37 Games like Call of Duty: Black Ops on PlayStation 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with horror tension and strong narrative focus.

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.

What brings it close to Call of Duty: Black Ops is dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and historical setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. Its own ground is strong narrative focus.

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.

The thread back to Call of Duty: Black Ops runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on setting: this one brings a space setting.

What brings it close to Call of Duty: Black Ops is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, setting and visuals. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Its own ground is horror tension and strong narrative focus.

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

What brings it close to Call of Duty: Black Ops is dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on skill tree progression and a first-person view. The distance is in combat — its own ground is adventure storytelling and fantasy world.

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.

What carries over from 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 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.