAY 2, scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like WWII Online?: The three closest games to WWII Online are: 1. PAYDAY 2 (94/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. War Thunder (88/100, 12 shared attributes) 3. PlanetSide 2 (83/100, 12 shared attributes). All share WWII Online's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 15 dimensions.
Is War Thunder similar to WWII Online?: Yes, very much so — War Thunder scores 88/100 similarity to WWII Online. They share 12 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Shooter games are similar to WWII Online?: The best Shooter games similar to WWII Online are PAYDAY 2, War Thunder, PlanetSide 2 and Hired Ops. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key WWII Online attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems.
How is similarity to WWII Online calculated?: We compare WWII Online against every game in our catalog using 15 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the WWII Online experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.
Are there free games similar to WWII Online?: Yes — War Thunder, World of Warships and Counter-Strike 2 are free and score well on similarity to WWII Online. They're a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.