# Games like Spec Ops: The Line

> The closest matches to Spec Ops: The Line: Homefront, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Global Ops: Commando Libya, Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007), and Medal of Honor™. 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. [Homefront](https://imho.run/games/55100/homefront) — Also Military and War, like Spec Ops: The Line. 2,148 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/55100/)
2. [Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days](https://imho.run/games/28000/kane-lynch-2-dog-days) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Mature, like Spec Ops: The Line. 2,841 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/28000/)
3. [Global Ops: Commando Libya](https://imho.run/games/200020/global-ops-commando-libya) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Military, like Spec Ops: The Line. 118 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200020/)
4. [Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007)](https://imho.run/games/7940/call-of-duty-4-modern-warfare-2007) — A frequent pick in Spec Ops: The Line players' libraries, and another Action. 10,776 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7940/)
5. [Medal of Honor™](https://imho.run/games/47790/medal-of-honor) — Also Military and War, like Spec Ops: The Line. 2,520 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/47790/)
6. [Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2](https://imho.run/games/2183900/warhammer-40-000-space-marine-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter and War, like Spec Ops: The Line. 90,341 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2183900/)
7. [This War of Mine](https://imho.run/games/282070/this-war-of-mine) — Also War and Emotional, like Spec Ops: The Line. 22,855 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282070/)
8. [Insurgency: Sandstorm](https://imho.run/games/581320/insurgency-sandstorm) — Also Military and War, like Spec Ops: The Line. 59,257 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/581320/)
9. [The Darkness II](https://imho.run/games/67370/the-darkness-ii) — Same grim mood as Spec Ops: The Line. 3,614 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/67370/)
10. [Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire](https://imho.run/games/703320/hidden-dangerous-2-courage-under-fire) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Military, like Spec Ops: The Line. 398 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/703320/)
11. [Sniper Elite 4](https://imho.run/games/312660/sniper-elite-4) — Also Third-Person Shooter and War, like Spec Ops: The Line. 15,517 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312660/)
12. [Zombie Army Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/301640/zombie-army-trilogy) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Spec Ops: The Line. 5,051 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301640/)
13. [Max Payne 3](https://imho.run/games/204100/max-payne-3) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Spec Ops: The Line. 23,931 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204100/)
14. [Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™](https://imho.run/games/212630/tom-clancy-s-ghost-recon-future-soldier) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Military, like Spec Ops: The Line. 2,447 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212630/)
15. [Men of Valor](https://imho.run/games/411330/men-of-valor) — Also Military and War, like Spec Ops: The Line. 345 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/411330/)
16. [INDIKA](https://imho.run/games/1373960/indika) — Also Psychological and Mature, like Spec Ops: The Line. 2,313 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1373960/)
17. [Bad 2 Bad: Apocalypse](https://imho.run/games/2782610/bad-2-bad-apocalypse) — A frequent pick in Spec Ops: The Line players' libraries, and another RPG. 184 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2782610/)
18. [BEAR, VODKA, STALINGRAD!🐻](https://imho.run/games/1232130/bear-vodka-stalingrad) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Military, like Spec Ops: The Line. 504 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1232130/)
19. [Thunder Wolves](https://imho.run/games/232970/thunder-wolves) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Military, like Spec Ops: The Line. 218 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232970/)
20. [Dark Sector](https://imho.run/games/29900/dark-sector) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Spec Ops: The Line. 344 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/29900/)
21. [Muv-Luv Alternative](https://imho.run/games/802890/muv-luv-alternative) — A frequent pick in Spec Ops: The Line players' libraries, and another Adventure. 949 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/802890/)
22. [Battlefield™ 6](https://imho.run/games/2807960/battlefield-6) — Also Military and War, like Spec Ops: The Line. 376,371 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2807960/)
23. [Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead](https://imho.run/games/33930/arma-2-operation-arrowhead) — Also Military and War, like Spec Ops: The Line. 8,736 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/33930/)
24. [Metro 2033 Redux](https://imho.run/games/286690/metro-2033-redux) — Same dark mood as Spec Ops: The Line. 27,240 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286690/)

## 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=50300&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=50300
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/50300
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## About Spec Ops: The Line

Spec Ops: The Line is a 2012 third-person action-adventure game that presents a psychological military narrative designed to subvert genre conventions. Players take on the role of a resistance team leader navigating a war-torn setting where environmental storytelling and execution mechanics create an atmosphere of moral weight. The game incorporates a sanity system alongside difficulty-adjustment options and team-orders that reviewers note actually function as intended. Players describe the experience as bleak, contemplative, dark, and grim, with choices meaningfully altering narrative outcomes. The soundtrack enhances immersion according to players, while the story challenges typical military shooter tropes. The game runs solo only, offers medium-length sessions, and holds a 93% positive rating from over 14,600 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 50300
- **Developer:** YAGER
- **Publisher:** 2K, Missing Link Games
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Full controller support, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 29, 2012
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 76
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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