The Call of Duty franchise has been around for decades now, releasing well over a dozen games since the series’ initial title in 2003. As such, it can be a bit confusing as to how the game goes about being played when it comes to their chronological order vs their release order. No worries, though, as we’ve got everything you need to know about how to play the Call of Duty games in order below.

Playing the Call of Duty Games in Chronological Order

Unsurprisingly to anyone who has played the franchise, Call of Duty is a bit sporadic when it comes to its chronological order. Sometimes the series goes into the future, and a lot of the times they are obsessed with the past. So far, this is the chronological order of things:

  • Call of Duty: WWII (1940s)Call of Duty: Finest Hour (1940s)Call of Duty 1 (1940s)Call of Duty 2 (1940s)Call of Duty 3 (1940s)Call of Duty: World at War (1940s)Call of Duty: Big Red One (1940s)Call of Duty: Vanguard (1940s)Call of Duty: Black Ops (1960s)Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (1980s)Call of Duty: Black Ops II (1980s & 2025)Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2010s)Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2010s)Call of Duty: Ghosts (2020s)Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2020s)Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2020s)Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2040s)Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2060s)Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2000s)Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2050s)Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2100s)

Playing the Call of Duty Games in Release Order

  • Call of Duty (2003)Call of Duty: Finest Hour (2004)Call of Duty 2 (2005)Call of Duty: Big Red One (2005)Call of Duty 3 (2006)Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)Call of Duty: World at War (2008)Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012)Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013)Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2015)Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016)Call of Duty: WWII (2017)Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018)Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020)Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021)Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)

That’s all you need to know about how to play the Call of Duty games in order. Be sure to search Twinfinite for more news and information on the series.

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