Call of duty black ops in order

In the history of FPS-action video games, the Call of Duty series is one of the most enduring. When it comes to first-person shootings, no video game title is more popular than the Call of Duty franchise. If you ever want to play the Call of Duty games in order by release date or in chronological order, we’ve got you covered.

The number of Call of Duty games available is continuously growing as Activision releases new games almost every year. Since the series’ beginning in 2003, the Call of Duty franchise has sold 425 million copies, ranking third all-time behind only Mario and Tetris.

 

How to Play the Call of Duty Games by Release Date

You can play through the Call of Duty games in any order, not just the story-following timeline sequence. We have not listed side games and online games that are played no more. Here is a guide on completing all CoD games in release date order.

  • Call of Duty (2003)
  • Call of Duty 2 (2005)
  • Call of Duty 3 (2006)
  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
  • Call of Duty: World at War (2008)
  • Call of Duty: Zombies (2009)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Force Recon (2009)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies (2011)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance (2011)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012)
  • Call of Duty Online (2013)
  • Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013)
  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
  • Call of Duty: Heroes (2014)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2015)
  • Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2016)
  • Call of Duty: WWII (2017)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018)
  • Call of Duty: Mobile (2019)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)
  • Call of Duty: Warzone (2020)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020)
  • Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)
  • Call of Duty: Warzone 2 (2022)

Call of duty black ops in order

How to Play the Call of Duty Games Chronologically

Real-world history is the most logical timeline to follow if you want to play the Call of Duty games in a way that makes some sense. By this time, Call of Duty has presented stories from the 1940s, 1980s, 2010s, and even in the distant future. Here is a list of CoD games in chronological order.

  • Call of Duty: WWII (1940s)
  • Call of Duty 1 (1940s)
  • Call of Duty 2 (1940s)
  • Call of Duty 3 (1940s)
  • Call of Duty: World at War (1940s)
  • Call of Duty: Vanguard (1940s)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops (1960s)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (1980s)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops II (1980s & 2025)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2010s)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2010s)
  • Call of Duty: Ghosts (2020s)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2020s)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2020s)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2040s)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2060s)
  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2000s)
  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2050s)
  • Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2100s)

This should be all there is to know about sequentially playing the Call of Duty games. When new Call of Duty games are published, this list will be updated accordingly. You should have no trouble keeping occupied in the franchise till then.

Timelines within the franchise stretch back from World War II through the Vietnam War all the way to fictional conflicts set in the distant future.

Any gamer looking to play through the entire collection (you'll need a lot of spare time on your hands) has two ways to go about it.

They could play the games in order of their release, or for a truly immersive experience, by following the franchise in timeline order.

We've put together a guide to completing the series one way or the other below.

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Call of Duty franchise release order

Here are the Call of Duty games in release order, alongside their launch dates.

To make things concise, we've not included the mobile games or various DLC (downloadable content) packs that have come out down the years.

  • Call of Duty (2003)
  • Call of Duty: Finest Hour (2004)
  • Call of Duty 2 (2005)
  • Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (2005)
  • Call of Duty 3 (2006)
  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
  • Call of Duty: World at War (2008)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012)
  • Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013)
  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2015)
  • Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016)
  • Call of Duty: WWII (2017)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020)
  • Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022 – not out yet)

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Call of Duty franchise timeline order

You can also play the games in order of when they were set.

A lot of the games jump around across time, so we've taken the earliest date that the campaign takes place in.

  • Call of Duty: WW2 (1940)
  • Call of Duty: Finest Hour (1942)
  • Call of Duty: World at War (1942)
  • Call of Duty 2 (1942)
  • Call of Duty (1942)
  • Call of Duty 3 (1944)
  • Call of Duty: Big Red One (1944)
  • Call of Duty: Vanguard (1945)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops (1961)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (1960s)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (1980s)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (1999)
  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2011)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2016)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2016)
  • Call of Duty: Ghosts (2017)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2043)
  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2054)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2065)
  • Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2080)

Best Call of Duty game – tier list

The Sun spoke to top streamer BennyCentral to get his lowdown on the best Call of Duty games.

