19 Online games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 that you should try

If Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to co-op play and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sci-fi setting.

On paper it is what Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is — tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

It shares the essentials of what Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in tone — its own ground is stealth mechanics and PvP competition.

Shelved next to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. Both also lean on co-op play and a first-person view. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

Shelved next to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

The thread back to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 runs through tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Its own ground is ranged combat and skill tree progression.

Same family as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: melee combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on tone and combat: this one brings punishing difficulty and ranged combat.

Its point of contact with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is strong narrative focus, tactical combat and historical setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in tone — its own ground is third-person shooting and open world exploration.

The thread back to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 runs through tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with free-to-play access.

What carries over from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat: deep simulation and free-to-play access.

Its point of contact with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is tactical combat, historical setting and multiplayer gameplay. 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: Modern Warfare 3 is melee combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with deep simulation and ranged combat.

What carries over from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is tactical combat, co-op play and a first-person view. They part company on combat: this one brings ranged combat.

The thread back to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 runs through tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: a space setting.

With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 it shares tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: deep simulation and a sandbox world.