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2026PCSteam Deck playable68 % positive15.49 €

A top-down shooter set in 1939 Birmingham where you play a widow avenging her murdered gangster husband, fighting through the British criminal underworld of the 1930s.

  • Historical setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat

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In short: Games like Cohen 1939

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Cohen 1939 special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

93 %Match

2004PC

Brings what grabs you about Cohen 1939: a historical setting, good gunplay and a dark atmosphere.

A linear World War II first-person shooter following Marine Thomas Conlin from Tarawa through other Pacific battles. It stresses cinematic set pieces, squad support and a medic-based healing system over typical health pickups.

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Shellshock: Nam '67

Historical setting

A gritty third-person shooter set in the Vietnam War of 1967, following a rookie soldier through jungle firefights, fear and atrocities. Its tone is bleak and unflinching in depicting the war.

Mafia II: Definitive Edition

Strong, story-driven narrative

A cinematic gangster drama set in 1940s and 50s America, following war veteran Vito Scaletta as he rises through the mob. The focus is on linear story missions with cover-based shootouts and driving rather than open-world busywork.

Medal of Honor: Underground

Historical setting

A linear WWII shooter on PlayStation where you play French Resistance fighter Manon Batiste across seven missions against the German occupiers. Historical weapons, vehicle and tank encounters, and occasional stealth sections add variety.

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

Historical setting

A WWII squad shooter set during Operation Market Garden, where you suppress enemies with your team and flank them from cover. Its grim, serious presentation focuses on camaraderie and the cost of war.

Mafia II

Historical setting

A cinematic gangster saga set in postwar America, following Vito Scaletta's rise through the mob with cover shooting, period car chases and rich 1940s–50s atmosphere. Empire Bay is less a playground than a lovingly detailed backdrop for a tight, linear crime story.

Medal of Honor: Frontline

Historical setting

A linear WWII first-person shooter that sends you through iconic operations such as the Normandy landing as an OSS agent. It stands out for its cinematic presentation and stirring orchestral score.

Mafia

Strong, story-driven narrative

A cinematic gangster drama set in 1930s Lost Heaven, following cab driver Tommy Angelo's rise within the Salieri crime family. Authentic period cars, punishing shootouts and one of the finest stories of its era make it a classic.

Mafia: Definitive Edition

Strong, story-driven narrative

A cinematic gangster drama set in Prohibition-era America, following cab driver Tommy as he rises through the Salieri crime family. Its strong story, atmospheric city and mix of gunfights and period car driving define the experience.

Medal of Honor: European Assault

Historical setting

A World War II first-person shooter in which you fight as Lt. William Holt across France, North Africa, the Soviet Union and Belgium. Besides primary and secondary objectives, you hunt German officers as nemesis targets and then escape.

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