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We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty: Black Ops II down to the 46 that fit the “PC” category. Call of Duty: World at War, Ready or Not and Call of Duty: Vanguard top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to Call of Duty: Black Ops II is Call of Duty: World at War — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Ready or Not and Call of Duty: Vanguard follow close behind.

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The best games like Call of Duty: Black Ops II on PC

46 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Call of Duty: Black Ops II. 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.

#1Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: World at War
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 53KIGDB80· 7
Year 2008Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping strong narrative focus

Same studio: Treyarch.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting82Tone81Combat77
#2Ready or Not
Ready or Not
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst 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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, ranged combat and setting modern, while skipping survival mechanics

Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations. Please remember that the Beta build is still an incomplete version of the game.

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Black Ops II: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Released 11 years after Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Combat74Game mode72Setting36
Call of Duty: Vanguard
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst 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 horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat and PvP competition, while skipping survival mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Released 9 years after Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Game mode92Combat88Setting78
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiHistoricalFirst 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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: setting space, while skipping survival mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Released 4 years after Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Game mode92Setting72
Serious Sam II
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiFirst 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 adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with setting space and visual third person, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Black Ops II: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone73Visuals73Setting45
Star Wars: Battlefront II
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineMeleeTacticalSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 54KIGDB76· 5
Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · LucasArtsOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, setting space and visual third person, while skipping survival mechanics

Genre100Combat100Game mode93Visuals71Setting58
Serious Sam 3: BFE
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 88%· 28KIGDB71· 6
Year 2011Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, punishing difficulty and combat magic, while skipping survival mechanics

Genre100Game mode100Combat85Visuals73Tone63Setting58
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFirst 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 adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Black Ops II: tone and setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting45Tone44
Call of Duty: Black Ops
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst 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 survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping horror tension

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Same studio: Treyarch.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode92Setting79Tone78Combat77
#10Titanfall 2
Titanfall 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 280KIGDB89· 23OC87· 140
Year 2016Dev Respawn Entertainment · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings PvP competition, while skipping survival mechanics

Released 4 years after Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Setting83Tone66Game mode63
Call of Duty: Ghosts
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opTacticalMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 65%· 32KIGDB74· 23OC72· 58
Year 2013Dev Neversoft Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics, post-apocalyptic world and setting space, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Black Ops II: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Combat74Game mode71Setting36
Delta Force
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 58%· 183KIGDB80· 1
Year 2024Dev TiMi Studio Group · GarenaOn Xbox · Android · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with free to play, while skipping survival mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Released 12 years after Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode84Combat69
Escape from Tarkov
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 48%· 51KIGDB30· 1OC78· 14
Year 2025Dev Battlestate GamesOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping horror tension

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Released 13 years after Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode84Combat69
Warface
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalFirst Person
IGDB54· 2
Year 2013Dev Crytek Kiev · Tencent HoldingsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, deep RPG systems and free to play, while skipping survival mechanics

Genre100Visuals100Game mode84Combat67
Transformers: War for Cybertron
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalSci-Fi
Steam👍 90%· 1.6KIGDB71· 8
Year 2010Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting and visual third person, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Black Ops II: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode72Setting58Visuals0

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