What games are like Arma 3?

The best games like Arma 3 on Steam right now include ARMA: Cold War Assault, GROUND BRANCH, Arma Reforger. They share Arma 3's genre and gameplay (Military, Shooter, Simulation) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Arma 3, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Arma 3 (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Arma 3? The closest matches on Steam right now are ARMA: Cold War Assault, GROUND BRANCH, Arma Reforger — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Military, Shooter, Simulation) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Arma 3

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Arma 3
1	ARMA: Cold War Assault	Action	Shooter, Open World, FPS, Realistic
2	GROUND BRANCH ▲	Action	Shooter, Co-op, FPS, Realistic
3	Arma Reforger	Action	Shooter, Open World, FPS, Realistic
4	Counter-Strike 2 🔥	Action	Shooter, Co-op, FPS, Realistic
5	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands	Action	Shooter, Co-op, Third-Person Shooter, Open World
6	DCS World Steam Edition	Simulation	Shooter, Co-op, Open World, FPS
7	Squad	Action	Shooter, Open World, FPS, Realistic
8	Holdfast: Nations At War	Action	Shooter, Combat, Third-Person Shooter, FPS
9	Delta Force	Action	Action, co-op, multiplayer, online co-op
10	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Action	Shooter, Co-op, FPS, Realistic
11	Broken Arrow	Strategy	Strategy, co-op, multiplayer, online co-op
12	Hell Let Loose: Vietnam	Action	Action, Simulation, Strategy, multiplayer

Why these are like Arma 3

1. ARMA: Cold War Assault

From the same studio; both are tagged shooter, open world, fps. Bohemia Interactive's debut game published by Codemasters as Operation Flashpoint in 2001, became genre-defining combat military simulation and the No.

2. GROUND BRANCH

Both are tagged shooter, co-op, fps; both offer co-op and multiplayer. 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 customization.

3. Arma Reforger

From the same studio; both are tagged shooter, open world, fps. Engage in massive combined arms battles, create and curate combat missions in real time, and shape your experience with endless community mods.

4. Counter-Strike 2

Both are tagged shooter, co-op, fps; both offer multiplayer. For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe.

5. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands

Both are tagged shooter, co-op, third-person shooter; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Create a team with up to 3 friends in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands and enjoy the ultimate military shooter experience set in a massive, dangerous, and responsive open world.

6. DCS World Steam Edition

Both are tagged shooter, co-op, open world; both offer co-op and lan co-op. Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!

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