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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to WWII Online down to the 26 that fit the “Ranged” category. PAYDAY 2, Hired Ops and Takedown: Red Sabre top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to WWII Online.

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Within the “Ranged” category, the closest game to WWII Online is PAYDAY 2 — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Hired Ops and Takedown: Red Sabre follow close behind.

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The best ranged games like WWII Online

26 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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 2
PAYDAY 2
ShooterFPSTactical 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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat82Progression0
#2Hired Ops
Hired Ops
ShooterFPSTactical 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.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode96Setting56
Takedown: Red Sabre
ShooterFPSTactical 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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
War Thunder
ShooterFPSTactical 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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode91Visuals69Setting55
#5World of Warships
World of Warships
ShooterFPSTactical 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.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode80Visuals42
#6Heroes & Generals
Heroes & Generals
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalRangedMeleeOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 68%· 142KRAWG👍 27%· 474
Year 2016Dev Reto-MotoPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with visual third person and free to play, while skipping deep simulation

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.

Released 15 years after WWII Online.

Genre100Combat100Setting100World100Progression100Game mode94
Black Squad
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerOnlineSoloCo-opRangedMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst 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 ranged combat

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, PvP competition and free to play, while skipping deep simulation

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.

Released 16 years after WWII Online.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Game mode93
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
ShooterFPSTactical 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
Sniper Elite
ShooterFPSTactical 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.

Genre100Combat79Visuals79Setting78Game mode74
Counter-Strike 2
ShooterFPSTactical 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.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Game mode85
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
ShooterFPSTactical 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.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals85Game mode82
Call of Duty: Vanguard
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalRangedHistoricalFirst 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 melee combat

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

Released 20 years after WWII Online.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode76Setting69
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
ShooterFPSTactical 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
Ready or Not
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalRangedMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 78%· 329KRAWG👍 81%· 175IGDB84· 2OC82· 59
Year 2023Dev VOID InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations. Please remember that the Beta build is still an incomplete version of the game.

Where it drifts furthest from WWII Online: setting.

Released 22 years after WWII Online.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode77Setting0
75
DOOM II
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalRangedMeleeFirst Person
Year 2020Dev ELDRAZI-17On PC

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Found all secrets of the lost temple. Main controls : - mouse : view. - click : shoot, attack. - up and down arrow : move. - shift : run. - numbers : change guns. - space : interact. For play, launch the application "Doom 2 - The lost Temple" (zdoom).

Where it drifts furthest from WWII Online: setting.

Released 19 years after WWII Online.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode75Setting0

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