Counter-Strike (Series) Alternatives and Similar Software

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Call of Duty (series)

Commercial by Infinity Ward |
Mac, Windows

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Call of Duty is a first-person and third-person shooter series by Infinity Ward. The earlier games in the series are set primarily in World War II; later games have been set in modern times, beginning with...

Games game, multiplayer, first-person-shooter
+2 more third-person, war-game
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Commercial by EA Digital Illusions CE |
iPhone, iPad, Windows

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by the Swedish firm EA Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and iOS...

Games first-person-shooter, shooter, battlefield
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Quake 2

Commercial by Id Software |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Quake 2 is a FPS by Id Software and it is the sequel to the game quake. several ports of the engine are available on a multitude of platforms includeing Mac, Windows (the vast majuoaty are for this platform...

Games game, first-person-shooter
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Cube 2: Sauerbraten

Open Source |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Cube 2: Sauerbraten is a free multiplayer/singleplayer first person shooter, built as a major redesign of the Cube FPS. Much like the original Cube, the aim of this game is not necessarily to produce the...

Games fps, cube
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AssaultCube

Open Source by Rabid Viper Productions |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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AssaultCube is a FREE multiplayer first-person shooter game. Taking place in realistic environments, with fast, arcade gameplay, it's addictive and fun!

Games game, multiplayer, first-person-shooter
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Nexuiz Classic

Free by Alientrap |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Nexuiz was originally developed by Lee Vermeulen and Forest ‘LordHavoc’ Hale, who started Alientrap in the summer of 2002. The goal of the project was to create a high quality first person shooter that could...

Games game, first-person-shooter, collaborative
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Battlefield 2

Commercial |
Windows

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Lock and load, soldier! The Battlefield 2 Complete Collection puts you on the frontlines of 21st century combat. There's a war going on and you've been dropped into the middle of it. Use the bleeding...

Games first-person-shooter, videogame
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Urban Terror

Free by Frozen Sand |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Urban Terror started as a realism based "total conversion" mod for Quake III Arena. Nowadays, Urban Terror is played using the free, stand-alone, ioquake3 engine modified, which doesn't require...

Games game, server, multiplayer, first-person-shooter
+6 more gaming, mod, quake, competition, league, official
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Xonotic

Open Source by Team Xonotic |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Xonotic is a free (GPL), fast-paced first-person shooter that works on Windows, OS X and Linux. The project is geared towards providing addictive arena shooter gameplay which is all spawned and driven by the...

Games game, first-person-shooter, gaming, collaborative
+6 more opengl, foss, floss, quake, linux-game, darkplaces
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Tremulous

Open Source by Dark Legion Development |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Tremulous is a free, open source game that blends a team based FPS with elements of an RTS. Players can choose from 2 unique races, aliens and humans. Players on both teams are able to build working structures...

Games first-person-shooter, real-time-strategy
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Battlefield 3

Commercial by Dice |
Windows

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Battlefield 3 is a first-person shooter by EA. This latest title in the Battlefield series features unrivaled destruction, bigger battles, true teamplay, drive vehicles, lighting and special effects, epic...

Games action-game, first-person-shooter
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Doom (series)

Commercial by id Software (and others) |
Windows

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Doom is a science fiction horror-themed first-person shooter video game in which players assume the role of a space marine, popularly known as "Doomguy", who must fight his way through the hordes of...

Games game, multiplayer, single-player
+6 more first-person-shooter, horror-game, science-fiction, mars, hell, demons
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TrueCombat: Elite & CQB

Free |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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TrueCombat: Elite is a FREE modification for the Enemy Territory game (also free). It is a realistic modern day FPS featuring state of the art models and textures. After following the instructions to...

Games game, first-person-shooter, shooter, mod, combat
+3 more warfare, tactical, weapon
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Quake Live

Free by Id Software LLC |
Online

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QUAKE LIVE is a fast paced tactical first person shooter. The objective in QUAKE LIVE is to frag/kill enemy players and score points by completing gametype specific objectives, while maneuvering within a...

Games first-person-shooter, quake-live-quakelive
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Halo (series)

Commercial by Microsoft |
Mac, Windows

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Halo is a science fiction, first-person shooter video game series, that centers on an interstellar war between humanity and a theocratic alliance of aliens known as the Covenant.

Games first-person-shooter, sci-fi, war-game
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Battlefield 1942

Commercial by Digital Illusions CE |
Mac, Windows

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Battlefield 1942 is a 3D World War II first-person shooter (FPS) computer game developed by Swedish company Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows (2002) and Apple...

Games fps, wwii
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Dead Space (series)

Commercial by EA |
Windows

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Dead Space is a survival horror third-person shooter video game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The player controls Isaac Clarke (named after science fiction writers Isaac Asimov and...

Games video-game, third-person-shooter, survival-horror
+1 more horror-game
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Battlefield 2142

Commercial by Digital Illusions CE |
Mac, Windows

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Battlefield 2142 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Digital Illusions CE (DICE) and produced by Electronic Arts (EA). It is the fourth game in the Battlefield series. BF2142 is set in the 22nd...

Games game, first-person-shooter, stats, battlefield
+1 more videogame
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Alien Arena

Open Source |
Windows, Linux

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Freeware futuristic FPS game.

Games multiplayer, first-person-shooter, shooter-game
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Day of Defeat: Source

Commercial by Valve Software |
Mac, Windows

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Day of Defeat: Source features multiplayer, team-based gameplay set in the WWII European theatre of operations. Players choose a role and tackle goal-oriented missions based on historical operations.

Games game, multiplayer