Call Of Duty Playing Order: Now That A New CoD Title Is Incoming, Here's The Definitive Way You Can Play All 20 Games

Call of Duty games, from 2003's first instalment to 2023's 'Modern Warfare III' are available to purchase on Steam.

Call of Duty games don't REALLY warrant playing them all in a linear sequence, except a handful of titles.

Source : Activision

Call of Duty has just started teasing a new game through unofficial (read: sinisterly enigmatic) channels. Publisher Activision has even put up a website: TheTruthLies.com, which doesn't really reveal a lot. Now, the buzz around the rumour mill suggests that the new game will purportedly be called 'Black Ops 6'. Before you look up Wikipedia, let us assure you that there indeed are five whole Black Ops games out there right now, with the latest 'Black Ops Cold War' having released amid covid lockdowns, in 2020. 

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How Many Call of Duty Games Are There?

With the release of the new game, Call of Duty will have 21 instalments under its belt. 

Here are the 20 titles that have already been released:

Year	Title	Platforms
2003	Call of Duty	Windows, macOS, N-Gage, PS3, X360
2005	Call of Duty 2	Windows, macOS, X360, J2ME
2006	Call of Duty 3	PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox, X360, J2ME
2007	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	Windows, macOS, NDS, PS3, PS4 (Remastered), Wii, X360, XONE (Remastered), J2ME
2008	Call of Duty: World at War	Windows, NDS, PS3, Wii, X360, Windows Mobile, J2ME
2009	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Windows, macOS, NDS, PS3, X360
2010	Call of Duty: Black Ops	Windows, macOS, NDS, PS3, Wii, X360, J2ME
2011	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	Windows, macOS, NDS, PS3, Wii, X360
2012	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	Windows, PS3, Wii U, X360
2013	Call of Duty: Ghosts	Windows, PS3, PS4, Wii U, X360, XONE
2014	Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare	Windows, PS3, PS4, X360, XONE
2015	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Windows, macOS, PS3, PS4, X360, XONE
2016	Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare	Windows, PS4, XONE
2017	Call of Duty: WWII	Windows, PS4, XONE
2018	Call of Duty: Black Ops 4	Windows, PS4, XONE
2019	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	Windows, PS4, XONE
2020	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	Windows, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSXS
2021	Call of Duty: Vanguard	Windows, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSXS
2022	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II	Windows, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSXS
2023	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III	Windows, PS4, PS5, XONE, XSXS

In What Order Should You Play The Call of Duty Games?

Now, apart from a handful of games, such as the old (and new) Modern Warfare trilogy, or the first couple of Black Ops games, Call of Duty games don't REALLY warrant playing them all in a linear sequence.

However, if you're a true CoD nut and wish to experience the games in a proper chronological order of events (single-player campaigns only) they were set in (especially the World War and Vietnam war ones), here's a list you can follow:

1. Call of Duty (2003)
2. Call of Duty 2 (2005)
3. Call of Duty: World at War (2008)
4. Call of Duty 3 (2006)
5. Call of Duty: WWII (2017)
6. Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021)
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020)
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
11. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
12. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)
13. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)
14. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)
15. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)
16. Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013)
17. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
18. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)
19. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016)

NOTE: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 doesn't count as it didn't have a single-player campaign and was a multiplayer-only title.

Lastly, in case you were wondering, all Call of Duty games are available on Steam to purchase and download.