Wondering if there are any good games out there which play like the original Rainbow Six/Ghost Recon games. Games where tactics are completely necessary to survive, and one shot will kill you.
Only looking for single player experiences.
Ready or Not and Ground Branch are the obvious choices.
The Stalker: Anomaly mod pack is also quite hard, less so because of tactics and more so because of bullshit. But its free.
Wildcard: Ghost Recon: Wildlands. On default difficulty its a stupid popcorn shooter, but if you crank all the difficulty settings up (they call it „advanced mode“ IIRC) it becomes really fun. Most people like to shit on the typical Ubisoft formula in Breakpoint and Wildlands, but I enjoyed my time with both.
If you are not married to 1st person, Zero Sievert and Doorkickers are worth a look too.
And maybe also something like ARMA3?
I second Ground Branch. It’s just too bad that their updates always take so long to come out. At least they’re overly transparent about everything they do.
SWAT series is an obvious pick. I haven’t played Ready Or Not but everybody says it’s basically a modern SWAT series game.
Wildcard picks that aren’t FPS but activate the same brain neurons:
Doorkickers: A top down game to plan out clearing structures with different scenarios. Think the planning stage in old Rainbow 6 games but that’s the whole game. Technically you can give real time orders but the fun comes in trying to clear a whole level just with your pre-planned maneuvers.
Full Spectrum Warrior: The player controls two army fireteams, switching between them for an over-the-shoulder view, and gives commands in real time. The player doesn’t directly shoot. Starts out with basic tactics like one team suppressing and the other flanking, and then gets increasingly complex. A character getting hit and wounded means carrying them all the way back to a medical station. A character dying is a mission fail. Can get tough.
Sounds like you might enjoy ready or not. It’s an early access game where you play as a member of a swat team to rescue hostages. It’s a bit like rainbow six siege but way more tactical and realistic. It has singleplayer and multiplayer options too!
It’s not quite identical but sniper elite 5 may scratch the itch for you.
Sounds like you may enjoy F.E.A.R. on a harder difficulty.
