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Call of Duty®: Black Ops II cover art

Call of Duty®: Black Ops II

Treyarch · Activision · 2012-11-12

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Action

Franchise: Call of Duty · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Nov 12, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 13, 2012 (Xbox 360), Nov 13, 2012 (PlayStation 3), Jul 09, 2026 (PlayStation 5), Jul 09, 2026 (PlayStation 4)

Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II propels players into a near future Cold War

Call of Duty®: Black Ops II is an Action game released in 2012, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 49451 reviews).

114
playing now
86%
positive of 49k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2,674
twitch viewers (latest)
1337.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
70/100
critic score (18 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (914 ratings)
4.53★
PlayStation Store rating (45,571 ratings)
10h
to beat · rushed 8.3h · completionist 25h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$39.99
steam price (US)

114 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Call of Duty: Black Ops II is a 2012 first-person shooter game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It was released for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on November 13, 2012, and for the Wii U on November 18 in North America and November 30 in PAL regions. Black Ops II is the ninth game in the Call of Duty franchise of video games, a sequel to the 2010 game Call of Duty: Black Ops and the first Call of Duty game for the Wii U. A corresponding game for the PlayStation Vita, Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified, was developed by nStigate Games and also released on November 13. Ports for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, developed by Iron Galaxy Studios, were released on July 9, 2026.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 114 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,361 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~170/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.0M–4.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 49,451 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $12.88 at GamesPlanet UK (2016-07-07)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 14 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
36936920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 26 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

253642026-09-15 11:00 — 114 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 219 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 128 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 149 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 253 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 122 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 85 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 180 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 128 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 81 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 117 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 140 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 64 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 101 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 155 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 77 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 94 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 141 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 85 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 107 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 170 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 101 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 82 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 114 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5.5k114Nov 2012Aug 2026Nov 2012 — avg 5,511 · peak 18,202Apr 2013 — avg 748 · peak 1,696Sep 2013 — avg 644 · peak 1,372Feb 2014 — avg 420 · peak 912Jul 2014 — avg 356 · peak 622Dec 2014 — avg 435 · peak 1,063May 2015 — avg 401 · peak 1,158Oct 2015 — avg 405 · peak 819Mar 2016 — avg 324 · peak 667Aug 2016 — avg 303 · peak 523Jan 2017 — avg 345 · peak 686Jun 2017 — avg 257 · peak 522Nov 2017 — avg 266 · peak 576Apr 2018 — avg 221 · peak 464Sep 2018 — avg 227 · peak 449Feb 2019 — avg 179 · peak 342Jul 2019 — avg 196 · peak 361Dec 2019 — avg 223 · peak 428May 2020 — avg 297 · peak 611Oct 2020 — avg 190 · peak 329Mar 2021 — avg 146 · peak 260Aug 2021 — avg 157 · peak 374Jan 2022 — avg 205 · peak 460Jun 2022 — avg 142 · peak 343Nov 2022 — avg 163 · peak 410Apr 2023 — avg 159 · peak 344Sep 2023 — avg 230 · peak 562Feb 2024 — avg 173 · peak 388Jul 2024 — avg 221 · peak 435Dec 2024 — avg 152 · peak 329May 2025 — avg 142 · peak 323Oct 2025 — avg 136 · peak 278Mar 2026 — avg 137 · peak 269Aug 2026 — avg 148 · peak 292
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$67.68$12.882015-01-012026-07-302015-01-01 — best price $20.392015-03-16 — best price $63.042015-04-28 — best price $59.992015-06-16 — best price $44.992015-07-16 — best price $59.992015-09-21 — best price $59.992015-12-11 — best price $29.992016-01-30 — best price $19.992016-03-30 — best price $57.662016-05-20 — best price $20.392016-06-24 — best price $13.362016-08-25 — best price $59.992016-11-07 — best price $14.272017-01-12 — best price $29.992017-05-22 — best price $59.992017-09-21 — best price $29.992018-01-04 — best price $59.992018-03-01 — best price $29.392018-09-06 — best price $29.392019-01-28 — best price $59.992019-05-27 — best price $59.992019-10-14 — best price $59.992020-01-16 — best price $19.792020-05-25 — best price $59.992021-02-15 — best price $39.992021-08-09 — best price $59.992022-02-03 — best price $59.992022-11-29 — best price $59.992023-06-27 — best price $59.992023-11-28 — best price $59.992024-06-08 — best price $59.992025-01-24 — best price $19.792025-05-01 — best price $19.792025-08-15 — best price $59.992025-12-18 — best price $19.792026-06-18 — best price $39.992026-07-30 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5.3k6182026-06-03 — 661 pageviews2026-06-07 — 740 pageviews2026-06-11 — 801 pageviews2026-06-15 — 732 pageviews2026-06-19 — 1,816 pageviews2026-06-23 — 1,137 pageviews2026-06-27 — 1,149 pageviews2026-07-01 — 1,312 pageviews2026-07-05 — 1,308 pageviews2026-07-09 — 3,975 pageviews2026-07-13 — 4,360 pageviews2026-07-17 — 2,304 pageviews2026-07-21 — 1,935 pageviews2026-07-25 — 1,684 pageviews2026-07-29 — 1,426 pageviews2026-08-02 — 1,311 pageviews2026-08-06 — 1,248 pageviews2026-08-10 — 992 pageviews2026-08-14 — 929 pageviews2026-08-18 — 959 pageviews2026-08-22 — 990 pageviews2026-08-26 — 817 pageviews2026-08-30 — 891 pageviews2026-09-03 — 775 pageviews2026-09-07 — 880 pageviews2026-09-11 — 875 pageviews2026-09-15 — 836 pageviews2026-09-19 — 849 pageviews2026-09-23 — 843 pageviews2026-09-27 — 821 pageviews2026-10-01 — 689 pageviews2026-10-05 — 770 pageviews2026-10-09 — 704 pageviews2026-10-13 — 740 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
53.5%
earned "Just Gettin' Started"
16.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudValve Anti-Cheat enabledSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TV5 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2013-02-28, latest 2013-09-26 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FPSWarCo-opActionShooterSurvivalTacticalControllerFuturisticTeam-Based

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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