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We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty: Black Ops II down to the 25 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, TimeSplitters 2 and Resistance: Fall of Man top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Call of Duty: Black Ops II is Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. TimeSplitters 2 and Resistance: Fall of Man follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Call of Duty: Black Ops II

25 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 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.

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

TimeSplitters 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorHistoricalSci-FiFirst 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 fantasy world and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping survival mechanics

Resistance: Fall of Man
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB87· 3
Year 2006Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping survival mechanics

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-opMeleeTacticalSci-FiHistoricalFirst 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 melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings linear, story-driven structure, while skipping survival mechanics

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

TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB80· 2
Year 2005Dev Free Radical Design · Electronic Arts

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

≠ Missing: survival mechanics.

Halo 3
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst 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 PvP competition, while skipping survival mechanics

PlanetSide 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerOnlineCo-opTacticalMeleeSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 81%· 75KIGDB83· 6OC78· 16
Year 2012Dev Rogue Planet Games · Daybreak Game CompanyOn PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, open world exploration and PvP competition, while skipping survival mechanics

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

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DOOM II
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst 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 setting space, while skipping survival mechanics

Blazing Chrome
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMeleeTacticalSci-FiHistorical
Steam👍 88%· 1.9KIGDB77· 8OC80· 67
Year 2019Dev JoyMasher · The Arcade CrewOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, punishing difficulty and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping survival mechanics

Star Wars: Battlefront
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeTacticalSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 4.6KIGDB73· 5OC71· 112
Year 2004Dev Pandemic Studios · Aspyr MediaOn PC · Mac

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

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

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

Halo 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB81· 6
Year 2004Dev Bungie · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

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

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

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