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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) cover art

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)

Infinity Ward · Activision · 2011-11-08

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

Releases: May 20, 2014 (Mac), Nov 17, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 17, 2011 (PlayStation 3), Nov 08, 2011 (Xbox 360)

The best-selling first-person action series of all-time returns with an epic sequel to the multiple GOTY award winner Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) is an Action game released in 2011, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 39845 reviews).

196
playing now
89%
positive of 40k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (1157 ratings)
13h
to beat · rushed 7.1h · completionist 23h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

196 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

On August 17, 2016, hours after killing General Shepherd, Captain Price and Nikolai evacuate a dying John "Soap" MacTavish from Site Hotel Bravo, Afghanistan. Soap receives medical attention in a safehouse run by Nikolai's Loyalist allies in Himachal Pradesh, India, but Vladamir Makarov's forces arrive in an attempt to kill the trio. After the doctor is shot down, Yuri, Nikolai's best soldier, who has as much a grudge against Makarov as Price, gives Soap an adrenaline shot to keep his heart going, and helps secure a safe route out of the country. Meanwhile, the war between Russia and the Unite(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 196 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 986 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~123/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,536 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.6M–3.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 39,916 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $13.59 at Steam (2015-09-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 11 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
24124120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4211442026-09-14 20:00 — 421 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 214 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 280 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 352 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 249 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 184 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 348 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 206 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 189 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 342 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 237 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 158 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 267 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 224 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 176 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 357 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 201 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 144 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 204 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 282 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 206 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 171 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 316 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 196 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.2k228Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 3,200 · peak 5,607Dec 2012 — avg 2,030 · peak 3,991May 2013 — avg 1,107 · peak 2,219Oct 2013 — avg 1,088 · peak 2,325Mar 2014 — avg 740 · peak 1,584Aug 2014 — avg 764 · peak 1,713Jan 2015 — avg 788 · peak 1,685Jun 2015 — avg 603 · peak 1,212Nov 2015 — avg 728 · peak 1,564Apr 2016 — avg 630 · peak 1,403Sep 2016 — avg 595 · peak 1,297Feb 2017 — avg 569 · peak 1,157Jul 2017 — avg 491 · peak 955Dec 2017 — avg 560 · peak 1,117May 2018 — avg 416 · peak 775Oct 2018 — avg 409 · peak 828Mar 2019 — avg 409 · peak 784Aug 2019 — avg 397 · peak 727Jan 2020 — avg 375 · peak 739Jun 2020 — avg 363 · peak 614Nov 2020 — avg 365 · peak 708Apr 2021 — avg 312 · peak 576Sep 2021 — avg 324 · peak 671Feb 2022 — avg 368 · peak 729Jul 2022 — avg 371 · peak 598Dec 2022 — avg 376 · peak 678May 2023 — avg 320 · peak 602Oct 2023 — avg 290 · peak 532Mar 2024 — avg 279 · peak 514Aug 2024 — avg 286 · peak 516Jan 2025 — avg 272 · peak 482Jun 2025 — avg 286 · peak 519Nov 2025 — avg 281 · peak 563Apr 2026 — avg 262 · peak 490Aug 2026 — avg 228 · peak 391
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
12122026-09-222026-10-132026-09-22: 12 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-24: 4 new positive2026-09-26: 7 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 12 new positive2026-09-28: 3 new negative2026-09-29: 1 new positive2026-10-01: 3 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 6 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 10 new positive2026-10-13: 7 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$47.61$15.992015-01-012026-07-302015-01-01 — best price $19.992015-03-16 — best price $38.872015-05-15 — best price $42.192015-06-18 — best price $47.502015-09-09 — best price $39.992016-01-04 — best price $39.992016-04-18 — best price $39.992016-09-01 — best price $19.992016-12-22 — best price $19.992017-10-05 — best price $19.992017-11-28 — best price $39.992018-03-15 — best price $19.592018-09-06 — best price $19.592018-12-20 — best price $19.592019-04-05 — best price $19.592019-11-11 — best price $39.992020-01-27 — best price $39.992020-06-25 — best price $19.592021-05-17 — best price $39.992021-10-14 — best price $19.992021-12-01 — best price $39.992022-03-02 — best price $44.502022-07-07 — best price $39.992022-11-29 — best price $39.992023-03-30 — best price $39.992023-07-13 — best price $39.992023-11-28 — best price $39.992024-03-14 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $19.992024-12-16 — best price $39.992025-02-24 — best price $39.992025-04-24 — best price $39.992025-06-24 — best price $39.992025-09-09 — best price $19.992025-11-19 — best price $19.992026-02-09 — best price $19.992026-04-30 — best price $39.992026-07-30 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

5702026-09-30 18:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-01 23:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-02 02:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-02 05:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-02 08:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-02 11:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-02 14:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-08 03:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-08 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 00:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 37 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-10 09:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-11 20:35 — 12 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-12 02:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-12 05:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-12 08:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-12 11:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 53 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 9 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
84.2%
earned "Back in the Fight"
9.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, 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

FPSWarCo-opActionCasualLinearShooterMilitarySurvivalController

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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