Rank 01Games like Insurgency: Sandstorm
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- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Insurgency: Sandstorm also play
The closest matches to Insurgency: Sandstorm: Squad, Ready or Not, Arma 3, Hell Let Loose, and Rising Storm 2: Vietnam. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Gore and Violent, like Insurgency: Sandstorm.
- $49.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
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Hell Let Loose
Why this: Shares team coordination with Insurgency: Sandstorm.
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Six Days in Fallujah
Why this: Shares tactical shooting with Insurgency: Sandstorm.
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Genres: Action, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer
- 94% of 11,326 reviews
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Also Military and Gore, like Insurgency: Sandstorm.
- 81% of 14,024 reviews
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: New World Interactive
- Price: $29.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 86% of 59,257 reviews
- Genres: Action
- Metacritic 78
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Realistic combat scenarios
- Stressful
- Tense
- Objective based missions
- Tactical shooting
- Team coordination
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Why this: Also Military and War, like Insurgency: Sandstorm.
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Why this: Also Military and Tactical, like Insurgency: Sandstorm.
American Patriots: The Swamp Fox
Why this: Also War and Gore, like Insurgency: Sandstorm.
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Why this: Same tense mood as Insurgency: Sandstorm.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Insurgency: Sandstorm at current Steam store prices.
Zero Hour
Why this: Shares team coordination with Insurgency: Sandstorm.
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Why this: Also Military and War, like Insurgency: Sandstorm.
RUNNING WITH RIFLES
Why this: Also Military and Tactical, like Insurgency: Sandstorm.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Insurgency: Sandstorm, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Counter-Strike 2
Why this: Shares tactical shooting and team coordination with Insurgency: Sandstorm.
PlanetSide 2
Why this: Also War and Tactical, like Insurgency: Sandstorm.
Talvisota - Winter War
Why this: Also Military and War, like Insurgency: Sandstorm.
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
Why this: Also War and Gore, like Insurgency: Sandstorm.
Combat Master: Season 5
Why this: Also Military and Tactical, like Insurgency: Sandstorm.
BRAIN / OUT
Why this: Also War and Violent, like Insurgency: Sandstorm.
Intravenous 2: Mercenarism
Why this: Also Gore and Violent, like Insurgency: Sandstorm.
About Insurgency: Sandstorm
The closest matches to Insurgency: Sandstorm: Squad, Ready or Not, Arma 3, Hell Let Loose, and Rising Storm 2: Vietnam. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Insurgency: Sandstorm is your kind of game, the closest matches are Squad, Ready or Not and Arma 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as stressful and tense, and single out its objective based missions and tactical shooting. 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.
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a tactical first-person shooter set in modern warfare environments, released in 2018 by New World Interactive and published by Focus Entertainment. The game emphasizes objective-based missions where teamwork and tactical positioning matter according to players and reviewers. Lethal close-quarters combat creates tense and stressful scenarios where every bullet counts and team coordination is essential for success. Priced at $29.99, it holds an 86% positive rating from over 59,000 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.
About Insurgency: Sandstorm: 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.
Is Insurgency: Sandstorm worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 86% of 59,257 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 76% positive across 346 new reviews, 10 points below its all-time score.
- Price: $29.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 58 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 62 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Realistic combat scenarios
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Utterly irresponsible and incompetent devs. What's the point of selling cosmetics if you don't even have the basic competency to actually save my outfits???”
“In 2025, the community of this game will teamkill you until you leave. There is no punishment to them. If you don't play the way the level 1000 people want, regardless of your kills and team participation, expect to not be allowed to play…”
People who play it also play: Squad, Ready or Not, Arma 3
Frequently asked about Insurgency: Sandstorm
Can I run it?
Does Insurgency: Sandstorm run on Steam Deck?
Insurgency: Sandstorm is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Insurgency: Sandstorm cost?
Insurgency: Sandstorm is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Insurgency: Sandstorm have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Insurgency: Sandstorm supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Insurgency: Sandstorm?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Insurgency: Sandstorm are Squad, Ready or Not, Arma 3.
Who developed Insurgency: Sandstorm?
Insurgency: Sandstorm was developed by New World Interactive and published by Focus Entertainment.