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iRank78
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Steam👍 80%· 22KIGDB77· 9OC75· 161
Year 2020Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
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We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty: Vanguard down to the 21 that fit the “Xbox” category. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III and Call of Duty: WWII top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty: Vanguard.
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The best games like Call of Duty: Vanguard on Xbox
21 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.
ShooterFPSTactical 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
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineTacticalMeleeDarkNarrativeHistoricalHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 70%· 46KIGDB75· 18OC78· 155
Year 2017Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Steam👍 72%· 747KRAWG👍 47%· 1.0KMC81IGDB65· 3OC75· 13
Year 2013Dev Gaijin EntertainmentPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, third-person shooting and setting modern, while skipping horror tension
The vehicle modelling is the draw: aircraft, tanks and ships with per-component damage, and simulator modes that go far beyond arcade handling. Free to start. The grind is the well-known cost — progression slows sharply at higher tiers, repair costs punish bad matches, and the pressure toward premium purchases becomes hard to ignore.
Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Vanguard: setting.
It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode86Visuals70Setting44
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
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
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
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 61%· 30KIGDB77· 25OC75· 111
Year 2016Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Steam👍 82%· 1.5MRAWG👍 77%· 1.5KMC75OC76· 92
Year 2015Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~32hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat
≠ Stands apart with competitive edge, punishing difficulty and visual 3d, while skipping horror tension
The gameplay of the game is based on intense strategic battles between the Navigator and the defenders in a limited space.
Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Vanguard: tone.
Genre100Combat100Game mode88Visuals86Setting66Tone0
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineRangedMeleeTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 42%· 5.7KRAWG👍 10%· 30MC34IGDB36· 3
Year 2013Dev Serellan · 505 GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox
✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat
≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation and early access, while skipping horror tension
A tactical shooter aiming for pre-Vegas Rainbow Six: lethal, slow, no regenerating health. That intent is clear and the appeal is real for the audience it targets. The execution is not — it released visibly unfinished, with broken AI, minimal mission variety and no save system, and it was widely criticised on those grounds.
It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode74
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
IGDB78· 17OC74· 100
Year 2014Dev Bungie · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Xbox
✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Vanguard: setting.
Genre100Tone87Combat86Game mode86Visuals72Setting0
#11Titanfall 2
74
iRank92
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Steam👍 96%· 280KIGDB89· 23OC87· 140
Year 2016Dev Respawn Entertainment · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and setting scifi, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from Call of Duty: Vanguard: setting.
Genre100Visuals100Combat86Tone85Game mode78Setting46
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
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Steam👍 82%· 147KRAWG👍 60%· 91MC77IGDB75· 2OC76· 29
Year 2019Dev Black Matter · Team17 DigitalPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, while skipping horror tension
You've never played World War 2 the way it was meant to be played... with lumbering tanks dominating the battlefield, crucial supply chains fuelling the frontlines, being a cog in the machine of colossal combined arms warfare.
Genre100Combat100Visuals100Tone89Setting74Game mode60
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineTacticalMeleeRangedFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 672KRAWG👍 62%· 2.2KMC79IGDB75· 17
Year 2013Dev 505 GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Xbox · Linux
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, deep simulation and stealth mechanics, while skipping horror tension
The gang is back, and they have bigger and better plans. Objective based cooperative FPS became more complicated. The classic group of Hoxton, Dallas, Chains and Wolf got reinforcement, and now Payday Gang consists of 21 heisters, some of which are based on movie characters or even Youtubers.
It predates Call of Duty: Vanguard by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Visuals100Combat81Game mode76
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
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
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