Which is better, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III or Battlefield™ 6?

On Steam reviews Battlefield™ 6 scores higher (63.3% 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, Battlefield™ 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 Battlefield™ 6 first?

If you want chronology, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (2015) came out before Battlefield™ 6 (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 Battlefield™ 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.

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III vs Battlefield™ 6

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III and Battlefield™ 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 10 years older than Battlefield™ 6 (2025). Battlefield™ 6 scores higher on Steam reviews (63.3% 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 Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops III if you want an Adventure game with Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 3,713 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Battlefield™ 6

Choose Battlefield™ 6 if you want the Online PvP, PvP, and DualShock Controller Support side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 63.3% positive across 376,128 reviews.

Both Call of Duty®: Black Ops III and Battlefield™ 6 sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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.

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III vs Battlefield™ 6 — Steam metadata comparison
	Call of Duty®: Black Ops III	Battlefield™ 6
Released	2015	2025
Genres	Action, Adventure	Action
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Windows
Steam Deck	Unrated	Deck Unsupported
Price	59.99 USD	69.99 USD
Steam reviews	32.4% positive (3,713 reviews)	63.3% positive (376,128 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Co-op	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Developers	Treyarch, Aspyr (Mac)	Battlefield Studios

Side by side

Both are Action games on Steam.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (2015) is 10 years older than Battlefield™ 6 (2025).
Battlefield™ 6 scores higher on Steam reviews (63.3% positive) than Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (32.4% positive).
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than Battlefield™ 6 (59.99 USD vs. 69.99 USD).
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III has co-op; Battlefield™ 6 does not.
Battlefield™ 6 is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Call of Duty®: Black Ops III has no Deck rating yet.