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We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty: Ghosts down to the 18 that fit the “Dark” category. Perfect Dark Zero, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Spec Ops: The Line top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty: Ghosts.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

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NarrativeDarkMultiplayerSolo

Year 2013Dev Neversoft Entertainment

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to Call of Duty: Ghosts is Perfect Dark Zero — scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Spec Ops: The Line follow close behind.

#1Perfect Dark Zero92 #2Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare92 #3Spec Ops: The Line91 #4Battlefield 391 #5Wolfenstein: The Old Blood91

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The best dark games like Call of Duty: Ghosts

18 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Call of Duty: Ghosts. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Perfect Dark Zero

92

Perfect Dark Zero

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerTacticalStealthNarrativeDarkSci-FiFirst Person

IGDB72· 3

Year 2005Dev Rare · Microsoft Game Studios

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: survival mechanics.

#2Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

92

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeSpaceSci-FiFirst 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, horror setting and historical setting, while skipping survival mechanics

#3Spec Ops: The Line

91

Spec Ops: The Line

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthNarrativeDarkPost-Apocalyptic

Steam👍 93%· 56KIGDB77· 9

Year 2012Dev Yager Development · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and horror tension, while skipping survival mechanics

#4Battlefield 3

91

Battlefield 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalStealthNarrativeDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 72%· 18KIGDB85· 10

Year 2011Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: historical setting, PvP competition and visual isometric, while skipping survival mechanics

#5Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

91

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthDarkNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 23KIGDB76· 15OC78· 84

Year 2015Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, horror tension and historical setting, while skipping survival mechanics

90

Ready or Not

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkNarrativeFirst 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 survival mechanics

#7Return to Castle Wolfenstein

89

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthDarkNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 9.1KRAWG👍 90%· 467MC88IGDB68· 5

Year 2001Dev Nerve Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, adventure storytelling and ranged combat, while skipping survival mechanics

#8Call of Duty: Black Ops II

89

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkSci-FiFirst 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 survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, adventure storytelling and horror setting, while skipping stealth mechanics

89

Doom Eternal

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeSci-FiPost-ApocalypticFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 215KIGDB86· 14OC89· 211

Year 2020Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and punishing difficulty, while skipping survival mechanics

#10Call of Duty: WWII

89

Call of Duty: WWII

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkNarrativeFirst 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 historical setting, horror setting and offline, while skipping survival mechanics

#11Rogue Warrior

89

Rogue Warrior

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthDarkNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 67%· 1.6KRAWG👍 13%· 45MC29IGDB54· 2

Year 2009Dev Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, horror tension and sandbox world, while skipping survival mechanics

91

DOOM II

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkSci-FiSpaceFirst 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 horror setting, while skipping survival mechanics

#13Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

89

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkSci-FiFirst 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: horror setting, while skipping survival mechanics

#14Serious Sam II

89

Serious Sam II

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiSpaceFirst 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, offline and online features, while skipping survival mechanics

#15Call of Duty: Black Ops

89

Call of Duty: Black Ops

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeStealthTacticalDarkFirst 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 horror setting, historical setting and offline, while skipping strong narrative focus

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