Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops
Choose Call of Duty®: Black Ops if you want the Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.7% positive across 14,521 reviews.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops vs Homefront
Call of Duty®: Black Ops and Homefront 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 1 year older than Homefront (2011). Call of Duty®: Black Ops scores higher on Steam reviews (90.7% positive) than Homefront (62.7% 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 Homefront
Choose Homefront if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,148 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Call of Duty®: Black Ops and Homefront sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, 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 |  Homefront | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2011 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.7% positive (14,521 reviews) | 62.7% positive (2,148 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Treyarch | Kaos Studios, Digital Extremes |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops (2010) is 1 year older than Homefront (2011).
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops scores higher on Steam reviews (90.7% positive) than Homefront (62.7% positive).
- Homefront is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Call of Duty®: Black Ops (19.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Call of Duty®: Black Ops has co-op; Homefront does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops vs Homefront — FAQ
- Which is better, Call of Duty®: Black Ops or Homefront?
- On Steam reviews Call of Duty®: Black Ops scores higher (90.7% positive) than Homefront (62.7% 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 Homefront first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Duty®: Black Ops (2010) came out before Homefront (2011). 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 Homefront 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.