Video Game Guides

All Call of Duty Games In Order (Release & Chronological Timeline)

Here's the list of all the Call of Duty (COD) games in order of release date.

By Phil James
Call Of Duty (COD) Games In Order Of Release

The first Call of Duty game was a generation-defining masterpiece. Being the first well-built first-person shooter for a PC, COD had many innovations that were cutting edge for the time. With time Call of Duty games grew in both hearts and souls of the fans. The series has turned into one of the most recognized ones today. The COD series followed a specific “title” instead of numbers after the first four main games. If you have never played these games before, it might be confusing where to start. So today, let’s look at our list of all the Call of Duty games in release order.

All Call of Duty Games Timeline in Chronological Order

The stories in COD campaigns usually focus on a main plot at the heart of the story’s events. Then most games also take you to the flashbacks (taking place in different years prior) to the main core of the action. So for your convenience, we will first list the games in chronological order, then I will give the timeline of each COD universe here too. So with that said, here are all the Call of Duty games in chronological order:

  • Call of Duty (Main Story-1942)
  • Call of Duty 2 (Main Story-1942)
  • Call of Duty: World at War (Main Story-1942)
  • Call of Duty 3 (Main Story-1944)
  • Call of Duty: WWII (Main Story-1944)
  • Call of Duty: Vanguard (Main Story-1945)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops (Main Story-1961)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (Main Story-1981)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Main Story-1986)
  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Main Story-2011)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Main Story-2016)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Main Story-2017)
  • Call of Duty: Ghosts (Main Story-2017)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Main Story-2019)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Main Story-2022)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Main Story-2023)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Main Story-2043)
  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Main Story-2054)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Main Story-2065)
  • Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Main Story-2187)

We divide each game by their universes and include the years of flashbacks and extended storylines from the spin-offs and comics. So here’s the Call of Duty games’ timeline:

Main Series

  1. World War 2 Timeline 1940-1945
  2. Vanguard Universe 1900-1945
  3. Black Ops Events 1894-2070
  4. Modern Warfare Universe 1917-2017
  5. Modern Warfare Reboot Universe 1984-2023
  6. Ghosts Universe 2017-2027
  7. Advanced Warfare Universe 2054-2061
  8. Infinite Warfare universe 1903-2187

Extinction Events

  1. Extinction Timeline 2025-2027

Zombie Story Arc

  1. Treyarch’s Zombies Universe 5 A.D-Unknown
  2. Nazi Zombies Universe 1155-Unknown
  3. Nightmares Universe 1894-2075
  4. Exo Zombies Timeline 23rd November 2054 to 25th November 2054

COD: All Call of Duty Games in Release Date Order

All Call of Duty (COD) Games in Order of Release Date

Here’s the list of all the Call of Duty (COD) games in release order:

  1. Call of Duty (October 29, 2003)
  2. Call of Duty 2 (October 25, 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 (October 25, 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 (October 28, 2022)

Apart from the main series, there are spin-offs released 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)
  16. Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 (2022)

Call of Duty (2003)

  • Developer:
    • Infinity Ward
    • Aspyr (COD Classic)
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • Mac OS X
    • PlayStation 3
    • Xbox 360
    • N-Gage

Call of Duty 2 (2005)

  • Developer:
    • Infinity Ward
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • OS X
    • Xbox 360
    • Mobile devices

Call of Duty 3 (2006)

  • Developer:
    • Treyarch
  • Platforms Available:
    • PlayStation 2
    • PlayStation 3
    • Xbox
    • Xbox 360
    • Wii

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)

  • Developer:
    • Infinity Ward
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • Mac OS X
    • PlayStation 3
    • Xbox 360
    • Wii

Call of Duty: World at War (2008)

  • Developer:
    • Treyarch
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • PlayStation 3
    • Xbox 360
    • Wii

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)

  • Developer:
    • Infinity Ward
    • Beenox (Remastered)
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • macOS
    • PlayStation 3
    • PlayStation 4 (Remastered)
    • Xbox 360
    • Xbox One (Remastered)

Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)

  • Developer:
    • Treyarch
    • FXVille
    • Nerve Software
    • Pi Studios
    • Raven Software
    • Certain Affinity
    • n-Space (Nintendo DS)
    • Aspyr (OS X)
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • OS X
    • PlayStation 3
    • Xbox 360
    • Wii
    • Nintendo DS

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)

  • Developer:
    • Infinity Ward
    • Sledgehammer Games
    • Raven Software
    • Treyarch
    • Neversoft
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • PlayStation 3
    • Xbox 360
    • Wii

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012)

  • Developer:
    • Treyarch
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • PlayStation 3
    • Xbox 360
    • Wii U

Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013)

  • Developer:
    • Infinity Ward
    • Neversoft
    • Raven Software
    • Certain Affinity
    • Treyarch (Wii U)
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • PlayStation 3
    • PlayStation 4
    • Xbox 360
    • Xbox One
    • Wii U

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

  • Developer:
    • Sledgehammer Games
    • Raven Software
    • High Moon Studios (PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360)
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • PlayStation 3
    • PlayStation 4
    • Xbox 360
    • Xbox One

Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2015)

  • Developer:
    • Treyarch
    • Beenox
    • Mercenary Technology
    • Raven Software
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • macOS
    • PlayStation 3
    • PlayStation 4
    • Xbox 360
    • Xbox One

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016)

  • Developer:
    • Infinity Ward
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • PlayStation 4
    • Xbox One

Call of Duty: WWII (2017)

  • Developer:
    • Sledgehammer Games
    • Infinity Ward
    • Raven Software
    • High Moon Studios
    • Beenox
    • Toys for Bob
    • Demonware
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • PlayStation 4
    • Xbox One

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018)

  • Developer:
    • Treyarch
    • Raven Software
    • Beenox
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • PlayStation 4
    • Xbox One

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)

  • Developer:
    • Infinity Ward
    • Sledgehammer Games
    • High Moon Studios
    • Beenox
    • Raven Software
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • PlayStation 4
    • Xbox One

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020)

  • Developer:
    • Treyarch
    • Raven Software
    • Sledgehammer Games
    • High Moon Studios
    • Beenox
    • Activision Shanghai
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • PlayStation 4
    • PlayStation 5
    • Xbox One
    • Xbox Series X/S

Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021)

  • Developer:
    • Sledgehammer Games
    • Treyarch
    • Raven Software
    • Beenox
    • Demonware
    • High Moon Studios
    • Activision Shanghai Studio
    • Toys for Bob
    • Sumo Digital
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • PlayStation 4
    • PlayStation 5
    • Xbox One
    • Xbox Series X/S

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)

  • Developer:
    • Infinity Ward
    • Treyarch
    • Sledgehammer Games
    • Raven Software
    • Toys for Bob
    • Beenox
    • Demonware
    • High Moon Studios
    • Digital Legends Entertainment
    • Solid State Studios
    • Activision Shanghai
  • Platforms Available:
    • Microsoft Windows
    • PlayStation 4
    • PlayStation 5
    • Xbox One
    • Xbox Series X/S

That’s all for our list of all the Call of Duty (COD) games in order of release date. If you still playing Warzone, then take a look at our COD Warzone Guides to get the upper hand during the new multiplayer season.

Phil James 1816 posts

Phil is a creative and imaginative person who loves to tell stories. He believes video games are a powerful medium that can transport players to new and exciting worlds. He is excited to continue writing and gaming and hopes one day to create a fun video game.