Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7
Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 if you want the Online Co-op, HDR available, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 2,401 Steam reviews back the pick.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 vs Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta
Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta 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 7 (2025) is 1 year older than Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta (2026). Both sit near 36% positive on Steam (Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7: 2,401 reviews, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta: 7,355). 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® 4 - Beta
Choose Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta if you want the DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Adjustable Difficulty side of the pairing. 7,355 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (36.2% vs 36.5% 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 7 |  Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 69.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 36.2% positive (2,401 reviews) | 36.5% positive (7,355 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Treyarch, Raven Software, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Sledgehammer Games, Infinity Ward, Activision Shanghai, Demonware | Infinity Ward, Beenox, Digital Legends, Activision Shanghai, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 (2025) is 1 year older than Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta (2026).
- Both sit near 36% positive on Steam (Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7: 2,401 reviews, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta: 7,355).
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 has co-op; Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta does not.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 vs Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta — FAQ
- Which is better, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 or Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 sits at 36.2% positive (2,401 reviews), Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta at 36.5% (7,355). 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 7 or Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7 (2025) came out before Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta (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®: Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta 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.