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

SWAT is described as 'Tactical first-person shooter with a focus on realistic police procedures, planning, teamwork, and strategy, set in urban law enforcement scenarios with varied objectives' and is a first-person shooter in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to SWAT for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Playstation, Mac and Xbox apps. The best SWAT alternative is Counter-Strike, which is free. Other SWAT like games are Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Ready or Not, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Liblast.

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  1. Counter-Strike icon

    Counter-Strike

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    Counter-Strike (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).

    63 Counter-Strike alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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    • Counter-Strike is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to SWAT.

    • Counter-Strike is the most popular free alternative to SWAT.

    • Counter-Strike is Free and ProprietarySWAT is Paid and Proprietary
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    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six

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    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is a media franchise created by American author Tom Clancy about a fictional international counter-terrorist unit called "Rainbow." The franchise began with Clancy's novel Rainbow Six, which was adapted into a successful series of...

    12 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • Origin
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Uplay
    • Xbox
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    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is the most popular commercial alternative to SWAT.

    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is Paid and ProprietarySWAT is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Ready or Not icon

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6. Liblast icon

    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 Linux alternative to SWAT.

    • Liblast is the most popular Open Source alternative to SWAT.

    • Liblast is Free and Open SourceSWAT is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Warface icon

    Warface

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    Warface is a contemporary MMO first person shooter with millions of fans around the world. It offers intense PvP modes, compelling PvE missions and raids that you can challenge with four diverse classes and a colossal customizable arsenal.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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    Syphon Filter

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    Syphon Filter is a third-person shooter video game series, developed by Bend Studio, known for its blend of action, stealth, and puzzle-solving elements, following the protagonist Gabe Logan's missions to rid the world of the Syphon Filter virus.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Playstation
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    Police Stories

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    Inspired by SWAT 4 and gritty police TV shows, Police Stories is a fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Online Co-op.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Nintendo Switch Online
    • Nintendo Switch
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  11. Shoot'Em Down icon

    Shoot'Em Down

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    Shoot'Em Down and Shoot'Em Down II are two first person shooter games adjusted to the death-match style. Four player teams fight against 4-6 player opposing teams.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Shoot'Em Down screenshot 1
     

    • Shoot'Em Down is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to SWAT.

    • Shoot'Em Down is Free and ProprietarySWAT is Paid and Proprietary
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    Tuxocide

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    A war rages on in Antarctica between penguins and hostile aliens….

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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