When did the first Call of Duty come out? Listing all games in order of release
In the first-person shooter genre, Call of Duty is one of the oldest and most successful franchises, with its games selling over an incredible 425 million copies as of June 2022.
They are third in line behind the Mario and Tetris games, making them the most popular shooter franchise of all time.
The first title, which was just called Call of Duty, was released on October 29, 2003. It was developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. The title was initially available on PC but eventually made its way to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the macOS.
Since 2005 the IP has had an early franchise entry, and it’s currently sitting on a total of over 18 titles, with a number of spin-offs and re-releases in the form of Modern Warfare Remastered and Black Ops: Declassified.
Hence, it can get quite confusing for the more average fans of the franchise or those new to it to keep track of which title came when, which is why today’s list will look to compile all the released CoD titles from the very inception of the franchise.
The original title entry started the series in World War II and featured both a campaign mode as well as a multiplayer. As mentioned, it was first released for the PC and eventually made its way to macOS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, as well as the N-Gage.
From this franchise entry onwards, the games started to be released on consoles as well, alongside PC. It also marked the start of Activision’s practice of introducing one title in the franchise every year.
CoD 3 marked Treyarch’s first entry into the franchise, and while the game was set during World War II (the 1940s), the franchise took a thematic shift in the upcoming titles.
Modern Warfare was the first incredibly successful entry in the franchise that took it to
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