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We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty: Vanguard down to the 28 that fit the “Offline” category. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty: Vanguard.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS
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DarkNarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2021Dev Sledgehammer Games

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Within the “Offline” category, the closest game to Call of Duty: Vanguard is Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War — scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II follow close behind.

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The best offline games like Call of Duty: Vanguard

28 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Call of Duty: Vanguard. Each one has been evaluated across 17 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: Black Ops Cold War
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflinePvPOnlineMeleeTacticalRangedDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 22KIGDB77· 9OC75· 161
Year 2020Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Missing: horror tension.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlinePvPMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 60KIGDB85· 10
Year 2009Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Vanguard: tone.

It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat70Setting64Tone32
#3Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst 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 horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and setting scifi, while skipping ranged combat

It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Game mode92Combat88Setting78
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 horror tension

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and stealth mechanics, while skipping strong narrative focus

It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode92Tone92Combat70
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineTacticalMeleeRangedFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 6.0KRAWG👍 73%· 317MC78IGDB82· 5
Year 2008Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, skill tree progression and loot and gear systems, while skipping horror tension

The peak of the cover-based Rainbow Six era: squad orders are quick to issue, the rappel-through-window breach is still satisfying, and Terrorist Hunt is the mode that kept it alive for years. The story is throwaway and reuses locations from the first game, and the tactical depth is far shallower than the pre-Vegas entries.

It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat94Visuals93Game mode92
Halo 3
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorFirst 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 setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Vanguard: setting.

It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode94Tone87Combat86Setting46
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 horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Vanguard: tone.

Same studio: Sledgehammer Games.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode92Combat89Setting63Tone26
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflinePvPMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFirst 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 stealth mechanics, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Vanguard: tone.

It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode94Combat70Setting52Tone34
Serious Sam II
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkFirst 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, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Vanguard: setting.

It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode92Combat88Tone88Visuals73Setting0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalRangedFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 1.7KRAWG👍 69%· 272MC85IGDB86· 4
Year 2006Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, punishing difficulty and stealth mechanics, while skipping horror tension

The sixth game in a series of action-packed books/games about special forces from the maestro of the genre Tom Clancy. The plot of the game has nothing to do with the previous parts.

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Vanguard: tone.

It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode92Combat82Tone0
Serious Sam 3: BFE
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkFirst 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Vanguard: setting.

It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode92Combat76Tone75Visuals73Setting0
Halo 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalMeleeFirst 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 scifi and setting space, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Vanguard: setting.

It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode94Combat86Setting0
Call of Duty: WWII
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineTacticalMeleeDarkNarrativeHistoricalHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 70%· 46KIGDB75· 18OC78· 155
Year 2017Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Missing: horror tension.

Same studio: Sledgehammer Games.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Combat89Game mode85
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst 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, setting space and setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Combat88Game mode85Setting56
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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Tone90Game mode85Combat70

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