Here's his list, from best to worst...

N/A Call of Duty: Finest Hour (2004)- I never played it.

18th Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016) - My least favourite Call of Duty, had a cool campaign and that’s about it.

17th Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (2005)

16th Call of Duty: WWII (2017) - The return for World War 2, it never really worked for me.

15th Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014) - Like marmite, I personally didn't like this as I didn't enjoy the jet pack gameplay.

14th Call of Duty 3 (2006) - Multiplayer for the first time! There's a reason it was remastered - BOG was also a great map!

13th - Call of Duty (2003) - Was only a campaign but my introduction to the Call of Duty franchise and I loved completing it on veteran.

12th Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020) - The first integration game into Warzone, but for me wasn't my favourite Call of Duty.

11th Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021) - Going back to the Modern Warfare Engine the multiplayer was actually really enjoyable again, though I still stick with Warzone.

10th Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013) - An underrated Call of Duty for me, but was a personal favourite because I had so much fun playing competitive.

9th Call of Duty: World at War (2008) - I still remember playing World at War constantly just to play with the tanks, though the dog killstreak really took over! Plus who can forget the map castle.

8th Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) - Fast-paced games on firing range with an MP5 was one of my favourite times in Call of Duty – plus one of the greatest campaigns in Call of Duty.

7th Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018) - Brought healing your own health into the game which really changed the pace!

6th Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2015) - Brought specialists into the game, which really mixed up the match ups – plus wall running! Had some great times playing custom mini-games with my friends on this.

5th Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) - The Modern Warfare games have always been some of my favourites, and MW2 brought the tactical nuke into the series for the first time which was an unforgettable experience.

4th Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) - A classic – the game that put Call of Duty on the map globally. Great story and multiplayer.

3rd - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) - Modern Warfare really kicked off the franchise again for me, especially with the launch of Warzone – had a great feel with the new engine.

2nd Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) - Part of the golden era of Call of Duty offering a new unique experience in Multiplayer with Specialist that allowed you to have every perk in the game including the M.O.A.B.

1st - Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012) -My all-time favourite Call of Duty, had it all. One of the greatest multiplayer experiences: killstreaks were incredible, loadstar, vtol, Swarm & dogs.

Call of Duty: 2022 – what to expect

Call of Duty's creators are working on a "new Warzone experience" for 2022.

The shock revelation was buried at the bottom a blog post about "future plans".

Game-makers detailed upcoming changes to Warzone, and even mentioned the next Call of Duty instalment.

That's the sequel to 2019's Modern Warfare title, in development by Infinity Ward.

But it also said that Warzone would be getting a revamp.

This includes an entirely new map for the popular Battle Royale mode.

"This year's call of Duty is a sequel to Modern Warfare 2019," said game-makers.

"The new game and a new Warzone experience are designed together from the ground-up.

"Expect a massive evolution of Battle Royale with all-new play space and a new sandbox mode."

Activision confirmed that there would be a new Warzone map, as well as an additional sandbox mode.

This could potentially let gamers create their own versions of Warzone – with custom settings and more.

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You can play through the games in order of releaseCredit: AP:Associated Press

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Players can also play through the franchise in order of their timelinesCredit: Handout

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What order are Call of Duty games in?

Main series of games.
Call of Duty (2003).
Call of Duty 2 (2005).
Call of Duty 3 (2006).
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007).
Call of Duty: World at War (2008).
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009).
Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010).
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).

What is the Black Ops storyline?

Set in the 1960s during the Cold War, the game's campaign follows CIA operative Alex Mason as he attempts to recall certain memories of combat to locate a numbers station. This station is due to transmit broadcasts to sleeper agents instructing them to deploy chemical weapons across the United States.

Should I play CoD games in order?

There's no clear preference on which you should play first. Instead, you'll likely want to start with whichever game is newest. The most recent CoD tends to be the best idea for players wanting to get right into multiplayer action.