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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)

The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.

Released Nov 11, 2009 Developer Infinity Ward Publisher Activision Platforms Windows · Mac ActionFPSMultiplayerShooterFirst-Person
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

91.6%positive34,872 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 104 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 91.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“greatest mp and best maps ever :) but rust idk unpopular openion thats not good :)”

— a player, Steam review · 62 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“10/10 would get called names in a lobby again This game was one of the golden age era of the consoles and PC its shame that people become so thin skinned in every game now”

— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“One of the best call of duty multiplayers of all time and also very nostalgic wish more people still played this rather than the new modern warfare”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:41 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

217playing at last check
31624-hour peak
11,422all-time peak
0 5k 10k 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 5.3k avg · Jul 2012

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK19.99 GBP
Australia31.95 AUD
Canada26.79 CAD
Brazil109.90 BRL
China258.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Canada≈$19 US Brazil Australia EU UK China≈$38

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · FPS · Multiplayer · Shooter · First-Person · Singleplayer · War · Military · Co-op · Online Co-Op · PvP · Masterpiece (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Valve Anti-Cheat enabled · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain
Achievements50
Estimated owners5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.callofduty.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

OS *: Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported) Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or better supported Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0c Hard Drive: 12GB of free hard drive space Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card Internet: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet Connection required for activation. Co-op/Multiplayer Hosting: To host Co-op or MP matches, a 2Ghz dual-core or bet