ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB95· 2
Year 2002Dev Free Radical Design · Eidos Interactive
65 Games like Call of Duty: World at War that you should try
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More about this game →Call of Duty: World at War is hard to replace: few games combine shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical in quite the same way. We analyzed over 2,000 titles across 19 gameplay attributes and found 65 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. TimeSplitters 2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow lead the list, with TimeSplitters 2 reaching a 94/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Call of Duty: World at War special.
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The closest game to Call of Duty: World at War is TimeSplitters 2 — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow follow close behind.
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Games like Call of Duty: World at War
65 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineTacticalMeleeStealthSkill TreeLootFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 6.0KRAWG👍 73%· 317MC78IGDB82· 5
Year 2008Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalStealthMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 74%· 493IGDB78· 6
Year 2004Dev Ubisoft Shanghai · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 86%· 49KIGDB79· 17
Year 2012Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opMeleeStealthTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalLootSkill TreeFirst Person
Steam👍 62%· 294IGDB81· 13
Year 2010Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 3.0KIGDB91· 4
Year 2007Dev Bungie · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opStealthTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 75KIGDB82· 14OC83· 143
Year 2018Dev IO Interactive · WB GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalLootSkill TreeFirst Person
IGDB87· 3
Year 2006Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalStealthFirst Person
IGDB85· 2
Year 2005Dev Irrational Games · Vivendi UniversalOn PC
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineTacticalMeleeStealthLootFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 672KRAWG👍 62%· 2.2KMC79IGDB75· 17
Year 2013Dev 505 GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Xbox · Linux
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineTacticalMeleeDarkHistoricalHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 70%· 46KIGDB75· 18OC78· 155
Year 2017Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 22KIGDB77· 9OC75· 161
Year 2020Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
#13Killzone 3
93
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ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opStealthTacticalMeleeFirst Person
IGDB84· 5
Year 2011Dev Guerrilla Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics
≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 2.1KIGDB82· 3
Year 2003Dev Red Storm Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerTacticalStealthMeleeHistorical
Steam👍 86%· 2.8KRAWG👍 88%· 220MC87IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Pyro Studios · Merge GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the best game similar to Call of Duty: World at War?
- The closest game to Call of Duty: World at War is TimeSplitters 2, scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and offline. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
- What are the top games like Call of Duty: World at War?
- The three closest games to Call of Duty: World at War are: 1. TimeSplitters 2 (94/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (97/100, 13 shared attributes) 3. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (98/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Call of Duty: World at War's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 65 candidates across 19 dimensions.
- Is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 similar to Call of Duty: World at War?
- Yes, very much so — Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 scores 97/100 similarity to Call of Duty: World at War. They share 13 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
- What Shooter games are similar to Call of Duty: World at War?
- The best Shooter games similar to Call of Duty: World at War are TimeSplitters 2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow and Call of Duty: Black Ops II. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Call of Duty: World at War attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and offline.
- How is similarity to Call of Duty: World at War calculated?
- We compare Call of Duty: World at War against every game in our catalog using 19 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Call of Duty: World at War experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.
- Are there free games similar to Call of Duty: World at War?
- Yes — War Thunder and Black Squad are free and score well on similarity to Call of Duty: World at War. They're a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.