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Call of Duty®: Ghosts vs Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition

Call of Duty®: Ghosts and Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition 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 2014. Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (82% positive) than Call of Duty®: Ghosts (59.5% 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®: Ghosts

Choose Call of Duty®: Ghosts if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 6,331 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition

Choose Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82% positive across 334 reviews.

Both Call of Duty®: Ghosts and Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, 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®: Ghosts vs Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition — Steam metadata comparison
Call of Duty®: Ghosts — Steam game coverCall of Duty®: GhostsCall of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition — Steam game coverCall of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition
Released20142014
GenresActionAction
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck PlayableDeck Unsupported
Price59.99 USD59.99 USD
Steam reviews59.5% positive (6,331 reviews)82% positive (334 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-playerMulti-player
DevelopersInfinity WardSledgehammer Games, Raven Software

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Call of Duty®: Ghosts vs Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition — FAQ

Which is better, Call of Duty®: Ghosts or Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition?
On Steam reviews Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition scores higher (82% positive) than Call of Duty®: Ghosts (59.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition 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®: Ghosts and Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Gold Edition 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.
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