Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III
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ActionShooterFPSSingleplayerMultiplayerFirst-Person

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Game description

In the direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II, Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against the ultimate threat.

Basic info

DeveloperSledgehammer Games, Treyarch, Infinity Ward, Beenox, Raven Software, High Moon Studios, Demonware
PublisherActivision
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateNov 10, 2023
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows® 10 64 Bit (latest update)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 1400
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 / GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon™ RX 470
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 412 reviews from the past 1 year

59.1/ 100
Bottom 10%

Steam rating: Mixed (49%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 14, 2026)

Players enjoy the fast, aggressive matches, but 128 reviews of Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III criticize its story; it scores 59.1, ranked 1342nd of 1447.

👍 Strengths

Multiplayer ranks 366th of 642 and is mentioned in 40% of analyzed reviews. 60 reviews praise playing as a team, some citing intense combat that rewards coordination and rushing, and 44 say they enjoy it, with the most upvoted calling it the most playable recent entry and praising its classic maps. 26 reviews praise the graphics, some also citing optimization, and a few note the largest gun selection in the series.

👎 Where it falls short

Story & World ranks 1095th of 1096, and 52% of analyzed reviews talk about it: some say the campaign is short and the villain's escape predictable. 30 reviews report crashes, some in the zombie mode that wipe progress, and 29 describe disconnections and poor servers. Cheaters using wallhacks and aimbots also come up. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1263rd of 1399, and Tech & Support ranks 1060th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“story is completely forgettable, main villain escapes predictably” · 128 reviews
“intense combat with aggressive team coordination and rushing” · 60 reviews
“most playable CoD currently, always finding quality games, great classical maps” · 44 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.56 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “mouse smoothing causes unresponsive, floaty aiming and movement” · 4 reviews

Progression 10% · Difficulty 7% · Onboarding 5% · Freedom 16% · Strategy 8%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 52% of reviews · Bottom 1% of the games we've analyzed

Story -2.25 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Negative “story is completely forgettable, main villain escapes predictably” · 128 reviews

Characters 9% · World 4%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -1.20 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “short campaign ending on cliffhanger to push sequel purchase” · 20 reviews
Positive “largest gun selection in COD history, great variety” · 9 reviews

Variety 14% · Replayability 0%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.50 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “excellent graphics and optimization, good gameplay” · 26 reviews
Negative “multiplayer uses cartoon aesthetic instead of serious military context, breaks immersion” · 2 reviews

Audio 5%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.40 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “intense combat with aggressive team coordination and rushing” · 60 reviews
Negative “forced to wait for teammates, cannot play solo zombies” · 3 reviews

Community 9% · Servers & Connection 11%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 41% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.53 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “cannot recommend due to Microsoft publisher despite excellent game quality” · 25 reviews
Positive “excellent value at only 223 yuan, very cost-effective” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 10% · Balance 10% · Matchmaking 9%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.30 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “no developer support against hackers” · 4 reviews
Positive “developers tried hard despite rushed development” · 1 review

Stability 13% · Performance 9%

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

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