Choose Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)
Choose Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.5% positive across 15,595 reviews.
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) vs Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) and Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) (2011) is 5 years older than Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (2016). Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) scores higher on Steam reviews (87.5% positive) than Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (62.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare
Choose Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare if you want an Adventure game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2016) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 9,352 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) and Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) |  Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.5% positive (15,595 reviews) | 62.7% positive (9,352 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games | Infinity Ward |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) (2011) is 5 years older than Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (2016).
- Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) scores higher on Steam reviews (87.5% positive) than Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (62.7% positive).
- Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (39.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) is Deck Unsupported, Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare is Deck Playable.
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) vs Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare — FAQ
- Which is better, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) or Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare?
- On Steam reviews Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) scores higher (87.5% positive) than Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (62.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) or Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) (2011) came out before Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (2016). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) and Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) and Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) ships Co-op; Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare ships Online Co-op, Co-op.