Military (also known as Military Fiction) serves as the subgenre of Science-Fiction that introduces the use of sci-fi technology, vehicles and weapons for military purpose. In these games, the players step into the shoes of the protagonist, a member of a military organization involved in several activities, appearing in out space, planets or space stations. The player needs to participate in detailed conflict against another territory for resources, security threads, and peace. The player uses the military equipment, vehicles, weapons, gears, and other things in these games. These games employs both First-person and the third-person perspectives to explore the environment. Most of the military games focus on dangerous war such as Cold War, World War, World War I, and World War II. Some of Military-themed games take place in future where players can use advanced weapons and battle against the alien and other unknown creatures. Player equips with equipment, a set of weapons and gear which he can use to kill enemies. The games with Military-themed offers mission-based gameplay where players complete objectives of each mission to advance through the story. Military games deal with large-scale space, land and air battles with futuristic weapons.

12 Best Military Games on Steam

#1 Verdun

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Verdun is a great Tactical, multiplayer Online First Person Shooter video game set in the World War 1 Era and offers a totally unique game-play experience that immerses you with the immensely blasting nature of the game. The game features historically accurate and quite realistic venues, WW1 weaponry other aesthetics that will definitely leave you spellbound for quite some time. Verdun pushes you right in the middle of the 1916’s infamous battle of Verdun, France and allows you to be part of a 32 player squad and tasks you to defend and capture a number of trenches in order to attack and kill the enemies.by using the WW1 era weaponry, tactics and courage you are required to complete the game objectives. Just like the above mentioned names, Verdun allows you to select your character from 4 main classes (Rifleman, Machine Gunner, NCO and Ganadier) and act according to the skill set of the selected player character. Verdun offers a great realistic World War1 experience, along with a wonderfully immersive game-play, Squad-based Warfare, a great setting, beautiful visuals and a lot of other great things. For an awesome FPS Multiplayer and Tactical experience, do try it out.

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#2 Spec Ops: The Line

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Spec Ops: The Line is a Military themed Tactical and Third Person Shooter video game developed by Yager Development and published by 2k games for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gaming consoles. The story of the game follows the protagonist Captain Martin Walker who goes to the catastrophic Dubai to investigate about the dead American soldiers. This is the point when the mission changes and Walker along with his Elite Delta Force team starts searching for the survivors and engages into battle with the terrorists who kidnapped and killed the soldiers. The game lets you lead your team and engage in battles in a war like environment using state of the art weapons like futuristic rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers etc. To eliminate the enemies and free the hostages. Spec Ops: The Line offers four different game endings and allows you to mold the events and happenings and end the game with an ending you want. Spec Ops: The Line is a great Tactical Third-person Shooter video game, and you will definitely like playing it.

#3 HalfLife 2: Deathmatch

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HalfLife 2: Deathmatch is an Action filled FPS and MMO video game by Valve Corporation. The game lets you be part of the game-play by choosing sides (Red or Blue Team) and weapons of your choice. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch is a Multiplayer game, so it allows you take part in Team Deathmatch and kill the enemies by the help of your team mates. In Deathmatch you act alone and your only objective is to kill other online challengers and earn experience points, but in Team Deathmatch you can be part of a team (Rebels or Combine) and your objective is to kill enemy team’s members. Missions like Capturing the Flag, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch etc are all packed with blasting action and are a great source to enjoy the game. The single player campaign is also quite fun. You can remain in contact with your team in real time audio transmission or you can be a silent member of the team. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch is a wonderful Action, First Person Shooter and MMO video game that offers great narrative, beautifully created visuals and an immersive game-play to enjoy.

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#4 Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45

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Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 is an Action-Adventure, and Tactical Shooter video game set on the Eastern Front, revolving around World War II. The game centers in two superpower factions such as German and Soviet. It has both Single and Multiplayer modes, and it is a sequel to Red Orchestra: Combined Arms. In this title, the game features a practice mode to learn new abilities and moves. To get into the world, you have to select your nation and assume your role to progress through the game. Explore the world from a first-person perspective and shoot at enemies using weapons to kill them. The game provides an open environment where you move freely. Military-based vehicles and arms are available in the match that presents in the detailed environment. You can use up to thirty infantry weapons during the war. In Single-player campaign, you have to complete a variety of missions while in Multiplayer mode, you compete against up to fifty players simultaneously. Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 is the incredible game as compared to other First-person Shooter games.

#5 Day of Defeat

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Day of Defeat is a Multiplayer First-person Shooter, and Action-Adventure video game published by Activision and developed by Valve L.L.C. The game centers on team-based gameplay and takes place in the fictional Europe theater of WWII. It has no Single-player campaign, with features left only multiplayer aspects. It offers the team and objective-based gameplay with a system of classes. There are two different factions such as The Allies and the Axis Powers. To get into the world, you can join either the Axis or Allied armies, including both Britain and the United States. Get into your role, start exploring the world and attempts to fulfill your missions to earn points. The game unlocks further content in the game world, as you advanced. Use military-based weapons and vehicles during the game and immerse yourself in shooting gameplay experience. New Weapons, massive Maps, Upgrades, Detailed Environment, etc. are the core features in the game. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy.

