Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops II
Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops II if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. 12,305 Steam reviews back the pick.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops II vs Insurgency
Call of Duty®: Black Ops II and Insurgency 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®: Black Ops II (2012) is 2 years older than Insurgency (2014). Insurgency scores higher on Steam reviews (92.3% positive) than Call of Duty®: Black Ops II (84.8% 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 Insurgency
Choose Insurgency if you want a Strategy and Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 92.3% positive across 35,626 reviews.
Both Call of Duty®: Black Ops II and Insurgency 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®: Black Ops II |  Insurgency | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.8% positive (12,305 reviews) | 92.3% positive (35,626 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op |
| Developers | Treyarch | New World Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops II (2012) is 2 years older than Insurgency (2014).
- Insurgency scores higher on Steam reviews (92.3% positive) than Call of Duty®: Black Ops II (84.8% positive).
- Insurgency is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Call of Duty®: Black Ops II (14.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops II vs Insurgency — FAQ
- Which is better, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II or Insurgency?
- On Steam reviews Insurgency scores higher (92.3% positive) than Call of Duty®: Black Ops II (84.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Insurgency 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®: Black Ops II or Insurgency first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II (2012) came out before Insurgency (2014). 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®: Black Ops II and Insurgency 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 II and Insurgency have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Call of Duty®: Black Ops II ships Co-op; Insurgency ships Co-op.