11 Third-person shooter games like Arma 3 that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Arma 3 does: open world exploration, tactical combat and historical setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in combat — its own ground is stealth mechanics.

What brings it close to Arma 3 is open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in world — its own ground is adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

What brings it close to Arma 3 is open world exploration, tactical combat and historical setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is world and combat: stealth mechanics.

The thread back to Arma 3 runs through shooting mechanics, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on genre and combat: this one brings adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics.

It resembles Arma 3 most in how it is built: third-person shooting, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings adventure storytelling and skill tree progression.

What carries over from Arma 3 is shooting mechanics, open world exploration and tactical combat. Both also lean on historical setting and co-op play. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics.

The thread back to Arma 3 runs through third-person shooting, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings adventure storytelling.

The common ground with Arma 3 is structural: shooting mechanics, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings adventure storytelling and a sci-fi setting.

What carries over from Arma 3 is shooting mechanics, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds a first-person view and historical setting. They part company on genre and combat: this one brings adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics.

What carries over from Arma 3 is shooting mechanics, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and co-op play. Where the two diverge is world and visuals: adventure storytelling and procedural generation.

Its point of contact with Arma 3 is shooting mechanics, tactical combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is adventure storytelling.