Games like Garry's Mod and War Thunder
Looking for games like both Garry's Mod and War Thunder? Below are 24 Steam games ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender for players who enjoy both titles. Both Garry's Mod and War Thunder share Simulation roots, making the overlapping player base a strong signal for what to play next. Each pick is scored by combining collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries — players who own Garry's Mod and War Thunder also tend to own these — with content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, plus review-mined vibe embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when genre labels differ. No Steam login required.
Best matches for fans of both games
Ranked by collaborative filtering, genre overlap, and review-mined vibes — the same signals that power imho.run.
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World of Tanks
Top pick for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Simulation with both games.
World of Tanks is a tactical action game with very different gameplay depending on the vehicle type and role. Aside from regular PvP, there are competitive and clan-based modes, special PvE and PvPvE events, and much more. Whether you play to dominate or just enjoy the ride, you'll fit right in.
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World of Warships
Second pick for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Strategy with both games.
Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 800 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!
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Arma 3
Third pick for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Strategy with both games.
Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.
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WWII Online
Ranked #4 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Strategy with both games.
WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!
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IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
Ranked #5 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Simulation with both games.
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is the continuation of the legendary IL-2 Sturmovik series that has set the standard for PC combat flight games for more than ten years. This new entry into the series will offer virtual pilots an even more accurate simulation of the most famous air battles.
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Airships: Conquer the Skies
Ranked #6 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Strategy with both games.
Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies!
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Men of War: Assault Squad 2
Ranked #7 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Strategy with both games.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
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Rust
Ranked #8 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Indie with both games.
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
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IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
Ranked #9 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Simulation with both games.
Il-2 1946 includes all of the original IL-2 series content: IL-2 Sturmovik™: Forgotten Battles, Ace Expansion Pack, Pacific Fighters™ and alternate histry campaigns of year 1946. What was years ago began as a one-aircraft study sim is now an astonishing anthology, with a whopping 229 flyable aircraft and over 300 aircraft total!
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Don't Starve Together
Ranked #10 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Strategy with both games.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
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VTOL VR
Ranked #11 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Indie with both games.
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.
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Battlefield™ 6
Ranked #12 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action with both games.
The ultimate all-out warfare experience. In a war of tanks, fighter jets, and massive combat arsenals, your squad is the deadliest weapon.
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Satisfactory
Ranked #13 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Strategy and Indie with both games.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
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Sprocket
Ranked #14 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Indie with both games.
Carefully balance mobility, firepower and armour in a dedicated tank designer. Then uncarefully put them to the test in a series of combat scenarios progressing through the ages of the tank. Here, your limit is what you can fit inside your hull and turret while still being able to move forwards.
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Teardown
Ranked #15 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Strategy with both games.
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
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Insurgency: Sandstorm
Ranked #16 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action with both games.
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a hardcore tactical FPS built on lethal close-quarters combat and ruthless intensity. Every bullet count, every step matters, and teamwork is your only path to survival in the brutality of modern warfare.
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Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
Ranked #17 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Strategy with both games.
Red Orchestra Series' take on Vietnam: 64-player MP matches; 20+ maps; US Army & Marines, PAVN/NVA, NLF/VC; Australians and ARVN forces; 50+ weapons; 4 flyable helicopters; mines, traps and tunnels; Brutal. Authentic. Gritty. Character customization. And napalm in the morning.
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Factorio
Ranked #18 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Strategy and Indie with both games.
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
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Hell Let Loose
Ranked #19 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Strategy with both games.
Join the ever expanding experience of Hell Let Loose - a hardcore World War Two first person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line and a unique resource based RTS-inspired meta-game.
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RUNNING WITH RIFLES
Ranked #21 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Indie with both games.
RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.
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EVE Online
Ranked #22 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Strategy with both games.
Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.
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Team Fortress 2
Ranked #23 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Action and Free To Play with both games.
Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!
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Panzer War : Definitive Edition
Ranked #24 for fans of both Garry's Mod and War Thunder. Shares Indie and Simulation with both games.
Panzer War delivers intense tank combat, featuring a realistic damage system where every hit counts. Skip the grind—access all tanks instantly and dive into battle. Unleash your creativity with the Tank and Map Designer, crafting custom scenarios for endless gameplay possibilities.