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Call of Duty® 2
Call of Duty® 2 redefines the cinematic intensity and chaos of battle as seen through the eyes of ordinary soldiers fighting together in epic WWII conflicts. The sequel to 2003's Call of Duty, winner of over 80 Game of the Year awards, Call of Duty 2 offers more immense, more intense, more realistic
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
76 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Call Of Duty 2 single player consists of Soviet, British, American perspectives on all three fronts. Its a very good video game that brings nostalgia as well as proper gameplay boots on the ground set in world war 2. It…”
“the best singleplayer cod gameplaywise. still have broken cd from over 15 years ago. and mods make me cream my pants”
“Call of Duty 2 is a timeless classic that still holds up remarkably well. Released in 2005, it set the standard for cinematic World War II shooters with its intense atmosphere, immersive sound design, and groundbreaking…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Call Of Duty 2 single player consists of Soviet, British, American perspectives on all three fronts. Its a very good video game that brings nostalgia as well as proper gameplay boots on the ground set in world war 2. It…”
“Call of Duty 2 is a timeless classic that still holds up remarkably well. Released in 2005, it set the standard for cinematic World War II shooters with its intense atmosphere, immersive sound design, and groundbreaking…”
“Man, Call of Duty 2 is still one of my all-time favorites. The single-player campaign is so good — it really nails the whole WWII vibe. The best part? The game still holds up visually. I know it’s an old game, but the…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Call Of Duty 2 single player consists of Soviet, British, American perspectives on all three fronts. Its a very good video game that brings nostalgia as well as proper gameplay boots on the ground set in world war 2. It…”
“Man, Call of Duty 2 is still one of my all-time favorites. The single-player campaign is so good — it really nails the whole WWII vibe. The best part? The game still holds up visually. I know it’s an old game, but the…”
“overall this game is awesome. the animations are great, its more realistic and its graphics are good. but i have one complain. that the missions progressively gets boring. i mean that i dont really feel the excitment…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The fact that in 2026 we can still play COD2 multiplayer is just amazing. I just don’t understand why people like modded servers, but thankfully you can still play on normal, almost vanilla servers too, I`m having fun…”
“GREAT GAME! 10/10 Great maps! Great single player! Real COD GAME! Supports map making, modding, hosting your own server, server rentals and just overall great! New cod can never touch this!”
“THIS IS A GREAT GAME PLAY IT CAMPAIGN IS FIRE AND PVP IS SO GOOD I COULD Похоже, ты перевёл этот текст! Ого, вот это да — ты просто невероятно увлечён! Поиграй в Call of Duty 2 — это весело.”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Feels nostalgic to play but regardless it's still one of the best COD title. The pacing and challenge on maps feels great, game design fundamental wins over fancy effects”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Nowhere near as good as the first game and its expansion, mainly because COD2 got "consolised" with regenerating health and much smaller levels that largely revolve around setpieces rather than big levels that you…”
“overall this game is awesome. the animations are great, its more realistic and its graphics are good. but i have one complain. that the missions progressively gets boring. i mean that i dont really feel the excitment…”
“One of my favorite games of all time. I played this when I was quite young so I have absolute nostalgia goggles. Today it would probably feel somewhat bland; it certainly looks quite dated. But I still have a blast…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Game just Grey screens if you turn on Anti-Aliasing, and about halfway through the British campaign gives an error claiming page file size on the drive needs 5MB AND THEN WIPES THE PLAYTHROUGH!!! Looked online the…”
“I love this game but the Steam version sucks. Got to play it for 41 minutes and now it just goes to the start screen then nothing even After reinstalling it and it's too late to get my money back .. And this isn't the…”
“Annoying to get running, bad QoL (different exe for Single/Multiplayer and you have 2 settings profiles). Online still works and is quite fun, however there is no way to filter out bot-focused servers so it takes a long…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Call of Duty 2 is a timeless classic that still holds up remarkably well. Released in 2005, it set the standard for cinematic World War II shooters with its intense atmosphere, immersive sound design, and groundbreaking…”
“⭐⭐ I have more or less the same feelings about this game as I do the first Call of Duty. It obviously does not hold up to today's standards but it is a really fun bit of nostalgia and an interesting look at CoD's early…”
“One of my favorite games of all time. I played this when I was quite young so I have absolute nostalgia goggles. Today it would probably feel somewhat bland; it certainly looks quite dated. But I still have a blast…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Nowhere near as good as the first game and its expansion, mainly because COD2 got "consolised" with regenerating health and much smaller levels that largely revolve around setpieces rather than big levels that you…”
“One of my favorite games of all time. I played this when I was quite young so I have absolute nostalgia goggles. Today it would probably feel somewhat bland; it certainly looks quite dated. But I still have a blast…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“DO NOT BUY THIS GAME- UNLESS YOU ARE PLAYING *ONLY SINGLEPLAYER*. MULTIPLAYER IS COMPROMISED IN ALL CALL OF DUTY GAMES MADE BEFORE 2019, HACKERS ARE USING EXPLOITED OUTDATED MULTIPLAYER SERVERS TO RAT AND POSSIBLY CRASH…”
“Annoying to get running, bad QoL (different exe for Single/Multiplayer and you have 2 settings profiles). Online still works and is quite fun, however there is no way to filter out bot-focused servers so it takes a long…”
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Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“A classic game that I REALLY wish would get the remake treatment”
— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played“You know "Saving Private Ryan"? With American soldiers saving the day from those pesky Nazis to swelling orchestral music? That's basically it. Obviously a dangerously high dose of nostalgia included, straight to your veins, even if you've never played it before. This game is…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Charging this much money for a 21 year old game is nothing but sheer greed.”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | World War II · Action · FPS · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Shooter · War · Classic · First-Person · Historical · Military · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain |
| Official site | http://www.callofduty.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 3D hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB hardware accelerator video card and the latest drivers*, Microsoft Windows 2000/XP, Pentium IV 1.4GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1700+ processor or higher, 256MB RAM (512MB RAM recommended), 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers, 100% Windows 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers, 4.0GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 600MB for Windows 2000/XP swap file) Multi-player Requirements: Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported Internet play requires broadband conne