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Call of Duty®: Ghosts cover art

Call of Duty®: Ghosts

Infinity Ward · Activision · 2014-03-25

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

Releases: Nov 05, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Nov 05, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 05, 2013 (Xbox 360), Nov 05, 2013 (Wii U), Nov 15, 2013 (PlayStation 4), Nov 22, 2013 (Xbox One)

Outnumbered and outgunned, but not outmatched.Call of Duty®: Ghosts is an extraordinary step forward for one of the largest entertainment franchises of all-time. This new chapter in the Call of Duty® franchise features a new dynamic where players are on the side of a crippled nation fighting not for freedom, or liberty, but simply to...

56
playing now
66%
positive of 32k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (23 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (717 ratings)
10h
to beat · rushed 9h · completionist 17h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

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

In the near future, a conflict in the Middle East destroys the region's oil fields, triggering a global energy crisis. South American oil-producing nations unite into the Federation of the Americas, a military dictatorship that rapidly conquers Central America and Mexico. The Federation hijacks an American orbital weapons platform and uses it to devastate cities across the southwestern United States, reshaping the balance of global power overnight. Ten years later, brothers Logan and Hesh Walker serve along the fortified border that now divides what remains of the U.S. from Federation territo(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 56 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 734 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~92/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 800k–1.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 32,006 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.15 at FunStock Digital (2015-11-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 9 of 15 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14714720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

81292026-08-06 21:00 — 61 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 30 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 77 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 49 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 40 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 81 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 59 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 45 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 68 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 59 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 31 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 58 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 49 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 39 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 45 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 43 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 36 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 69 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 59 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 34 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 59 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 64 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 29 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 74 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 57 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 38 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 29 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 58 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 56 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$68.48$9.152015-01-012026-08-262015-01-01 — best price $29.992015-01-30 — best price $67.692015-02-26 — best price $22.372015-04-13 — best price $21.112015-04-30 — best price $19.792015-05-27 — best price $21.692015-06-16 — best price $44.992015-06-28 — best price $22.032015-09-21 — best price $59.992015-10-16 — best price $9.992015-11-20 — best price $9.152015-12-09 — best price $12.052016-01-15 — best price $12.532016-02-26 — best price $56.992016-04-14 — best price $19.792016-06-24 — best price $20.052016-08-25 — best price $59.992016-11-01 — best price $59.992017-01-01 — best price $19.742017-06-22 — best price $39.592017-11-22 — best price $38.992018-02-15 — best price $39.592018-03-19 — best price $59.992018-09-11 — best price $59.992019-01-04 — best price $59.992019-04-01 — best price $23.992019-06-26 — best price $23.992019-11-07 — best price $19.792019-12-19 — best price $19.792020-05-07 — best price $19.792021-02-11 — best price $19.792025-02-07 — best price $59.992025-05-15 — best price $59.992025-08-01 — best price $59.992025-11-04 — best price $59.992026-02-26 — best price $59.992026-05-28 — best price $59.992026-08-26 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

11952026-08-26 19:15 — 10 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 119 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 10 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
81.2%
earned "Spatial Awareness"
49.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudValve Anti-Cheat enabledSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing51 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

DogFPSWarCo-opActionLinearAmericaHackingShooterMilitary

Census log

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

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