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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.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “fun, acclaimed campaign and Spec Ops” (23 of 101 reviews) and “emotional, memorable campaign story” (13); the most common complaint is “hackers and unsafe public multiplayer” (6). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
23 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“First playthrough review time. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is an action packed first person shooter from 2009 and direct sequel to MW 1. The campaign is the main highlight, set in a large scale war scenario with many…”
“Absolutely awesome job! This game is even better than the first. While the first game has a solid campaign, this one takes the story up a notch. It's all totally ridiculous what happens, but in the best way possible!…”
“Obviously this game is one of the games ever but on PC its a bit iffy cos theres no native controller support so that means you need to use steam input which means theres no vibration or aim assist or any of that which…”
13 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“First playthrough review time. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is an action packed first person shooter from 2009 and direct sequel to MW 1. The campaign is the main highlight, set in a large scale war scenario with many…”
“Absolutely awesome job! This game is even better than the first. While the first game has a solid campaign, this one takes the story up a notch. It's all totally ridiculous what happens, but in the best way possible!…”
“This game was a big part of my childhood. Excellent game with an even more amazing story. If you're looking for a new first-person shooter, than this is the game for you. Trust me.”
4 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Absolutely awesome job! This game is even better than the first. While the first game has a solid campaign, this one takes the story up a notch. It's all totally ridiculous what happens, but in the best way possible!…”
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ amazing sequel to an amazing series. the enemy AI is a bit unfair even on recruit. the cqb test is a little easier. the gunplay is alright but each rifle eats trough a single mag and the lesser armored enemies…”
“game so good i finished it in one sitting. builds upon MW1 so nicely and the cinematics, tension, and graphics were lovely. 10/10 game”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“This is a realistic and cinematic masterpiece. Great campaign, great spec ops. This game is worth the purchase.”
“really good campaign mode worth buying”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Absolutely awesome job! This game is even better than the first. While the first game has a solid campaign, this one takes the story up a notch. It's all totally ridiculous what happens, but in the best way possible!…”
“LEGENDARY goold old days call of duty! Cinematic and well balanced and written campaing + still in old days good and working and action paced online! Strong recommendations!”
“I got VAC banned like 10+ years ago, almost bought this game on an alt to enjoy it, multiplayer is and was awesome, but it's probably dead now.”
6 of the 101 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“THIS IS A PEAK COD GAME BUT READ MY WARNING!!! DO NOT PLAY MW2 ON STEAM. HACKERS WILL SNATCH YOUR INFO AND INSTALL MALWARE ON YOUR PC!!!! USE THE MODDED CLIENTS TO LAUNCH THE GAME AND PLAY WITH PEOPLE WITH INTEGRITY AND…”
“Obviously this game is one of the games ever but on PC its a bit iffy cos theres no native controller support so that means you need to use steam input which means theres no vibration or aim assist or any of that which…”
“this game is really fun regarding the campaign i really liked it however do not launch multiplayer via steam because you will get hacked the anticheat is outdated so player have managed to use cheat without worrying…”
6 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“THIS IS A PEAK COD GAME BUT READ MY WARNING!!! DO NOT PLAY MW2 ON STEAM. HACKERS WILL SNATCH YOUR INFO AND INSTALL MALWARE ON YOUR PC!!!! USE THE MODDED CLIENTS TO LAUNCH THE GAME AND PLAY WITH PEOPLE WITH INTEGRITY AND…”
“Great game... but compromised.. Just don't buy it anymore.. basically all the old cod's on here are ratted.”
“Keeps deleting my save files kinda sucks lowkey”
5 of the 101 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Absolutely awesome job! This game is even better than the first. While the first game has a solid campaign, this one takes the story up a notch. It's all totally ridiculous what happens, but in the best way possible!…”
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ amazing sequel to an amazing series. the enemy AI is a bit unfair even on recruit. the cqb test is a little easier. the gunplay is alright but each rifle eats trough a single mag and the lesser armored enemies…”
“I had a lot of fun playing this, didn't take that long to 100% and did most of it solo, there are a few spec ops missions that require a second player. overall pretty goated besides some of the insane spec ops missions.”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Obviously this game is one of the games ever but on PC its a bit iffy cos theres no native controller support so that means you need to use steam input which means theres no vibration or aim assist or any of that which…”
“nostalgia but lots of bs aimpunching”
“On steamdeck disable frame limit to fix shoppy aim”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“this game is really fun regarding the campaign i really liked it however do not launch multiplayer via steam because you will get hacked the anticheat is outdated so player have managed to use cheat without worrying…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This is my first Call Of Duty game that I have played campaign wise and all I have to say is this....WHY THE ♥♥♥♥ DID I NOT PLAY THIS MASTERPEICE EARLIER!!!!!!!! I am so jealous of those who played this as kids because despite knowing some of the stuff near the end this game was…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Such a nostalgic game. I really missed playing the older COD's an did finally got back into them.\ Fantastic game 10/10”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“Game runs like it should but this and just about every cod on steam is Rat compromised meaning a hacker can just bypass your normal firewalls thru the game if they feel like it.”
— a player, Steam review · 51 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 2026-10-26.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-26). Relative comparison only.
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 | Action · FPS · Multiplayer · Shooter · First-Person · Singleplayer · War · Military · Co-op · Online Co-Op · PvP · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Valve Anti-Cheat enabled · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain |
| Achievements | 50 |
| Official site | https://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