Tactical squad-based FPS for the PC

[RA92]

I've never really ventured into the tactical FPS genre much beyond the odd one or two like Battlezone. But after getting SWAT 4 recently, I'm on the lookout for more. So wise Escapists, suggest me some good ones. Doesn't matter how old or new. I was especially looking for something along Rainbow 6 - there's a lot of games in that franchise, and it would be great if you could narrow the list down to the best ones.

Thanks in advance.

 

[JeanLuc761]

This might be a bit of a stretch, but you should check out Star Wars Republic Commando. The tactical system is pretty simple but it's a hell of a lot of fun to direct your squad to appropriate flanking points, and the large-scale battles that happen later in the campaign are fantastic.

It's not a game to go to if you're looking for realism, but if you want a decent story with likable characters and a rudimentary tactics system, it's one of the better ones out there.

 

[RA92]

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Thanks a heap. I was actually expecting to be led to older Rainbow 6 games, since the one I saw my friend playing (Vegas 2) seemed rather too... limited. I didn't even bat an eye when I fount Patriots wasn't coming to the PC. Couldn't care less.

And Bohemia's quite a darling, aren't they? Every time someone argues there's no reason for getting a PC since FPS games 'moved on' to the consoles, I just laugh and point at ArmA. Can't wait for ArmA 3.

As for SWAT, yeah, the AI isn't the brightest, but that game will always have a special place in my heart for making me, in an FPS nonetheless, prefer a pepper-ball gun over an assault rifle and a tazer over any other sidearm.

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Thanks, I'll definitely look it up. Older Star Wars games have a tendency to be good.

 

[Iwata]

All the suggestions above are awesome games, but I'd add to that the "Brothers in Arms" series for a tactical outlook on WWII combat.

 

[Wayneguard]

Gog has the original rainbow six if you're interested.