In What Order Should The (COD) Call of Duty Series Be Played?

In what order should the Call of Duty series, which has reached a total of 19 main games since the first game in 2003, should be played?

Call of Duty is a multi-platform first-person shooter video game, and the first game was released in 2003. Call of Duty is not only known for its action-packed multiplayer mode, but also for its rich storytelling depicting some of the most iconic and memorable characters in video game history.

We can divide Call of Duty games into 4 categories:

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• Modern Warfare games
• Black Ops Games
• Other Call of Duty games

You can master the story of Call of Duty games by playing the games in each category in order.

This post gives a breakdown of all the games released by the Call of Duty series since the first game in 2003.

In What Order Should The Call of Duty Series Be Played?

We will list Call of Duty games both by release date and in order of play.

Call of Duty Series release date lineup

Here is the list of all Call of Duty (COD) games by release date:

1. Call of Duty (29 October 2003)
2. Call of Duty 2 (25 October 2005)
3. Call of Duty 3 (November 7, 2006)
4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (November 5, 2007)
5. Call of Duty: World at War (November 11, 2008)
6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (November 10, 2009)
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops (November 9, 2010)
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (November 8, 2011)
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (November 13, 2012)
10. Call of Duty: Ghosts (November 5, 2013)
11. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (November 4, 2014)
12. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (November 6, 2015)
13. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (November 4, 2016)
14. Call of Duty: WWII (November 3, 2017)
15. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (October 12, 2018)
16. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (25 October 2019)
17. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (November 13, 2020)
18. Call of Duty: Vanguard (November 5, 2021)
19. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (28 October 2022)

Call of Duty Series chronological order

• Call of Duty: WWII (1940-1945)
• Call of Duty 2 (1941-1945)
• Call of Duty: World at War (1942-1945)
• Call of Duty (1942-1945)
• Call of Duty 3 (1994)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops (1961-1968)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War (1981)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II (1986-1989)
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (1996-2011)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (1999-2019)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2016)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2016-2017)
• Call of Duty: Ghosts (2015-2027)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2043)
• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2054-2061)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2065-2070)
• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Unknown)

Besides the main series, there are also spin-offs from COD:

1. Call of Duty: Finest Hour (2004)
2. Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (2005)
3. Call of Duty: Roads to Victory (2007)
4. Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts (2008)
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Force Recon (2009)
6. Call of Duty: Zombies and Zombies 2 (2009)
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized (2009)
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops DS (2010)
9. Call of Duty: The War Collection (2010)
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified (2012)
11. Call of Duty Online (2012)
12. Call of Duty: Strike Team (2013)
13. Call of Duty: Heroes (2014)
14. Call of Duty: Mobile (2019)
15. Call of Duty Warzone (2020)