Call of Duty: World at War
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ActionZombiesWorld War IIFPSMultiplayerShooter

170 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 367

Peak in the last 7 days: 471

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Game description

Call of Duty is back, redefining war like you've never experienced before. Building on the Call of Duty 4®: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War immerses players into the most gritty and chaotic WWII combat ever experienced.

Basic info

DeveloperTreyarch
PublisherActivision
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateNov 18, 2008
Price

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Minimum specs

ProcessorPentium 4 @ 3 GHz/AMD 64 3200+
Memory512 MB
Storage8 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 422 reviews from the past 1 year

85.0/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (92%)

Metacritic: 83 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Fans still praise the brutal Second World War campaign of this older shooter, which scores 85.0 across 422 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

106 reviews praise the story, with a memorable campaign, strong cutscenes and characters that fans still remember, and some also love the zombies mode. Story & World appears in 63% of analyzed reviews and ranks 56th of 1096. 96 say it is still fun to play, from the campaign to solo zombies. 86 praise its dark and gritty atmosphere, saying the world conveys the horror of war on every front. Content Volume ranks 300th of 1351, and Visuals & Sound ranks 547th of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

32 reviews say the price is too high for a game this old, noting that it rarely drops much even on sale. 25 say the online servers no longer work for new buyers, who cannot connect, create an online profile or join co-op with friends. 24 report crashes and bugs on modern hardware, with some unable to finish levels. Pricing & Fairness ranks 975th of 1399, Tech & Support ranks 999th of 1399, and Multiplayer ranks 489th of 642.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“campaign replay value and memorable Aether storyline” · 106 reviews
“best Call of Duty game ever made, will play over new releases” · 96 reviews
“twenty dollars for 2008 game is insane pricing” · 32 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Difficulty +1.12 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair
Positive “difficulty is absurdly fun and satisfying” · 6 reviews
Negative “infinite grenades, unfair AI spam, overwhelming difficulty” · 20 reviews

Progression 0% · Onboarding 2% · Freedom 1% · Strategy 1% · Controls & feel 7%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 63% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.98 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “campaign replay value and memorable Aether storyline” · 106 reviews
Negative “story feels disjointed and characters lack connection” · 2 reviews

Characters 11% · World 35%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +3.18 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “great custom maps add replayability” · 6 reviews

Volume 12% · Variety 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.71 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “settings look good even for 2008 game with memorable sergeants adding emotion” · 23 reviews
Negative “graphics look outdated by today's standards” · 4 reviews

Audio 12%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +0.54 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “modded zombies fun to play with friends and relax” · 13 reviews
Negative “multiplayer broken, CD keys unavailable, cannot create online profile” · 11 reviews

Community 6% · Servers & Connection 9%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.21 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “twenty dollars for 2008 game is insane pricing” · 32 reviews

Anti-cheat 2% · Balance 4% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.32 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “support admitted limited help for legacy games, generic troubleshooting” · 13 reviews

Stability 8% · Performance 6%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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