Choose Call of Duty®: WWII
Choose Call of Duty®: WWII if you want the Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled side of the pairing. 13,763 Steam reviews back the pick.
Call of Duty®: WWII vs Call of Duty®: Vanguard
Call of Duty®: WWII and Call of Duty®: Vanguard 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®: WWII (2017) is 6 years older than Call of Duty®: Vanguard (2023). Both sit near 67% positive on Steam (Call of Duty®: WWII: 13,763 reviews, Call of Duty®: Vanguard: 1,426). 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®: Vanguard
Choose Call of Duty®: Vanguard if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,426 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Call of Duty®: WWII and Call of Duty®: Vanguard sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (66.2% vs 67.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Call of Duty®: WWII |  Call of Duty®: Vanguard | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 66.2% positive (13,763 reviews) | 67.1% positive (1,426 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Sledgehammer Games, Raven Software | Sledgehammer Games, Treyarch, High Moon Studios, Raven Software, Beenox, Demonware |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Call of Duty®: WWII (2017) is 6 years older than Call of Duty®: Vanguard (2023).
- Both sit near 67% positive on Steam (Call of Duty®: WWII: 13,763 reviews, Call of Duty®: Vanguard: 1,426).
- Call of Duty®: Vanguard is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Call of Duty®: WWII (59.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Call of Duty®: WWII is Deck Playable, Call of Duty®: Vanguard is Deck Unsupported.
Call of Duty®: WWII vs Call of Duty®: Vanguard — FAQ
- Which is better, Call of Duty®: WWII or Call of Duty®: Vanguard?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Call of Duty®: WWII sits at 66.2% positive (13,763 reviews), Call of Duty®: Vanguard at 67.1% (1,426). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Call of Duty®: WWII or Call of Duty®: Vanguard first?
- If you want chronology, Call of Duty®: WWII (2017) came out before Call of Duty®: Vanguard (2023). 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®: WWII and Call of Duty®: Vanguard 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®: WWII and Call of Duty®: Vanguard have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Call of Duty®: WWII ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Call of Duty®: Vanguard ships Online Co-op, Co-op.