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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 WWII Online down to the 42 that fit the “Historical” category. Hired Ops, War Thunder and World of Warships top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to WWII Online.

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The best games with a historical setting like WWII Online

42 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.

#1Hired OpsClosest overall match

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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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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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#3World of WarshipsClosest on setting

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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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#4PlanetSide 2Closest on world

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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.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical 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.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical 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.

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#7Call of Duty®: Black Ops IIIClosest on game mode

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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.

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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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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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#10Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

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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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#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.

Genre100Setting100Progression100Game mode96World86Visuals70

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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#13Call of Duty: Vanguard

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical 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.

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#14Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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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.

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#15Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

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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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