Military

These are games set with a realistic military setting. Games listed here are typically in a 20th or 21st century military setting. Sub-genres also exist.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched 12 years prior.

CS:GO features new maps, characters, and weapons and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust, etc.). In addition, CS:GO introduces new gameplay modes, matchmaking, leaderboards, and more.

ArmA: Cold War Assault

Arma: Cold War Assault, Bohemia Interactive's debut game published by Codemasters as Operation Flashpoint in 2001, became genre-defining combat military simulation and the No. 1 bestselling PC game around the world and has won many international awards, including “Game of The Year” and “Best Action Game.” Over 2 million copies of Operation Flashpoint have been sold since its release.

Storyline

Enemy Engaged 2

Advertised Features:

Realistic flight physics
2 flyable gunships (e.g. RAH-66 Comanche (USA), KA-52 Hokum (Russia))
Three theaters of war (e.g. Lebanon, Taiwan and Korea)
Dynamic real-time battlefields. No linear mission plot, scripted events or predefined unit behavior.

JASF: Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters

JASF is an arcade combat flight "sim" - think HAWX on a lean budget, with no cockpit view and a 30-fps framerate cap. Each completed campaign mission unlocks a couple new plane models or variants. Matchmaking multiplayer will also let you play the campaign in 4-player coop, or setup various competitive game modes.

Wargame: European Escalation

Wargame EE is a combat-centric RTS set during a fictitious twist of the Cold War era.

The only resources to keep an eye on are your units' fuel and ammo reserve. Taking control of strategic zones awards you deployment points that can be spent to deploy more troops from your deck of available units.

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action is a contemporary remake of the latest title in the much-loved Jagged Alliance series of turn-based mercenary-themed strategy games. Designed from the ground up to offer a modern gaming experience, Back in Action showcases an updated isometric 3D look and interface, highly detailed character models and a variety of new gameplay features.
Back in Action takes players to the fictitious country of Arulco, where a ruthless dictator has seized power and only a small group of rebels stand to resist him. Tasked with freeing the island from the dictator’s iron grip, players will command rebel and mercenary forces while using tactical, diplomatic and economic tools to keep troops supplied and ready for the next flight, all while commanding them directly in nail-biting battles.

Nuclear Dawn

In this Source-based multiplayer FPS each team may consist of four classes of combatants on the field plus one commander playing from a bird's eye view. The commander can build structures and research upgrades that will let him perform actions on the map such as deploy weapon stashes, launch artillery strikes or cast zone healing.

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is the second standalone expansion to Company of Heroes. It remains a WW2 Real Time Strategy gamethat attempts to combine riveting, accessible real-time strategy gameplay with the cinematic sensibilities of World War II movies. The game supports multiplayer games for two to eight players via LAN or internet.

The original game and previous standalone expansion pack (Opposing Fronts) missions can be accessed through the same in-game menu once installed.

Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts is a standalone expansion to Company of Heroes. It remains a WW2 Real Time Strategy gamethat attempts to combine riveting, accessible real-time strategy gameplay with the cinematic sensibilities of World War II movies. The game supports multiplayer games for two to eight players via LAN or internet.

The previous game and subsequent standalone expansion pack (Tales of Valor) missions can be accessed through the same in-game menu once installed.

Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty

Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty is a stand-alone expansion pack for Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines. It is developed by Pyro Studios and published by Eidos Interactive.

The original game is unneeded to play. The game features new skills and equipment, such as the ability to throw rocks and knock out enemy soldiers. Also two new allies are present with the game, a Yugoslavian military commander and a member of the Dutch Resistance. There are a total of eight missions available focusing on the push to Berlin. The game also features a higher resolution.