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We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War down to the 23 that fit the “Ranged” category. Call of Duty: Vanguard, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Takedown: Red Sabre top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS
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DarkNarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2020Dev Treyarch

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Within the “Ranged” category, the closest game to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is Call of Duty: Vanguard — scoring 100/100 on our similarity scale. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Takedown: Red Sabre follow close behind.

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The best ranged games like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

23 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 Cold War. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

Call of Duty: Vanguard
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflinePvPOnlineMeleeTacticalRangedDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst 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

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineTacticalMeleeRangedFirst 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 stealth mechanics, skill tree progression and loot and gear systems, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Takedown: Red Sabre
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineRangedMeleeTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 42%· 5.7KRAWG👍 10%· 30MC34IGDB36· 3
Year 2013Dev Serellan · 505 GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation and early access, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeRangedTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 42KRAWG👍 84%· 1.9KMC81OC79· 99
Year 2010Dev Raven Software · Square EnixPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

≠ Missing: offline.

World of Warships
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerCo-opOnlinePvPTacticalMeleeRangedHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 155KRAWG👍 46%· 176MC81IGDB82· 5OC79· 18
Year 2015Dev Wargaming Group · WargamingPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, real-time strategy and third-person shooting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

War Thunder
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlinePvPTacticalMeleeRangedHistoricalFirst 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 combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, third-person shooting and setting modern, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Black Squad
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerOnlineSoloPvPCo-opRangedMeleeTacticalDarkHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 76%· 81KRAWG👍 23%· 240
Year 2017Dev NS STUDIO · NEOWIZPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: free to play and early access, while skipping strong narrative focus

PAYDAY 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineTacticalMeleeRangedFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 672KRAWG👍 62%· 2.2KMC79IGDB75· 17
Year 2013Dev 505 GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Xbox · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, deep simulation and stealth mechanics, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Heroes & Generals
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalRangedMeleeHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 68%· 142KRAWG👍 27%· 474
Year 2016Dev Reto-MotoPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Ready or Not
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst 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 historical setting

Hell Let Loose
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloPvPRangedTacticalMeleeDarkHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 82%· 147KRAWG👍 60%· 91MC77IGDB75· 2OC76· 29
Year 2019Dev Black Matter · Team17 DigitalPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, while skipping strong narrative focus

Half-Life: Opposing Force
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerPvPRangedTacticalMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 28KRAWG👍 80%· 750IGDB70· 1
Year 1999Dev Gearbox Software · ValvePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and adventure storytelling, while skipping historical setting

90
DOOM II
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalRangedMeleeDarkHorrorFirst 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, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping strong narrative focus

Insurgency
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerCo-opRangedTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 125KRAWG👍 59%· 969MC74IGDB70· 1
Year 2014Dev New World InteractivePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

NecroVision
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 68%· 1.9KRAWG👍 44%· 89MC63IGDB60· 1
Year 2009Dev The Farm 51 · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping co op

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