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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®

79% positive · 45,754 Steam reviews · released Mar 8, 2023 · by Infinity Ward, Beenox, High Moon Studios, Raven Software

ActionSingleplayerFPSMultiplayerShooterMilitaryFirst-PersonTactical

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~1.2M (P10–P90: 483k – 2.7M)

Gross revenue: ~$59.4M (P10–P90: $23.8M – $131M)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 79% positive across 792 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3300 games).

Multiplayer & community62% positive · 119 mentions
“Still easily the best cod in the last 7 years, nothing has come close. Later games made it worse to see anything you're shooting at with either too many on screen effects, camera shaking, or your own a visual recoil and muzzle flash. The…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 14 h played · Report / request removal
Story & writing82% positive · 97 mentions
“Campaign is short but still OG is a better story. Multiplayer infested with cheaters as usual. Storage is big. Graphics is good too. Recommended for the story and graphics only.”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 21 h played · Report / request removal
Price & value76% positive · 85 mentions
“First playthrough review time. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is one of the better reboots in the series. It brings back the style of the older games but also adds better visuals and a more realistic approach. The game has detailed…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 6 h played · Report / request removal
Performance & stability49% positive · 72 mentions
“Still easily the best cod in the last 7 years, nothing has come close. Later games made it worse to see anything you're shooting at with either too many on screen effects, camera shaking, or your own a visual recoil and muzzle flash. The…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 14 h played · Report / request removal
Gameplay & mechanics81% positive · 69 mentions
“First playthrough review time. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is one of the better reboots in the series. It brings back the style of the older games but also adds better visuals and a more realistic approach. The game has detailed…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 6 h played · Report / request removal
Visuals & audio86% positive · 65 mentions
“First playthrough review time. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is one of the better reboots in the series. It brings back the style of the older games but also adds better visuals and a more realistic approach. The game has detailed…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 6 h played · Report / request removal
Content & longevity78% positive · 23 mentions
“First playthrough review time. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is one of the better reboots in the series. It brings back the style of the older games but also adds better visuals and a more realistic approach. The game has detailed…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 6 h played · Report / request removal
Difficulty & balance71% positive · 14 mentions
“Still easily the best cod in the last 7 years, nothing has come close. Later games made it worse to see anything you're shooting at with either too many on screen effects, camera shaking, or your own a visual recoil and muzzle flash. The…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 14 h played · Report / request removal
Controls & UI46% positive · 13 mentions
“I only want to share one useful tip in case the game won't launch, gets stuck on a black screen, crashes after startup, or closes after reaching the main menu without showing any error messages. The fix that worked for me was surprisingly…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 6 h played · Report / request removal

887 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

First-person

Art style

Realistic

How you play together

Single-playerMultiplayerPvPCo-opOnline co-op

Platform features

AchievementsFull controller support

Business model

In-app purchasesBuy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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