Counter-Strike Alternatives

Counter-Strike is described as '(CS) is a series of multiplayer first-person shooter video games, in which teams of terrorists battle to perpetrate an act of terror (bombing, hostage-taking, assassination) and counter-terrorists try to prevent it (bomb defusal, hostage rescue)' and is a very popular first-person shooter in the games category. There are more than 50 games similar to Counter-Strike for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Steam and Xbox. The best alternative is Unreal Tournament, which is both free and Open Source. Other Counter-Strike like games are Call of Duty, Urban Terror, AssaultCube and Cube 2: Sauerbraten.

Counter-Strike alternatives are mainly First-Person Shooters but may also be Open World Games. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Counter-Strike.

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Unreal Tournament (Series)
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43 alternatives to Unreal Tournament
Unreal is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by Epic Games.
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Unreal Tournament Features
1. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Unreal Tournament.
2. MultiplayerUnreal Tournament offers a game mode for more than one player.
3. ModdableUnreal Tournament can be modified through the installation of external mods.
4. Single playerUnreal Tournament has one or more single player game modes.
5. Online co-opYou can team-up with two or more players over the internet in Unreal Tournament to play cooperatively.
Offline mode
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Counter-Strike is a tactical online shooter. UT is a fast paced arena shooter. Completely different gameplay styles.
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Call of Duty
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57 alternatives to Call of Duty
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 Modern Warfare.
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Call of Duty Features
1. MultiplayerCall of Duty offers a game mode for more than one player.
2. Single playerCall of Duty has one or more single player game modes.
3. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Call of Duty.
4. Works OfflineCall of Duty can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Player made loadouts
Third person perspective
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counterstrike is fun, cod is for noobs
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The only thing that they share is the First Person Shooter type of game. The physics of CS are way different from the physics of CoD. You can aim down all sights in CoD, and only a few in CS. You can spray n prey in CoD, but if you do that in CS, you would die immediately because it takes actual skill to be good at CS. It takes skill because it's a tactical FPS, whereas CoD is just an FPS (or TPS is you are playing a certain game mode.)
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Urban Terror
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34 alternatives to Urban Terror
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 Quake III Arena, in addition to being an add-on to id Software's...
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Urban Terror Features
1. PortableUrban Terror can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Single playerUrban Terror has one or more single player game modes.
3. MultiplayerUrban Terror offers a game mode for more than one player.
4. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Urban Terror.
Mods
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Really nice and good game ! It should be more popular...
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AssaultCube
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63 alternatives to AssaultCube
AssaultCube is a free, multiplayer, first-person shooter game, based on the CUBE engine.

Taking place in realistic environments, with fast, arcade gameplay, it's addictive and fun!
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AssaultCube Features
1. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in AssaultCube.
2. ModdableAssaultCube can be modified through the installation of external mods.
3. Single playerAssaultCube has one or more single player game modes.
4. MultiplayerAssaultCube offers a game mode for more than one player.
5. PortableAssaultCube can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
AssaultCube vs Counter-Strike opinions
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it's like csgo (NOT the "de" mode) but it's f-p (fast-paced) and soooooooo cool
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cool game + freesoftware
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Cube 2: Sauerbraten
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46 alternatives to Cube 2: Sauerbraten
Cube 2: Sauerbraten is a free multiplayer/singleplayer first person shooter, built as a major redesign of the Cube FPS.
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Cube 2: Sauerbraten Features
1. MultiplayerCube 2: Sauerbraten offers a game mode for more than one player.
2. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Cube 2: Sauerbraten.
3. ModdableCube 2: Sauerbraten can be modified through the installation of external mods.
4. Online co-opYou can team-up with two or more players over the internet in Cube 2: Sauerbraten to play cooperatively.
5. Single playerCube 2: Sauerbraten has one or more single player game modes.
6. PortableCube 2: Sauerbraten can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Fast motion
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (Series)
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61 alternatives to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
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.
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Features
1. MultiplayerTom Clancy's Ghost Recon offers a game mode for more than one player.
2. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon.
3. Single playerTom Clancy's Ghost Recon has one or more single player game modes.
4. Online co-opYou can team-up with two or more players over the internet in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon to play cooperatively.
5. Local multiplayerTom Clancy's Ghost Recon allows two or more players to play from the same device and/or via LAN/System Link againts each other or against players in another location.
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Halo (Series)
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49 alternatives to Halo
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.
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Halo Features
1. Single playerHalo has one or more single player game modes.
2. Local multiplayerHalo allows two or more players to play from the same device and/or via LAN/System Link againts each other or against players in another location.
3. MultiplayerHalo offers a game mode for more than one player.
4. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Halo.
Sci-fi
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Arma (Series)
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45 alternatives to Arma
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.
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Arma Features
1. ModdableArma can be modified through the installation of external mods.
2. Online co-opYou can team-up with two or more players over the internet in Arma to play cooperatively.
3. Endless gameplayArma offers at least one game mode that allows you to play indefinitely.
4. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Arma.
5. Local multiplayerArma allows two or more players to play from the same device and/or via LAN/System Link againts each other or against players in another location.
6. MultiplayerArma offers a game mode for more than one player.
7. Single playerArma has one or more single player game modes.
Ingame mission editor
Realistic graphics
In-game editor
Squad Game
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25 alternatives to Squad Game
Squad is a 50 vs 50 multiplayer first-person shooter that aims to capture combat realism through communication and teamplay, emphasizing both strong squad cohesion mechanics as well as larger scale coordination, tactics and planning.
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1. MultiplayerSquad Game offers a game mode for more than one player.
2. Single playerSquad Game has one or more single player game modes.
3. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Squad Game.
Optimized for Windows
Krunker.io
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8 alternatives to Krunker.io
Krunker.io is a free io Multiplayer First Person Shooter. No Download browser FPS! Free!
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1. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Krunker.io.
2. MultiplayerKrunker.io offers a game mode for more than one player.