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Call of Duty®: Black Ops III cover art

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

Treyarch · Activision · 2015-11-05

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ActionAdventure

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

Releases: Nov 06, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 06, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Apr 04, 2019 (Mac), Nov 06, 2015 (Xbox One)

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles Edition includes the full base game plus the Zombies Chronicles content expansion.

7,192
playing now
85%
positive of 233k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
229
twitch viewers (latest)
77/100
critic score (18 outlets, IGDB)
68/100
IGDB user rating (582 ratings)
79/100
opencritic · strong · 69% recommend
7.6h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

7,192 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

On October 27, 2065, the game begins with the Player and their new CO, Jacob Hendricks, infiltrating an NRC Airbase in Ethiopia to rescue Egyptian Prime Minister Said from the NRC with the assistance of John Taylor and his team of cybernetically enhanced soldiers part of the Winslow Accord Black Cyber-Ops Division. Needing to distract the NRC, the Player and Hendricks, along with Winslow Accord Special Forces Team Alpha, use the base's D.E.A.D system to shoot down an NRC plane. Disguised as NRC soldiers, the Player and Hendricks manage to infiltrate the base and rescue Said from the NRC, altho(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III trailer thumbnail

Official Call of Duty: Black Ops III Reveal Trailer

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 7,192 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10,781 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,348/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.8M–14M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 232,602 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.1k4.1k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,160 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,222 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,113 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 754 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 829 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 986 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2,091 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,284 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,358 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 918 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 843 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,020 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 897 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 818 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 995 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,099 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 881 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 876 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,823 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 163 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 978 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,064 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2,075 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,337 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,118 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,459 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2,791 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3,414 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 256 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,924 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,367 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3,814 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 557 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,904 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2,329 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 231 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4,071 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 404 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2,257 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 286 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2,248 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 263 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,141 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,643 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2,313 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2,707 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 220 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2,386 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 253 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3,052 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 288 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2,134 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 195 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3,026 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 540 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2,556 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 323 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3,101 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 334 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2,070 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 225 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2,072 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,444 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 211 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,623 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,635 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,587 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,628 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,740 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,769 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 195 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,777 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2,372 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 224 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2,196 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 197 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2,046 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 299 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,534 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 229 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,001 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 827 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,174 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,116 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,098 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,228 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,038 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 899 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,187 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,315 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,257 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 766 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,078 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,307 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,384 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,240 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,168 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,126 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 982 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,526 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 976 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,510 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 858 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 69 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

11k2.4k2026-08-06 21:00 — 7,883 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 7,307 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 3,813 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 8,131 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 8,607 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 4,273 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 9,715 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 9,477 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 4,548 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 10,790 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 7,726 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 3,560 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 7,999 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 6,807 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 3,422 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 7,075 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 6,915 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 3,697 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 9,643 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 7,619 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 2,664 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 5,543 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 7,703 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 3,345 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 4,508 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 7,270 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 2,400 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 4,371 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 7,192 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$76.76$14.992015-04-272021-02-152015-04-27 — best price $55.572015-05-28 — best price $55.832015-08-01 — best price $61.162015-09-18 — best price $56.882015-11-05 — best price $41.992015-11-15 — best price $38.992015-11-27 — best price $45.182015-12-08 — best price $60.092015-12-18 — best price $39.992016-01-06 — best price $39.992016-01-29 — best price $44.992016-02-05 — best price $40.192016-03-09 — best price $40.192016-03-23 — best price $35.542016-04-26 — best price $59.992016-05-16 — best price $59.992016-05-27 — best price $35.992016-06-24 — best price $36.102016-08-04 — best price $29.992016-09-22 — best price $59.992016-11-23 — best price $29.992016-12-24 — best price $29.992017-01-26 — best price $29.992017-04-10 — best price $59.992017-05-25 — best price $29.992017-06-27 — best price $59.992017-10-12 — best price $49.992017-12-01 — best price $49.992018-02-19 — best price $59.992018-07-05 — best price $59.992018-11-27 — best price $59.992019-04-05 — best price $29.992019-07-09 — best price $59.992019-11-07 — best price $29.992020-01-23 — best price $29.992021-02-11 — best price $35.992021-02-15 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

853162026-08-26 19:15 — 162 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 176 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 206 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 169 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 93 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 62 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 86 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 310 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 268 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 345 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 330 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 421 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 222 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 395 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 197 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 333 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 134 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 259 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 326 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 94 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 72 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 739 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 292 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 393 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 272 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 120 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 68 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 161 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 229 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
37%
earned "Can't Hide"
10.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopValve Anti-Cheat enabledSteam Leaderboards10 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FPSGoreCo-opActionRobotsSci-fiShooterZombiesFuturisticIlluminati

Census log

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

Recent updates

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