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Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War
Black Ops Cold War, the direct sequel to Call of Duty®: Black Ops, will drop fans into the depths of the Cold War’s volatile geopolitical battle of the early 1980s.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
36 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Campaign, Multiplayer and Zombies are all great in this game, but this game is near impossible to play with friends on cross-play, especially on Zombies. If you buy the game now, you'll find that prestige emblems and…”
“I'm my opinion I love the older cods such as the classic Call of Duty Black Ops 2 and other's. But for Modern day you can't go wrong with Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War. It has the mix of classic mechanics while still…”
“This game is my favorite Call of Duty since the original Call of Duty Black Ops. The campaign is very good, albeit short and the zombies mode is also very fun to play. The only complaints I have about the zombies mode…”
23 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game is my favorite Call of Duty since the original Call of Duty Black Ops. The campaign is very good, albeit short and the zombies mode is also very fun to play. The only complaints I have about the zombies mode…”
“the game is very predictable if you are a call of duty veteran like myself, you can predict what's gonna happen next in the story. All the events in the campaign take place between Black Ops 1 and Black Ops 2. The…”
“like a lot of cod games, top-tier propaganda, but a fun game to play regardless. can't speak on multiplayer, didn't touch it. wait for a sale though. story is fun, kind of wack, but interesting.”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“the game is very predictable if you are a call of duty veteran like myself, you can predict what's gonna happen next in the story. All the events in the campaign take place between Black Ops 1 and Black Ops 2. The…”
“Black Ops Cold War delivers one of the stronger Call of Duty campaigns in recent years. The story leans hard into Cold War paranoia, covert ops, and moral choices, giving you multiple endings and a few standout missions…”
“Crazy action from start to finish. I love the period and everything is a bit over the top, but in a fun way: the characters, the missions, the plot, the zombies. It's basically classic 80s action brought to this day. My…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Really good but short campaign, fun zombies maps, and fun multiplayer. Glad this game isn't stuck on battle net anymore lol. Goes on sale for $20 pretty frequently which I think is a steal for this game.”
“nuketown simulator with a good zombies mode”
“This ♥♥♥♥ good. zombies best. Campaign made me ♥♥♥ buckets. MP... sweater than my balls during the campaign from all the wanking to adler. i mean, he is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sexy. i just came thinking about him. adler is my…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Really good but short campaign, fun zombies maps, and fun multiplayer. Glad this game isn't stuck on battle net anymore lol. Goes on sale for $20 pretty frequently which I think is a steal for this game.”
“good steam sale pickup hopefully acti puts it up for 5$ sometime like they did mw19”
“The campaign is way to short, and the other two game modes are the usual copy-pasta.... Thank god I bought it on clearance with 90% off... paying full price for this game would have been a terrible waste of money.”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Crashes, disconnects, cheaters, garbage visuals, garbage optimization because it takes 130gb of space, garbage weapon balancing where everyone uses the same 2-3 types of guns because they are OP. Don't waste your time…”
“this ♥♥♥♥ keeps crashing ts is sooo ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ buns bro”
“Really enjoyed the campaign. Definitely needs some optimizations/bug fixes but I still like it.”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Campaign, Multiplayer and Zombies are all great in this game, but this game is near impossible to play with friends on cross-play, especially on Zombies. If you buy the game now, you'll find that prestige emblems and…”
“Crashes, disconnects, cheaters, garbage visuals, garbage optimization because it takes 130gb of space, garbage weapon balancing where everyone uses the same 2-3 types of guns because they are OP. Don't waste your time…”
“The biggest issue is cheaters in multiplayer lobbies. You can't do anything about them, other than leaving and getting a loss, hoping the game won't throw you into the same match. Besides, texture issues, like…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is my favorite Call of Duty since the original Call of Duty Black Ops. The campaign is very good, albeit short and the zombies mode is also very fun to play. The only complaints I have about the zombies mode…”
“Campaign players -- This is the worst campaign. Short (4h long), writing is poor, none of the usual CoD campaign spectacle (except for the first mission). Graphics look dated for a 2023 entry.. Both Vanguard and MW…”
“i've always wanted to play this game, finally got the money, and purchased it. Finished it in 2 nights, my favorite level was Fracture Jaw, and they had decent choices for guns.”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Crashes, disconnects, cheaters, garbage visuals, garbage optimization because it takes 130gb of space, garbage weapon balancing where everyone uses the same 2-3 types of guns because they are OP. Don't waste your time…”
“Really enjoyed the campaign. Definitely needs some optimizations/bug fixes but I still like it.”
“The biggest issue is cheaters in multiplayer lobbies. You can't do anything about them, other than leaving and getting a loss, hoping the game won't throw you into the same match. Besides, texture issues, like…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“like a lot of cod games, top-tier propaganda, but a fun game to play regardless. can't speak on multiplayer, didn't touch it. wait for a sale though. story is fun, kind of wack, but interesting.”
“Campaign players -- This is the worst campaign. Short (4h long), writing is poor, none of the usual CoD campaign spectacle (except for the first mission). Graphics look dated for a 2023 entry.. Both Vanguard and MW…”
“I just spent $64.99 rather hastely for this game. the game was good with good story line but i finished it in 5hrs way too much money for thhat time wish it had been longer.”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 79.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This game is amazing, storyline top tier, zombies top tier, multiplayer top tier. You just can't got wrong with cold war.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Cold War is the absolute peak of CoD movement. Not too slow, not too fast. Beautiful gunplay, mostly well-balanced. As of this review in May 2026, multiplayer is still active except in the very early hours of the mornings. You will be able to find matches anytime on Nuketown…”
— a player, Steam review · 253 hrs played“Sadly the game is unplayable in 2026; all of a sudden the game likes to disconnect you from the server no matter how good/stable net you have. Shame this call of duty was the last good call of duty with zombies.”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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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 | Singleplayer · FPS · Multiplayer · Action · Zombies · Cold War · Shooter · First-Person · Military · Co-op · Gun Customization · Online Co-Op (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Arabic, Japanese * , Korean * , Polish * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Spanish - Latin America * , Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 44 |
| Official site | https://www.callofduty.com/blackopscoldwar |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 64-bit (v.1803 or higher) Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300* Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon™ HD 7950 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 175 GB available space