4 Survival games like Call of Duty: Black Ops II that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty: Black Ops II down to the 4 that fit the “Survival” category. Call of Duty: World at War, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Ghosts top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

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The best survival games like Call of Duty: Black Ops II

4 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.

Call of Duty: World at War

94 similarity to Call of Duty: Black Ops II

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Closest overall match

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical 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.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops

79 similarity to Call of Duty: Black Ops II

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical 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.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts

74 similarity to Call of Duty: Black Ops II

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Closest on tone

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opTacticalMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Year 2013Dev Neversoft Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

Its point of contact with Call of Duty: Black Ops II is strong narrative focus, tactical combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

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Escape from Tarkov

68 similarity to Call of Duty: Black Ops II

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalFirst Person

Year 2025Dev Battlestate GamesOn PC

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.

Released 13 years after Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

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