# Games like It Takes a War

> The closest matches to It Takes a War: Battlefield™ 6, THE CORRIDOR, The Beginner's Guide, Insurgency, and Wildgate. 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. [Battlefield™ 6](https://imho.run/games/2807960/battlefield-6) — Also Violent, like It Takes a War. 376,371 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2807960/)
2. [THE CORRIDOR](https://imho.run/games/1347030/the-corridor) — Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like It Takes a War. 2,442 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347030/)
3. [The Beginner's Guide](https://imho.run/games/303210/the-beginner-s-guide) — A frequent pick in It Takes a War players' libraries, and another Indie. 15,195 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/303210/)
4. [Insurgency](https://imho.run/games/222880/insurgency) — Also Team-Based, like It Takes a War. 35,626 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222880/)
5. [Wildgate](https://imho.run/games/3504780/wildgate) — A frequent pick in It Takes a War players' libraries, and another Action. 3,915 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3504780/)
6. [Day of Defeat](https://imho.run/games/30/day-of-defeat) — Also Team-Based, like It Takes a War. 2,142 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/30/)
7. [Counter-Strike](https://imho.run/games/10/counter-strike) — Also Team-Based, like It Takes a War. 34,615 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/10/)
8. [Destiny 2](https://imho.run/games/1085660/destiny-2) — A frequent pick in It Takes a War players' libraries, and another Action. 377,366 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1085660/)
9. [RoboCop: Rogue City](https://imho.run/games/1681430/robocop-rogue-city) — Also Violent, like It Takes a War. 14,089 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681430/)
10. [HELLDIVERS™ 2](https://imho.run/games/553850/helldivers-2) — Also Violent, like It Takes a War. 622,369 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553850/)
11. [That Dragon, Cancer](https://imho.run/games/419460/that-dragon-cancer) — Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like It Takes a War. 1,175 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/419460/)
12. [Halo: Campaign Evolved](https://imho.run/games/2806050/halo-campaign-evolved) — Also Violent, like It Takes a War. 13,603 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2806050/)
13. [Isonzo](https://imho.run/games/1556790/isonzo) — Also Team-Based, like It Takes a War. 7,765 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1556790/)
14. [Call of Duty® 2](https://imho.run/games/2630/call-of-duty-2) — Also Violent, like It Takes a War. 3,992 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2630/)
15. [Hell Let Loose](https://imho.run/games/686810/hell-let-loose) — A frequent pick in It Takes a War players' libraries, and another Action. 61,435 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/686810/)
16. [Tannenberg](https://imho.run/games/633460/tannenberg) — Also Team-Based, like It Takes a War. 3,621 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/633460/)
17. [PlanetSide 2](https://imho.run/games/218230/planetside-2) — Also Team-Based, like It Takes a War. 47,301 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/218230/)
18. [F.E.A.R.](https://imho.run/games/21090/f-e-a-r) — A frequent pick in It Takes a War players' libraries, and another Action. 7,974 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/21090/)
19. [Luto](https://imho.run/games/1729740/luto) — Also Drama and Walking Simulator, like It Takes a War. 558 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729740/)
20. [Dahlia View](https://imho.run/games/1548750/dahlia-view) — Also Conversation and Drama, like It Takes a War. 163 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1548750/)
21. [Deep Rock Galactic](https://imho.run/games/548430/deep-rock-galactic) — A frequent pick in It Takes a War players' libraries, and another Action. 169,164 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/)
22. [GTFO](https://imho.run/games/493520/gtfo) — Also Team-Based, like It Takes a War. 25,271 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493520/)
23. [Sniper Elite 5](https://imho.run/games/1029690/sniper-elite-5) — Also Violent, like It Takes a War. 10,598 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1029690/)
24. [As Long As You're Here](https://imho.run/games/3309750/as-long-as-you-re-here) — Also Drama and Walking Simulator, like It Takes a War. 317 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3309750/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3919530&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3919530&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3919530&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3919530
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3919530
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About It Takes a War

Graphics! Guns! Glory! Get ready to drop into a devastatingly real depiction of the battlefield as you and your team take on a relentless foe. It Takes a War presents a new vision for the team-based tactical shooter genre.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3919530
- **Developer:** Thomas Mackinnon
- **Publisher:** Pantaloon
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing, Subtitle Options, Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Chat Speech-to-text, Chat Text-to-speech, Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Nov 6, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3919530/it-takes-a-war)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3919530&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3919530/)
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