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. 

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.