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Games like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit

If CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit is your kind of game, the closest matches are Arma 3, Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead and Insurgency — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit: Join the CTU, arrest dangerous terrorist threats, use gadgets including the snake cam and play online with up to five player co-op

2016ActionStrategy4.99 USDWindowsby Odin Game Studio
CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit — Steam game cover

Players who liked CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit also play

Steam players who put hours into CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Arma 3

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    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.

    2013ActionStrategySimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region. Coalition forces led by the US Army are deployed to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.

    2010ActionStrategySimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Insurgency

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply in this multiplayer and cooperative Source Engine based experience.

    2014ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Day of Infamy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Experience close-quarters battles in iconic WWII settings. Defend the line, storm the beach, torch the enemy, or use a radio to call in fire support. Day of Infamy is a teamwork-oriented shooter that will keep you on your toes and coming back for more with its diverse game modes and authentic arsenal.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Operation Flashpoint: Red River

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Stand together with the US Marines in Operation Flashpoint: Red River, the ultimate tactical infantry shooter.

    2011ActionStrategySteam ↗
  6. Takedown: Red Sabre

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    TAKEDOWN is a thinking-person’s shooter; brutal, hardcore and deadly - like the real thing. Not for the faint hearted, Takedown requires you to bring your 'A' game - FPS fans looking for an ultra hardcore experience only need apply!

    2014ActionStrategySimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Squad

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Squad is a tactical FPS that provides authentic combat experiences through teamwork, communication, and realistic combat. It bridges the gap between arcade shooter and military realism with 100-player battles, combined-arms warfare, and base building.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Zero Hour

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Zero Hour is a tactical FPS with online team-based game play that takes place in a variety of fictional locations interpreted in Bangladesh with Real-life scale & resource management. It brings a grounded, close quarter combat experience to the game.

    2024ActionStrategySimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit on Steam right now. Shares Action with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit on Steam right now. Shares Action with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit on Steam right now. Shares Action with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit on Steam right now. Shares Action with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit on Steam right now. Shares Action with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit on Steam right now. Shares Action with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Counter-Strike 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.

    2015ActionFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Team Fortress 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!

    2007ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. THE FINALS

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    THE FINALS is the world’s first Dynamism Shooter, a free-to-play, fast-paced, physics-driven, first-person shooter set on the stage of the biggest Gameshow of the future! Fight for Fans and fortune in fully-destructible, virtual Arenas that guarantee no two rounds will ever play the same!

    2023ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Paladins®

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Paladins is the ultimate fantasy team-based shooter experience, with over 50 customizable Champions fighting in 5v5 action across a diverse Realm of modes and maps!

    2018ActionStrategyAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  8. SCP: Secret Laboratory

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.

    2017ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Odin Game Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Odin Game Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Enforcer: Police Crime Action

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Odin Game Studio, the studio behind CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. Shares Action with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    A new breed of Police Simulator, Enforcer demands you show exceptional bravery in the line of duty while under pressure and enemy gunfire.

    2014ActionAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Better Late Than DEAD

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Odin Game Studio, the studio behind CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. Shares Action with CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Awaking on an island with no memory, you have just one memento of the life you led before… A child's photograph. Who is this? You must search the island for useful tools that will aid in your escape. As time passes and hopes of survival hang by a thread, you realise that this island is not as it seems.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. World Ship Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Odin Game Studio, the studio behind CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

    Set in a fictitious environment inspired by ports from around the world. Captain a hovercraft, bulk carrier, yacht and other magnificent vessels in an expansive open world career

    2016Simulation19.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit

How much does CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit cost?
CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
What games are most similar to CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit are Arma 3, Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, Insurgency.
Who developed CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit?
CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit was developed by Odin Game Studio and published by Excalibur Publishing.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit.

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