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We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty: World at War down to the 21 that fit the “Dark” 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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Within the “Dark” 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.

#1Call of Duty: Black Ops99 #2Call of Duty: WWII96 #3Call of Duty: Black Ops II95 #4Call of Duty: Vanguard95 #5Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War94

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

21 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.

#1Call 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.

#2Call of Duty: WWII

96

Call of Duty: WWII

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineTacticalMeleeDarkHistoricalHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 70%· 46KIGDB75· 18OC78· 155

Year 2017Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

#3Call of Duty: Black Ops II

95

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

#4Call of Duty: Vanguard

95

Call of Duty: Vanguard

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 67%· 4.1KIGDB75· 8OC72· 153

Year 2021Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, ranged combat and PvP competition, while skipping adventure storytelling

#5Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

94

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 22KIGDB77· 9OC75· 161

Year 2020Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, ranged combat and PvP competition, while skipping adventure storytelling

#6TimeSplitters 2

94

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 adventure storytelling

#7Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

93

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst 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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, setting space and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

#8TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

93

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 adventure storytelling

#9Resistance: Fall of Man

92

Resistance: Fall of Man

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical 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

#10Serious Sam II

92

Serious Sam II

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB78· 3

Year 2005Dev Croteam · Take-Two InteractiveOn Linux · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, setting space and visual third person, while skipping survival mechanics

92

Halo 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorFirst 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 adventure storytelling

#12Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

91

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB83· 17OC84· 135

Year 2018Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

#13Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

91

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person

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

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

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Steam Xbox Nintendo

#14Serious Sam 3: BFE

90

Serious Sam 3: BFE

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 28KIGDB71· 6

Year 2011Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, punishing difficulty and combat magic, while skipping survival mechanics

#15Battlefield 3

89

Battlefield 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalStealthDarkHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 72%· 18KIGDB85· 10

Year 2011Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, PvP competition and visual isometric, while skipping adventure storytelling

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