Best Military Games

Every Military game The Belly has scored, ranked from the highest verdict down. Browse games with a Military setting or subject and see where each one landed.

Games with a Military theme, ranked by Belly Score. Theme tags capture the subject matter and setting of a game — distinct from genre — so this list pulls together titles that share a Military world or aesthetic regardless of how they play. See which Military-themed games earned The Belly's top marks and which fell short.

Best Military Games rankings

9.8

METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER

Action · Adventure · Shooter

PlayStation 2 · Nintendo 3DS · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch

MilitaryEspionage / SpyNature / Wilderness+1

ImmersiveIntenseStrategic+3

9.7

Halo 2

Shooter · FPS · Action

Xbox · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox One

Sci-FiFuturisticSpace+1

EpicIntenseFast-Paced+3

9.7

Metal Gear

Action-Adventure

MSX2 · NES · Commodore 64 · MS-DOS · GameCube · Mobile phones · PlayStation 2 · Virtual Console · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation Vita · Microsoft Windows

Sci-FiMilitaryEspionage / Spy

SuspensefulTenseStrategic+3

9.6

HELLDIVERS 2

Action · Shooter

PlayStation 5 · PC · Xbox Series X|S

Sci-FiSpaceMilitary+1

ChaoticIntenseCooperative+3

9.6

DoDonPachi

Shooter

Arcade · PlayStation · Saturn · EZweb · i-mode · PlayStation Network

Sci-FiFuturisticMilitary+1

IntenseFast-PacedFrantic+3

9.6

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Strategy · RPG · Simulation

Nintendo Switch

FantasyMilitaryWar+1

StrategicTacticalEmotional+3

9.5

Counter-Strike 2

Shooter

PC · Linux

MilitaryModernCrime

IntenseCompetitiveTactical+3

9.5

Phantom Forces

Shooter · FPS

PC · Xbox · PlayStation 5

MilitaryWarModern

Fast-PacedIntenseCompetitive+3

9.5

Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Action RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiFantasyMilitary+1

AdventurousEpicImmersive+3

9.5

Hearts of Iron IV

Strategy · Simulation

PC

MilitaryWarModern

StrategicTacticalSerious+3

9.5

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: EXTREME VS. MAXIBOOST ON

Fighting · Action

Arcade · PlayStation 4

Sci-FiRobots / MechsMilitary+1

IntenseFast-PacedCompetitive+3

9.5

Sid Meier's Civilization V

Strategy

Windows · Mac OS X · Linux

Ancient / HistoricalMilitaryWar

StrategicTacticalSingle-Player+3

9.5

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Action · Adventure · Shooter

PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · Windows · Xbox Series X/S

MilitaryEspionage / SpyWar+1

CinematicDramaticIntense+3

9.5

Team Fortress 2

Shooter · FPS · Action

Windows · macOS · Linux · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 3

MilitaryComedySatire

ChaoticFast-PacedFunny+3

9.4

Decaying Winter

Shooter · Survival

Roblox

Sci-FiPost-ApocalypticDark / Grim+1

TenseIntenseChallenging+3

9.4

Mount & Blade: Warband

Action RPG · Strategy · Sandbox

Microsoft Windows · macOS · Linux · Android · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

MedievalWarMilitary

Open-EndedChallengingBrutal+5

9.4

Starsector

Action RPG · Strategy · Simulation

Windows · macOS · Linux

Sci-FiSpaceMilitary+1

Open-EndedStrategicTactical+3

9.4

Europa Universalis IV

Strategy · Simulation · Sandbox

PC · Windows · OS X · Linux

Ancient / HistoricalMilitaryWar

StrategicChallengingUnforgiving+3

9.4

Tower Defense Simulator

Strategy

PC · Mobile · Console

MilitaryWar

StrategicTacticalCooperative+3

9.3

Rise of Nations

Strategy

PC · Mac

Ancient / HistoricalMilitaryWar

EpicStrategicTactical+3

9.3

Victoria 2

Strategy · Simulation

Windows · macOS

Ancient / HistoricalMilitaryWar+1

StrategicChallengingMethodical+2

9.3

The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure

RPG

PlayStation Portable · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation Vita · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2

ModernDetective / MysteryMilitary+1

ImmersiveStrategicTactical+3

9.3

Star Wars: Republic Commando

Shooter · FPS · Action

Xbox · PC · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceMilitary+1

IntenseTacticalAtmospheric+3

9.3

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

Strategy · Simulation

Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS · Android · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Ancient / HistoricalMilitaryWar

EpicStrategicSatisfying+3