Games like Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)
If Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) is your kind of game, the closest matches are Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011), Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) and Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cinematic, competitive and epic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Top pick for Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
The best-selling first-person action series of all-time returns with an epic sequel to the multiple GOTY award winner Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Second-strongest match for Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.
Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Third-strongest match for Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Infinite Warfare delivers three unique game modes: Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies.
Call of Duty: World at War
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
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.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Ranked #5 for Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
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.
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!
Guild Wars: Eye of the North®
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Tyria... now the danger runs deep. Guild Wars: Eye of the North is the first true expansion for the Guild Wars franchise, providing new content geared exclusively for level 20 characters. Return to the battle-scarred continent of Tyria, home of the original Guild Wars campaign.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) on Steam right now. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) on Steam right now. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) on Steam right now. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Priced ~75% under Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) on Steam right now. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) on Steam right now. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) on Steam right now. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Shares co op multiplayer with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Priced ~50% under Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) on Steam right now. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) on Steam right now. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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Call of Duty®
WHY THIS
Another title from Infinity Ward, the studio behind Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011). Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
The Call of Duty® experience supports Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6, and Call of Duty®: Warzone™.
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Another title from Infinity Ward, the studio behind Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011). Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
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.
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Another title from Infinity Ward, the studio behind Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011). Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Another title from Infinity Ward, the studio behind Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011). Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.
Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007)
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Another title from Infinity Ward, the studio behind Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011). Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
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...
Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Another title from Infinity Ward, the studio behind Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011). Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Infinite Warfare delivers three unique game modes: Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies.
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III
WHY THIS
Shares weapon customization, wave based survival, military and a competitive mood with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Another title from Infinity Ward, the studio behind Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011). Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
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.
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)
WHY THIS
Shares a cinematic mood with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Another title from Infinity Ward, the studio behind Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011). Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
The best-selling first-person action series of all-time returns with an epic sequel to the multiple GOTY award winner Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2
Frequently asked about Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)
- Does Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) work on Steam Deck?
- Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) cost?
- Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) are Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011), Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009), Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare.
- Who developed Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)?
- Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) was developed by Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
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