What is the best game similar to Deceit?

The closest game to Deceit is Call of Duty: Black Ops II, scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Deceit?

The three closest games to Deceit are: 1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (87/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Call of Duty: Vanguard (85/100, 12 shared attributes) 3. Call of Duty: World at War (80/100, 11 shared attributes). All share Deceit's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 14 dimensions.

Is Call of Duty: Vanguard similar to Deceit?

Yes, very much so — Call of Duty: Vanguard scores 85/100 similarity to Deceit. They share 12 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Shooter games are similar to Deceit?

The best Shooter games similar to Deceit are Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Call of Duty: World at War and Ready or Not. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Deceit attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics.

How is similarity to Deceit calculated?

We compare Deceit against every game in our catalog using 14 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 Deceit experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

Are there free games similar to Deceit?

Yes — World of Warships and War Thunder are free and score well on similarity to Deceit. They're a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Few titles capture what makes Deceit unique: shooter, strong narrative focus and combat tactical. After measuring 14 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 50 most faithful alternatives. Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: World at War top the ranking, with Call of Duty: Black Ops II at number one (87/100).

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Top games similar to Deceit

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Deceit. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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 IIClosest overall match

iRank84

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst 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 adventure storytelling, setting scifi and historical setting, while skipping PvP competition

Where it drifts furthest from Deceit: game mode.

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#2Call of Duty: Vanguard

iRank70

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opPvPMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst 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 ranged combat, historical setting and single-player focus, while skipping survival mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Deceit.

Released 4 years after Deceit.

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#3Call of Duty: World at War

iRank88

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 53KIGDB80· 7

Year 2008Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Deceit: game mode.

It predates Deceit by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 329KRAWG👍 81%· 175IGDB84· 2OC82· 59

Year 2023Dev VOID InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep simulation and ranged combat, while skipping survival mechanics

Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations. Please remember that the Beta build is still an incomplete version of the game.

Released 6 years after Deceit.

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#5Halo 3

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorFirst 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 horror tension

It predates Deceit by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

iRank78

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opPvPMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst 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 ranged combat, historical setting and single-player focus, while skipping horror tension

Released 3 years after Deceit.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 215KIGDB86· 14OC89· 211

Year 2020Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Deceit: game mode.

Released 3 years after Deceit.

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#8Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands

iRank76

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalMeleeNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 104KIGDB73· 20OC72· 132

Year 2017Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Deceit: setting.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 161KRAWG👍 89%· 2.4KMC96IGDB80· 1

Year 1998Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and punishing difficulty, while skipping horror tension

Half-Life is the original game in the series. Being a revolutionary at the time, we follow the story of Gordon Freeman - a silent scientist at the facility called Black Mesa. Arriving late at work and hastily doing his routine he runs into the experiment field.

It predates Deceit by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Titanfall 2Closest on game mode

iRank92

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opPvPMeleeTacticalDarkFirst Person

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, setting scifi and historical setting, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Deceit: setting.

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#11Half-Life: Opposing Force

iRank85

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPTacticalMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 28KRAWG👍 80%· 750IGDB70· 1

Year 1999Dev Gearbox Software · ValvePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and adventure storytelling, while skipping horror tension

Half-Life: Opposing Force is an expansion pack for the original first-person shooter Half-Life. The game setting is the same as the one in the original game: the story takes place in the science laboratory called Black Mesa Research Facility in New Mexico at the same time.

It predates Deceit by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opPvPMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkFirst 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 strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics, historical setting and single-player focus, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Deceit: setting.

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#13Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst 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 ranged combat, historical setting and single-player focus, while skipping 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.

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#14Call of Duty: Ghosts

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeNarrativeDarkFirst 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: stealth mechanics, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Deceit: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Deceit.

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#15Call of Duty: Black Ops

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 62%· 294IGDB81· 13

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, historical setting and offline, while skipping horror tension

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Deceit.

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The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Deceit, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Call of Duty: WWII

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TimeSplitters 2

Shooter · FPS

PlanetSide 2

Shooter · FPS

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Shooter · FPS

World of Tanks

Shooter · FPS

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Shooter · FPS

Star Wars Battlefront II

Shooter · FPS

Destiny

Shooter · FPS

TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

Shooter · FPS

Halo 2

Shooter · FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield

Shooter · FPS

Splitgate

Shooter · FPS

Star Wars: Squadrons

Shooter · FPS

World of Warships

Shooter · FPS

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

Shooter · FPS

War Thunder

Shooter · FPS

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Shooter · FPS

Delta Force

Shooter · FPS

Halo 5: Guardians

Shooter · FPS

Counter-Strike

Shooter · FPS

Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood

Shooter · FPS

Hell Let Loose

Shooter · FPS

Star Wars: Battlefront

Shooter · FPS

Battlefield 2

Shooter · FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2

Shooter · FPS

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

Shooter · FPS

PAYDAY 2

Shooter · FPS

Transformers: War for Cybertron

Shooter · FPS

Escape from Tarkov

Shooter · FPS

SWAT 4

Shooter · FPS

DOOM II

Shooter · FPS

Hitman 2

Shooter · FPS

Medal of Honor

Shooter · FPS

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Shooter · FPS

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Shooter · FPS

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Deceit?: The closest game to Deceit is Call of Duty: Black Ops II, scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Deceit?: The three closest games to Deceit are: 1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (87/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Call of Duty: Vanguard (85/100, 12 shared attributes) 3. Call of Duty: World at War (80/100, 11 shared attributes). All share Deceit's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 14 dimensions.
Is Call of Duty: Vanguard similar to Deceit?: Yes, very much so — Call of Duty: Vanguard scores 85/100 similarity to Deceit. They share 12 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Shooter games are similar to Deceit?: The best Shooter games similar to Deceit are Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Call of Duty: World at War and Ready or Not. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Deceit attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics.
How is similarity to Deceit calculated?: We compare Deceit against every game in our catalog using 14 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 Deceit experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.
Are there free games similar to Deceit?: Yes — World of Warships and War Thunder are free and score well on similarity to Deceit. They're a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.