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Call of Duty® 2

Infinity Ward · Activision · 2006-10-13

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Action

Franchise: Call of Duty · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jun 13, 2006 (Mac), Nov 22, 2005 (Xbox 360), Oct 25, 2005 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Call of Duty® 2 redefines the cinematic intensity and chaos of battle as seen through the eyes of ordinary soldiers fighting together in epic WWII conflicts. The sequel to 2003's Call of Duty, winner of over 80 Game of the Year awards, Call of Duty 2 offers more immense, more intense, more realistic battles than ever before, thanks to...

Call of Duty® 2 is an Action game released in 2006, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 5,000,000 .. 10,000,000 owners and Very Positive (94% of 11574 reviews).

332
playing now
94%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2
twitch viewers (latest)
1.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
84/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (1074 ratings)
19
Nexus mods (89k downloads)
10h
to beat · rushed 9h · completionist 15h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

332 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Call of Duty 2 is a 2005 first-person shooter game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision in most regions of the world. It is the second installment of the Call of Duty series. Announced by Activision on April 7, 2005, the game was released for Microsoft Windows on October 25, 2005, and as a launch title for the Xbox 360 on November 22, 2005. Other versions were eventually released for Mac OS X, mobile phones, and Pocket PCs.

Trailer

Call of Duty® 2 trailer thumbnail

Call of Duty 2 Xbox 360 Trailer - Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 332 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 607 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~76/week).
  • · Review velocity up 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 28,403 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 466k–931k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,639 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.79 at MacGameStore (2024-02-10) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 12 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15915920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

470662026-09-16 19:00 — 421 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 151 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 207 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 432 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 157 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 124 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 326 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 150 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 164 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 301 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 181 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 80 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 223 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 308 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 66 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 164 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 295 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 78 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 236 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 470 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 122 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 140 players2026-10-15 18:00 — 332 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
30031Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 38 · peak 74Dec 2012 — avg 45 · peak 125May 2013 — avg 37 · peak 85Oct 2013 — avg 46 · peak 96Mar 2014 — avg 55 · peak 115Aug 2014 — avg 63 · peak 219Jan 2015 — avg 92 · peak 256Jun 2015 — avg 85 · peak 204Nov 2015 — avg 92 · peak 255Apr 2016 — avg 121 · peak 357Sep 2016 — avg 127 · peak 306Feb 2017 — avg 124 · peak 263Jul 2017 — avg 126 · peak 268Dec 2017 — avg 133 · peak 294May 2018 — avg 101 · peak 209Oct 2018 — avg 102 · peak 228Mar 2019 — avg 124 · peak 279Aug 2019 — avg 126 · peak 245Jan 2020 — avg 158 · peak 340Jun 2020 — avg 181 · peak 436Nov 2020 — avg 181 · peak 447Apr 2021 — avg 197 · peak 444Sep 2021 — avg 157 · peak 327Feb 2022 — avg 189 · peak 406Jul 2022 — avg 157 · peak 302Dec 2022 — avg 193 · peak 449May 2023 — avg 175 · peak 379Oct 2023 — avg 196 · peak 421Mar 2024 — avg 171 · peak 397Aug 2024 — avg 167 · peak 331Jan 2025 — avg 197 · peak 466Jun 2025 — avg 166 · peak 384Nov 2025 — avg 189 · peak 410Apr 2026 — avg 172 · peak 392Aug 2026 — avg 166 · peak 372
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
18182026-09-222026-10-152026-09-22: 18 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new positive2026-09-26: 7 new positive2026-09-28: 6 new positive2026-10-02: 7 new positive2026-10-03: 6 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new positive2026-10-11: 7 new positive2026-10-15: 3 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$22.16$6.992015-01-012026-07-302015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-04-03 — best price $9.992015-07-10 — best price $19.992015-09-25 — best price $9.992016-01-31 — best price $9.992016-05-17 — best price $19.992016-09-22 — best price $19.992017-02-07 — best price $16.992017-08-08 — best price $16.992017-12-08 — best price $9.992018-04-09 — best price $9.992018-08-06 — best price $9.722018-11-27 — best price $19.992019-02-18 — best price $19.992019-06-04 — best price $9.992019-09-14 — best price $19.992020-01-04 — best price $19.992020-03-10 — best price $9.992020-07-15 — best price $9.992020-12-31 — best price $19.992021-03-13 — best price $16.192021-06-07 — best price $19.992021-08-19 — best price $19.992021-10-28 — best price $14.992021-12-13 — best price $9.992022-03-07 — best price $9.992022-06-10 — best price $7.802022-08-10 — best price $16.992022-11-06 — best price $19.992023-01-19 — best price $19.992023-04-18 — best price $9.992023-08-06 — best price $19.992023-10-09 — best price $19.992024-02-01 — best price $12.742024-06-13 — best price $19.992024-08-26 — best price $12.532024-12-11 — best price $8.592025-08-01 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-07-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5843752026-06-03 — 426 pageviews2026-06-07 — 531 pageviews2026-06-11 — 396 pageviews2026-06-15 — 377 pageviews2026-06-19 — 408 pageviews2026-06-23 — 415 pageviews2026-06-27 — 473 pageviews2026-07-01 — 398 pageviews2026-07-05 — 433 pageviews2026-07-09 — 519 pageviews2026-07-13 — 523 pageviews2026-07-17 — 491 pageviews2026-07-21 — 460 pageviews2026-07-25 — 505 pageviews2026-07-29 — 469 pageviews2026-08-02 — 459 pageviews2026-08-06 — 433 pageviews2026-08-10 — 473 pageviews2026-08-14 — 407 pageviews2026-08-18 — 458 pageviews2026-08-22 — 432 pageviews2026-08-26 — 499 pageviews2026-08-30 — 487 pageviews2026-09-03 — 408 pageviews2026-09-07 — 485 pageviews2026-09-11 — 407 pageviews2026-09-15 — 403 pageviews2026-09-19 — 461 pageviews2026-09-23 — 449 pageviews2026-09-27 — 458 pageviews2026-10-01 — 375 pageviews2026-10-05 — 405 pageviews2026-10-09 — 377 pageviews2026-10-13 — 472 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

18002026-10-02 14:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-04 00:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 68 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-04 09:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-07 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-08 04:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-08 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 20:35 — 106 viewers2026-10-09 23:35 — 49 viewers2026-10-10 02:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-10 05:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-10 08:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-10 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-12 01:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-12 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-15 19:34 — 61 viewers2026-10-15 22:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-16 01:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-16 04:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-16 07:34 — 2 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSWarActionClassicShooterViolentMilitaryControllerHistoricalStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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