# Games like Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

> The closest matches to Call of Duty®: Black Ops III: EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6, Heroes of Valor, Battlefield™ 6, Nioh 3, and Bodycam. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6](https://imho.run/games/2291060/earth-defense-force-6) — Shares multiplayer co op and weapon variety with Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 3,919 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291060/)
2. [Heroes of Valor](https://imho.run/games/2504090/heroes-of-valor) — Shares class selection and multiplayer co op with Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 671 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2504090/)
3. [Battlefield™ 6](https://imho.run/games/2807960/battlefield-6) — Shares loadout customization with Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 141,570 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2807960/)
4. [Nioh 3](https://imho.run/games/3681010/nioh-3) — Shares weapon variety with Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 4,304 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3681010/)
5. [Bodycam](https://imho.run/games/2406770/bodycam) — Shares weapon customization and multiplayer co op with Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 23,153 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2406770/)
6. [Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds](https://imho.run/games/2486820/sonic-racing-crossworlds) — Shares multiplayer co op with Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 7,700 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2486820/)
7. [Counter-Strike: Source](https://imho.run/games/240/counter-strike-source) — Same competitive mood as Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 44,487 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/240/)
8. [Serious Sam 3: BFE](https://imho.run/games/41070/serious-sam-3-bfe) — Same intense mood as Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 5,833 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/41070/)
9. [Titanfall® 2](https://imho.run/games/1237970/titanfall-2) — A frequent pick in Call of Duty: Black Ops III players' libraries, and another Action. 93,771 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1237970/)
10. [Gears 5](https://imho.run/games/1097840/gears-5) — Same competitive mood as Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 8,300 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097840/)
11. [TEKKEN 7](https://imho.run/games/389730/tekken-7) — Same competitive mood as Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 30,785 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/389730/)
12. [Paladins®](https://imho.run/games/444090/paladins) — Shares loadout customization with Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 127,515 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/444090/)
13. [F1® 24](https://imho.run/games/2488620/f1-24) — A frequent pick in Call of Duty: Black Ops III players' libraries, and another Sports. 6,279 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2488620/)
14. [F.E.A.R. 3](https://imho.run/games/21100/f-e-a-r-3) — Same tense mood as Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 3,124 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/21100/)
15. [BlazBlue Entropy Effect](https://imho.run/games/2273430/blazblue-entropy-effect) — Explores action, like Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 4,408 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2273430/)
16. [Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/307690/sleeping-dogs-definitive-edition) — Shares weapon customization with Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 29,085 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307690/)
17. [TRIBES 3: Rivals](https://imho.run/games/2687970/tribes-3-rivals) — Shares weapon customization and weapon variety with Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 1,213 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2687970/)
18. [Nuclear Throne](https://imho.run/games/242680/nuclear-throne) — A frequent pick in Call of Duty: Black Ops III players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,705 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242680/)
19. [Mortal Kombat X](https://imho.run/games/307780/mortal-kombat-x) — Same competitive mood as Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 11,405 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307780/)
20. [Borderlands 3](https://imho.run/games/397540/borderlands-3) — A frequent pick in Call of Duty: Black Ops III players' libraries, and another RPG. 59,663 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/397540/)
21. [Risk of Rain 2](https://imho.run/games/632360/risk-of-rain-2) — Same intense mood as Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 160,098 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632360/)
22. [Police Stories](https://imho.run/games/539470/police-stories) — Same intense mood as Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 2,383 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/539470/)
23. [Medal of Honor™](https://imho.run/games/47790/medal-of-honor) — Same tense mood as Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 2,520 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/47790/)
24. [Resident Evil 4 (2005)](https://imho.run/games/254700/resident-evil-4-2005) — Shares weapon customization with Call of Duty: Black Ops III. 25,574 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/254700/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles Edition includes the full base game plus the Zombies Chronicles content expansion.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 388520
- **Developer:** Treyarch, Aspyr (Mac)
- **Publisher:** Activision, Aspyr (Mac)
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Co-op
- **Released:** Nov 5, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 73
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

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