Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops III if you want an Adventure game with Steam Leaderboards and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. 3,713 Steam reviews back the pick.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III vs EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III and EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 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 9 years older than EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 (2024). EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 scores higher on Steam reviews (77.1% positive) than Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (32.4% 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 EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6
Choose EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 if you want the Online Co-op and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77.1% positive across 3,919 reviews.
Both Call of Duty®: Black Ops III and EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, 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®: Black Ops III |  EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 32.4% positive (3,713 reviews) | 77.1% positive (3,919 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Treyarch, Aspyr (Mac) | SANDLOT |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (2015) is 9 years older than EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 (2024).
- EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 scores higher on Steam reviews (77.1% positive) than Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (32.4% positive).
- EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (59.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Call of Duty®: Black Ops III has no Deck rating yet.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III vs EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 — FAQ
- Which is better, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III or EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6?
- On Steam reviews EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 scores higher (77.1% positive) than Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (32.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 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®: Black Ops III or EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (2015) came out before EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 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 III and EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 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 EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Call of Duty®: Black Ops III ships Co-op; EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.