ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opMeleeStealthTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalLootSkill TreeFirst Person
Steam👍 62%· 294IGDB81· 13
Year 2010Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
33 Games with a historical setting like Call of Duty: World at War that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty: World at War down to the 33 that fit the “Historical” category. Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: WWII and Call of Duty: Black Ops II top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty: World at War.
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Year 2008Dev Treyarch
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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to Call of Duty: World at War is Call of Duty: Black Ops — scoring 99/100 on our similarity scale. Call of Duty: WWII and Call of Duty: Black Ops II follow close behind.
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The best games with a historical setting like Call of Duty: World at War
33 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Call of Duty: World at War. Each one has been evaluated across 19 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
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineTacticalMeleeDarkHistoricalHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 70%· 46KIGDB75· 18OC78· 155
Year 2017Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 86%· 49KIGDB79· 17
Year 2012Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 67%· 4.1KIGDB75· 8OC72· 153
Year 2021Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 22KIGDB77· 9OC75· 161
Year 2020Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB95· 2
Year 2002Dev Free Radical Design · Eidos Interactive
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 61%· 30KIGDB77· 25OC75· 111
Year 2016Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn 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
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 42KRAWG👍 84%· 1.9KMC81OC79· 99
Year 2010Dev Raven Software · Square EnixPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthDarkHistoricalHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 23KIGDB76· 15OC78· 84
Year 2015Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-opMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 65%· 25KIGDB80· 20OC81· 99
Year 2014Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeStealthHistorical
Steam👍 88%· 25KIGDB67· 11
Year 2012Dev Rebellion Developments · 505 GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalStealthHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 11KIGDB74· 9
Year 2010Dev Danger Close · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerTacticalStealthMeleeHistorical
Steam👍 86%· 2.8KRAWG👍 88%· 220MC87IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Pyro Studios · Merge GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 54KIGDB76· 5
Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · LucasArtsOn PC
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88
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