Games Like Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)

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.

Why similar: FPS 29.4%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Action 10.8%, Shooter 10.4%, War 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps the same tight boots-on-the-ground Call of Duty gunplay while swapping in another highly cinematic campaign and hugely popular multiplayer suite.

Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II propels players into a near future Cold War

Why similar: FPS 30.8%, Multiplayer 19.5%, Shooter 10.8%, Action 9.8%, War 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Even with a near-future twist, it preserves the fast COD rhythm, snappy weapons, and polished campaign-plus-multiplayer package that MW2 players usually want.

Black Ops Cold War, the direct sequel to Call of Duty®: Black Ops, will drop fans into the depths of the Cold War’s volatile geopolitical battle of the early 1980s.

Why similar: FPS 26.1%, Multiplayer 15%, Military 12.6%, Shooter 10.3%, Action 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its campaign, classic arcade firefights, and traditional Call of Duty multiplayer make it one of the closest modern-era alternatives outside the original MW trilogy.

Call of Duty is back, redefining war like you've never experienced before. Building on the Call of Duty 4®: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War immerses players into the most gritty and chaotic WWII combat ever experienced.

Why similar: FPS 27.5%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Shooter 11.5%, War 11.4%, Co-op 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Although it is set in WWII, its gritty campaign structure, co-op options, and classic Call of Duty pacing make it a natural fit for MW2 fans.

Enjoy total freedom to fight the way you want. Explore 29 massive multiplayer maps and use loads of vehicles, weapons, and gadgets to help you turn up the heat. Every second of battle gets you closer to unlocking tons of extras and moving up in the Ranks. So get in the action.

Why similar: FPS 28.2%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Shooter 14.4%, Action 8.5%, First-Person 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It trades MW2's tighter corridors for larger battlefields but keeps the same modern military theme, explosive set pieces, and competitive FPS appeal.

Outnumbered and outgunned, but not outmatched.Call of Duty®: Ghosts is an extraordinary step forward for one of the largest entertainment franchises of all-time. This new chapter in the Call of Duty® franchise features a new dynamic where players are on the side of a crippled nation fighting not for freedom, or liberty, but simply to...

Why similar: FPS 43.2%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Shooter 10.9%, Action 9.8%, Military 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It feels like a direct descendant of the MW formula, with fast shooting, a cinematic campaign, and familiar perk-driven multiplayer systems.

Embrace unrivaled destruction in Battlefield 4™. Revel in the glorious chaos of all-out war packed with rewarding, tactical challenges in an interactive environment.

Why similar: FPS 24.4%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Military 14%, War 12.6%, Shooter 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is a strong pick if you want more modern military hardware, polished class-based multiplayer, and a blockbuster shooter tone close to MW2's spectacle.

The Rock Map Pack is Now Available! Join the Resistance, stand united and fight for freedom against an overwhelming military force.

Why similar: FPS 32.6%, Action 16.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Military 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It channels the same linear, modern-conflict FPS energy as MW2, with a campaign built around dramatic military scenarios and accessible shooting.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2 - the sequel to the award-winning next-generation first-person shooter - returns to Sin City. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is your last chance to rescue America's sexiest city from an escalating terrorist siege that will force you into heart-pounding action from beginning to end.

Why similar: FPS 35.1%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Action 10.9%, Co-op 10.6%, Shooter 10%

Why You'll Like It: It is more tactical than MW2 but still delivers urban modern-combat gunfights, co-op support, and a grounded military-operations vibe.

Frontlines™: Fuel of War™ is an open-world First Person Shooter set on the frontlines of tomorrow. In a world ravaged by a global energy crisis, environmental decay, and economic depression, players assume the role of an elite soldier in the Western Coalition Army on an epic crusade against the Red Star Alliance to control the last of...

Why similar: FPS 35.7%, Action 14%, Shooter 12.7%, Military 11.5%, Multiplayer 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its near-future military setting, vehicle support, and straightforward FPS action make it a solid lesser-known alternative for MW2-style warfare.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six makes its next-generation hardware debut in the most dramatic installment of the renowned first-person shooter franchise to date. Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as an escalating terrorist siege in 'Sin City' threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights.

Why similar: FPS 32.4%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Action 13.2%, Shooter 10%, Co-op 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers another campaign-and-co-op-focused modern tactical shooter that scratches a similar military-operation itch, just with a slower pace.

Infinite Warfare delivers three unique game modes: Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies.

Why similar: FPS 35.5%, Multiplayer 17.4%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 10.8%, First-Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: Despite the sci-fi setting, it delivers the same fast COD gunplay, cinematic mission design, and polished multiplayer progression loop.

Insurgency: Sandstorm is a team-based, tactical FPS based on lethal close quarters combat and objective-oriented multiplayer gameplay. Experience the intensity of modern combat where skill is rewarded, and teamwork wins the fight.

Why similar: FPS 30.6%, Military 15.2%, Shooter 12%, Multiplayer 11.3%, War 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It drops the cinematic campaign but nails the modern military atmosphere, lethal gunplay, and intense team-based firefights that appeal to many MW2 multiplayer fans.

