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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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Action

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

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

205
playing now
89%
positive of 40k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
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)

205 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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
  • · 205 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 5% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.6M–3.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 39,701 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 13 of 25 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

3581492026-08-06 21:00 — 277 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 150 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 224 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 283 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 198 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 281 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 312 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 205 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 309 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 319 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 181 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 220 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 240 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 149 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 239 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 241 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 179 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 249 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 325 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 159 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 203 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 311 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 195 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 237 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 297 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 169 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 182 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 289 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 205 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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

39312026-08-26 19:15 — 92 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 203 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 393 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 7 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 70 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 15 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 94 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 72 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 87 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 76 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 10 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.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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