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We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty: World at War down to the 4 that fit the “Survival” category. Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Escape from Tarkov top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty: World at War.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

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Year 2008Dev Treyarch

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Within the “Survival” category, the closest game to Call of Duty: World at War is Call of Duty: Black Ops II — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Call of Duty: Black Ops and Escape from Tarkov follow close behind.

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The best survival games like Call of Duty: World at War

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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.

#1Call of Duty: Black Ops II

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Call of Duty: Black Ops II

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst 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 survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping stealth mechanics

#2Call of Duty: Black Ops

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Call of Duty: Black Ops

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opMeleeStealthTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalLootSkill TreeFirst Person

Steam👍 62%· 294IGDB81· 13

Year 2010Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

#3Escape from Tarkov

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Escape from Tarkov

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalFirst Person

Steam👍 48%· 51KIGDB30· 1OC78· 14

Year 2025Dev Battlestate GamesOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping adventure storytelling

#4Call of Duty: Ghosts

88

Call of Duty: Ghosts

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opStealthTacticalMeleeDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 65%· 32KIGDB74· 23OC72· 58

Year 2013Dev Neversoft Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping adventure storytelling

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