Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops III if you want an Adventure game with Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. 115,801 Steam reviews back the pick.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III vs SurvivalEXtreme
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III and SurvivalEXtreme 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®: Black Ops III (2015) is 8 years older than SurvivalEXtreme (2023). SurvivalEXtreme is currently ~42% cheaper on Steam than Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (34.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD). 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 SurvivalEXtreme
Choose SurvivalEXtreme if you want an Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG game with Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 42% cheaper on the Steam Store. SurvivalEXtreme launched in 2023.
Both Call of Duty®: Black Ops III and SurvivalEXtreme sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards, 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®: Black Ops III |  SurvivalEXtreme | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 34.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.2% positive (115,801 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Treyarch, Aspyr (Mac) | LegendaryLegion |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (2015) is 8 years older than SurvivalEXtreme (2023).
- SurvivalEXtreme is currently ~42% cheaper on Steam than Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (34.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops III is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; SurvivalEXtreme has no Deck rating yet.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III vs SurvivalEXtreme — FAQ
- Should I play Call of Duty®: Black Ops III or SurvivalEXtreme first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (2015) came out before SurvivalEXtreme (2023). 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 III and SurvivalEXtreme 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 III and SurvivalEXtreme have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Call of Duty®: Black Ops III ships Co-op; SurvivalEXtreme ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Does Call of Duty®: Black Ops III run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Call of Duty®: Black Ops III is rated Deck Playable by Valve. SurvivalEXtreme doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.