Action · October 13, 2006

Call of Duty® (2003) (2006)

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Call of Duty® delivers the gritty realism and cinematic intensity of World War II's epic battlefield moments like never before - through the eyes of citizen soldiers and unsung heroes from an alliance of countries who together helped shape the course of modern history. Play through the chaos of battle as part of a well-trained squad, that lays down covering fire and pulls its wounded to safety. In addition to authentic squad movements and tactics, each soldier's distinct personality and training comes out on the battlefield. No one soldier or nation single-handedly won the war. For the first time, Call of Duty® captures the war from multiple perspectives, through the eyes of American, British and Russian soldiers. Battle through 24 missions spanning 4 interconnected historical campaigns. Take on mission objectives ranging from sabotage and all-out assault to stealth, vehicle combat and rescue. Authentic weapons, locations, vehicles and sounds of war all contribute to the realism, immersing you in the most intense World War II experience yet.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • FPS · 244
  • World War II · 225
  • Action · 193
  • Classic · 178
  • Multiplayer · 151
  • Singleplayer · 149
  • Shooter · 146
  • War · 125
  • Military · 110
  • First-Person · 104
  • Historical · 93
  • Atmospheric · 69
  • Linear · 61
  • America · 50
  • Story Rich · 45

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume6.9k Steam reviewsTop 50% in Action
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 14%
Metacritic91/100Genre average 77 — top 3% of Action titles
Engagement hours7 h averageTop 61% for session depth among Action

Action releases from 2006

11 Action titles launched in 2006 — top 6 by review volume.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 6.9k reviews

6.6k positive · 345 negative

Metacritic

91/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

6.8k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

7h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

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Release & Availability

Release dateOct 13, 2006
DeveloperInfinity Ward
PublisherActivision
Base price$9.99 -50%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Content Notes

This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence, General Mature Content

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (2)

  • English
  • German

Editions & Packages

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