21 Online games like Call of Duty: Black Ops II that you should try

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Shelved next to Call of Duty: Black Ops II for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings stealth mechanics and PvP competition.

With Call of Duty: Black Ops II it shares tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with ranged combat and skill tree progression.

The thread back to Call of Duty: Black Ops II runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds co-op play and a first-person view. Its own ground is ranged combat.

Its point of contact with Call of Duty: Black Ops II is dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.

It meets Call of Duty: Black Ops II on tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat: free-to-play access.

Its point of contact with Call of Duty: Black Ops II is tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat: deep simulation and a sandbox world.

It meets Call of Duty: Black Ops II on tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on combat: this one brings deep simulation and free-to-play access.

Genre puts it alongside Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and so does strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to co-op play and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: ranged combat and skill tree progression.

Held in common with Call of Duty: Black Ops II: tactical combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: a space setting.