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Best WW2 Shooters Ever Made

The Second World War is the largest armed conflict in the history of mankind, the most extensive and "bloody." It involved 62 countries, and hostilities took place on the territories of Europe, Asia, Africa, as well as in the waters of all existing oceans.

Shooters about the Second World War give gamers the opportunity to take on the role of an individual soldier who follows the orders of their superiors on the battlefield. This can include not only regular shooting but also controlling various types of equipment.

Events in shooters about the Second World War are not always accurate: often the plot of such games tells an alternative history. A great example is the Wolfenstein series, where Germany uses not only soldiers and regular equipment but also unique technologies.

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Call of Duty: WWII
Call of Duty: WWII
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online, Zombies
November 2, 2017
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 66/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Call of Duty: WWII is the continuation of the popular first-person shooter in the Call of Duty series. The events of the new part will tell the story of the 1st US...
Enlisted
Enlisted
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Historical, Free game
November 10, 2020
Players: 4.9/10
Steam: 78/100
Enlisted is a free-to-play team-based first-person shooter that reconstructs large-scale battles of World War II. Players choose between the USSR, Germany, the...
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
May 19, 2014
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Wolfenstein: The New Order is the legendary return of the famous series about Nazis, black magic, underground experiments and grandiose conspiracies. This time the...
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5
Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
November 15, 2018
Players: 6.7/10
Steam: 71/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Battlefield 5 is a first-person shooter in the popular Battlefield series. The action in the new installment unfolds during World War II. The multiplayer modes...
Sniper Elite 4
Sniper Elite 4
Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Online
February 14, 2017
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 79/100
A direct sequel to Sniper Elite 3, in which the main character travels to Italy in 1943. He acts in the ranks of the Italian resistance and tries to free the...
Hell Let Loose
Hell Let Loose
Shooter, First-person view, Historical, Online, Action
June 6, 2019
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Hell Let Loose is a realistic first-person shooter set during World War II. You will take part in major and famous battles, recreated with unprecedented realism...
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 2
Action, Shooter, Online
October 25, 2005
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 88/100
A first-person shooter set during World War II follows ordinary Allied soldiers through major battles across the European theater. The campaign spans varied...
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: World at War
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical, Zombies, Online
November 6, 2008
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 82/100
This first-person shooter is set during World War II on the Pacific and European fronts. Players fight as U.S. Marines and Russian soldiers against Imperial...
Call of Duty
Call of Duty
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Historical
October 29, 2003
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 57/100
Metacritic: 80/100
This first-person shooter depicts World War II through the perspectives of American, British, and Russian soldiers. Its interconnected campaigns follow fighters...
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
September 13, 2011
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad is a multiplayer first-person shooter set in the Second World War. The game is a continuation of Ostfront 41-45, only with a...
Sniper Elite 3
Sniper Elite 3
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical, Online
June 27, 2014
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 67/100
Sniper Elite 3 is a continuation of the sniper shooter with stealth elements in the popular Sniper Elite series of games. The main character, Karl Fairbairn, makes...
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
January 20, 2002
Players: 6.9/10
Metacritic: 91/100
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is a first-person shooter. The game begins in North Africa on November 7, 1942. Immediately after landing in Algiers, a special group...
Medal of Honor: Airborne
Medal of Honor: Airborne
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
September 4, 2007
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 75/100
Medal of Honor: Airborne is a continuation of the series of military first-person shooters. In the new part, the game will offer increased freedom of action. Now...
Battlefield 1942
Battlefield 1942
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
September 10, 2002
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Battlefield 1942 is a first-person shooter. The gameplay consists of capturing and holding control points — special places on the map. Whoever controls such a...
Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Online, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view
October 23, 2012
VGTimes: 7.8/10
Players: 7.2/10
Metacritic: 55/100
Medal of Honor: Warfighter is a continuation of the series of military shooters with a first-person view. You will again be part of a Tier One special forces unit...
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural
November 19, 2001
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a legendary first-person shooter with elements of mysticism and horror. The game takes place in 1940 during World War II. As in the...
Sniper Elite V2
Sniper Elite V2
Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Cooperative (co-op)
April 30, 2012
VGTimes: 7.0/10
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 68/100
A tactical shooter set in Berlin during the final days of World War II. American sniper Karl Fairburne must prevent the Red Army from acquiring technology from the...
Sniper Elite
Sniper Elite
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
September 29, 2005
Players: 6.8/10
Steam: 70/100
Metacritic: 76/100
A tactical shooter set amid the covert battles of the closing days of World War II, it follows an American OSS sniper operating undercover in war-torn Berlin. He...
Day of Defeat: Source
Day of Defeat: Source
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical, Online
September 26, 2005
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Day of Defeat: Source is a multiplayer team-based shooter set in the European theatre of World War II. Players choose a role and take part in objective-based...
Silent Hunter 3
Silent Hunter 3
Action, Strategy, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
March 15, 2005
Players: 6.7/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 90/100
