Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops III if you want an Adventure game with Shared/Split Screen and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. 3,713 Steam reviews back the pick.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III vs Heroes of Valor
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III and Heroes of Valor 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 10 years older than Heroes of Valor (2025). Heroes of Valor scores higher on Steam reviews (87.8% 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 Heroes of Valor
Choose Heroes of Valor if you want a Casual and Early Access game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.8% positive across 671 reviews.
Both Call of Duty®: Black Ops III and Heroes of Valor sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, 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 |  Heroes of Valor | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 32.4% positive (3,713 reviews) | 87.8% positive (671 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Treyarch, Aspyr (Mac) | Fancy Cat Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (2015) is 10 years older than Heroes of Valor (2025).
- Heroes of Valor scores higher on Steam reviews (87.8% positive) than Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (32.4% positive).
- Heroes of Valor is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (14.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Heroes of Valor is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Call of Duty®: Black Ops III has no Deck rating yet.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III vs Heroes of Valor — FAQ
- Which is better, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III or Heroes of Valor?
- On Steam reviews Heroes of Valor scores higher (87.8% 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, Heroes of Valor 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 Heroes of Valor first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (2015) came out before Heroes of Valor (2025). 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 Heroes of Valor 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 Heroes of Valor have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Call of Duty®: Black Ops III ships Co-op; Heroes of Valor ships Online Co-op, Co-op.