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We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 down to the 18 that fit the “Dark” category. Resistance: Fall of Man, TimeSplitters: Future Perfect and TimeSplitters 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is Resistance: Fall of Man — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. TimeSplitters: Future Perfect and TimeSplitters 2 follow close behind.

#1Resistance: Fall of Man97 #2TimeSplitters: Future Perfect96 #3TimeSplitters 295 #4Halo 395 #5Call of Duty: WWII94

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The best dark games like Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

18 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Resistance: Fall of Man

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Resistance: Fall of Man

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB87· 3

Year 2006Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, fantasy world and historical setting

#2TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

96

TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB80· 2

Year 2005Dev Free Radical Design · Electronic Arts

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: melee combat and setting scifi

#3TimeSplitters 2

95

TimeSplitters 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB95· 2

Year 2002Dev Free Radical Design · Eidos Interactive

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, fantasy world and historical setting

95

Halo 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 3.0KIGDB91· 4

Year 2007Dev Bungie · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and melee combat

#5Call of Duty: WWII

94

Call of Duty: WWII

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineTacticalDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 70%· 46KIGDB75· 18OC78· 155

Year 2017Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting

#6Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

94

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 39%· 4.3KIGDB66· 4OC65· 132

Year 2025Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping offline

#7Call of Duty: Black Ops

92

Call of Duty: Black Ops

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opTacticalDarkHorrorFirst 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, melee combat and stealth mechanics

#8Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

92

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-opTacticalDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 61%· 30KIGDB77· 25OC75· 111

Year 2016Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

#9Call of Duty: World at War

91

Call of Duty: World at War

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineTacticalDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 53KIGDB80· 7

Year 2008Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror tension

#10Serious Sam II

90

Serious Sam II

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineTacticalDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB78· 3

Year 2005Dev Croteam · Take-Two InteractiveOn Linux · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping horror setting

#11Call of Duty: Black Ops II

90

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineTacticalDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 49KIGDB79· 17

Year 2012Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

#12Call of Duty: Vanguard

90

Call of Duty: Vanguard

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineTacticalDarkHorrorFirst 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, strong narrative focus and melee combat

#13Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

89

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineTacticalDarkHorrorFirst 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, melee combat and ranged combat

88

DOOM II

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkHorrorFirst Person

Year 2020Dev ELDRAZI-17On PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, ranged combat and melee combat, while skipping offline

#15Ready or Not

87

Ready or Not

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 329KRAWG👍 81%· 175IGDB84· 2OC82· 59

Year 2023Dev VOID InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep simulation and horror tension, while skipping offline

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