Best Military Games on Steam
Steam currently has 2,987 Military games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Military game rankings were last updated on 1/9/2025.
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1. Mount & Blade: Warband
In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!
Mount & Blade: Warband holds the #1 spot for "best Military game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 164,621 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 160,889 positive reviews and 3,732 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Mount & Blade: Warband on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 3/31/2010 |
| Developer | TaleWorlds Entertainment |
| Publisher | TaleWorlds Entertainment |
| Steam App Id | 48700 |
2. Counter-Strike
Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.
Counter-Strike has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Military games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 246,321 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 240,013 positive reviews and 6,308 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Counter-Strike on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
3. VTOL VR
VTOL VR is a near-futuristic combat flight game built for Virtual Reality. Pilot advanced multi-role jets, using your hands to flip switches, press buttons, and manipulate the virtual flight controls.
VTOL VR has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Military games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,362 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 18,011 positive reviews and 351 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $29.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run VTOL VR on the Steam Deck.
| Steam Price | $29.99 |
| Release Date | 8/3/2020 |
| Developer | Boundless Dynamics, LLC |
| Publisher | Boundless Dynamics, LLC |
| Steam App Id | 667970 |
4. Ravenfield
Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!
Ravenfield has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Military games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 71,264 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 69,071 positive reviews and 2,193 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $10.79 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Ravenfield on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $10.79 |
| Release Date | 5/18/2017 |
| Developer | SteelRaven7 |
| Publisher | SteelRaven7 |
| Steam App Id | 636480 |
5. Stronghold Crusader HD
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
Stronghold Crusader HD has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Military games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,945 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 18,498 positive reviews and 447 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Stronghold Crusader HD on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 10/21/2013 |
| Franchise | Firefly Studios |
| Developer | FireFly Studios |
| Publisher | FireFly Studios |
| Steam App Id | 40970 |
6. Tactical Breach Wizards
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.
Tactical Breach Wizards has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Military games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,065 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,936 positive reviews and 129 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 8/22/2024 |
| Franchise | Suspicious Developments |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Suspicious Developments |
| Steam App Id | 1043810 |
7. Counter-Strike: Source
Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology.
Counter-Strike: Source has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Military games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 178,344 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 171,720 positive reviews and 6,624 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Counter-Strike: Source on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
8. Titanfall® 2
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Titanfall® 2 has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Military games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 244,654 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 233,330 positive reviews and 11,324 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $29.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Titanfall® 2 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $29.99 |
| Release Date | 6/18/2020 |
| Developer | Respawn Entertainment |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Steam App Id | 1237970 |
9. I Am Your Beast
Hunt the military-industrial complex across stylish comic book micro-sandboxes in this fast-paced covert revenge thriller FPS from the developers of El Paso, Elsewhere.
I Am Your Beast has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Military games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,597 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,567 positive reviews and 30 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 9/10/2024 |
| Franchise | Strange Scaffold |
| Developer | Strange Scaffold |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1876590 |
10. Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Military games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 32,413 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 31,026 positive reviews and 1,387 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $24.99 |
| Release Date | 11/15/2006 |
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| Steam App Id | 4700 |
More Military Games
Explore even more rankings for the 100 best Military games available on Steam.
| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,818 | 3/31/2010 | 96 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 7,796 | 11/1/2000 | 96 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 250 | 8/3/2020 | 96 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 679 | 5/18/2017 | 95 | $10.79 | Steam Charts | |
| 486 | 10/21/2013 | 95 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 265 | 8/22/2024 | 95 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 9,112 | 11/1/2004 | 95 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1,940 | 6/18/2020 | 94 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 61 | 9/10/2024 | 94 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 2,055 | 11/15/2006 | 94 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 3 | 11/19/2021 | 94 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 5 | 1/30/2015 | 93 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 130 | 11/1/1999 | 93 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 1,632 | 12/8/2023 | 93 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 236 | 7/8/2009 | 93 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 20 | 3/14/2023 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 44 | 1/25/2024 | 93 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 57 | 8/16/2018 | 93 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 4/28/2022 | 93 | $2.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 197 | 11/3/2020 | 92 | $24.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 3). Counter-Strike on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 15). VTOL VR on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 29). Ravenfield on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 2). Stronghold Crusader HD on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 10). Tactical Breach Wizards on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 8). Counter-Strike: Source on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 12). Titanfall® 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 14). I Am Your Beast on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 9). Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition on Steam. Steam Store.