# Games like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit

> The closest matches to CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2, PAYDAY™ The Heist, Operation Flashpoint: Red River, Ready or Not, and Black One Blood Brothers. 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 Rainbow Six® Vegas 2](https://imho.run/games/15120/tom-clancy-s-rainbow-six-vegas-2) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 3,511 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/15120/)
2. [PAYDAY™ The Heist](https://imho.run/games/24240/payday-the-heist) — A frequent pick in CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit players' libraries, and another Action. 8,625 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24240/)
3. [Operation Flashpoint: Red River](https://imho.run/games/44340/operation-flashpoint-red-river) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 440 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/44340/)
4. [Ready or Not](https://imho.run/games/1144200/ready-or-not) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 144,933 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144200/)
5. [Black One Blood Brothers](https://imho.run/games/1621560/black-one-blood-brothers) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 830 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621560/)
6. [Counter-Strike: Condition Zero](https://imho.run/games/80/counter-strike-condition-zero) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 7,394 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80/)
7. [Executive Assault](https://imho.run/games/331500/executive-assault) — A frequent pick in CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit players' libraries, and another Action. 1,095 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/331500/)
8. [ARMA: Cold War Assault](https://imho.run/games/65790/arma-cold-war-assault) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 1,019 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/65790/)
9. [Insurgency](https://imho.run/games/222880/insurgency) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 35,626 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222880/)
10. [BRINK](https://imho.run/games/22350/brink) — A frequent pick in CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit players' libraries, and another Action. 4,881 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22350/)
11. [POLYGON](https://imho.run/games/1241100/polygon) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 16,952 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1241100/)
12. [Homefront®: The Revolution](https://imho.run/games/223100/homefront-the-revolution) — A frequent pick in CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit players' libraries, and another Action. 5,046 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/223100/)
13. [Call of Duty®: Black Ops III](https://imho.run/games/311210/call-of-duty-black-ops-iii) — A frequent pick in CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit players' libraries, and another Action. 115,801 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311210/)
14. [Wargame: European Escalation](https://imho.run/games/58610/wargame-european-escalation) — A frequent pick in CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,361 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/58610/)
15. [Day of Infamy](https://imho.run/games/447820/day-of-infamy) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 9,523 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/447820/)
16. [Black Squad](https://imho.run/games/550650/black-squad) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 25,432 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/550650/)
17. [GTFO](https://imho.run/games/493520/gtfo) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 25,271 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493520/)
18. [Police Stories](https://imho.run/games/539470/police-stories) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 2,383 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/539470/)
19. [Zero Hour](https://imho.run/games/1359090/zero-hour) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 16,510 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1359090/)
20. [Dead Effect 2](https://imho.run/games/394760/dead-effect-2) — A frequent pick in CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit players' libraries, and another RPG. 913 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394760/)
21. [Formata](https://imho.run/games/580040/formata) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 530 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/580040/)
22. [Breach & Clear](https://imho.run/games/266130/breach-clear) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 1,281 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266130/)
23. [Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire](https://imho.run/games/703320/hidden-dangerous-2-courage-under-fire) — Also Tactical, like CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit. 398 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/703320/)
24. [Signal Ops](https://imho.run/games/257770/signal-ops) — A frequent pick in CTU: Counter Terrorism Unit players' libraries, and another Action. 63 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257770/)

## Machine-readable

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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

## Game info

- **AppID:** 397320
- **Developer:** Odin Game Studio
- **Publisher:** Excalibur Publishing
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Apr 22, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/397320/ctu-counter-terrorism-unit)
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