17 Narrative games like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare that you should try

What brings it close to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is online features.

Genre puts it alongside Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and so does strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings an isometric view.

Same family as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare: strong narrative focus, tactical combat and historical setting. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and a third-person camera.

On paper it is what Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to PvP competition and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

Genre puts it alongside Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and so does strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat.

What brings it close to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is strong narrative focus, tactical combat and a contemporary setting, and the two track each other on genre, tone and setting. The common ground extends to PvP competition and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat and game mode: ranged combat and online features.

The genre is the same as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: a casual, approachable feel.

Genre puts it alongside Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and so does strong narrative focus, tactical combat and historical setting. The common ground extends to co-op play and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

Same family as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare: strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sci-fi setting.

It comes from the same genre as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

What brings it close to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: a sci-fi setting.

On paper it is what Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat and game mode: ranged combat.

The genre is the same as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’s, and with it strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sci-fi setting.

Genre puts it alongside Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and so does strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds co-op play and a first-person view. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings ranged combat and a sci-fi setting.

It shares the essentials of what Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare does: strong narrative focus, linear, story-driven structure and tactical combat. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on game mode and combat: this one brings ranged combat.