Call of Duty®: WWII - a breathtaking experience that redefines World War II.

Why similar: FPS 30.5%, War 18%, Multiplayer 16%, Shooter 12.5%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Even with a different setting, it captures the same highly scripted Call of Duty campaign structure and competitive multiplayer flow that MW2 players recognize immediately.

Call of Duty® 2 redefines the cinematic intensity and chaos of battle as seen through the eyes of ordinary soldiers fighting together in epic WWII conflicts. The sequel to 2003's Call of Duty, winner of over 80 Game of the Year awards, Call of Duty 2 offers more immense, more intense, more realistic battles than ever before, thanks to...

Why similar: FPS 31.9%, Multiplayer 16.2%, War 13.9%, Shooter 10.7%, Action 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is much older and WWII-based, yet its tightly scripted campaign and classic Call of Duty shooting fundamentals still connect back to what makes MW2 work.

Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare envisions a powerful future, where both technology and tactics have evolved to usher in a new era of combat for the franchise.Power Changes Everything.

Why similar: FPS 40.2%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Shooter 12%, Action 10%, War 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its futuristic mobility changes the feel somewhat, but the campaign spectacle, weapon feedback, and multiplayer DNA are still unmistakably Call of Duty.

Strategy. Speed. Story. These are the core pillars of Battlefield™ Hardline, a cops vs. criminals experience unlike any other.

Why similar: FPS 25.1%, Multiplayer 19.7%, Shooter 15.3%, War 13.2%, Action 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its cops-vs-criminals theme is different, but the gunplay, class-based multiplayer, and big-action FPS presentation feel familiar to players coming from MW2.

The Call of Duty® experience supports Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6, and Call of Duty®: Warzone™.

Why similar: FPS 25.4%, Military 13.1%, Multiplayer 12.9%, War 12%, Shooter 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original is more dated, but it remains a direct ancestor to MW2's campaign-driven military FPS formula and straightforward, mission-based action.

Experience the single-player experience from the iconic first-person shooter, Crysis 3, optimized to take advantage of today's hardware in Crysis 3 Remastered.

Why similar: FPS 41.9%, Shooter 19.6%, War 14.4%, Action 12.7%, First-Person 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its streamlined mission design, polished shooting, and high-intensity set pieces make it an easy recommendation for players who liked MW2's campaign spectacle.

F.E.A.R. 3 delivers all the hallmarks that define the F.E.A.R. brand: terrifying paranormal experience, frenetic combat and a dramatic storyline.

Why similar: FPS 41.9%, Co-op 12.7%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Shooter 10.4%, Action 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is less military and more horror-inflected, but it shares MW2's fast corridor shooting, co-op support, and heavy emphasis on immediate action.

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles Edition includes the full base game plus the Zombies Chronicles content expansion.

Why similar: FPS 31.8%, Multiplayer 26.8%, Shooter 13.4%, Co-op 7.8%, First-Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is a more advanced-movement take on the COD formula, but it still offers the same smooth shooting, mission-driven campaign, and multiplayer focus.

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 takes the bulls-eye precision of its predecessor to new and exciting heights!

Why similar: FPS 28.8%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Shooter 13.1%, Military 11.3%, Action 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more toward scoped, tactical engagements, but its modern military missions and linear FPS structure overlap nicely with MW2's campaign appeal.

Experience a visceral Campaign or assemble your team in the ultimate online playground with multiple Special Ops challenges and a mix of Multiplayer maps and modes.

Why similar: FPS 25.3%, Military 14.7%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Shooter 11.4%, Action 7.6%

Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.

Why similar: FPS 46.7%, Action 13.9%, Shooter 13.8%, Multiplayer 12.5%, First-Person 6%

Why You'll Like It: It matches MW2's love of cinematic first-person action and tightly paced missions, just with a stronger sci-fi angle and more player power.

The new action-thriller from the award-winning team at Infinity Ward, the creators of the Call of Duty® series, delivers the most intense and cinematic action experience ever. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare arms gamers with an arsenal of advanced and powerful modern day firepower and transports them to the most treacherous hotspots...

Why similar: FPS 33.8%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Shooter 9.7%, Military 9.2%, War 8.3%

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II drops players into an unprecedented global conflict that features the iconic Operators of Task Force 141.

Why similar: FPS 26.6%, Shooter 13.2%, Action 11.2%, Military 11.1%, War 8.3%

One of the most critically-acclaimed games in history, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is back, remastered in true high-definition, featuring improved textures, physically based rendering, high-dynamic range lighting and much more.

Why similar: FPS 31.5%, War 14%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Military 11.8%, Shooter 11.6%

In the direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II, Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against the ultimate threat.

Why similar: FPS 24.6%, Shooter 13.5%, Military 12.2%, Action 11%, War 10.8%

Call of Duty® delivers the gritty realism and cinematic intensity of World War II's epic battlefield moments like never before.

Why similar: FPS 35.4%, Multiplayer 12.6%, War 12.3%, Military 10.9%, Shooter 10.7%

Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology.

