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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty: Vanguard down to the 17 that fit the “Horror” category. Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: World at War 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 “Horror” category, the closest game to Call of Duty: Vanguard is Call of Duty: Black Ops II — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: World at War follow close behind.

#1Call of Duty: Black Ops II93 #2Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War92 #3Call of Duty: World at War90 #4Call of Duty®: Black Ops III83 #5Call of Duty: WWII83

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The best games with a horror setting like Call of Duty: Vanguard

17 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.

#1Call of Duty: Black Ops IIClosest overall match

93

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical 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

#2Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarClosest on combat

92

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical 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

#3Call of Duty: World at War

90

Call of Duty: World at War

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical 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

#4Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

83

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeRangedTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 42KRAWG👍 84%· 1.9KMC81OC79· 99

Year 2010Dev Raven Software · Square EnixPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Missing: horror tension.

Wall-running and thrust jumps make it the most mobile campaign in the series, and the four-player co-op campaign is a genuine structural change. Zombies is at its most elaborate here. The story is close to incomprehensible, the campaign is the weakest part of the package, and the PC version's supply-drop economy drew heavy criticism.

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

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Game mode69

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#5Call of Duty: WWII

83

Call of Duty: WWII

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical 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

81

NecroVision

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 68%· 1.9KRAWG👍 44%· 89MC63IGDB60· 1

Year 2009Dev The Farm 51 · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping co op

War is Hell. NecroVision is a first-person shooter that takes gamers across the frantic battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic. Seeking adventure, young American Simon Bukner joins the British army in war-torn Europe of 1916.

Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Vanguard: game mode.

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

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Setting70Game mode42

#7Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

81

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical 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

#8Call of Duty: Black Ops

80

Call of Duty: Black Ops

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical 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

#9TimeSplitters 2

79

TimeSplitters 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst 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, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping horror tension

It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Tone89Combat86Game mode85Setting62

#10Resistance: Fall of Man

73

Resistance: Fall of Man

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst 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 horror tension

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

Genre100Visuals100Tone89Game mode85Setting72Combat56

#11Ready or Not

85

Ready or Not

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst 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 horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep simulation and setting modern, while skipping historical setting

Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations. Please remember that the Beta build is still an incomplete version of the game.

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

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Game mode65Setting46

81

Halo 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical 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

#13Half-Life: Opposing Force

77

Half-Life: Opposing Force

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerPvPRangedTacticalMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 28KRAWG👍 80%· 750IGDB70· 1

Year 1999Dev Gearbox Software · ValvePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and adventure storytelling, while skipping horror tension

Half-Life: Opposing Force is an expansion pack for the original first-person shooter Half-Life. The game setting is the same as the one in the original game: the story takes place in the science laboratory called Black Mesa Research Facility in New Mexico at the same time.

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

It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Game mode58Setting44

#14TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

76

TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB80· 2

Year 2005Dev Free Radical Design · Electronic Arts

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

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

Genre100Visuals100Tone89Combat86Game mode85Setting51

75

Half-Life

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerPvPRangedMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 161KRAWG👍 89%· 2.4KMC96IGDB80· 1

Year 1998Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

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

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

Half-Life is the original game in the series. Being a revolutionary at the time, we follow the story of Gordon Freeman - a silent scientist at the facility called Black Mesa. Arriving late at work and hastily doing his routine he runs into the experiment field.

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

It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Tone69Game mode62Setting46

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