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Call of Duty: Black Ops

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App ID 42700
App Type Game
Store Name Call of Duty®: Black Ops
Developer
Publisher Activision
Franchise Call of Duty, Black Ops
Supported Systems
Technologies IW_Engine Engine
Last Changenumber 29160260
Last Record Update 23 May 2025 – 22:48:45 UTC ()
Release Date 9 November 2010 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
😎 89.15%
40k reviews
273
In-Game

The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to critically acclaimed Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty®: Black Ops.

Additional Information

Developer Treyarch
gamedir Call of Duty Black Ops
metacritic_name Call of Duty: Black Ops
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metacritic_score 81
NoServers Yes
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primarycache 42702
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GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/42700/
community_visible_stats Yes
InstallScript installscript.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
GuideAppID Call of Duty: Black Ops Brady Guide (101003)
installscript_macos CoDBlackOps.app/installscript_osx.vdf
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RetailAutoStart Yes
suppressims Yes
CanSkipInstallAppChooser Yes
NoDefaultEnglishContent Yes
DisableOverlay_macos Yes
Publisher Activision
Store Release Date 9 November 2010 – 15:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 9 November 2010 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 May 2025 – 22:48:24 UTC () (1748040504)
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height_pct46
review_score 8
review_percentage 90
Detected Technologies (?) IW_Engine Engine, Bink_Video SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • This game displays compatibility warnings when running on Steam Deck, but runs fine
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 7 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 87954
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
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    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 16 March 2013 – 01:43:43 UTC (), in changelist #194624

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Russian Yes
Japanese Yes
Polish Yes

Tags

💥 Action 🔫 FPS 🧟 Zombies 🕹️ Multiplayer 🔫 Shooter 👤 Singleplayer ☢️ Cold War 🙌 First-Person ⚔️ War 🪖 Military 👥 Online Co-Op 🤝 Co-op 😖 Gore 📚 Story Rich 🎮 Controller 🗺️ Adventure 📏 Linear 🫶 Massively Multiplayer 😱 Horror 🎶 Great Soundtrack

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op Valve Anti-Cheat

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp23 May 2025 – 22:48:40 UTC
Trailers
5908 ↴
trailer_nameCelebrating 10 Years of Black Ops
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Steam charts

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  • 273 players right now
  • 492 24-hour peak
  • 63,343 all-time peak 8 November 2010
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Store data

  • 80,322 followers
  • #817 in top sellers
  • 36,640 positive reviews
  • 3,700 negative reviews
  • 90.83% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 88 viewers right now
  • 185 24-hour peak
  • 40,357 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 89.15% SteamDB Rating
  • 36,640 90.8% positive reviews
  • 3,700 9.2% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Call of Duty: Black Ops right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 273 players live playing Call of Duty: Black Ops on Steam.

Call of Duty: Black Ops had an all-time peak of 63343 concurrent players on 8 November 2010.

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