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#6 NAM

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NAM takes place during the Vietnam War and offers an exciting gameplay by mixing the Action-Adventure, and First-person Shooter elements. The game has both Single and Multiplayer modes created by TNT Team and published by GT Interactive Software. You as the protagonist named as Alan, who is a United States Marine Corps Sergeant, must explore the jungle-based world to fulfill your tasks. The game starts with a Viet Cong, where you’re left to survive. You must face off different firefights, booby traps, ambushes, antipersonnel mines, and air strikes, etc. The game puts you in the center of the Vietnam War in 1969, as Westmoreland (a highly trained and deadly Marine). You need to explore the environment, deals with enemies and kill them using a variety of weapons to survive longer. The game rewards you with points that you can use to unlock further content during the game to enhance your abilities. NAM offers prominent features such as Military-based Vehicles and Weapons, Historical Event and The World to Explore, powerful Enemies and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#7 Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

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Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is an Action-Adventure, First-person Shooter, Single and Multiplayer video game created by Turtle Rock Studios and published by Valve Corporation. It is a follow-up to Counter-Strike video game and features Multiplayer Mode, updated Character Models, Maps, Textures, Single-player Campaign and more. The game lets you assume the role of the protagonist who is a part of military and revolves around his struggle to fight against terrorist to save his world. You can explore the environment from first-person perspective and use a variety of military-based weapons such as machine gun, sniper rifle, a pistol, grenades, rocket launcher and more. There are a series of missions available and the game features up to twelve new missions in Single-player campaign. You can navigate open world environment and can compete against other players around the globe in Multiplayer mode. As the game progresses, other features, weapons and content will be unlocked. You can collect power-ups and ammo during exploration and can upgrade your weapons using experience points. Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is the best game as compared to other FPS games.

#8 Blitzkrieg 3

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Blitzkrieg 3 is a Massively Multiplayer Online Real-time Strategy video game developed and published by Nival for multiple platforms. It is the sequel to Blitzkrieg 2 and the third installment in the series of Blitzkrieg based on the events of WW II. The game has both Single and Multiplayer Campaign based on defense and attack of specific areas. The Single-player Campaign revolves around the period of WWII (World War II) from the invasion of Poland in 1938 up to the destruction of Berlin in 1945. There are three different factions such as Axis, Western Allies, and USSR. The game offers you lead one of three factions, each with its unique section. Assume the role of the commander and lead your team on the battlefield to protect your units and conquer enemies’ bases. The game rewards you with experience points as you demolish the unit of the enemy. Use your points to advance your army, upgrade units and expand your Empire further and further. With prominent features, addictive gameplay, and incredible graphics, Blitzkrieg 3 is the best game to play and enjoy.

#9 Counter-Strike: Source

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Counter-Strike: Source is a Military-based, First-person Shooter and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Valve Corporation. The game revolves around the battle between counter-terrorist teams and terrorists in a series of levels. Each level is won by eliminating all soldiers of the opponent team to by accomplishing an objective. You can take on the role of the protagonist and can create your team with other real players around the world and your ultimate task is to complete the objectives such as rescuing all hostages, defusing the bomb, and slaughter all members of the enemy team. As the game proceed, it becomes challenging and it unlocks other features and content to play and enjoy. Each character equips with a variety of weapons that he can use against enemies. Manipulate the environment from the first-person perspective and fulfill your tasks to prove yourself as the best soldier. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, and brilliant visuals, Counter-Strike: Source is the best game to play.

#10 Atom Zombie Smasher

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Atom Zombie Smasher developed and published by Blendo Games is a Real-time Strategy Single and Multiplayer video game. The game casts the player in the role of the commander and takes place in the fictional land invaded by hordes of zombies. The story centers on the protagonist as he efforts to save as many cities as possible from hordes of zombies commanding helicopter rescue units and an alliance of military units to defend the cities and slaughter lots of zombies. Build the units, recruit the army to protect the city and defend the cities and equip them with deadly weapons. Control air, sea and land forces simultaneously and show off his commanding skills by defeating hordes of zombies. The game contains a variety of levels and each level offers destructible environments. The player can play alone in Single-player mode or can play with up to three friends in multiplayer mode. Atom Zombie Smasher offers prominent features such as the group of Snipers, Demolition Teams, Destructible Environment, Play with Friends and more. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.

#11 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign

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Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign is a Turn-based Strategy, WWII, Single and Multiplayer video game developed and published by 2×2 Games. The game revolves around between two factions such as German and Russia. In the beginning, you play as German and your ultimate task is to assume the role of the commander, lead your army through a variety of levels and attack enemy in turn-based combat. The game takes place in the World War 2 during 1942 to 1943. Lead your army and attempts to destroy against army using a variety of weapons and strategies. Defend your units, and try to eliminate the soldiers of against team to win the match. The game rewards you with points as you win and you can use these points to upgrade your army, units and weapons. Progress through the game and expand your units further and further and conquer the entire land to become the master. Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign is the wonderful game as compared to other Turn-based Strategy games.

#12 Day of Defeat: Source

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Day of Defeat: Source is a Military-themed, First-person Shooter, and Team-based Multiplayer video game created and published by Valve Corporation. The game takes place in the World-War II-themed world, the Europe in 1944 and is a remake of Day of Defeat. It revolves around between two factions such as the United States Army and the German Wehrmacht and introduces six different character classes to select and play. The main objective of the player to choose his faction and character to get into the world where he can encounter lots of players all over the world, create his alliance with other players and can battle against each other in different modes using military equipment, weapons and vehicles. The game includes a variety of weapons and engage the player into shooting experience. Work together and take down other factions throughout the game to earn experience points and use them to unlock further content or upgrade your character. It offers an open environment and lets the player to use advanced weapons to take down your enemies while collecting power-ups and experience. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, and superb graphics, Day of Defeat: Source is the best game to play and enjoy.