How Many Call of Duty Games Are There? The Complete List

Going down the complete list of Call of Duty games by release order. Spanning across two decades, just how many Call of Duty games are there?

Through the years, few videogame franchises have solidified themselves as leaders in their respective genres like Call of Duty. Activision’s iconic first-person shooter has succeeded in domestic and international sales in the past, earning tens of millions of dollar worth in revenue from units sold alone. And given its massive popularity (especially in last-gen consoles), you probably already know someone who’s had experience playing in CoD’s trash-talk-laden multiplayer lobbies in the past.

As a game, Call of Duty took many forms throughout the years. The popular franchise switched hands between many reputable game studios in the past, and has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity from its recent remakes of the “Modern Warfare” series, as well as its ongoing tournaments in the CDL. The game simply hasn’t gotten old. Heck, even CoD mobile has its own esports presence.

In 2023, there are 22 Call of Duty entries including the Warzone and Warzone 2.0 battle royale games. To understand how a war game has built such monumental relevance across 2 decades, we have to look back. A trip down memory lane to see how much the game has evolved.,, To learn from its triumphs, failures and to predict what might come next. In this regard, we’ve made an up-to-date list of every Call of Duty installment, including tidbits about each game’s technical achievements.

How Many Call of Duty Games Are There?

Call of Duty (2003)

• Developer: Infinity Ward
• Platforms: PC, Mac, N-Gage
• Sales: $4.5m

Where it all began, Call of Duty (2003) pushed the envelope of videogame storytelling by reciting the war-torn tale of WW2 from multiple perspectives.

Call of Duty 2 (2005)

• Developer: Infinity Ward
• Platforms: Xbox 360, PC, Mac
• Sales: $5.9m

Call of Duty’s console debut on the Xbox marked a new era for the franchise, bringing in new features that have since become staples in the FPS genre.

Call of Duty 3 (2006)

• Developer: Treyarch
• Platforms: PC, PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii
• Sales: $7.2m

Treyarch’s first go at the Call of duty series received high acclaim from reviewers everywhere, signaling a partnership for years to come.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)

• Developer: Infinity Ward
• Platforms: PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii
• Sales: $15.7m

Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare was a renaissance for the genre as well as the industry at large. Both its cinematic single-player and iconic multiplayer made it well-regarded as one of the best videogames of all time. When How Many Call of Duty Games Are There? is asked, this game is on top of the list.

Call of Duty: World at War (2008)

• Developer: Treyarch
• Platforms: PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, DS
• Sales: $15.7m

Treyarch built upon Infinity’s innovation and introduced co-op elements in its hugely successful Zombie mode.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)

• Developer: Infinity Ward
• Platforms: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
• Sales: $25.02m

Believed by many to be the quintessential entry in the Modern Warfare series.

Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)

Call of Duty as a franchise has taken many forms throughout the years, with its most popular being the Black Ops series developed by Treyarch. Certain innovations to its game engine allowed the developers to create campaigns on a grander scale, and pushed Call of Duty to new boundaries for the PS3/Xbox 360 era.

• Developer: Treyarch
• Platforms:  PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, DS
• Sales: $30.72m

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)

• Developer: Infinity Ward
• Platforms: PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii
• Sales: $30.71m

MW3 concluded the series in a spectacular campaign that stuck to its core themes.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012)

• Developer: Treyarch
• Platforms: PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii U
• Sales: $31m

At the top of any CoD tier list, Black Ops 2’s complex story and highly addictive multiplayer mode made it a standout for every Call of Duty fan.

Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013)

• Developer: Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Neversoft
• Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Wii U
• Sales: $28.98m

Despite being disregarded by many in the CoD community, the hype around Ghosts made it a fairly decent release (financially speaking).

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

• Developer: Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios
• Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
• Sales: $21.76m

Sledgehammer’s take on the FPS giant produced a game whose futuristic movement mechanics would be improved upon by other game developers.

Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2015)

• Developer: Treyarch, Beenox, Mercenary Technology
• Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
• Sales: $26.72m

Black Ops 3 gave FPS fans a treat when the jetpack mechanics from Advanced Warfare were used to add another dimension to the online multiplayer experience.

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016)

• Developer: Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Treyarch, Beenox, Vicarious Visions, High Moon Studios
• Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
• Sales: $13.6m

A majority of the fans felt like Infinite Warfare’s vision drifted too far from what makes a Call of Duty game Call of Duty.

Call of Duty: WWII (2017)

• Developer: Sledgehammer Games, Raven Software
• Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
• Sales: $19.82m

Sensing the disappointment of Call of Duty’s loyal fanbase, Sledgehammer wanted to return to Call of Duty’s roots for WW2. A noble effort, despite falling short of World at War’s nostalgia-driven glory.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018)

• Developer: Treyarch, Raven Software, Beenox
• Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
• Sales: $14.3 million

Black Ops 4 was the first CoD release that didn’t include a story mode. The beginnings of a battle royale in Blackout laid the foundations for Warzone’s success.

Call of Duty Mobile (2019)

Riding the hype of mobile releases at the time, Call of Duty Mobile (aka “CoD Mobile”) was the developer’s answer to the growing audience surrounding lite, fact-paced gaming. With half a billion downloads, Call of Duty mobile became one of the best ways to play Call of Duty overnight. And considering the amount of content in the IP, it made sense to keep going. Consequently, the succeeding release of Call of Duty Warzone Mobile on November 2022 ushered in major profits from in-game cosmetics and loot crates.

• Developer: TiMi Studio Group
• Downloads: 500,000,000+
• Revenue: $1bn+

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)

• Developer: Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games, Raven Software, Beenox, High Moon Studios
• Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
• Sales: 31 million copies

Infinity Ward announced the reboot of the Modern Warfare storyline that focused on the emotional and mental toll that war can take on a soldier.

Call of Duty: Warzone  (2020)

• Developer: Infinity Ward, Treyarch, Raven Software, Activision Shanghai, Sledgehammer Games, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Toys for Bob
• Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
• Sales: Free-to-play

Call of Duty’s first real plunge into the battle royale genre which rivalled the likes of Fortnite and PUBG.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War  (2020)

• Developer: Treyarch, Raven Software, Sledgehammer Games, Activision Shanghai, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Demonware
• Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
• Sales: 30 million copies

Call of Duty: Cold War was a direct sequel to the Black Ops series that took us back to the international tensions of the late 80’s.

Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021)

• Developer: Sledgehammer Games, Treyarch, Raven Software, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Activision Shanghai, Demonware
• Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
• Sales: 18 million copies+

A Call of Duty title whose set-up never could meet expectations at the time due to faulty execution and a launch day riddled with fun-killing bugs.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)

• Developer: Infinity Ward, Treyarch, Raven Software, Activision Shanghai, Sledgehammer Games, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Toys for Bob
• Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
• Sales:$1 billion in 10 days!

Modern Warfare stands in the frontlines as the newest installment in the long line of Call of Duty games. And although it’s buggy release was a huge problem, fans nostalgic for the reboot’s predecessor drove sales sky high.

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 (2022)

• Developer: Infinity Ward, Treyarch, Raven Software, Activision Shanghai, Sledgehammer Games, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Toys for Bob
• Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
• Sales: Free-to-play

The latest iteration of Call of Duty’s massive multiplayer arena is still being played by a wide audience on streaming platforms like Twitch and YouTube. With 36,000 average concurrent viewers in June 2023, Warzone 2.0’s player sphere is alive and well. Although the game doesn’t make any innovative leaps, the battle royale’s fun lies in its massive quality-of-life changes, such as its weapon tuning system, perk packages and even proximity chat!

Rumors abound about the next release being the highly-anticipated follow-up for 2022’s Modern Warfare 2 Remake. The original release did massive numbers, wrapping up a beloved trilogy while at the same time garnering $400 million on launch day, which broke an industry record. The Call of Duty franchise has seen its fair share of inventive lulls in its past annual releases, but if Activision plays its cards right, its next installment could overshadow everything on this list.

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