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Looking for games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive? The NextGameLike editorial team analyzed its gameplay DNA — shooting mechanics, tactical combat and multiplayer gameplay — against over 6,700 titles. These 50 alternatives are ranked by real similarity, not marketing tags. Valorant leads with 80/100, followed by the rest of the list.

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The closest game to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is Valorant — scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. Day of Defeat: Source and XDefiant follow close behind.

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Top games similar to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

50 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Each one has been evaluated across 6 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Valorant

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Valorant
Closest overall match
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonFree to PlayFantasy
Year 2020Dev Riot GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5

If Counter-Strike: Global Offensive worked for you because of tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view, the same is here. To that it adds free-to-play access. Its own ground is fantasy world.

Released 8 years after Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
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Day of Defeat: Source

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Day of Defeat: Source
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonMeleeHistorical
Year 2005Dev ValveOn Linux · PC · Mac

What carries over from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Its own ground is melee combat and historical setting.

Same studio: Valve.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat83
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XDefiant

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XDefiant
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonFree to Play
Year 2024Dev Ubisoft San Francisco · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

If Counter-Strike: Global Offensive worked for you because of tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view, the same is here. To that it adds free-to-play access.

Released 12 years after Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
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Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

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Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonMeleeHistorical
Year 2003Dev Splash Damage · ActivisionOn Linux · PC · Mac

What carries over from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: melee combat and historical setting.

It predates Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat84
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Killzone 2

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Killzone 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonSoloSci-Fi
Year 2009Dev Guerrilla Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

With Counter-Strike: Global Offensive it shares tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Its own ground is a sci-fi setting and single-player focus.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode78
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Day of Defeat

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Day of Defeat
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonMeleeHistorical
Year 2003Dev Valve · ActivisionOn Linux · PC · Mac

Its point of contact with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with melee combat and historical setting.

Same studio: Valve.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat82
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Battlefield 2

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Battlefield 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonSoloMelee
Year 2005Dev Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PC

It meets Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Its own ground is melee combat and single-player focus.

Genre100Combat84Game mode78Visuals71
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Call of Duty Warchest

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Call of Duty Warchest
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonFree to PlaySolo
Year 2003Dev Infinity Ward · AspyrPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Held in common with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The common ground extends to free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is combat: ranged combat.

It predates Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode77Combat51
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Call of Duty (2003)

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Call of Duty (2003)
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonFree to PlaySolo
Year 2003Dev Infinity Ward · AspyrPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Held in common with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. To that it adds free-to-play access. They part company on combat: this one brings ranged combat.

It predates Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode77Combat51
10

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonSoloThird Person
Year 2007Dev GRIN · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

With Counter-Strike: Global Offensive it shares tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: deep simulation and single-player focus.

Genre100Combat100Game mode78Visuals71
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Call of Duty: Mobile

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Call of Duty: Mobile
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonSoloThird Person
Year 2019Dev Timi · Tencent GamesOn Android · iOS

The thread back to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive runs through tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Its own ground is adventure storytelling and single-player focus.

Released 7 years after Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

Genre100Combat100Game mode78Visuals71
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Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

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Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonSoloHistorical
Year 2002Dev 2015 · Electronic ArtsOn Linux · PC · Mac

Its point of contact with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Its own ground is historical setting and single-player focus.

It predates Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode78
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Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30

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Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonSoloMelee
Year 2005Dev Gearbox Software · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

The thread back to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive runs through tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Its own ground is deep simulation and melee combat.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode77Combat74
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Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

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Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonSoloMelee
Year 2004Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PC

What carries over from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with melee combat and historical setting.

It predates Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Combat84Game mode78
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Doom Eternal

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Doom Eternal
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonSoloMelee
Year 2020Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

It meets Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on combat: this one brings melee combat.

Released 8 years after Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

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