Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 cover

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

Critic score4 critics
First release
Nov 14, 2025
Publisher
Activision
Engine
IW Engine
Genres
Shooter · Warfare, Action, Science fiction

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is a first-person shooter set in 2035, co-developed by Treyarch and Raven Software. The game features three main modes: a cooperative campaign playable with up to four players or solo, multiplayer with 6v6 and 20v20 modes, and the round-based Zombies mode. Multiplayer features a perk system split into combat specialties, weapon prestige progression, and scorestreak rewards.

Also known as Black Ops 7, CoD: BO7, CoD: Black Ops 7

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Storyline
In 2035, ten years after JSOC Commander David Mason stopped terrorist leader Raul Menendez, a video surfaces showing Menendez threatening new attacks. David and his unit, Specter One, are deployed to the Mediterranean city-state of Avalon to investigate "the Guild," a tech conglomerate led by CEO Emma Kagan that claims to be protecting humanity. After infiltrating a laboratory, Specter One is exposed to a hallucinogenic toxin called the Cradle, causing the team to experience shared visions drawn from their personal traumas. The team uncovers that the Menendez video was a deepfake created by the Guild, and that Kagan intends to weaponize the Cradle to cause widespread terror while positioning her company as humanity's savior. Specter One destroys the Guild's manufacturing complex and captures Kagan, before pursuing her remaining operatives who attempt to unleash the toxin once more.Read more

In 2035, ten years after JSOC Commander David Mason stopped terrorist leader Raul Menendez, a video surfaces showing Menendez threatening new attacks. David and his unit, Specter One, are deployed to the Mediterranean city-state of Avalon to investigate "the Guild," a tech conglomerate led by CEO Emma Kagan that claims to be protecting humanity. After infiltrating a laboratory, Specter One is exposed to a hallucinogenic toxin called the Cradle, causing the team to experience shared visions drawn from their personal traumas. The team uncovers that the Menendez video was a deepfake created by the Guild, and that Kagan intends to weaponize the Cradle to cause widespread terror while positioning her company as humanity's savior. Specter One destroys the Guild's manufacturing complex and captures Kagan, before pursuing her remaining operatives who attempt to unleash the toxin once more.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 14, 2025
PlayStation 4
Nov 14, 2025
Xbox One
Nov 14, 2025
All 10 release dates
PlayStation 5
Nov 14, 2025
Xbox Series X|S
Nov 14, 2025
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 05, 2025
PlayStation 4
Oct 05, 2025
Xbox One
Oct 05, 2025
PlayStation 5
Oct 05, 2025
Xbox Series X|S
Oct 05, 2025
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
9h
Main + Extras
9h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
zombies, futuristic warfare, team deathmatch, ai-generated artwork

At a Glance

Critic Score
66
Main Story (IGDB)
9h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
9h

Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Mostly Negative, 4,426 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerSteam · 16 Oct
  • Online co-opSteam · 16 Oct

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