What is the best Call of Duty game ever made?

From legendary campaigns to genre-defining multiplayer modes, this series spans two decades of gaming evolution — WWII epics, modern warfare thrillers, and space-age controversies all in one lineup. Which title reigns supreme?

1

Modern Warfare 2 (2009)

The 2009 sequel that set the gold standard for FPS campaigns and multiplayer, featuring Task Force 141 hunting the terrorist Makarov.

2

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

The 2007 genre-defining entry that revolutionized online multiplayer and shifted the franchise from WWII to modern combat.

3

Black Ops 2

The 2012 entry spanning Cold War 1980s and futuristic 2025, praised for branching storylines and competitive multiplayer balance.

4

Modern Warfare (2019)

The 2019 reboot by Infinity Ward featuring a gritty, realistic modern warfare campaign and revamped multiplayer.

5

Black Ops

The 2010 Cold War espionage thriller with a mind-bending campaign and Zombies mode that became a fan favorite.

6

Modern Warfare 3 (2011)

The 2011 finale to the Modern Warfare trilogy, concluding the hunt for Makarov with globe-spanning missions.

7

World at War

The 2008 brutal WWII entry that introduced Zombies mode for the first time, set across the Pacific and Eastern Front.

8

Black Ops Cold War

The 2020 entry set during the early 1980s Cold War, featuring Reagan-era espionage and a branching campaign.

9

Black Ops 3

The 2065-set cyberpunk entry with enhanced soldier abilities, cooperative campaign, and massive multiplayer content.

10

Call of Duty 2

The 2005 WWII classic that pushed the franchise to console popularity with health regeneration and 27 campaign missions.

11

WWII

The 2017 return to WWII roots, focusing on the Western Front with a grounded campaign and fan-favorite War mode.

12

Advanced Warfare

The 2014 futuristic entry featuring exoskeleton suits and Kevin Spacey's villain role in a sprawling sci-fi campaign.

13

Ghosts

The 2013 near-future entry following the Ghosts special forces unit after a catastrophic attack on the USA.

14

Warzone

The 2020 free-to-play battle royale mode that brought Call of Duty to 100-player large-scale warfare.

15

Infinite Warfare

The 2016 space-set entry featuring aerial and ground combat across the solar system, with a polarizing futuristic setting.