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Call of Duty® (2003)

Infinity Ward · Activision · 2006-10-13

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

Releases: May 2004 (Mac), Nov 07, 2003 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Call of Duty® delivers the gritty realism and cinematic intensity of World War II's epic battlefield moments like never before.

40
playing now
95%
positive of 7.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (847 ratings)
13h
to beat · rushed 9.8h · completionist 23h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

40 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Call of Duty is a 2003 first-person shooter game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. It is the first installment in the Call of Duty franchise, released on October 29, 2003, for Microsoft Windows. The game simulates infantry and combined arms warfare of World War II using a modified version of the id Tech 3 engine. Much of its theme and gameplay is similar to the Medal of Honor series; however, Call of Duty showcases multiple viewpoints staged in the American, British, and Soviet campaigns of World War II in Europe.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 40 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 621 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~78/week).
  • · Review velocity up 32% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 314k–628k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,849 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.99 at Steam (2019-11-07)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12912920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

105202026-09-15 12:00 — 55 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 82 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 36 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 82 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 105 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 29 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 41 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 91 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 40 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 58 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 95 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 41 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 36 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 48 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 54 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 22 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 64 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 45 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 22 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 43 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 78 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 20 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 40 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
7810Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 15 · peak 35Dec 2012 — avg 19 · peak 67May 2013 — avg 12 · peak 33Oct 2013 — avg 14 · peak 33Mar 2014 — avg 18 · peak 41Aug 2014 — avg 24 · peak 141Jan 2015 — avg 29 · peak 81Jun 2015 — avg 30 · peak 106Nov 2015 — avg 29 · peak 108Apr 2016 — avg 35 · peak 121Sep 2016 — avg 39 · peak 126Feb 2017 — avg 34 · peak 81Jul 2017 — avg 36 · peak 96Dec 2017 — avg 38 · peak 105May 2018 — avg 29 · peak 64Oct 2018 — avg 28 · peak 59Mar 2019 — avg 33 · peak 76Aug 2019 — avg 39 · peak 81Jan 2020 — avg 52 · peak 119Jun 2020 — avg 55 · peak 128Nov 2020 — avg 49 · peak 109Apr 2021 — avg 47 · peak 105Sep 2021 — avg 45 · peak 98Feb 2022 — avg 48 · peak 105Jul 2022 — avg 49 · peak 111Dec 2022 — avg 52 · peak 131May 2023 — avg 57 · peak 127Oct 2023 — avg 56 · peak 115Mar 2024 — avg 51 · peak 138Aug 2024 — avg 48 · peak 115Jan 2025 — avg 55 · peak 127Jun 2025 — avg 53 · peak 162Nov 2025 — avg 58 · peak 152Apr 2026 — avg 45 · peak 108Aug 2026 — avg 46 · peak 98
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$7.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-05-15 — best price $19.992015-09-17 — best price $9.992015-12-14 — best price $19.992016-02-05 — best price $9.992016-05-14 — best price $9.992016-06-23 — best price $9.992016-11-29 — best price $19.992017-07-05 — best price $19.992017-10-09 — best price $19.992018-01-29 — best price $19.992018-05-28 — best price $19.992018-12-20 — best price $9.992019-03-29 — best price $9.992019-06-26 — best price $9.992019-10-10 — best price $9.992019-12-20 — best price $9.992020-05-07 — best price $9.992021-01-14 — best price $9.992021-04-30 — best price $14.992021-09-20 — best price $14.992022-01-27 — best price $9.992022-08-25 — best price $9.992023-03-16 — best price $9.992023-07-27 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $9.992024-06-01 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $9.992025-05-29 — best price $9.992025-11-19 — best price $9.992026-05-07 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.0k6332026-05-31 — 978 pageviews2026-06-04 — 821 pageviews2026-06-08 — 839 pageviews2026-06-12 — 716 pageviews2026-06-16 — 708 pageviews2026-06-20 — 764 pageviews2026-06-24 — 837 pageviews2026-06-28 — 830 pageviews2026-07-02 — 733 pageviews2026-07-06 — 695 pageviews2026-07-10 — 982 pageviews2026-07-14 — 925 pageviews2026-07-18 — 1,015 pageviews2026-07-22 — 812 pageviews2026-07-26 — 889 pageviews2026-07-30 — 848 pageviews2026-08-03 — 838 pageviews2026-08-07 — 720 pageviews2026-08-11 — 776 pageviews2026-08-15 — 671 pageviews2026-08-19 — 744 pageviews2026-08-23 — 835 pageviews2026-08-27 — 811 pageviews2026-08-31 — 843 pageviews2026-09-04 — 797 pageviews2026-09-08 — 766 pageviews2026-09-12 — 744 pageviews2026-09-16 — 677 pageviews2026-09-20 — 813 pageviews2026-09-24 — 756 pageviews2026-09-28 — 744 pageviews2026-10-02 — 701 pageviews2026-10-06 — 698 pageviews2026-10-09 — 740 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, German

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FPSWarActionLinearAmericaClassicShooterMilitaryHistoricalStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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