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A late-90s first-person shooter that puts you in the boots of a US Marine sergeant in the Vietnam War jungle. The goal is simple: survive firefights against the Viet Cong.

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

The closest matches for Nam are Call of Duty: Roads to Victory, Outlaws and Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Nam special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Outlaws

Dark, serious atmosphere

A classic LucasArts first-person shooter set in the Old West: as a retired marshal you hunt the killers of your wife and try to rescue your kidnapped daughter. Period weapons like revolver, shotgun and dynamite plus a cinematic western score define the experience.

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

Historical setting

A landmark WWII shooter whose cinematic Omaha Beach landing defined the genre. It leads from North Africa through Normandy into Germany, mixing stealth missions with intense, scripted firefights.

Medal of Honor: Airborne

Historical setting

A WWII shooter where you play a paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne, dropping into each mission from the air and choosing your own landing spot. From there you tackle objectives in any order across semi-open battlefields.

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun

Historical setting

A linear WWII first-person shooter in the Pacific theatre, opening with Pearl Harbor and recreating historical operations like Guadalcanal. Archive footage and unlockable veteran interviews give it an educational angle.

Call of Duty: Finest Hour

Historical setting

A linear console World War II shooter that puts you in the boots of American, British and Soviet soldiers. Scripted, cinematic firefights across multiple fronts deliver an intense wartime atmosphere.

Ubersoldier II

Historical setting

A linear World War II first-person shooter in which you go after an SS leadership hideout in the Tibetan mountains. It blends a wartime setting with occult-tinged secrets and delivers straightforward, classic shooter action.

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.

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

Historical setting

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.

Darkest of Days

Historical setting

A linear first-person shooter where you play a time-traveling soldier dropped into famous historical battles such as Antietam and the Eastern Front, trying to protect the course of history.

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