How to Play the Call of Duty Games in Chronological Order

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To say that Call of Duty is an important piece of video game history would be an understatement. It’s hard to think of first-person shooters (or even action games in general) without mentioning this series, which became one of the most successful works in media after revolutionizing single-player campaigns and online battles.

For decades, the multiplayer scene has been partially dominated by this franchise, with entries that have explored several war conflicts both from our past and possible future. Apart from creating iconic characters in the genre, like Captain Price and Alex Mason, the series has also introduced unexpected figures to their lines, like Spawn, Snoop Dogg, Lionel Messi, and more.

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Due to quite a few subseries, a reboot, and many studios that have worked or are working in the series, it can be a bit troublesome to determine how many Call of Duty games have been released.

If we consider only the main entries, including all the World War II titles, the Modern Warfare series and its reboot, and the Black Ops series, there are 19 video games in the franchise. 20 if you add the upcoming Modern Warfare III.

However, things get complicated when you add all the expansions, online experiences, mobile games, and spin-offs. For example, Call of Duty: United Offensive is an expansion of the first title, while Call of Duty: Finest Hour and Call of Duty 2: Big Red One are side stories of the first two entries.

Some spin-offs include the strategy games Call of Duty: Siege launched in 2016, based on Infinite Warfare’s universe, Call of Duty: Heroes, released in 2014, or the mobile version of Call of Duty: Black Ops. In fact, many main entries have significantly different editions for their mobile and portable titles