Why similar: FPS 30.9%, Shooter 25.3%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Action 8.9%, Military 5.1%

In Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7, Treyarch and Raven Software are bringing players the biggest Black Ops ever across an innovative Co-Op Campaign, an electrifying Multiplayer experience, and the legendary Round-Based Zombies mode.

Why similar: FPS 27%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Shooter 12.8%, War 8.5%, Military 8.3%

Call of Duty®: Vanguard includes a deeply engaging single player Campaign, a massive Multiplayer offering featuring over 20 maps including 16 built for core Multiplayer and an exciting new Zombies experience developed by Treyarch.

Why similar: FPS 26.5%, Military 14.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Multiplayer 11%, Action 10.2%

Award-winning developer Gray Matter Interactive follows up on the success of Infinity Ward's Call of Duty™ - winner of over 80 Game of the Year and 50 Editors' Choice awards worldwide - with Call of Duty™: United Offensive™.

Why similar: FPS 32.8%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Military 13.3%, Shooter 11.1%, War 10.6%

Fight Today's War: Elite Special Forces in a gritty combat campaign using the surgical tactics of Tier 1 Operators combined with the sledgehammer force of Army Rangers.

Why similar: FPS 33.9%, Military 14%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Shooter 11.6%, War 10.9%

For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.

Why similar: FPS 34.1%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Shooter 12.1%, Military 7.2%, War 7%

Fast multiplayer action set in the Half-Life 2 universe! HL2's physics adds a new dimension to deathmatch play. Play straight deathmatch or try Combine vs. Resistance teamplay. Toss a toilet at your friend today!

Why similar: FPS 38.2%, Action 19.7%, Multiplayer 18.8%, Shooter 10.4%, First-Person 6.1%

Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 is signature Black Ops across a cinematic single-player Campaign, a best-in-class Multiplayer experience and with the epic return of Round-Based Zombies.

Why similar: FPS 23.1%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Shooter 12.1%, Military 12.1%, War 10.1%

Welcome to Call of Duty®: Warzone™, the massive free-to-play combat arena. Experience thrilling modes & new gameplay features in Verdansk and Rebirth Island.

Why similar: FPS 32.1%, Multiplayer 18.1%, Shooter 13.4%, Military 9.6%, Action 7.7%

Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply in this multiplayer and cooperative Source Engine based experience.

Why similar: FPS 54.2%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Military 7.8%, Shooter 7.1%, War 4.7%

You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to make this country your home. You must identify and exploit your enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion,...

Why similar: FPS 47.9%, Shooter 13.3%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Action 10.6%, First-Person 7.2%

Experience one of the most critically acclaimed stealth-action games of all time. Uncover a conspiracy that hits close to home and stop World War III.

Why similar: Action 25.4%, Co-op 22.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Shooter 8.4%

Battlefield™ 2042 is a first-person shooter that marks the return to the iconic all-out warfare of the franchise.

Why similar: FPS 26.4%, Military 15.8%, War 14.3%, Multiplayer 14%, Shooter 11.8%

Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.

Why similar: FPS 42%, Multiplayer 17%, Shooter 14.4%, Action 13.7%, First-Person 4.6%

With its extensive Tour of Duty campaign, a near-limitless number of skirmish modes, updates and new content for Counter-Strike's award-winning multiplayer game play, plus over 12 bonus single player missions, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is a tremendous offering of single and multiplayer content.

Why similar: FPS 39.3%, Action 15.2%, Shooter 14.4%, Multiplayer 13.8%, First-Person 5.6%

You decide the combat role you want to assume in the world of Brink as you fight to save yourself and mankind’s last refuge!

Why similar: FPS 42%, Multiplayer 18.4%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 9.7%, Co-op 6%

Building on 10 years of constant engine development, ARMA II boasts the most realistic combat environment in the world. It models real world ballistics & round deflection, materials penetration, features a realtime day/night cycle and dynamic wind, weather and environmental effects.

Why similar: FPS 21.4%, Military 20%, Multiplayer 14.5%, War 9.9%, Shooter 8.1%

The ultimate all-out warfare experience. In a war of tanks, fighter jets, and massive combat arsenals, your squad is the deadliest weapon.

Why similar: FPS 26.9%, Military 15.7%, Multiplayer 15.5%, War 15.1%, Shooter 11.3%

Valve's WWII Multiplayer Classic - Now available for Mac.

Why similar: FPS 41.7%, Multiplayer 13.4%, War 10.9%, Military 10.8%, Shooter 9.7%

Serious Sam II is a shot of adrenaline to the hearts of first-person shooter fans across the world. This is serious!

Why similar: FPS 37.6%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Action 12.5%, Shooter 10.7%, Co-op 10.2%

Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.

Why similar: Military 18.2%, FPS 16.9%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Shooter 11.5%, War 10.6%

The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.

Why similar: Multiplayer 25.6%, Online Co-Op 20.5%, Shooter 19.9%, Co-op 13.2%, Action 11.7%

Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region. Coalition forces led by the US Army are deployed to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.

Why similar: Military 20.6%, FPS 19%, Multiplayer 14.8%, War 10.7%, Shooter 9.8%