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Call of Duty®: Black Ops
by Treyarch, published by Activision
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.
Released Nov 9, 2010
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 91% positive of 22,350 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | 86,934 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Regular US price | $39.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 455 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Top Sellers rank | #982 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Top Sellers US rank | #625 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| New & Trending rank | #310 | Oct 19, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 193 | 23 |
| Dec 2025 | 216 | 17 |
| Jan 2026 | 176 | 12 |
| Feb 2026 | 144 | 20 |
| Mar 2026 | 176 | 17 |
| Apr 2026 | 129 | 5 |
| May 2026 | 125 | 16 |
| Jun 2026 | 111 | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 212 | 19 |
| Aug 2026 | 129 | 18 |
| Sep 2026 | 171 | 24 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 900k – 2.4M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $14M – $48M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 22,350 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 40–106 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. This game was on Steam before reviews began in November 2013; many copies sold before then have no review, so the ranges may be low. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Cold War | 1 in 304 games |
| Military | 1 in 42 games |
| Zombies | 1 in 35 games |
| War | 1 in 35 games |
| Gore | 1 in 22 games |
| Online Co-Op | 1 in 18 games |
| FPS | 1 in 17 games |
| Co-op | 1 in 15 games |
Games like Call of Duty®: Black Ops
| Game | Developer | Match | Steam reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War | Treyarch, Raven Software | 92% | Mostly Positive · 22,216 |
| Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) | Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games | 88% | Very Positive · 15,679 |
| Call of Duty®: Black Ops III | Treyarch, Aspyr (Mac) | 84% | Very Positive · 158,643 |
| Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) | Infinity Ward | 84% | Very Positive · 35,931 |
| Back 4 Blood | Turtle Rock Studios | 82% | Mixed · 55,325 |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | Valve | 81% | Overwhelmingly Positive · 822,588 |
| Call of Duty®: WWII | Sledgehammer Games, Raven Software | 80% | Mostly Positive · 33,859 |
| Insurgency: Sandstorm | New World Interactive | 80% | Very Positive · 104,431 |