25 Games like Call of Duty: Black Ops on Xbox that you should try

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.

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.

If Call of Duty: Black Ops worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is 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.

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.

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 co-op play and a first-person view. They part company on combat and game mode: this one brings ranged combat and online features.

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. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on combat and setting.

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.

Same family as Call of Duty: Black Ops: tactical combat, historical setting and co-op play. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings an isometric view.