Best Tactical Games
371 Tactical games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Mass Effect 3: Omega
Released: Nov 27, 2012
Critic rating: 40.0 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Omega has been seized by one of Cerberus' most accomplished and brilliant agents, General Oleg Petrovsky…and Aria T'Loak is plotting her revenge.
DayZ
Released: Dec 13, 2018
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Battle Royale
DayZ is a hardcore open-world survival game with only one rule: stay alive, no matter what.
SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays
Released: Nov 27, 2019
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the SD Gundam SRPG series, SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays is the second title in the series built on the new 3D engine that debuted with the previous title, SD Gundam G Generation Genesis.
Syndicate Wars
Released: Dec 31, 1996
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Welcome to an urban hell of ultra-violent mayhem.
Gloomhaven
Released: Jul 17, 2019
Critic rating: 73.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"In Gloomhaven, you play as a team of mercenaries on their own personal quests to go conquer a world of gloomy and wicked decadence.
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army
Released: Feb 28, 2013
Critic rating: 56.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Featuring a co-op campaign for 1 to 4 players, Nazi Zombie Army is a horrifying new stand-alone expansion of the award-winning Sniper Elite series.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt
Released: Sep 7, 2021
Critic rating: 59.1 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Multiplayer, Battle Royale
Bloodhunt is a thrilling free-to-play battle royale game set in Prague consumed by a ruthless war between vampire clans.
Heroes of Might and Magic IV: The Gathering Storm
Released: Sep 26, 2002
Critic rating: 58.5 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Gathering Storm is the first of two expansion packs for the turn-based strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic IV.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint
Released: Oct 4, 2019
Critic rating: 53.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a military shooter set in a diverse and hostile open world entirely playable solo or in up to four-player co-op.
Heroes & Generals
Released: Sep 23, 2016
Critic rating: 57.7 / 100 • 50 votes
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Heroes & Generals is the ultimate WW2 game.
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
Released: Mar 11, 2013
Critic rating: 51.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 is the only multi-platform, first-person, modern shooter exclusively designed around the sniper experience.
Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Released: Jun 24, 2010
Critic rating: 56.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The game is a tactical shooter played from a first-person perspective.
Guns of Icarus Online
Released: Oct 29, 2012
Critic rating: 55.4 / 100 • 42 votes
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Guns of Icarus Online is a team-based multiplayer online airship combat game.
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
Released: Apr 25, 2017
Critic rating: 53.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Go behind enemy lines with the ultimate modern military shooter.
Overgrowth
Released: Oct 16, 2017
Critic rating: 50.8 / 100
Genres: Fighting, Tactical, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Feel like the star of a martial arts film in Overgrowth, as you jump, kick, throw, and slash your way to victory.
Escape from Tarkov
Released: Nov 15, 2025
Critic rating: 30.0 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Escape from Tarkov is a hardcore and realistic online first-person action RPG/Simulator with MMO features and story-driven walkthrough.
Deceit
Released: Mar 3, 2017
Critic rating: 50.5 / 100 • 43 votes
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Deceit tests your instincts at trust and deception in a multiplayer first-person shooter.
Crossfire
Released: May 3, 2007
Critic rating: 49.0 / 100 • 34 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer
CrossFire is a first-person shooter that features two mercenary corporations named the "Black List" and "Global Risk," fighting each other in an epic global conflict.
Rogue Warrior
Released: Nov 26, 2009
Critic rating: 54.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Rogue Warrior is a character-driven, first-person-shooter, featuring Richard Demo Dick Marcinko's explosive personality in an action-packed single player campaign, and intense multiplayer combat.
Arma 2
Released: Jun 17, 2009
Critic rating: 0.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Arma 2 is set in the near future, year 2009, in a fictional post soviet country called Chernarus.
Farlight 84
Released: Jun 16, 2021
Critic rating: 30.3 / 100 • 31 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Tactical
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Multiplayer, Battle Royale
Team up with two squadmates and parkour your way through towering cityscapes as you hunt down your enemies.