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If Call of Duty: Black Ops II left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — shooting mechanics, strong narrative focus and melee combat — and the NextGameLike editorial team ranks them by a similarity score computed across 18 attributes. Call of Duty: World at War comes closest (94/100).

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The closest game to Call of Duty: Black Ops II is Call of Duty: World at War — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Serious Sam II and Star Wars: Battlefront II follow close behind.

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Top games similar to Call of Duty: Black Ops II

50 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

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Call of Duty: World at War

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Call of Duty: World at War
Closest overall match
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Year 2008Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

Held in common with Call of Duty: Black Ops II: dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: loot and gear systems, and stealth mechanics.

Same studio: Treyarch.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting82Tone81Combat77
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Serious Sam II

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Serious Sam II
Closest on combat
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2005Dev Croteam · Take-Two InteractiveOn Linux · PC

With Call of Duty: Black Ops II it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: a space setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone73Visuals73Setting45
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Star Wars: Battlefront II

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Star Wars: Battlefront II
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineMeleeTacticalSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person
Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · LucasArtsOn PC

With Call of Duty: Black Ops II it shares melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: a space setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode93Visuals71Setting58
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Call of Duty: Vanguard

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Call of Duty: Vanguard
Closest on tone
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Year 2021Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

If Call of Duty: Black Ops II worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: ranged combat and PvP competition.

Released 9 years after Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Game mode92Combat88Setting78
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person
Year 2011Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

It shares the essentials of what Call of Duty: Black Ops II does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting45Tone44
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Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

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Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person
Year 2016Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

If Call of Duty: Black Ops II worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with a space setting.

Released 4 years after Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Game mode92Setting72
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Serious Sam 3: BFE

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Serious Sam 3: BFE
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2011Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

The genre is the same as Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds co-op play and a first-person view. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings punishing difficulty.

Genre100Game mode100Combat85Visuals73Tone63Setting58
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Ready or Not

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Ready or Not
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Year 2023Dev VOID InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

Held in common with Call of Duty: Black Ops II: dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and horror setting. Both also lean on co-op play and a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a contemporary setting.

Released 11 years after Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Combat74Game mode72Setting36
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Resistance: Fall of Man

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Resistance: Fall of Man
Closest on setting
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2006Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

What carries over from Call of Duty: Black Ops II is dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and horror setting. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in combat — its own ground is loot and gear systems, and fantasy world.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode92Setting88Tone76Combat67
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TimeSplitters 2

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TimeSplitters 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorHistoricalSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2002Dev Free Radical Design · Eidos Interactive

What brings it close to Call of Duty: Black Ops II is dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and visuals. The common ground extends to offline play and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with fantasy world.

It predates Call of Duty: Black Ops II by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode92Tone76Setting76
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Titanfall 2

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Titanfall 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person
Year 2016Dev Respawn Entertainment · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is game mode and tone: PvP competition.

Released 4 years after Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Setting83Tone66Game mode63
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Year 2020Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

If Call of Duty: Black Ops II worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with ranged combat and PvP competition.

Same studio: Treyarch.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Game mode92Combat84Setting82
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Halo 3

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Halo 3
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Year 2007Dev Bungie · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Xbox

What carries over from Call of Duty: Black Ops II is dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on co-op play and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: sandbox freedom and PvP competition.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode85Setting82Tone71
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Call of Duty: Black Ops

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Call of Duty: Black Ops
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Year 2010Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

Its point of contact with Call of Duty: Black Ops II is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Its own ground is loot and gear systems, and stealth mechanics.

Same studio: Treyarch.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode92Setting79Tone78Combat77
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Call of Duty: WWII

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Call of Duty: WWII
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineTacticalMeleeDarkNarrativeHistoricalHorrorFirst Person
Year 2017Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

If Call of Duty: Black Ops II worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and historical setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to co-op play and a first-person view.

Released 5 years after Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Game mode92Setting82

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