How does it compare to CoD?

Hood Warfare 2 vs Call of Duty

Updated October 13, 2026Sources at the endUnofficial fan site

Short answer: COMPAREHood Warfare 2 copies the core of Call of Duty multiplayer, with killstreaks, create-a-class and the classic modes under new names, for $5.99 on Windows PC. Call of Duty is far bigger and more polished and runs on PC, PlayStation and Xbox. Hood Warfare 2 is a small Unreal Engine 5 game from an independent studio, not a Roblox game.

Side by side

	Hood Warfare 2	Call of Duty
Developer	Trapstar Games, an independent studio	Activision and its studios
Price	$5.99 on Steam	Full-price yearly releases, plus free-to-play Warzone
Platforms	Windows PC (Steam) only	PC, PlayStation, Xbox
World	Fictional Chicago gang turf war	Military conflicts
Modes	Six, renamed CoD classics	Many, changing every season
Killstreaks	Yes: Snitch (UAV), Homies, Drive By and more	Yes
Create-a-class	Yes: attachments, perks, equipment	Yes, far deeper
Matchmaking	Join match screen; player-hosted matches	Dedicated servers and skill-based matchmaking

The modes, translated

Hood Warfare 2	Call of Duty
Turf War	Domination
GangBang	Team Deathmatch
Chaos	Free-for-All
Hit A Lick	Capture the Flag
Destroy The Block	Search and Destroy
Chain Snatch	Kill Confirmed

Why players compare it to CoD

The HUD, the killstreak flow and create-a-class feel like Modern Warfare 2 era Call of Duty. A clip of Rainbow Six Siege pro Merc using the Snitch streak, which works like a UAV, passed five million views and started the comparison. Of the 914 Steam reviews we downloaded on October 13, 90 mention CoD and 86% of those recommend the game.

Where Call of Duty is clearly ahead

Polish: animation, sound, netcode and anti-cheat on a scale a small studio cannot match.
Servers: dedicated servers instead of player hosts that can switch mid-match.
Content: far more maps, weapons, modes and seasons.
Movement: Hood Warfare 2 has no real slide-cancel and little or no prone, per players.

Where Hood Warfare 2 wins

Price: $5.99, and Steam refunds it within two hours of play.
Humor: the setting, the Drive By and the commentary are why it went viral.
Low stakes: quick, chaotic matches with friends, bots to fill empty slots.

Is it a Roblox game?

No, though some AI answers describe it that way. It is built in Unreal Engine 5 and sold on Steam. Roblox has its own hood shooters with similar names; see Hood Warfare 2 and Roblox.

Questions players ask

Is Hood Warfare 2 better than Call of Duty?

Not in polish or content. It is cheaper and funnier, and many players enjoy it as a casual CoD-style game with friends.

Is Hood Warfare 2 a Call of Duty clone?

It openly borrows CoD ideas: killstreaks, create-a-class, the HUD and the classic modes under new names.

Is Hood Warfare 2 made by Activision?

No. It is made and published by Trapstar Games.

Sources

Checked on October 13, 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.