Choose Call of Duty®: Ghosts
Choose Call of Duty®: Ghosts if you want the Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled side of the pairing. 6,331 Steam reviews back the pick.
Call of Duty®: Ghosts vs Rain of Lead
Call of Duty®: Ghosts and Rain of Lead 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®: Ghosts (2014) is 13 years older than Rain of Lead (2027). Call of Duty®: Ghosts is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Rain of Lead has no Deck rating yet. 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 Rain of Lead
Choose Rain of Lead if you want an Indie game with Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Rain of Lead launched in 2027.
Both Call of Duty®: Ghosts and Rain of Lead sit in Action on Steam, 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 |  Rain of Lead | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2027 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 59.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 59.5% positive (6,331 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Infinity Ward | Wild Intellegence |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Call of Duty®: Ghosts (2014) is 13 years older than Rain of Lead (2027).
- Call of Duty®: Ghosts is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Rain of Lead has no Deck rating yet.
Call of Duty®: Ghosts vs Rain of Lead — FAQ
- Should I play Call of Duty®: Ghosts or Rain of Lead first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Duty®: Ghosts (2014) came out before Rain of Lead (2027). 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®: Ghosts and Rain of Lead 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.
- Does Rain of Lead have multiplayer like Call of Duty®: Ghosts?
- No. Call of Duty®: Ghosts supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Rain of Lead is listed as single-player only.
- Does Call of Duty®: Ghosts run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Call of Duty®: Ghosts is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Rain of Lead doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.