A.W.O.L. similar games & best alternatives

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A.W.O.L.

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

A.W.O.L. is a first-person, mil-spec shooter developed using the Build engine (Duke Nukem 3D, Ion Fury).

What works

  • Free to play
  • Satisfying gunplay and sound design
  • Retro build engine charm
  • Tactical and action gameplay mix
  • Well-made levels and animations

Things to keep in mind

  • Poor and buggy ai
  • Confusing level design especially dubai
  • Performance issues and frame drops
  • Lack of polish and bugs
  • Story and cutscenes often unengaging

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • WW2: Bunker Simulator

  • Brass Brigade

  • Darkenstein 3D

  • Thief Simulator 2

  • Deadline Escape

  • CARNAL

Less social

Games that feels like A.W.O.L. but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Ion Fury

  • Hands of Necromancy

  • Red Alliance

  • Viscerafest

  • Beyond Sunset

  • Fallen Aces

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with A.W.O.L.. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with A.W.O.L.. These titles are not in What to play next.

A.W.O.L.: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Last update: 21/08/2026