Silent Hunter 3 — the player is given command of a German submarine from the Second World War. The game includes 5 training missions, a dynamic campaign and...
Medal of Honor (2010)
Medal of Honor (2010)
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online
October 12, 2010
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 74/100
This first-person shooter follows combat operations in present-day Afghanistan. In the campaign, players take on the roles of Tier 1 operators and Army Rangers...
Rising Storm
Rising Storm
Action, Shooter, DLC, In real time, First-person view, Online, Tactics
May 30, 2013
Players: 6.9/10
Steam: 98/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Rising Storm is a standalone expansion for the competitive team-based first-person shooter Red Orchestra 2. The game takes you to the Pacific theater during World...
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
November 4, 2004
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault is a first-person shooter. The game takes place during World War II on the Pacific Front. The player takes on the role of private...
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op)
February 28, 2013
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 62/100
A third-person shooter with horror elements, Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army is set in Berlin near the end of World War II, where supernatural forces threaten to...
Day of Defeat
Day of Defeat
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
May 6, 2003
Players: 9/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 79/100
This team-based first-person shooter is set in the European theater of World War II in 1944. Players fight as Axis or Allied forces in battles based on key...
Medal of Honor: European Assault
Medal of Honor: European Assault
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
June 7, 2005
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 72/100
A first-person shooter about secret missions in World War II Europe. Players take the role of Lieutenant William Holt, selected by William “Wild Bill” Donovan to...
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered
Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics, Online
May 14, 2019
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered is a remaster of the third-person sniper shooter Sniper Elite V2. You will find yourself in besieged Berlin during the final days of...
Medal of Honor: Vanguard
Medal of Honor: Vanguard
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
March 26, 2007
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 60/100
A historical first-person shooter set during World War II in Europe. The player takes the role of Corporal Frank Keegan of the 82nd Airborne Division and fights...
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics
September 23, 2008
Players: 6.2/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 77/100
This tactical World War II shooter is set during Operation Market Garden, the war’s largest airborne operation. Players lead Matt Baker, Joe Hartsock, and the...
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Action, Shooter, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
March 1, 2005
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 86/100
This tactical shooter about World War II follows the Allied landings in Normandy on D-Day. The player takes the role of Sergeant Matt Baker, a U.S. paratrooper...
Brothers in Arms: Earned In Blood
Brothers in Arms: Earned In Blood
Action, Shooter, Tactics, Strategy
October 4, 2005
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 80/100
This tactical shooter follows Sergeant Joe Hartsock as he leads his squad beyond Carentan in an effort to liberate Normandy during World War II. In the...
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Breakthrough
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Breakthrough
Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Historical
September 22, 2003
Players: 5.5/10
Metacritic: 72/100
An expansion for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, this first-person shooter is set in the European Theatre of Operations during 1943–1944. Players take the role of...
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead
Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Historical
November 12, 2002
Players: 6.6/10
Metacritic: 74/100
An expansion for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault set during World War II, with missions in Normandy, the Ardennes and Berlin. In the single-player levels, the player...
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
November 11, 2003
Players: 7/10
Metacritic: 67/100
A first-person shooter set in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The player takes the role of Marine Corporal Joseph Griffin in a story about two brothers that...
Hidden & Dangerous 2
Hidden & Dangerous 2
Simulation, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view
October 21, 2003
Players: 7.6/10
Metacritic: 75/100
Hidden & Dangerous 2 — The player, controlling a team of 4 (or 1) British Special Air Service (SAS) soldiers during World War II, must conduct a series of...
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op)
October 31, 2013
Players: 6.3/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 53/100
This third-person co-op shooter with horror elements is set in a World War II-era Europe overrun by the undead. Players venture into demon-infested Berlin to find...
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
May 29, 2002
Players: 6.7/10
Metacritic: 83/100
This first-person shooter set during World War II follows Lieutenant Jimmy Patterson as he infiltrates the German frontline. His mission is to steal the HO-IX, an...
Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic
Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic
Simulation, Action, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox
March 2, 2010
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 41/100
Metacritic: 62/100
A military submarine simulation about commanding a German U-boat against Allied forces in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The player leads the crew...
Wings of Prey
Wings of Prey
Action, Simulation, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
December 25, 2009
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 62/100
Metacritic: 78/100
This historical flight simulator focuses on large-scale aerial battles of World War II and military operations across Europe. In Wings of Prey, players pilot...
Hidden & Dangerous 2: Sabre Squadron
Hidden & Dangerous 2: Sabre Squadron
Action, Shooter, DLC, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
September 24, 2004
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 67/100
Hidden & Dangerous 2: Saber Squadron is an addon for the second part of the tactical shooter Hidden & Dangerous, allowing the player to once again take on the...
Medal of Honor: Heroes
Medal of Honor: Heroes
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
October 20, 2006
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 71/100
This first-person shooter is set during World War II and follows several missions against German forces. In the single-player campaign, Lieutenant Jimmy Patterson...

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