Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6
Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 9,235 Steam reviews back the pick.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 vs Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III
Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III 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®: Modern Warfare® III (2023) is 1 year older than Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 (2024). Both sit near 40% positive on Steam (Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6: 9,235 reviews, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III: 8,946). 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®: Modern Warfare® III
Choose Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 8,946 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III 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. Steam reviews are nearly tied (40.4% vs 40% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 |  Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 69.99 USD | 69.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 40.4% positive (9,235 reviews) | 40% positive (8,946 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Treyarch, Raven Software, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Activision Shanghai, Sledgehammer Games, Infinity Ward, Demonware | Sledgehammer Games, Treyarch, Infinity Ward, Beenox, Raven Software, High Moon Studios, Demonware |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III (2023) is 1 year older than Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 (2024).
- Both sit near 40% positive on Steam (Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6: 9,235 reviews, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III: 8,946).
- Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 (69.99 USD vs. 69.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 has no Deck rating yet.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 vs Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III — FAQ
- Which is better, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 or Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 sits at 40.4% positive (9,235 reviews), Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III at 40% (8,946). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 or Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III (2023) came out before Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 (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®: Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III 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 6 and Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III ships Online Co-op, Co-op.