The 35 Best PS5 War & Military Games, Ranked
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The 35 Best PS5 War & Military Games, Ranked

David De La Riva
Updated October 15, 2025 35 items

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Vote on the best modern military and war games.

From immersing players in historic battles to revolutionizing the modern combat genre, the PS5 offers an impressive variety of war games that redefine the role of a virtual commander. The best PS5 war and military games on this list have been selected for their cultural impact, positive critical reception, technical performance, and noteworthy sales, but their ranking will be ordered by your votes.

For clarity in defining the category of war or military games featured here, it primarily includes interactive experiences that mimic military combat, strategy, and tactics, often depicting historical, contemporary, or fictional conflicts. This broad category encompasses various genres, including first-person shooters like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, real-time strategy games such as Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, and everything in-between. While "military" can cover a wide range of concepts, the focus here is on modern military settings, highlighting games with firearms and tanks rather than medieval battles with a few exceptions.

Most divisive: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Over 100 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The 35 Best PS5 War & Military Games, Ranked
This list is dynamically ranked based on user voting. The order reflects the consensus of our voters and is not influenced by paid placements or editorial bias.
  • Battlefield 4
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    Battlefield 4

    Battlefield 4 is the genre-defining action blockbuster created by Dice, and made from moments that blur the line between game and glory, moments found only in Battlefield. Go to Boot Camp to learn the basics of Battlefield 4's engaging single player and intense multiplayer mode. Here you'll also find intel on Levolution, Commander Mode, Naval Warfare and many more exciting game features.
    • Released: 2013
    • Developer: EA Digital Illusions CE
    • Genres (Video game): Shooter, Simulator, Strategy
    • Series: Battlefield
    • Publisher: Electronic Arts
    • Platform: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
    71 votes
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  • Battlefield 3
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    Battlefield 3

    In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines. As the first boots on the ground, players will experience heart-pounding missions across diverse locations including Paris, Tehran and New York. As a U.S. Marine in the field, periods of tension and anticipation are punctuated by moments of complete chaos. As bullets whiz by, as walls crumble, as explosions force players to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before.
    • Released: 2011
    • Developer: EA Digital Illusions CE
    • Genres (Video game): Shooter
    • Series: Battlefield
    • Publisher: Electronic Arts
    • Platform: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    • Game Engine: Frostbite 2
    73 votes
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  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
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    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows operating system. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on November 10, 2009. It is the sixth installment of the Call of Duty series and the direct sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, continuing the same storyline, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 set to end the storyline.
    • Released: 2009
    • Developer: Infinity Ward
    • Genres (Video game): Shooter
    • Series: Call of Duty
    • Publisher: Activision
    • Platform: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac
    • Game Engine: IW engine, IW 4.0
    • Sequels: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
    73 votes
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  • Arma Reforger
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    Arma Reforger

    Powered by the new Enfusion engine, Arma Reforger lets you fight for supremacy over 51 km2 of incredible island terrain in an authentic Cold War setting, or create unique scenarios in real-time with the Game Master curation mode. Return to Everon, the war-driven microstate from the hit game that started it all, Arma: Cold War Assault.
    • Released: 2023
    • Developer: Bohemia Interactive
    • Genres (Video game): Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
    • Publisher: Bohemia Interactive
    • Platform: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
    99 votes
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  • Battlefield 1
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    Battlefield 1

    Discover classic Battlefield gameplay with epic multiplayer and an adventure-filled campaign. Experience the dawn of all-out war, only in Battlefield 1. Fight your way through epic battles going from tight urban combat in a besieged French city to big open spaces in the Italian Alps or frantic combats in the Arabic sand dunes. Experience large-scale battles as infantry or piloting vehicles on land, air and sea, from the tanks and bikes on the ground, to bi-planes and gigantic battleships.
    • Released: 2016
    • Developer: EA Digital Illusions CE
    • Genres (Video game): Shooter
    • Publisher: Electronic Arts
    • Platform: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One
    79 votes
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  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
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    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a game in the Call of Duty series franchise, developed specifically for the Nintendo DS. It was released on November 5, 2007. Like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for traditional consoles, the Nintendo DS version takes place in modern day and offers players modern weapons. The game features many elements of gameplay typical to the series. The Nintendo DS version of the game allows the player to assume the roles of several anonymous soldiers, who are either affiliated with the British S.A.S. or American armed forces. Unlike the console and PC version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, players do not directly impact the outcome of the war.
    • Released: 2007
    • Developer: n-Space
    • Genres (Video game): Shooter
    • Series: Call of Duty
    • Publisher: Activision
    • Platform: Nintendo DS
    • Game Engine: IW engine
    85 votes
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