Call of Duty® Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-08-27
Review summary
  • Zombies mode highly praised
  • Core gameplay and graphics strong
  • Gunplay feels satisfying and solid
  • Cheaters persist despite anti-cheat
  • BIOS updates block game launch
  • Matchmaking unfair and unbalanced
Call of Duty® header

Categories

First-Person ShooterCompetitive MultiplayerBattle RoyaleCooperative MultiplayerHorde ShooterCharacter ProgressionWeapon CustomizationMicrotransactions

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMmixedWindows 12-15GB VRAMmixed
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mixed (5/10)
Total reviews
780,258
Positive
456,68558.5%
Negative
323,57341.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
54,754,947
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
2,4073.95%
Estimated copies lost
168,912
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
2,4154%
Avg playtime 0.7h
5340.9%
Avg playtime 0.8h
> 2h playtime
23,74138.9%
Avg playtime 312.6h
34,30956.2%
Avg playtime 274.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day43.6 rev/day
Last 30d108.2 rev/day
Quarterly2,739.1 rev/qtr
Days covered1,398.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
60,999 total
Organic purchasers22,66137.1%
Voted up: 51%
Key activations38,33862.9%
Voted up: 61%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
60,999 total
First impression0-2h3,7036.07%
Voted up: 21%
Mid game2-10h11,34318.6%
Voted up: 61%
Late game10-20h7,46812.2%
Voted up: 66%
Endgame20h+38,48563.1%
Voted up: 58%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.02% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
60.0%
Global baseline 57.1%
15 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 780,258 total.