4 Games like Call of Duty®: Black Ops III on PS5 that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty®: Black Ops III down to the 4 that fit the “PS5” category. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty: Vanguard and Star Wars: Squadrons top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty®: Black Ops III.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

The best games like Call of Duty®: Black Ops III on PS5

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 III. 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.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

95 similarity to Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

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Closest overall match

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalRangedDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person

Year 2020Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

What brings it close to Call of Duty®: Black Ops III is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with offline play.

Released 10 years after Call of Duty®: Black Ops III.

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Call of Duty: Vanguard

95 similarity to Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalRangedDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person

Year 2021Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

What brings it close to Call of Duty®: Black Ops III is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings offline play.

Released 11 years after Call of Duty®: Black Ops III.

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Star Wars: Squadrons

74 similarity to Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

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Closest on game mode

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalMeleeFirst Person

Year 2020Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS4

Genre puts it alongside Call of Duty®: Black Ops III, and so does tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is a space setting.

Released 10 years after Call of Duty®: Black Ops III.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

66 similarity to Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalFirst Person

Year 2023Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

With Call of Duty®: Black Ops III it shares tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where they diverge is combat.

Released 13 years after Call of Duty®: Black Ops III.

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