Choose Call of Duty®
Choose Call of Duty® if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 231,896 Steam reviews back the pick.
Call of Duty® vs Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4
Call of Duty® and Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 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® (2022) is 4 years older than Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 (2026). Both support cooperative play. 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®: Modern Warfare® 4
Choose Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 if you want the DualShock Controller Support and Steam Input API Support side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 launched in 2026.
Both Call of Duty® and Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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® |  Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 69.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 57.1% positive (231,896 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Treyarch, Raven Software, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Sledgehammer Games, Infinity Ward, Activision Shanghai, Demonware | Infinity Ward, Beenox, Digital Legends, Activision Shanghai, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Call of Duty® (2022) is 4 years older than Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Call of Duty® is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 has no Deck rating yet.
Call of Duty® vs Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 — FAQ
- Should I play Call of Duty® or Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Duty® (2022) came out before Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 (2026). 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® and Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 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® and Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Call of Duty® ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.