Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare down to the 35 that fit the “PlayStation” category. War Thunder, Sniper Elite and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

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Year 2007Dev Infinity Ward

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is War Thunder — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Sniper Elite and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown follow close behind.

#1War Thunder84 #2Sniper Elite81 #3Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown79 #4Star Wars: Squadrons75 #5Sniper: Ghost Warrior75

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The best games like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on PlayStation

35 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Each one has been evaluated across 18 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1War ThunderClosest on genre

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War Thunder

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opPvPTacticalMeleeHistoricalModernFirst Person

Steam👍 72%· 747KRAWG👍 47%· 1.0KMC81IGDB65· 3OC75· 13

Year 2013Dev Gaijin EntertainmentPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, ranged combat and online features, while skipping strong narrative focus

The vehicle modelling is the draw: aircraft, tanks and ships with per-component damage, and simulator modes that go far beyond arcade handling. Free to start. The grind is the well-known cost — progression slows sharply at higher tiers, repair costs punish bad matches, and the pressure toward premium purchases becomes hard to ignore.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Released 6 years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Genre100Setting100Visuals70Game mode68Combat63

81

Sniper Elite

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthTacticalHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 76%· 4.1KRAWG👍 57%· 179MC76IGDB81· 2

Year 2005Dev RebellionPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping strong narrative focus

The 2005 original that started the series: a lone OSS sniper in the ruins of Berlin, built around bullet drop, wind and breath control at a time when few shooters modelled any of it. The ballistics still hold up. Everything around them does not — movement is famously slippery and frame-rate dependent, the controls are unmapped and awkward, and the tutorials interrupt constantly.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Genre100Combat87Visuals80Game mode71Setting62

#3Ace Combat 7: Skies UnknownClosest on tone

79

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerPvPTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 55KIGDB81· 12OC81· 130

Year 2019Dev Project Aces · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Released 12 years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Genre100Tone100Combat76Game mode63Setting56Visuals52

#4Star Wars: SquadronsClosest on visuals

75

Star Wars: Squadrons

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalMeleeFirst Person

Steam👍 65%· 28KIGDB81· 12OC79· 121

Year 2020Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS4

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: setting space, setting scifi and online features, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Released 13 years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode76Combat75Setting0

Steam Epic Xbox

#5Sniper: Ghost WarriorClosest on combat

75

Sniper: Ghost Warrior

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 58%· 8.7KIGDB56· 3

Year 2010Dev City InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Released 3 years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Setting63Game mode49

#6Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Closest overall match

88

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflinePvPMeleeTacticalStealthNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 60KIGDB85· 10

Year 2009Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings online features, while skipping deep simulation

Same studio: Infinity Ward.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Game mode95Setting69

#7Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2Closest on progression

82

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineTacticalMeleeStealthSkill TreeLootFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 6.0KRAWG👍 73%· 317MC78IGDB82· 5

Year 2008Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, online features and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

The peak of the cover-based Rainbow Six era: squad orders are quick to issue, the rappel-through-window breach is still satisfying, and Terrorist Hunt is the mode that kept it alive for years. The story is throwaway and reuses locations from the first game, and the tactical depth is far shallower than the pre-Vegas entries.

Genre100Progression100Visuals93Game mode86Combat80

#8Battlefield 3

81

Battlefield 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPMeleeTacticalStealthNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 72%· 18KIGDB85· 10

Year 2011Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Released 4 years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Genre100Combat100Game mode83Tone73Setting65Visuals55

#9Medal of Honor

78

Medal of Honor

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalStealthHistoricalModernFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 11KIGDB74· 9

Year 2010Dev Danger Close · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat.

≠ Missing: deep simulation.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Released 3 years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Game mode74

#10Call of Duty: Vanguard

78

Call of Duty: Vanguard

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflinePvPMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 67%· 4.1KIGDB75· 8OC72· 153

Year 2021Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Released 14 years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode94Combat70Setting52Tone34

#11Call of Duty: Black Ops

78

Call of Duty: Black Ops

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opMeleeStealthTacticalHistoricalLootSkill TreeFirst Person

Steam👍 62%· 294IGDB81· 13

Year 2010Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Released 3 years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Visuals100Game mode95Setting50

#12Call of Duty: Advanced WarfareClosest on world

77

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-opMeleeTacticalLinearHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 65%· 25KIGDB80· 20OC81· 99

Year 2014Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and linear, story-driven structure

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Released 7 years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Genre100World100Visuals100Game mode95Combat76Setting39

#13Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

77

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflinePvPMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 22KIGDB77· 9OC75· 161

Year 2020Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Released 13 years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode92Combat67Setting50Tone28

#14Call of Duty: World at War

77

Call of Duty: World at War

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineTacticalMeleeStealthHistoricalLootSkill TreeFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 53KIGDB80· 7

Year 2008Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror tension, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare: tone.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Visuals100Game mode87Setting50

#15Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

76

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 39KIGDB81· 9

Year 2011Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, vibe casual and online features, while skipping deep simulation

Released 4 years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode89Combat78Setting69Tone60

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