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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
54 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“Thanks Activision for giving us a chance to try out this shiny turd. It's better than advanced warfare, but that isn't saying much. It certainly has a better flow to the game, not entirely random spawns like the last…”
“Pros: Wall run is fun Sliding is fun Gore is fun Flying is fun Gun Smack is fun Shotgun is fun Vaulting is fun Swimming is fun Legs are fun Cons: No Dynamic Maps No Fish AI No Dog Serious Cons: Slighty Un-Optimised (It…”
“Why is everyone hating the game so much? I have a weak pc (amd x4 860k 4.0ghz, radeon r7 240 2gb, 8gb ram) -Never Had A Crash. -No Lag On Medium.(90fps average) -No Mouse Lag At All. You guys have those problems, you…”
16 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“- Future tech is still a terrible idea. Double jumping and jetpacking during combat is an annoying feature in a twitch FPS. + The optimization isn't ideal, but it seems to run pretty well on my i7 and GTX970. + The…”
“Why is everyone hating the game so much? I have a weak pc (amd x4 860k 4.0ghz, radeon r7 240 2gb, 8gb ram) -Never Had A Crash. -No Lag On Medium.(90fps average) -No Mouse Lag At All. You guys have those problems, you…”
“I enjoyed it, ran smooth for me (combo of mid/high settings) running on a i5 3570/8GB/980 I capped it on 60 to counter the fluxuating sensitivity problem that is tied to framerate (CoD Engine pls) Back to the game, Maps…”
8 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“I enjoyed it, ran smooth for me (combo of mid/high settings) running on a i5 3570/8GB/980 I capped it on 60 to counter the fluxuating sensitivity problem that is tied to framerate (CoD Engine pls) Back to the game, Maps…”
“I like it. Sue me Of course there are a few bugs but it's not a full game yet. Some graphics are bad but it makes up in gameplay. Runs smoothly (on my PC anyways) and it's overall a good multiplayer experience. No one's…”
“Ok so let me preface this by saying that most CoD games that I own, I don't even bother to play the mp. I love the over the top Micheal Bay style sp campaigns and the zombie co-op can be fun at times , but the mp has…”
5 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“Why is everyone hating the game so much? I have a weak pc (amd x4 860k 4.0ghz, radeon r7 240 2gb, 8gb ram) -Never Had A Crash. -No Lag On Medium.(90fps average) -No Mouse Lag At All. You guys have those problems, you…”
“Still not the like the OG black ops but much much better than the last 2 call of duty games. Also I don't get why people are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ so much. I don't get mouse lag, I don't have frame drops and my ping stays for the…”
“I'm usually quite cynical about Call of Duty. To be fair, black ops 2 was the last game in the series to actually hold my attention for any legth of time. 3 seems to be a return to form for the franchise. Many have been…”
5 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“- Future tech is still a terrible idea. Double jumping and jetpacking during combat is an annoying feature in a twitch FPS. + The optimization isn't ideal, but it seems to run pretty well on my i7 and GTX970. + The…”
“I feel like this game is a wannabe Titanfall without the titans. The graphics are nice but gameplay and movement feels weirdly smooth and not natural. It also got boring very quickly and there isn't anything about the…”
“As of writing this review I have [i]20 hours[/i] played, which I think is enough to give my thoughts on the beta, also there are currently 26,781 players online. Please bare with me, as this is my [i]1st[/i] review.…”
27 of the 106 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“actually it still feels like bo2,but it has more movements such as double jump and wallrunning... but I dont see the stunning features which would make me purchase bo3 .”
“*Hears Beta came to pc *Waits for paycheck early friday morning *Gets paid *Drops 60.00 on pre-order of black ops 3 because videos of beta looked cool *installs beta *SWEET NEW COD *(5 minutes later) Wow this game is a…”
“This game and smoking cigarettes have a lot in common. Sure when you first tried it you thought you were really cool and had fun doing it. It went on like that for a little while, maybe even a few months. But, either…”
25 of the 106 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“Pros ~ - Uninstall button worked just fine Cons~ - Not enough dank - 1 frame every 5 seconds - deletes system32 10/10 would uninstall again”
“Thanks Activision for giving us a chance to try out this shiny turd. It's better than advanced warfare, but that isn't saying much. It certainly has a better flow to the game, not entirely random spawns like the last…”
“Game is ok but nothing worth spending money on, simply another shoddy COD port. Runs poor, low TTK and simply a console experience at this point in the franchise.”
