Games like Phantom Squad

If Phantom Squad scratched a tense and brutal itch for you, keep reading. These games line up well for what comes next. You can bring friends along for most of these.

Hot Brass
As an elite SWAT operator, think fast and put your tactics to the test to master a series of missions and save lives. Summon your team of up to four players in online and local co-op, or hone your skills solo. Don’t just be the best—be the best of the best.
Also in Co-op · Tense, Fast-paced, Replayable
81% of 491 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$14.99
Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Command special operations squads in tense, top-down raids: pause time, draw your plan, then watch it play out. Breach walls, clear rooms, rescue hostages and lose nobody, or start over. Real-time tactics with no turns, no hexes, and plenty of ways in.
Also in Co-op · Tense, Brutal, Replayable
96% of 12,500 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 599$24.99
Thunder Tier One
A realistic top-down tactical shooter set in 1990s Eastern Europe. Lead an elite four-man team through a nine-mission campaign against a terrorist organization, plan every loadout down to the ammo type, and clear buildings with friends or AI teammates.
Tense, Brutal
69% of 5,810 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 27Free
Insurgency: Sandstorm
A hardcore tactical shooter where one or two bullets end the fight. You clear war-torn streets with no crosshair and little HUD, count ammunition, and stick with your squad to survive. Brutal, tense, and built on teamwork, with sharp gunplay and sound that keeps every corner dangerous.
Also in Co-op · Tense, Brutal, Fast-paced
85% of 104,571 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,328$29.99
Zero Hour
A tactical FPS set across fictional locations in Bangladesh, where you plan the operation, pick your loadout, and breach doors with four friends or nine AI squad mates. Slow, methodical close-quarters work: cut the lights, watch for traps, and clear rooms where one mistake ends the mission.
Also in Co-op · Tense, Fast-paced
78% of 28,585 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 48$9.99
Takedown: Red Sabre
TAKEDOWN is a thinking-person’s shooter; brutal, hardcore and deadly - like the real thing. Not for the faint hearted, Takedown requires you to bring your 'A' game - FPS fans looking for an ultra hardcore experience only need apply!
Also in Co-op · Tense, Brutal
41% of 3,552 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$4.99
No Plan B
Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.
Tense, Replayable
86% of 767 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Rogue Point
From the creators of Black Mesa: Welcome to Rogue Point! A 4-player co-op shooter where teamwork is everything. Join forces on intense missions with evolving objectives and powerful upgrades. Plan, Adapt, and Overcome. Your squad’s survival depends on it.
Also in Co-op · Tense, Fast-paced, Replayable
60% of 983 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$9.99
Black One Blood Brothers
A tactical squad shooter in the spirit of the old Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon games. Plan every operator's route on the map, then take control of any of them in first or third person. Twenty campaign missions, permanent death, seven extra modes and a map editor: it rewards patience and gives it back in spades.
Tense, Brutal, Replayable
77% of 1,397 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$17.99
OPERATOR
OPERATOR is a slow, strict tactical shooter where you play a Tier 1 operator on clandestine missions around the world. Every corner, doorway, and magazine counts, with full-body first person movement, detailed weapon building, and planning to match. Worth playing if you want gunfights that punish rushing.
Also in Co-op · Tense, Brutal, Replayable
86% of 9,219 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 955$19.99
Ready or Not
Ready or Not puts you in command of a SWAT team in Los Sueños, a city buckling under crime and corruption. You plan the breach, clear rooms corner by corner, and decide when to shout, restrain, or shoot. Slow, methodical gunplay and grim, detailed maps make every call feel heavy.
Also in Co-op · Tense, Brutal, Fast-paced
79% of 268,703 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4,907$49.99
Police Stories
A top-down tactical shooter where shooting first is not an option. Breach doors, peek under them with cameras, arrest suspects alive and defuse bombs, alone or in online co-op. Pixel art, split-second calls and a scoring system that judges every shot you take.
Also in Co-op · Tense, Brutal, Fast-paced
85% of 7,951 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$19.99

Cheaper than Phantom Squad

Zero Hour

Coordinate with your squad, clear rooms door by door, and live with every split-second call when one mistake ends the mission.

$9.99

Takedown: Red Sabre

TAKEDOWN is a thinking-person’s shooter; brutal, hardcore and deadly - like the real thing.

$4.99

Rogue Point

From the creators of Black Mesa: Welcome to Rogue Point! A 4-player co-op shooter where teamwork is everything.

$9.99

Blacklist Brigade

Blacklist Brigade is a co-op focused top-down shooter game, where players as a part of a mercenary group fight against banana republic dictators and…

$4.19

From Space

Rid a post-apocalyptic Earth of alien invaders with over-the-top weaponry, solo or with a squad of four.

$2.99

Breach & Clear

Command a four-man special operations team through short, tense missions you plan turn by turn and execute in real time.

$9.99

Operation Athena

Operation Athena is a tactical first-person shooter inspired by classic tactical shooters, with modern mechanics and a more action-oriented pace.

$9.99

DRONE PERSPECTIVE

Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration.

$12.99

The Red Solstice

2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders.

$9.99

Signal Ops

Greetings Officer-Cadet o249,Are you ready to be put to the test?

$9.99

Due Process

A team-based tactical FPS where you sketch the attack before you make it, on new maps every week.

$9.99

Definitely Sneaky But Not Sneaky

Definitely Sneaky But Not Sneaky is a fast-paced action game featuring tight controls and slow-motion combat.

$4.99

Hidden gems like Phantom Squad

Dagger Directive

Plan the op, gear up, pick dusk or midnight, and take on a global special forces campaign solo or with friends.

$19.99

No Plan B

Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles.

$14.99

Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

Draw up a squad plan, pause the action to adjust it, and watch the breach unfold in real time.

$24.99

SWAT Commander

Brief your squad, pick their loadouts and clear dangerous buildings one careful room at a time, alone or with friends.

$19.99

Alpha Response

From Gooseman, creator of the original Counter-Strike mod - Alpha Response delivers intense police action in dynamic, real-world environments.

$19.99

GROUND BRANCH

A tactical shooter built the slow, deliberate way: true first-person, deep weapon and gear customization, and unforgiving firefights where one…

$29.99

OPERATOR

A tactical shooter where every corner and magazine counts, on clandestine missions around the world.

$19.99

Plan A

Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles.

Free

Crossfire: Sierra Squad

Fierce military arcade shooter in VR for single-player and co-op multiplayer.

$29.99

Tactical Assault VR

A tense VR shooter where room-clearing tactics matter and every round is better with friends at your side.

$19.99

Black One Blood Brothers

Draw up routes for your squad on the map, then step into any operator's boots and see the mission through, where one mistake can cost a life for good.

$17.99

Hot Brass

As an elite SWAT operator, think fast and put your tactics to the test to master a series of missions and save lives.

$14.99

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