The best tactical games in 2026

In the catalog: 92 games
Top rated: Ready or Not
Last listed: 2d ago

Every tactical game in the catalog, ranked by votes.

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1. Ready or Not
Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts…
Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world…
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.
TacticalRealisticFPS
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2. Gray Zone Warfare
Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a…
Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a quarantined Southeast…
Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a quarantined Southeast Asian island torn apart by faction warfare.
Extraction ShooterMilitaryTactical
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3. Squad
Squad is the embodiment of tactical military action .
Squad is the embodiment of tactical military action . Compete in massive-scale 50 vs.
Squad is a tactical FPS that provides authentic combat experiences through teamwork, communication, and realistic combat.
MilitaryTacticalRealistic
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4. Hunt: Showdown 1896
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the brutally rewarding extraction shooter.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the brutally rewarding extraction shooter.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the brutally rewarding extraction shooter. Track twisted monsters and overcome ruthless PvP. Take bounties in corrupted backwaters lost to history.
Extraction ShooterTeam BasedTactical
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5. Mechabellum
Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler.
Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler.
Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles.
Auto BattlerMechsRobots
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6. Jagged Alliance 3
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected…
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and…
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control.
Turn Based CombatTactical RPGTurn Based Tactics
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7. Insurgency: Sandstorm
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a hardcore tactical FPS built on lethal…
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a hardcore tactical FPS built on lethal close-quarters combat and…
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a hardcore tactical FPS built on lethal close-quarters combat and ruthless intensity.
MilitaryTacticalRealistic
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8. Insurgency
Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's…
Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon…
Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply in this multiplayer and…
MilitaryTacticalRealistic
9. OPERATOR
In OPERATOR, you will play as an elite Tier 1 operator undergoing…
In OPERATOR, you will play as an elite Tier 1 operator undergoing dangerous clandestine…
In OPERATOR, you will play as an elite Tier 1 operator undergoing dangerous clandestine operations all over the globe.
TacticalRealisticFPS
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10. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
Lead your elite team of Ghosts in this tactical third-person shooter.
Lead your elite team of Ghosts in this tactical third-person shooter.
Lead your elite team of Ghosts in this tactical third-person shooter.
StealthTacticalOpen World
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11. Company of Heroes 2
Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone…
Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions.
Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions.
HistoricalWorld War IiWar
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12. Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an…
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics…
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign…
Grand StrategyHistoricalWar
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13. Songs of Conquest
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire.
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire.
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.
Turn Based Combat4XTurn Based Tactics
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14. SCP: 5K
The SCP Foundation has gone dark.
The SCP Foundation has gone dark.
SCP: 5K is a co-op or singleplayer tactical horror FPS project that puts players in the midst of a conspiracy where the SCP Foundation has turned on humanity.
TacticalFPSHorror
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15. Men of War: Assault Squad 2
The ultimate World War II real-time tactics experience.
The ultimate World War II real-time tactics experience.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control.
World War IiWarTactical
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16. Zero Hour
Zero Hour is a tactical FPS with online team-based game play that takes…
Zero Hour is a tactical FPS with online team-based game play that takes place in a variety…
Welcome to Zero Hour, a tactical FPS with online team-based action gameplay that is set across various locations in Bangladesh with real-life scale & resource management.
TacticalRealisticFPS
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17. Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the…
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Grand StrategyHistoricalWar
18. Tactical Assault VR
Become part of an elite special forces unit in Tactical Assault VR!
Become part of an elite special forces unit in Tactical Assault VR!
Tactical Assault VR is an intense tactical shooter where you use real-world CQB (Close Quarters Battles) tactics to stack up, breach doors and eliminate threats.
WargameTacticalVR
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19. Across the Obelisk
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters!
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters!
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends.
Roguelike DeckbuilderCard GameTactical
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20. Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
“Charge set”, my Alpha Team leader said.
“Charge set”, my Alpha Team leader said.
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Real Time TacticsMilitaryTactical
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21. Total War: ATTILA
Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power…
Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the…
Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East.
Grand StrategyHistoricalWar
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22. Eslabong
Arena combat meets mercenary club management.
Arena combat meets mercenary club management.
Arena combat meets mercenary club management. Recruit from a dynamic market, build your squad, and compete season after season in leagues and cups.
Auto BattlerCombatTactical
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23. ZEPHON
Humanity emerges, hesitantly, into ruination.
Humanity emerges, hesitantly, into ruination.
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system.
Lovecraftian4XTurn Based
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24. GROUND BRANCH
From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost…
From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a…
From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon…
MilitaryTacticalRealistic
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25. Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original…
Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new…
Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region.
MilitaryTacticalRealistic
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26. Wargame: Red Dragon
The new reference in RTS at its best!
The new reference in RTS at its best!
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before.
Cold WarWargameMilitary
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27. RUNNING WITH RIFLES
RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG…
RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements.
RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.
Artificial IntelligenceMilitaryTactical
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28. SWAT Commander
Take charge of a SWAT unit as an elite operator.
Take charge of a SWAT unit as an elite operator.
Take charge of a SWAT unit as an elite operator. Command a specialized AI squad or team up in co-op to seize suspects, rescue civilians, and restore order.
TacticalFPSFirst Person
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29. Spellmasons
Spellmasons is a magical, tactical roguelike where you customize your…
Spellmasons is a magical, tactical roguelike where you customize your spells.
Spellmasons is a magical, tactical roguelike where you customize your spells.
Gun CustomizationTurn BasedTactical
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30. Alpha Response
From Gooseman, creator of the original Counter-Strike mod - Alpha…
From Gooseman, creator of the original Counter-Strike mod - Alpha Response delivers intense…
From Gooseman, creator of the original Counter-Strike mod - Alpha Response delivers intense police action in dynamic, real-world environments.
CrimeTacticalFPS
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