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Call of Duty Games in Chronological and Release Order

By Max Mallow

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Call of Duty is the biggest and most popular first-person shooter franchise in video game history. Spanning over two decades and counting, the yearly Call of Duty release is something fans look forward to every October or November.

While the franchise started out as a World War II shooter, no entry more than Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare revolutionized the console FPS multiplayer scene. Since then, there’s been returns to WWII, jumps into the future, experimentation with jetpacks and verticality, but as we approach yet another release in 2023 we find ourselves with boots on the ground in a modern setting.

The newest COD will likely release sometime this fall, and the title is rumored to be Modern Warfare III. An apparent direct sequel and follow-up to 2022’s Modern Warfare II. In order to get ready for whenever the official reveal happens, let’s take a look back at the games (main series) in the franchise that have got us to this point.

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Call of Duty 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: 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)

One of the most unique aspects of the Call of Duty franchise is that, while it is published by Activision Blizzard, the franchise features multiple developers. Fans even prefer one developer over others. Treyarch fans would attest to wanting more entries in the Black Ops franchise.

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Call of Duty Games in Release Date Order

If you wanted to play through the Call of Duty campaigns in chronological order, albeit a bit difficult considering most entries contain unique stories that don’t necessarily tie into direct sequels, here’s how you could go about it:

  • Call of Duty: WWII
  • Call of Duty
  • Call of Duty 2
  • Call of Duty 3
  • Call of Duty: World at War
  • Call of Duty: Vanguard
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops II
  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009 entry)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2010 entry)
  • Call of Duty: Ghosts
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019 reboot)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022 entry)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
  • Call of duty: Black Ops III
  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
  • Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

If the leaks regarding Call of Duty 2023 are to be true, the newest entry would find itself right between MWII and Black Ops 4. But, we’ll just have to wait and see regarding this year’s entry in the franchise.

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