20 of the 106 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Pros ~ - Uninstall button worked just fine Cons~ - Not enough dank - 1 frame every 5 seconds - deletes system32 10/10 would uninstall again”
“Issues entering the game Issues playing the game Issues trying to fix the game No issues quitting the game 8/10 needs more jumps.”
“#Unplayable -Copy Paste+more bugs -♥♥♥♥ connection -♥♥♥♥ performance -horrible spawnsystem -♥♥♥♥ scorestreak names -battlefield 4 no hit bug comes to black ops 3 -c4 are back -unlimited run=more tryharder=do not play…”
15 of the 106 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is ok but nothing worth spending money on, simply another shoddy COD port. Runs poor, low TTK and simply a console experience at this point in the franchise.”
“Unbalanced weapons, ugly graphics, bad netcode, uninspired weapons and maps, poorly optimized (Even for a Beta), this game has everything to be the worst COD to date. Thank you Activision for giving us the chance to…”
“Pros: Wall run is fun Sliding is fun Gore is fun Flying is fun Gun Smack is fun Shotgun is fun Vaulting is fun Swimming is fun Legs are fun Cons: No Dynamic Maps No Fish AI No Dog Serious Cons: Slighty Un-Optimised (It…”
14 of the 106 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Thanks Activision for giving us a chance to try out this shiny turd. It's better than advanced warfare, but that isn't saying much. It certainly has a better flow to the game, not entirely random spawns like the last…”
“Unbalanced weapons, ugly graphics, bad netcode, uninspired weapons and maps, poorly optimized (Even for a Beta), this game has everything to be the worst COD to date. Thank you Activision for giving us the chance to…”
“ERROR Cannot connect to Call of Duty(r):Black Ops III online services. The servers may be undergoing maintenance, or you may be experiencing a network interruption. Please try again later. Error Code:…”
Counted across 106 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 62.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Apparently it is a "hipster" trend to install this game, run it for a while and than give it a negative review without even trying it out or explaining in the first place what they didn't like in the Game. As this is a Beta, this game is ofcourse buggy and unfinished. I don't…”
— a player, Steam review · 39 hrs played“I'll start this review by saying I haven't played a Call of Duty game since the first Black Ops, so I can't comment on whether or not this is the same game as advanced warfare. What I can say is that this game is very fun. The combat is very fast paced and I get a quake-vibe…”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“This is a review for the beta alone and my experiences with the latest COD games. If you are looking for the review of the Beta, skip the first two paragraphs. If you are looking for just the Pros/Cons, skip to the end. Let’s get this out of the way quickly, I've not been a fan…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:25 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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The end draws near!
Just over 3 hours left, get in there while there's still time left. Thank you all very much for playing the Beta and sending your feedback. We hope you had fun and look forward to seeing you on Novemb
More Levels!
We have increased the level cap to 49! PC Black Ops III Beta closes on Monday night at 10pm/PST, so get in there and have fun. Thanks again for all the feedback. -TA_PCProd
Black Ops III PC - Saturday Update
Now Live! Level cap increased to 40 New mode, Safeguard Enjoy and keep the feedback coming. -TA_PCProd
Open it up!
The PC Black Ops III Beta is now open to everyone on Steam. Come on in and have fun! -TA_PCProd
It's Friday and we have an Update
Now Live! Level cap increased to 34 New map, Stronghold New mode, Uplink Enjoy and keep the feedback coming. -TA_PCProd
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Multiplayer · FPS · Zombies · Shooter · Action · First-Person · Co-op · Singleplayer · Illuminati · Futuristic · Robots · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 98 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.callofduty.com/blackops3 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit / Windows 8.1 64-Bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD Phenom™ II X4 810 @ 2.60 GHz Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 470 @ 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 6970 @ 1GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 100 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible