Screenshots & trailers
What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 443 sampled Steam reviews (204 positive / 239 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Multiplayer & servers7% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Multiplayer & servers20% mention it
- Bugs & crashes9% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
25%
87 reviews
5-15h
62%
69 reviews
15-40h
50%
60 reviews
40-100h
54%
63 reviews
100h+
46%
164 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (Metacritic) | – | 91 | 21 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 59% | 59 | 1892 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 86 | 388 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 53% | 54 | 1131 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 26, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 1131 total reviews in window · weighted 69.6 up / 59.1 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (44)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 90
- 90
“One of the best WWII-themed games ever released... Despite minor flaws with the story's continuity, length of game and odd mission choices, the game stands strong as one of the best of this year.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Where I fell out with CoD was the fact that however many cool things I could think of, it was all too easy to peel away the layers of glitz and gloss and come up with frustratingly long list of inconsistencies, flaws and slightly irksome design decisions that remind you that there's plenty of work to be done before the definitive World War II shooter gets made.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“An all-around excellent game that confidently challenges, head-on, all the other WWII-themed shooters out there and comes out on top.”
read full review ↗ - 96
“I was absolutely blown away by Call of Duty. It’s a rare occasion when a game can make you feel as tense as this one manages to do; it’s also pretty rare to find an FPS that just feels so much different from all the rest.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“A cinematic and thrilling experience. The ability to take part in the last century’s most defining and destructive war through the perspective of three different sides is quite engaging.”
read full review ↗ - 93
“It's the 24-mission single-player experience that you'll remember for years. Call of Duty is a first-rate achievement. The sensory overload is amazing, and the interaction with intricately scripted action set-pieces is a big step forward in the art form. [Dec 2003, p.88]”
- 95
“A brilliant action game from beginning to end, and is packed with so many amazing moments that it's my leading candidate for the best PC game of 2003, and there's a good argument to be made that's it's the best WWII shooter ever.”
read full review ↗ - 100
“An extraordinary game that any action fan will go nuts over. Everything from the graphics to the sound to the action itself, Infinity Ward and Activision have taken the genre to an all-new level and it's truly something special. [Dec 2003, p.88]”
- 93
“Infinity Ward has restored my faith in gaming by producing a very mature, complete and meaningful project. Call of Duty is action at its finest, but told well enough not to offend those of us looking for a little more meaning and substance in our gaming.”
read full review ↗ - 93
“You have to love a game that glues you to your seat and keeps you interested... A thrilling piece of software that action fans should grab a hold of and love fiercely.”
read full review ↗ - 97
“This is <I>the</I> online game of 2003 with a single player experience that will be talked about and used to measure all future FPS military games for a long time to come.”
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Worth Playing
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Patch history
- Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta: Weekend Two IntelAug 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta: Everything You Need to KnowAug 21, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Call of Duty: NEXT and Modern Warfare 4 Early Access Beta: Weekend One IntelAug 20, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Call of Duty: NEXT and Modern Warfare 4 Beta: Early Intel, PC Specs, Pre-loadingAug 19, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Announcing Black Ops Royale: Deep Dive into the Blackout-inspired Battle RoyaleMar 3, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- RICOCHET Anti-Cheat™ Update – Season 02Feb 4, 2026
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 1 - All You Need to Know - Part 2Dec 3, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 1 - All You Need to Know - Part 1Dec 3, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- RICOCHET Anti-Cheat™ Update – Season 05Aug 7, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Call of Duty Install UpdateJul 29, 2025
- Black Ops 6 Season 04 Reloaded: Full IntelJun 26, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Return to Verdansk: Massive intel drop ahead of Warzone Season 03 (part 2 of 3)Mar 26, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Black Ops 6 Season 02 Reloaded: All you need to knowFeb 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Black Ops 6 Season 02: What you need to know, part 2Jan 22, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- RICOCHET Anti-Cheat™ Progress Report: Season 01 and Ranked PlayNov 13, 2024significant · resets scoring window