Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops
Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.7% positive across 14,521 reviews.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops vs Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition
Call of Duty®: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition 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 (2010) is 2 years older than Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition (2012). Call of Duty®: Black Ops scores higher on Steam reviews (90.7% positive) than Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition (60.2% 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 - Mac Edition
Choose Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition launched in 2012.
Both Call of Duty®: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, 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 |  Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2012 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 39.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 90.7% positive (14,521 reviews) | 60.2% positive (181 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | Treyarch | Aspyr |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops (2010) is 2 years older than Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition (2012).
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops scores higher on Steam reviews (90.7% positive) than Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition (60.2% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition has no Deck rating yet.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops vs Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Call of Duty®: Black Ops or Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition?
- On Steam reviews Call of Duty®: Black Ops scores higher (90.7% positive) than Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition (60.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 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 or Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Duty®: Black Ops (2010) came out before Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition (2012). 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 and Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition 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 and Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Call of Duty®: Black Ops ships Co-op; Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition ships Co-op.
- Does Call of Duty®: Black Ops run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Call of Duty®: Black Ops is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Call of Duty: Black Ops - Mac Edition doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.