Summary
- Military open-worlds range from realistic combat sims to wild hybrids: dinos, zombies, post‑apoc.
- Ferocious, Reaper Actual and John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando offer survival, factions, and over-the-top zombie mayhem.
- Bellum and Gray Zone Warfare sell brutal realism: ballistic accuracy, lethal AI, tactics, medical systems, and roles.
Military Open-World games come in a wide range of sub-variants. Some offer intense and realistic military combat simulation, while others add some extra flavor, like fending off an alien invasion, surviving the collapse of society in a post-apocalyptic setting, or destroying endless hordes of zombies. Most open-world settings and realistic combat simulation are a winning combo.
If players who enjoy the full combat drill are ready for action, then this list will help them discover all the cool games that are coming soon, and will satisfy their need to jump into some of the most hostile warzones. From a worthy successor to one of the best survival games ever made, to a guerrilla war simulator that will challenge even the most experienced weapon geeks.
Ferocious
A Worthy Successor of Turok
- Developers: OMYOG
- Platforms: PC
- Release Date: TBA
- Demo/Beta Available: Yes
Ferocious is a survival horror FPS with inspiration from games like Dino Crisis and Turok, and with the protagonist being stranded on a remote island swarming with dinosaurs. Players will have to investigate, gather resources, evade the most dangerous predators, and craft their own survival tools to protect themselves from the horrors of this island.
But the players won't be alone in this prehistoric land, as vicious Mercenaries are also aiming for the same targets as them. The game doesn't have a release date yet, but players can already enjoy a fully playable demo that they can download on Steam.
Bellum
A Next Gen War Simulator From The Creators of Arma
- Developers: Astarte Industries Inc.
- Platforms: PC
- Release Date: TBA
- Demo/Beta Available: No
Bellum is a tactical warfare simulator, built in Unreal Engine 5 by Astarte Industries, a group founded by the creators of Arma. This game doesn't have a single huge map; although the deployment mission consists of an open-world area with designated targets that players need to occupy, control, or eliminate, following the principles of true tactical combat.
Players will need to place themselves in advantageous positions, plan strategies, deploy mortar structures, bombard buildings, and fight against vicious AI-empowered enemies. Players will also receive 'orders' like besiege the enemy to exhaust them (attrition tactics), and advanced electronic warfare to seek and destroy. Every single match will be a different Area of Operation, and the devs have revealed that roles will be key for the survival of the teams. They will need to use a complex medical system to treat wounds and understand the basics of military tactics in order to thrive.
John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
The Game Every Fan Of Zombie Survivals Has Been Waiting For
John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
- Released
- March 12, 2026
WHERE TO PLAY
- Developer(s)
- Saber Interactive
- Genre(s)
- First-Person Shooter, Zombie, Action
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
Developed by Saber Interactive, John Carpenter's Toxic Commando is a full dive into a zombie apocalypse inspired by the movies created by the master of horror himself. A game that is similar to titles like Left 4 Dead, with an open-world experience that will pit players against the hordes of the undead, led by an entity that has been awakened by a human-made experiment.
Players will control a member of a Mercenary Group (Toxic Commando) and harness the power of military equipment, vehicles, and class abilities to battle zombies in all their forms. With unprecedented levels of gore and an absurd sense of humor, this game is going to offer tons of hours of fun for gamers who love slaying mindless flesh-eating monsters. The game will offer cross-play and co-op from release, so readers had better get their teams ready.
Reaper Actual
Become A Soldier Of Fortune, In A Distant Island Taken Over By Chaos
- Developers: Distinct Possibility Studios, Inc.
- Platforms: PC
- Release Date: TBA
- Demo/Beta Available: No (But Registration is Available)
Reaper Actual is an upcoming persistent open-world military shooter set on a remote island where the tyrannical government of a dictator has led its inhabitants to the brink of destruction. This has led to a full-scale war for territory, where several factions face each other to control the insular nation. There are criminal underlords, foreign mercenaries, rogue military that have abandoned the chain of command and now pursue their own goals, the remnants of the country's military, and the law enforcement, trying to somehow put an end to this madness.
Players will be able to choose one of these factions and dive into this persistent warzone, picking one of five operatives called Reapers. Each of them has access to an arsenal of weapons and a very particular set of skills that have been developed over the years. Every Reaper has a fully customizable loadout and their own Perks and combat abilities. So, it looks like an interesting proposal, and players can already register for a beta test.
Gray Zone Warfare
One Of The Meanest And Deadliest Combat AI Is Watching Your Through A Sniper Scope
Gray Zone Warfare
- Released
- April 30, 2024
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- m
- Genre(s)
- FPS, Survival, Open-World
- Platform(s)
- PC
Gray Zone Warfare is one of the most brutal war-simulation experiences in an open-world game that players will be able to find. The game is currently on Early Access (only on Steam), but its full release version is coming in the near future. The developers (MADFINGER) also plan on a console release soon, so this title will become quite a treat for those who love games like Call of Duty and Battlefield. But readers might be wondering: What makes this game so special? For starters, it's accurate ballistics and realistic visuals. Players will need to learn how to assemble, charge, and aim a weapon even before they set foot into the depths of this jungle warzone. The second is that enemies are not 'dumb,' the game's AI (in the case of PvE enemies) is deadly: They can spot players, track them, and kill them in seconds if they are not careful.
They will also use advanced encirclement tactics and comb the entire jungle, alerting other enemies to follow them in their hunt. Stealth is a must, but so is the ability to observe the environment and gather information. A dim shine on the horizon might be the scope of a sniper, aiming at them. And that's not even the end of it: Beyond the starting areas, it's a free-for-all where three factions collide in search of loot, objectives, and territory control. The game is so realistic that the other players don't have distinctive visual tags to recognize who is an ally or who is an enemy, so if players don't pay attention to their GPS, they could end up killing an ally from the same faction or stumble on an enemy posing as one, leading them to a trap. If players are hurt, they will need to use a full medkit that consists of gauze, a sewing kit, painkillers, and morphine: The whole deal. It's not just that the game is hard, but it is realistic and punishing enough to ensure players learn to adapt, fight, and survive.