Choose Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III
Choose Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 8,946 Steam reviews back the pick.
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III vs Forward Assault
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III and Forward Assault 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 3 years older than Forward Assault (2026). Forward Assault is free; Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III is paid (69.99 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 Forward Assault
Choose Forward Assault if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Forward Assault launched in 2026.
Both Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III and Forward Assault sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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®: Modern Warfare® III |  Forward Assault | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 69.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 40% positive (8,946 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Sledgehammer Games, Treyarch, Infinity Ward, Beenox, Raven Software, High Moon Studios, Demonware | Lucas Wilde |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III (2023) is 3 years older than Forward Assault (2026).
- Forward Assault is free; Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III is paid (69.99 USD).
- Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III has co-op; Forward Assault does not.
- Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Forward Assault has no Deck rating yet.
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III vs Forward Assault — FAQ
- Should I play Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III or Forward Assault first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III (2023) came out before Forward Assault (2026). 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®: Modern Warfare® III and Forward Assault 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.
- Is Forward Assault free?
- Yes — Forward Assault is a free-to-play Steam title. Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III is paid (69.99 USD).