# Games like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold

> The closest matches to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas, Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire, and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®](https://imho.run/games/15300/tom-clancy-s-ghost-recon) — Also Military and Stealth, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 1,090 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/15300/)
2. [Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas](https://imho.run/games/13540/tom-clancy-s-rainbow-six-vegas) — A frequent pick in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold players' libraries, and another Action. 946 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/13540/)
3. [Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead](https://imho.run/games/33930/arma-2-operation-arrowhead) — Also Military and Tactical, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 8,736 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/33930/)
4. [Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire](https://imho.run/games/703320/hidden-dangerous-2-courage-under-fire) — Also Military and Stealth, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 398 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/703320/)
5. [Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising](https://imho.run/games/12830/operation-flashpoint-dragon-rising) — Also Military and Stealth, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 803 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/12830/)
6. [Dagger Directive](https://imho.run/games/2437670/dagger-directive) — Also Military and Old School, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 441 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2437670/)
7. [GROUND BRANCH](https://imho.run/games/16900/ground-branch) — Also Military and Tactical, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 24,471 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/16900/)
8. [Zero Hour](https://imho.run/games/1359090/zero-hour) — Also Military and Tactical, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 16,510 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1359090/)
9. [Counter-Strike: Condition Zero](https://imho.run/games/80/counter-strike-condition-zero) — Also Military and Tactical, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 7,394 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80/)
10. [Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™](https://imho.run/games/19800/brothers-in-arms-earned-in-blood) — Also Military and Tactical, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 575 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/19800/)
11. [Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45](https://imho.run/games/1200/red-orchestra-ostfront-41-45) — Also Military and Tactical, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 730 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1200/)
12. [America's Army 3](https://imho.run/games/13140/america-s-army-3) — Also Military and Tactical, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 1,464 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/13140/)
13. [Black One Blood Brothers](https://imho.run/games/1621560/black-one-blood-brothers) — Also Military and Stealth, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 830 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621560/)
14. [Iron Front: Digital War Edition](https://imho.run/games/91330/iron-front-digital-war-edition) — Also Military and Tactical, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 372 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/91330/)
15. [Insurgency](https://imho.run/games/222880/insurgency) — Also Military and Tactical, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 35,626 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222880/)
16. [Ready or Not](https://imho.run/games/1144200/ready-or-not) — Also Tactical, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 144,933 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144200/)
17. [SWAT Commander](https://imho.run/games/1619310/swat-commander) — Also Military and Tactical, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 201 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619310/)
18. [Battlefield 3™](https://imho.run/games/1238820/battlefield-3) — Also Military and Tactical, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 5,027 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238820/)
19. [Sniper Elite](https://imho.run/games/3700/sniper-elite) — Also Stealth and Tactical, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 1,334 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3700/)
20. [Commandos 3: Destination Berlin](https://imho.run/games/6840/commandos-3-destination-berlin) — Also Military and Stealth, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 330 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6840/)
21. [PAYDAY™ The Heist](https://imho.run/games/24240/payday-the-heist) — Also Stealth and Tactical, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 8,625 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24240/)
22. [Delta Force 1](https://imho.run/games/32620/delta-force-1) — Also Military and Tactical, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 322 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32620/)
23. [Wargame: European Escalation](https://imho.run/games/58610/wargame-european-escalation) — A frequent pick in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,361 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/58610/)
24. [Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2](https://imho.run/games/1338770/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts-2) — Also Military and Stealth, like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold. 4,299 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1338770/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Gold is a tactical first-person shooter released in 2008 that emphasizes careful planning and methodical close-quarters combat. Players command an elite special operations team through mission briefings followed by planning phases where tactical positioning is organized before execution. Reviewers highlight that planning phases are core gameplay and realistic injury mechanics punish mistakes, while players note that corner-checking is essential to survival. Cooperative online play allows teams to coordinate squad tactics against hostile forces. Modding support has extended the game's lifespan according to players. Priced at $9.99 USD with a 92% positive rating from over 1,200 Steam reviews, the title is playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 19830
- **Developer:** Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft Montreal
- **Publisher:** Ubisoft
- **Genres:** Action
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 25, 2008
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 85
- **Platforms:** windows

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