Call of Duty®: Black Ops overview

Overview

Call of Duty®: Black Ops comes from Treyarch and is published by Activision. It arrived on Steam on Nov 9, 2010, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Call of Duty®: Black Ops's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 621 players at 12 September 2026 - 17:46:34 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3,245. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 91% positive across 42,473 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Call of Duty®: Black Ops is available in 5 languages including:

5 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Call of Duty®: Black Ops has sold up to 6,700,000 units and has 22,162 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $178,500,000. On Twitch, 55 streamers are live with around 232 total watchers.

Call of Duty®: Black Ops overview details

Call of Duty®: Black Ops combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to last year’s blockbuster Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty®: Black Ops . Call of Duty®: Black Ops will take you behind enemy lines as a member of an elite special forces unit engaging in covert warfare, classified operations, and explosive conflicts across the globe. With access to exclusive weaponry and equipment, your actions will tip the balance during the most dangerous time period mankind has ever known. Key Features: Cinematic Single Player Campaign : An epic campaign and story that takes you to a variety of locations and conflicts all over the world where you will play as an elite Black Ops soldier in deniable operations where if you are caught, captured or killed, your country will disavow all knowledge of your existence. Signature Multiplayer : Call of Duty’s signature multiplayer gameplay returns with new perks and killstreaks, deeper levels of character and weapon customization, and all new modes including: Wager Matches : One in the Chamber, Gun Game, Sticks and Stones, Sharpshooter Theater Mode : View, record, and edit your favorite moments from multiplayer, and share with your friends Combat Training : Test your skill solo or Co-Op with friends against AI enemy players Zombies! : Fan favorite Zombie mode is back providing endless hours of Zombie-slaying entertainment, solo or Co-Op

SteamPulse editorial summary

Call of Duty®: Black Ops is listed as a game with $19.99 (50% off from $39.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 621 players at 12 September 2026 - 17:46:34 UTC, a tracked peak of 3,245, and 91% positive reviews.

Overview tags

ActionFPSZombiesMultiplayerShooterSingleplayerCold WarFirst-PersonWarMilitaryOnline Co-OpCo-opGoreStory RichController

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Support and legal notes

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