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Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty is back, redefining war like you've never experienced before. Building on the Call of Duty 4®: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War immerses players into the most gritty and chaotic WWII combat ever experienced.
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
32 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“First playthrough review time. Call of Duty: World at War stands out from other games in the series because it shows parts of the war that had not been explored before and offers a mix of different combat experiences. I…”
“Call of Duty: World at War is one of the most atmospheric entries in the series, taking players back to the brutal reality of World War II. The game stands out with its raw and gritty depiction of war – there’s no…”
“took me 15 hours over about a year to beat a veteran playthrough of the game. Very enjoyable.”
24 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“First playthrough review time. Call of Duty: World at War stands out from other games in the series because it shows parts of the war that had not been explored before and offers a mix of different combat experiences. I…”
“Call of Duty: World at War is one of the most atmospheric entries in the series, taking players back to the brutal reality of World War II. The game stands out with its raw and gritty depiction of war – there’s no…”
“i enjoy the campaign mostly but the games multiplayer was and still is fun”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“One of the best og Cod game with a atmosphere that is still unrivaled by other CODs to this day. Multiplayer wise it's the safest COD game to play on Steam so don't worry about being doxxed or having your computer…”
“Call of Duty: World at War is one of the most atmospheric entries in the series, taking players back to the brutal reality of World War II. The game stands out with its raw and gritty depiction of war – there’s no…”
“the times when cod was actually scary”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“One of the best og Cod game with a atmosphere that is still unrivaled by other CODs to this day. Multiplayer wise it's the safest COD game to play on Steam so don't worry about being doxxed or having your computer…”
“i enjoy the campaign mostly but the games multiplayer was and still is fun”
“Amazing story, zombies, and multiplayer”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Been playin this since it came out I was a preteen. Still play every blue moon for nostalgia. Always will be my favorite COD”
“One of the goats, such a steal on sale, short but absolutley amazing campaign, classic zombies which is super fun nowadays because its much harder so instead of a 2 hour bo3 game you can play a 30 minute WaW game on the…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Still selling a game 20 euros where it is impossible to create profile or play multi-player because of Activision choice not to fix the problem? It's kind of a joke, no?”
“PSA: 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…”
“The multiplayer is fundamentally broken. If you purchased this game after 2021 you will encounter a persistent "Profile could not be created" error that makes online play impossible. Activision support provided me…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Still selling a game 20 euros where it is impossible to create profile or play multi-player because of Activision choice not to fix the problem? It's kind of a joke, no?”
“The multiplayer is fundamentally broken. If you purchased this game after 2021 you will encounter a persistent "Profile could not be created" error that makes online play impossible. Activision support provided me…”
“multpilayer dont work this stupid full refund”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“first game that made me cry because of grenades and Chernov hates my brutality towards my Motherland's enemies”
“(This is mainly a campaign review, also most of my hours where on plutonium so they do not show on steam) I've never played WAW's campaign before, but oh my god that was incredible the soundtrack, the atmosphere, the…”
“Too f'ing hard. Graphics are hard to see. My least favorite of all of them.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Still selling a game 20 euros where it is impossible to create profile or play multi-player because of Activision choice not to fix the problem? It's kind of a joke, no?”
“The multiplayer is fundamentally broken. If you purchased this game after 2021 you will encounter a persistent "Profile could not be created" error that makes online play impossible. Activision support provided me…”
“multpilayer dont work this stupid full refund”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Still selling a game 20 euros where it is impossible to create profile or play multi-player because of Activision choice not to fix the problem? It's kind of a joke, no?”
“PSA: 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…”
“The multiplayer is fundamentally broken. If you purchased this game after 2021 you will encounter a persistent "Profile could not be created" error that makes online play impossible. Activision support provided me…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Newer COD will never be able to make such a dark atmosphere like this game ever again. They don't have the balls.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“BUY THIS GAME IF ONLY YOU WANT TO PLAY SINGLEPLAYER OR SOLO ZOMBIES the multiplayer portion of the game isn't functioning UNLESS you've already made an account before WaW ran out of CD space, so new players cannot play any form of multiplayer This game was my childhood, I'd come…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Can we get a petition going to give us achievements! I want to 100% this game so bad, GIVE US WHAT WE WANT!”
— a player, Steam review · 12 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.
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 (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
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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 | Zombies · World War II · FPS · Multiplayer · Action · Shooter · Singleplayer · Co-op · First-Person · Moddable · War · Online Co-Op (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain |
| Official site | http://www.callofduty.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Supported OS: Windows XP/Vista/7 Processor: Pentium 4 @ 3 GHz/AMD 64 3200+ Memory: 512 MB (1 GB for Vista) Hard Drive: 8 GB Free DirectX version: DirectX 9.0c Sound: on-board or better Graphics Card: 256 MB (nVidia GeForce 6600/ATI Radeon X1600)