Choose Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare
Choose Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP side of the pairing. 9,352 Steam reviews back the pick.
Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare vs Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare and Call of Duty®: Black Ops III both land in Action, Adventure 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 share Action, Adventure on Steam. Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (2015) is 1 year older than Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (2016). Call of Duty®: Black Ops III scores higher on Steam reviews (90.2% 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 Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops III if you want the Shared/Split Screen and Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.2% positive across 115,801 reviews.
Both Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare and Call of Duty®: Black Ops III sit in Action and Adventure 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®: Infinite Warfare |  Call of Duty®: Black Ops III | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 62.7% positive (9,352 reviews) | 90.2% positive (115,801 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | Infinity Ward | Treyarch, Aspyr (Mac) |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (2015) is 1 year older than Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (2016).
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops III scores higher on Steam reviews (90.2% positive) than Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (62.7% positive).
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops III is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (59.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare vs Call of Duty®: Black Ops III — FAQ
- Which is better, Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare or Call of Duty®: Black Ops III?
- On Steam reviews Call of Duty®: Black Ops III scores higher (90.2% positive) than Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (62.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III 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 Call of Duty®: Black Ops III first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (2015) came out before Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare (2016). 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 Call of Duty®: Black Ops III similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure 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 Call of Duty®: Black Ops III 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; Call of Duty®: Black Ops III ships Co-op.