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Games like DEFCON

30 games alike in Military, War and RTS, with First Strike, Wargame: Red Dragon and WARNO closest.

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ClosestFirst Strike

DEFCON, but with destruction, and more divisive

5.5 hoursMixed · 75%Its page

Cold WarWar

5 games that share both with DEFCON

  1. 1Closest

    First Strike

    DEFCON, but with destruction, and more divisive

    Mixed · 75%

  2. 13

    Men of War: Vietnam

    DEFCON, but historical, and more divisive

    Divisive · 64%

  3. 14

    Hell Let Loose: Vietnam

    DEFCON, but a first-person shooter, and an MMO

    Divisive · 62%

  4. 19

    '83

    DEFCON, but gorier, and half the hours

    Divisive · 64%

  5. 27

    Cold Waters

    DEFCON, but at sea, and six times the hours

    Liked · 87%

Cold WarWargame

5 games that share both with DEFCON

  1. 2

    Wargame: Red Dragon

    DEFCON, but realistic, and 16 times the hours

    Liked · 89%

  2. 3

    WARNO

    DEFCON, but seven times the hours

    Liked · 80%

  3. 5

    Wargame: AirLand Battle

    DEFCON, but six times the hours

    Liked · 87%

  4. 7

    ICBM: Escalation

    DEFCON, but psychological horror, and four times the hours

    Liked · 86%

  5. 17

    Radio Commander

    DEFCON, but single-player

    Mixed · 72%

WarRTS

3 games that share both with DEFCON

  1. 11Hidden gem

    Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

    DEFCON, but with base building, and three times the hours

    Loved · 91%

  2. 25

    Men of War: Assault Squad 2

    DEFCON, but 11 times the hours

    Loved · 91%

  3. 28

    Company of Heroes 2

    DEFCON, but historical, and 13 times the hours

    Mixed · 79%

WarMilitary

9 games that share both with DEFCON

  1. 12Best loved

    Hearts of Iron IV

    DEFCON, but set in World War II, and 41 times the hours

    Loved · 90%

  2. 15

    War Selection

    DEFCON, but free to play, and a base builder

    Liked · 85%

  3. 16

    Steel Division 2

    DEFCON, but set in World War II, and seven times the hours

    Mixed · 79%

  4. 18

    IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator

    DEFCON, but 3D, and single-player

    Loved · 98%

  5. 20

    Insurgency: Sandstorm

    DEFCON, but first-person, and six times the hours

    Liked · 85%

  6. 21

    Starship Troopers: Terran Command

    DEFCON, but sci-fi, and four times the hours

    Liked · 87%

  7. 24

    Call to Arms

    DEFCON, but first-person, and four times the hours

    Mixed · 79%

  8. 26

    Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

    DEFCON, but with base building, and five times the hours

    Liked · 86%

  9. 30

    Arma 3

    DEFCON, but a first-person shooter, and 22 times the hours

    Loved · 90%

And more like DEFCON

Each with the kinds it shares, under its name.

  1. 4

    War of Dots

    DEFCON, but free to play, and minimalist

    Liked · 81%Wargame · RTS

  2. 6Shortest

    Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered

    DEFCON, but a first-person shooter, and open world

    Liked · 80%Cold War · Military

  3. 8

    Ultimate General: Gettysburg

    DEFCON, but historical, and twice the hours

    Liked · 80%Wargame · War

  4. 9

    OpenFront

    Much the same as DEFCON

    Liked · 87%War · Wargame

  5. 10

    World In Conflict

    DEFCON, but more divisive

    Mixed · 73%Cold War · RTS

  6. 22

    Company of Heroes 3

    DEFCON, but set in World War II, and seven times the hours

    Divisive · 57%Wargame · RTS

  7. 23

    NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension

    DEFCON, but single-player, and 16 times the hours

    Mixed · 71%Wargame · Diplomacy

  8. 29

    Rebel Inc: Escalation

    DEFCON, but a management game, and twice the hours

    Liked · 82%War · Diplomacy

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How this list is made

A game is here when it shares the strongest of DEFCON's Steam community tags, Steam genres and IGDB themes, each shared tag counting for more the fewer games carry it: two metroidvanias are alike, two action games barely. Games of DEFCON's own series that play like it stand apart, above the list, and take no place on it. A similar typical length breaks near-ties, and a game sold twice is shown once. A game Steam marks adult-only is listed only for a game that is one too. Games that share the same kinds with DEFCON stand together, under those kinds. Up to 30 games are shown, and the list stops where they grow much less alike. Where to start: the closest; the best loved of the closest fifteen with 10,000 reviews or more; the shortest of the ones 80% or more recommend; and a hidden gem, 90% or more but under 10,000 reviews.

Under each name, how it differs from DEFCON: a kind of game it is that DEFCON is not, a feature its strongest Steam tags carry that DEFCON's barely do, how many hours people play it beside DEFCON, and how its reviewers feel beside DEFCON's.

The sticker on a case is the hours its own page leads with: half of the game's Steam reviewers had played that long or less when they gave their verdict. It is not a time to beat. Under a name, the share of its Steam reviewers who recommend it: loved at 90% or more, liked at 80%, mixed at 65%.