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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) cover art

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)

Infinity Ward · Activision · 2009-11-11

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Action

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

Releases: Dec 10, 2009 (PlayStation 3), Nov 11, 2009 (Mac), Nov 10, 2009 (Xbox 360), Nov 10, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.

274
playing now
93%
positive of 61k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
22
twitch viewers (latest)
85/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (1558 ratings)
9h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 11h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Despite the efforts of the U.S. Marine Corps and British Special Air Service in the previous game, the Ultranationalists seize control of Russia, and declare Imran Zakhaev a hero and martyr, erecting a statue of him in the heart of Red Square. This strains diplomatic relations with the United States. Meanwhile, Vladimir Makarov, one of Zakhaev's former lieutenants, begins a campaign of revenge for his death, by committing acts of terrorism over the course of five years(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 274 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,881 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~235/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.4M–4.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 60,855 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.61 at Nuuvem (2016-06-17) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 13 of 25 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
58358320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 413 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 518 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 413 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 583 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 462 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 462 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 432 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 402 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4661882026-08-06 21:00 — 360 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 193 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 312 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 334 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 224 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 360 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 406 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 233 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 376 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 399 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 188 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 315 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 342 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 190 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 316 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 350 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 190 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 322 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 398 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 204 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 259 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 358 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 267 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 305 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 390 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 264 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 241 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 363 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 274 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$176.10$4.612015-01-012026-07-302015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-02-26 — best price $25.732015-04-23 — best price $21.022015-06-28 — best price $11.012015-09-07 — best price $9.992015-12-11 — best price $9.992016-02-05 — best price $9.992016-04-12 — best price $9.992016-06-17 — best price $4.612016-09-26 — best price $9.992017-01-02 — best price $19.992017-03-21 — best price $19.992017-07-03 — best price $9.992017-09-25 — best price $19.992018-01-02 — best price $9.992018-03-19 — best price $19.992018-06-15 — best price $8.502018-09-11 — best price $19.992018-11-22 — best price $9.992019-01-10 — best price $19.992019-03-18 — best price $9.972019-05-10 — best price $19.992019-07-13 — best price $19.992019-10-14 — best price $19.992019-12-23 — best price $9.792020-02-15 — best price $19.992020-04-28 — best price $9.992020-10-01 — best price $19.992021-05-14 — best price $14.992021-12-18 — best price $16.992022-10-14 — best price $9.992023-09-26 — best price $19.992024-09-24 — best price $19.992025-06-27 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $14.992026-07-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

26012026-08-26 19:15 — 36 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 204 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 42 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 260 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 94 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 39 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 22 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
71.7%
earned "Two Birds with One Stone"
21.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsSteam CloudValve Anti-Cheat enabledFamily Sharing2 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FPSPvPWarCo-opActionShooterMilitaryControllerStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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