Choose Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare
Choose Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare if you want an Adventure game with Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. 9,352 Steam reviews back the pick.
Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare vs Classic Marathon Infinity
Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare and Classic Marathon Infinity 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®: Infinite Warfare (2016) is 8 years older than Classic Marathon Infinity (2024). Classic Marathon Infinity scores higher on Steam reviews (89.7% positive) than Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (62.7% 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 Classic Marathon Infinity
Choose Classic Marathon Infinity if you want a Free To Play game with LAN PvP and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.7% positive across 203 reviews.
Both Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare and Classic Marathon Infinity 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®: Infinite Warfare |  Classic Marathon Infinity | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 59.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 62.7% positive (9,352 reviews) | 89.7% positive (203 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Infinity Ward | Aleph One Developers |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (2016) is 8 years older than Classic Marathon Infinity (2024).
- Classic Marathon Infinity scores higher on Steam reviews (89.7% positive) than Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (62.7% positive).
- Classic Marathon Infinity is free; Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare is paid (59.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare vs Classic Marathon Infinity — FAQ
- Which is better, Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare or Classic Marathon Infinity?
- On Steam reviews Classic Marathon Infinity scores higher (89.7% positive) than Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (62.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Classic Marathon Infinity 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®: Infinite Warfare or Classic Marathon Infinity first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (2016) came out before Classic Marathon Infinity (2024). 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®: Infinite Warfare and Classic Marathon Infinity 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®: Infinite Warfare and Classic Marathon Infinity have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Classic Marathon Infinity ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
- Is Classic Marathon Infinity free?
- Yes — Classic Marathon Infinity is a free-to-play Steam title. Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare is paid (59.99 USD).