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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

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

140
playing now
86%
positive of 49k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
9,579
twitch viewers (latest)
70/100
critic score (18 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (914 ratings)
10h
to beat · rushed 8.3h · completionist 25h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

140 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

In Cold War-era Nevada, a team of CDC operatives investigate a nuclear testing site known as "Nuketown", where they are attacked by zombies. Dr. Edward Richtofen is heard via a television, carrying out his scheme on the Moon. Richtofen seizes control of the zombies by entering the Aether, but Dr. Ludvig Maxis works with his daughter Samantha and Richtofen's former allies, Tank Dempsey, Nikolai Belinski, and Takeo Masakai to thwart him. To this end, Maxis launches three massive nuclear missiles filled with Element 115, the element responsible for the reanimation of dead cells, at the Earth, des(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 140 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 4% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.0M–3.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 49,316 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 16 of 25 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

259812026-08-06 21:00 — 190 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 154 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 149 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 182 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 146 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 140 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 210 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 182 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 166 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 238 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 95 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 107 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 195 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 90 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 138 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 139 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 129 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 123 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 218 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 116 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 108 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 158 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 131 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 100 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 174 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 135 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 96 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 143 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 140 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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).

Twitch viewers

43k6242026-08-17 02:12 — 5,031 viewers2026-08-18 06:12 — 24,054 viewers2026-08-19 21:12 — 4,629 viewers2026-08-19 23:12 — 5,654 viewers2026-08-20 01:12 — 43,172 viewers2026-08-20 03:12 — 11,233 viewers2026-08-21 18:12 — 13,754 viewers2026-08-21 20:12 — 15,402 viewers2026-08-22 03:12 — 4,770 viewers2026-08-23 19:12 — 21,731 viewers2026-08-25 06:12 — 11,171 viewers2026-08-26 00:12 — 21,062 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 878 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 1,455 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 11,324 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 1,715 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 1,316 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 1,106 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 3,037 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 800 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 739 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 624 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 899 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 1,110 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 738 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 702 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

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

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.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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