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We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 down to the 39 that fit the “Historical” category. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands and Battlefield 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS
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NarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2009Dev Infinity Ward

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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — scoring 98/100 on our similarity scale. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands and Battlefield 3 follow close behind.

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The best games with a historical setting like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

39 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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 4: Modern Warfare
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflinePvPMeleeTacticalStealthNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 27KIGDB88· 7
Year 2007Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, linear, story-driven structure and setting modern, while skipping online features

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlinePvPTacticalStealthMeleeNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 104KIGDB73· 20OC72· 132
Year 2017Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping offline

Battlefield 3
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPMeleeTacticalStealthNarrativeHistoricalFirst 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: dark, oppressive atmosphere, visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping offline

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 strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping stealth mechanics

Sniper Elite V2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeStealthHistorical
Steam👍 88%· 25KIGDB67· 11
Year 2012Dev Rebellion Developments · 505 GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting and visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Commandos 2: Men of Courage
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerTacticalStealthMeleeHistorical
Steam👍 86%· 2.8KRAWG👍 88%· 220MC87IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Pyro Studios · Merge GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, adventure storytelling and visual isometric, while skipping strong narrative focus

World of Tanks
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerOnlinePvPCo-opTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 99KIGDB73· 11OC75· 19
Year 2011Dev Wargaming.netOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, third-person shooting and visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-opMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst 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 and setting scifi, while skipping strong narrative focus

Medal of Honor
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalStealthHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 11KIGDB74· 9
Year 2010Dev Danger Close · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting modern, while skipping strong narrative focus

Medal of Honor: Frontline
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB93· 2
Year 2002Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic Arts

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

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

World of Warships
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerCo-opOnlinePvPTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst 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 strong narrative focus

Delta Force
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 673
Year 1998Dev NovaLogicOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and setting scifi, while skipping strong narrative focus

Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 87%· 1.1KIGDB73· 4
Year 2005Dev Gearbox SoftwareOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB40· 1
Year 2003Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic Arts

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

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

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