27 Stealth games like Call of Duty: Black Ops that you should try

The resemblance to Call of Duty: Black Ops is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on loot and gear systems, and co-op play. What it adds of its own: adventure storytelling and online features.

The thread back to Call of Duty: Black Ops runs through tactical combat, single-player focus and skill tree progression. Both also lean on a first-person view. What it adds of its own: ranged combat and online features.

It meets Call of Duty: Black Ops on dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: a sci-fi setting.

With Call of Duty: Black Ops it shares tactical combat, offline play and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: a third-person camera.

It shares the essentials of what Call of Duty: Black Ops does: melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds loot and gear systems, and a first-person view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings strong narrative focus and a contemporary setting.

It shares the essentials of what Call of Duty: Black Ops does: stealth mechanics, offline play and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: a sci-fi setting.

If Call of Duty: Black Ops worked for you because of tactical combat, offline play and a first-person view, the same is here. They part company on setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting.

Genre puts it alongside Call of Duty: Black Ops, and so does melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is strong narrative focus.

It comes from the same genre as Call of Duty: Black Ops and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and historical setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: strong narrative focus and PvP competition.

Same family as Call of Duty: Black Ops: melee combat, single-player focus and skill tree progression. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings punishing difficulty.

With Call of Duty: Black Ops it shares melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a contemporary setting.

Its point of contact with Call of Duty: Black Ops is melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.

Its point of contact with Call of Duty: Black Ops is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and historical setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

What carries over from Call of Duty: Black Ops is loot and gear systems, tactical combat, and co-op play. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is online features.

Held in common with Call of Duty: Black Ops: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and historical setting. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is game mode: horror tension and strong narrative focus.