Tannenberg similar games & best alternatives

Tannenberg

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One • 2017

Should you play it?

Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front. Grab your rifle, ready your sabre and keep your gas mask close as you prepare to play a part in one of the most significant conflicts in history!

What works

  • Historical accuracy and immersive ww1 atmosphere
  • Realistic and skill-based gunplay
  • Large open maps with tactical depth
  • Strong squad-based teamwork and leadership
  • Affordable price with good content

Things to keep in mind

  • Small player base leading to frequent bots
  • Some ai bots behave unrealistically
  • Limited cosmetic customization
  • Intense gameplay may not suit casual players
  • Some technical issues and bugs reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45

  • Isonzo

  • Hell Let Loose

  • Rising Storm 2: Vietnam

  • Battlefield™ 1

  • Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

More fantastical

Games that feels like Tannenberg but with more imaginative fiction

  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2

  • Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

  • HELLDIVERS™ 2

  • Starship Troopers: Extermination

  • Chivalry 2

  • Zombie Army Trilogy

More expressive

Games that feels like Tannenberg but with more self-expression and customization

  • Battle Cry of Freedom

  • Arma 3

  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands

  • Arma Reforger

  • Operation: Harsh Doorstop

  • Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Tannenberg but with less narrative immersion

  • Insurgency: Sandstorm

  • Over The Top: WWI

  • Squad

  • Forefront

  • Arena Breakout: Infinite

  • Task Force

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Tannenberg: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Relaxation.

Last update: 04/08/2026