Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War
Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 80.4% positive across 10,073 reviews.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War vs Call of Duty®: Vanguard
Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty®: Vanguard 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. Both released in 2023. Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War scores higher on Steam reviews (80.4% positive) than Call of Duty®: Vanguard (67.1% 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®: Vanguard
Choose Call of Duty®: Vanguard if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,426 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty®: Vanguard 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®: Black Ops Cold War |  Call of Duty®: Vanguard | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.4% positive (10,073 reviews) | 67.1% positive (1,426 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Treyarch, Raven Software, High Moon Studios, Beenox, Activision Shanghai, Sledgehammer Games | Sledgehammer Games, Treyarch, High Moon Studios, Raven Software, Beenox, Demonware |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Both released in 2023.
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War scores higher on Steam reviews (80.4% positive) than Call of Duty®: Vanguard (67.1% positive).
- Call of Duty®: Vanguard is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War (59.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War vs Call of Duty®: Vanguard — FAQ
- Which is better, Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War or Call of Duty®: Vanguard?
- On Steam reviews Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War scores higher (80.4% positive) than Call of Duty®: Vanguard (67.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty®: Vanguard 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®: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty®: Vanguard have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Call of Duty®: Vanguard ships Online Co-op, Co-op.