Arma (Series) AlternativesFirst-Person Shooters and other similar apps like Arma (Series)

Arma is described as 'Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploying a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, over 20 vehicles and 40 weapons, and limitless opportunities for content creation, this is the PC’s premier military game' and is a first-person shooter in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Arma for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Linux, Mac and Playstation apps. The best Arma alternative is PUBG, which is free. Other Arma like games are Battlefield, Garena Free Fire, Squad and Escape From Tarkov.

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    PUBG

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    PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS aka PUBG is a multiplayer, first-person battle royal shooter set on a massive, 8x8 km island where players must fight to locate weapons and supplies to survive a battle and remain the last man standing.

    27 PUBG alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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    Arma is largescale multipurpose game platform that you can use to create almost any type of gameplay experience you desire, you can create a mission and paly it as utra realistic Military simulation game, or as an RPG or survival, using its inbuild editor, it has great singleplayer campaing, it is focused mainly to realistic military operations. PUBG is just a strandalone version of one of the scenarios that some modder originaly made for Arma.

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    They don't share anything in common. PUBG is an unrealistic battle royale meanwhile Arma is a realistic game with a military focus.

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    • This alternative is disputed. PUBG is a legitimate Arma alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • PUBG is the most popular Windows, Android & iPhone alternative to Arma.

    • PUBG is the most popular free alternative to Arma.

    • PUBG is Freemium and ProprietaryArma is Paid and Proprietary
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    Battlefield

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    Battlefield is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by Swedish company EA DICE and is published by American company Electronic Arts.

    43 Battlefield alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Origin
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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    Its like if you tried to compare real war and a game of airsoft. Arma is ultra realistic simulation. BF is just a shooter.

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    Arma is very realistic meanwhile Battlefield is not.

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    not remotely close to a milsim

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    • This alternative is disputed. Battlefield is a legitimate Arma alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Battlefield is the most popular Mac & iPad alternative to Arma.

    • Battlefield is the most popular commercial alternative to Arma.

    • Battlefield is Paid and ProprietaryArma is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Garena Free Fire icon

    Garena Free Fire

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    A group of people from different background and classes were brought to an isolated island by a mysterious organization called 'FF'. They were told only 1 people can leave this island alive.

    68 Garena Free Fire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Not close to Arma in any way

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    • Garena Free Fire is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Arma.

    • Garena Free Fire is Freemium and ProprietaryArma is Paid and Proprietary
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    Squad

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    Squad is a 50 vs 50 multiplayer first-person shooter that aims to capture combat realism through communication and teamplay.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Steam
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    its the only game with such a strong focus on team play and realism that it can be compared to arma

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    In Arma most people play CO-OP or PvP with a lot of teamwork. They capture sectors, destroy weapon caches, e.g

    SQUAD is exactly this but only PvP. And a lot more fun then Arma.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Squad is a great Arma alternative.

    • Squad is Paid and ProprietaryArma is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. Escape From Tarkov icon

    Escape From Tarkov

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    Incessant warfare in Tarkov has sparked massive panic; the local population has fled the city, but those who stayed are looking to improve their fortunes at the expense of others. Well-armed gangs started the redivision of the city.

    26 Escape From Tarkov alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Just like Arma 1/2 this game is a military simulator. However Escape from Tarkov is not military focused but thats just the general name for games with realistic ballistics, damage simulation e.g. Escape from Tarkov is very good and fun to play, it is even more realistic then Arma.

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    • Escape From Tarkov is Paid and ProprietaryArma is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. IL-2 Sturmovik icon

    IL-2 Sturmovik

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    IL-2 Sturmovik is a series of World War II combat flight simulator video games originally created by the Russian video game developer Maddox Games under the brand name 1C:Maddox Games, following its association with 1C Company.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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    • IL-2 Sturmovik is the most popular Linux alternative to Arma.

    • IL-2 Sturmovik is Paid and ProprietaryArma is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Ready or Not

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    Ready or Not is a tactical first-person shooter developed by Ireland-based VOID Interactive. Ready or Not follows the operations of a police SWAT team in the fictional city of Los Suenos, California, in the midst of a crime...

    6 Ready or Not alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Steam
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    BattleBit

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    BattleBit Remastered is a low poly FPS that aims for a massively multiplayer experience with up to 254 players in a single server. Fight on a large battlefield with ground vehicles, boats, and air support. Create your own strategies to win in a near-fully destructible map.

    7 BattleBit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  11. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon icon

    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

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    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is an American video game series of military tactical shooters, created by Red Storm Entertainment, a game development studio founded in part by American author Tom Clancy.

    57 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  12. TrueCombat: Elite & CQB icon

    TrueCombat: Elite & CQB

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Ravenfield

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    Ravenfield is a singleplayer battlefield style game. It started out as an experiment with ragdolls and AI, and will remain a slightly experimental, for-fun game project.

    42 Ravenfield alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Liblast

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    A Libre Multiplayer FPS Game built with Godot game engine and a fully FOSS toolchain.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Liblast is the most popular Open Source alternative to Arma.

    • Liblast is Free and Open SourceArma is Paid and Proprietary
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