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6 Games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on PS5 that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 down to the 6 that fit the “PS5” category. Delta Force, Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS
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CasualNarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2011Dev Sledgehammer Games

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Within the “PS5” category, the closest game to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is Delta Force — scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War follow close behind.

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The best games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on PS5

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. 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.

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Delta Force

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Delta Force
Closest on genre
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalFirst Person
Year 2024Dev TiMi Studio Group · GarenaOn Xbox · Android · PC

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.

Released 13 years after Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode83Combat70
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Call of Duty: Vanguard

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Call of Duty: Vanguard
Closest overall match
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person
Year 2021Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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.

Same studio: Sledgehammer Games.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person
Year 2020Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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.

Released 9 years after Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode92Combat84Setting58Tone22
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Star Wars: Squadrons

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Star Wars: Squadrons
Closest on combat
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalMeleeFirst Person
Year 2020Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS4

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.

Released 9 years after Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode75Setting0
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Closest on game mode
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalFirst Person
Year 2022Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Its point of contact with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is tactical combat, offline play and a first-person view. The distance is in combat — its own ground is a third-person camera.

Released 11 years after Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Genre100Game mode93Visuals72Combat68
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalFirst Person
Year 2023Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

It meets Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where they diverge is combat.

Same studio: Sledgehammer Games.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode71Combat68

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