Call of Duty®: Black Ops similar games & best alternatives

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Call of Duty®: Black Ops

2010

Should you play it?

The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to critically acclaimed Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty®: Black Ops.

What works

  • Engaging campaign story
  • Classic and addictive zombies mode
  • Skill-based gunplay
  • Dedicated servers and mod support
  • Strong nostalgic appeal

Things to keep in mind

  • Overpriced for age
  • Small and declining multiplayer community
  • Some bugs and graphical glitches
  • Multiplayer hacking issues
  • Dlc pricing and availability

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Call of Duty®: Black Ops II

  • Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

  • Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War

  • Arizona Sunshine® VR 2

  • Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)

  • Titanfall® 2

More value-seeking

Games that feels like Call of Duty®: Black Ops but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Halo: The Master Chief Collection

  • Borderlands 2

  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2

  • ARC Raiders

  • Dying Light

  • Battlefield™ 1

Less intimate

Games that feels like Call of Duty®: Black Ops but with less focus on close relationships

  • Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

  • Red Faction®: Armageddon™

  • Zombie Army 4: Dead War

  • Sniper Elite: Resistance

  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition

  • Attack on Titan / A.O.T. Wings of Freedom

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Call of Duty®: Black Ops but with less imaginative fiction

  • Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007)

  • Call of Duty® 2

  • Call of Duty: United Offensive

  • Call of Duty: World at War

  • Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®

  • Battlefield™ V

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Call of Duty®: Black Ops. These titles are not in What to play next.

Call of Duty®: Black Ops: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

Last update: 21/08/2026