Action · November 5, 2015
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (2015)
Zombies Chronicles Deluxe Edition Now with more content than ever before. Call of Duty®: Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles Deluxe includes the full base game, Season Pass, Zombies Chronicles & additional bonus digital content including: The Giant Bonus Map: Zombies returns in all of its undead glory with 'The Giant'. Re-live the chaos of Treyarch's classic 'Der Riese' Zombies map, picking up the Zombies story with Dempsey, Nikolai, Richtofen, and Takeo where Origins left off. 3 Personalization Packs: Fan favorite Cyborg & Weaponized 115 packs along with a new Black Ops 3 pack. Each pack comes with a weapon camo, reticles, and calling card. The Zombies Chronicles content expansion which delivers 8 remastered classic maps from Call of Duty®: World at War, Call of Duty®: Black Ops and Call of Duty®: Black Ops II. Mod Tools Open Beta Now Live The Black Ops 3 Mod Tools Open Beta has arrived! Full version Black Ops 3 owners can install the Mod Tools under the Tool Section via the Steam Library titled Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Mod Tools . Mod Tools Include: Black Ops 3 Steam Workshop* Unranked Server Browser* Radiant Level Editor APE, Asset Property Editor Mod Tools Launcher Optional additional level building assets from a variety of official Black Ops 3 maps can be installed under the DLC section of Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Mod Tools Full examples of the multiplayer map Combine and the Zombies map The Giant New Server Settings Menu in Multiplayer Custom Games and Zombies Private Game where you can set how your server will display in the Unranked Server Browser* New Mods Menu where you can load and unload your subscribed mods* * Downloading the mod tools is not required for these items or to play Black Ops 3 Steam Workshop content Modding Guides: Official - How to Play - Workshop Guide Official - How to Create - Workshop Guide About the Game Call of Duty®: Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles Edition includes the full base game and the Zombies Chronicles content expansion. Call of Duty: Black Ops III combines three unique game modes: Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies, providing fans with the deepest and most ambitious Call of Duty ever. The Zombies Chronicles content expansion delivers 8 remastered classic Zombies maps from Call of Duty®: World at War, Call of Duty®: Black Ops and Call of Duty®: Black Ops II. Complete maps from the original saga are fully remastered and HD playable within Call of Duty®: Black Ops III.
Action releases from 2015
146 Action titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 215.0k Steam reviews | Top 3% in Action |
| Positive rating | 84% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 58% |
| Metacritic | 73/100 | Genre average 77 — top 73% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 5.4k players | Top 3% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 66 h average | Top 5% for session depth among Action |
Peer Action titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Multiplayer · 3.8k
- Zombies · 2.6k
- FPS · 2.6k
- Shooter · 2.2k
- Action · 2.0k
- First-Person · 1.9k
- Singleplayer · 1.8k
- Co-op · 1.7k
- Futuristic · 1.3k
- Illuminati · 1.2k
- Hero Shooter · 889
- Robots · 885
- Sci-fi · 810
- Gore · 645
- Great Soundtrack · 563
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (11)
- English volume_up
- French volume_up
- Italian volume_up
- German volume_up
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
- Japanese
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil volume_up
- Russian volume_up
Full audio (7)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
Reception Metrics
Steam community
84%Mostly Positive · 215.0k reviews
180.6k positive · 34.4k negative
Metacritic
73/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
4.8/10
Curator recommendations
147.6k
Peak concurrent players
5.4k
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
- Steam Leaderboards
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
66h
substantial (40–100 hours)
Median
24h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
3h
Current engagement
Achievements
98
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Nov 5, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Treyarch, Aspyr (Mac) |
| Publisher | Activision, Aspyr (Mac) |
| Base price | $19.79 -67% |
| Required age | 17+ |
| DLC / Add-ons | 10 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Estimated owners | 10M–100M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
Editions & Packages
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