ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineTacticalMeleeStealthDarkHorrorHistoricalLootSkill TreeFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 53KIGDB80· 7
Year 2008Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC
33 Games with a historical setting like Call of Duty: Black Ops that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty: Black Ops down to the 33 that fit the “Historical” category. Call of Duty: World at War, Call of Duty: WWII and TimeSplitters 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty: Black Ops.
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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to Call of Duty: Black Ops is Call of Duty: World at War — scoring 99/100 on our similarity scale. Call of Duty: WWII and TimeSplitters 2 follow close behind.
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The best games with a historical setting like Call of Duty: Black Ops
33 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. 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.
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineTacticalMeleeDarkHistoricalHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 70%· 46KIGDB75· 18OC78· 155
Year 2017Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB95· 2
Year 2002Dev Free Radical Design · Eidos Interactive
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 61%· 30KIGDB77· 25OC75· 111
Year 2016Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 86%· 49KIGDB79· 17
Year 2012Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 67%· 4.1KIGDB75· 8OC72· 153
Year 2021Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 22KIGDB77· 9OC75· 161
Year 2020Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalLootSkill TreeFirst 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 setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 42KRAWG👍 84%· 1.9KMC81OC79· 99
Year 2010Dev Raven Software · Square EnixPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthDarkHistoricalHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 23KIGDB76· 15OC78· 84
Year 2015Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthDarkHistoricalHorror
Steam👍 93%· 56KIGDB77· 9
Year 2012Dev Yager Development · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthDarkHistoricalHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 9.1KRAWG👍 90%· 467MC88IGDB68· 5
Year 2001Dev Nerve Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-opMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 65%· 25KIGDB80· 20OC81· 99
Year 2014Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeStealthHistorical
Steam👍 88%· 25KIGDB67· 11
Year 2012Dev Rebellion Developments · 505 GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerTacticalStealthMeleeHistorical
Steam👍 86%· 2.8KRAWG👍 88%· 220MC87IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Pyro Studios · Merge GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox
Complete list of games with a historical setting like Call of Duty: Black Ops
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Medal of Honor
Shooter · FPS
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Star Wars: Battlefront II
Shooter · FPS
92
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Shooter · FPS
92
Sniper Elite
Shooter · FPS
91
Delta Force
Shooter · FPS
91
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Shooter · FPS
91
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Shooter · FPS
90
Medal of Honor: Underground
Shooter · FPS
89
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Shooter · FPS
89
Battlefield 3
Shooter · FPS
89
Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Shooter · FPS
89
Titanfall 2
Shooter · FPS
89
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Shooter · FPS
89
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
Shooter · FPS
89
Medal of Honor: European Assault
Shooter · FPS
87
Medal of Honor: Airborne
Shooter · FPS
87
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Shooter · FPS
87
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Shooter · FPS
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