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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)

Military first-person shooter with campaign, co-op missions, and multiplayer

Infinity Ward · Published by Activision · Released Nov 11, 2009

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Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 40K
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 194 in 30 days
Players
340
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Oct 1, 2026
Minimum PC
256 MB 6600GT
1 GB RAM · 12 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 86/100 (critic reviews)

What is Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)?

A military first-person shooter with a single-player campaign, competitive multiplayer matches, and a separate two-player Special Ops mode. The campaign continues directly from Call of Duty 4 as soldiers face a threat that could trigger global collapse; Special Ops consists of timed and objective-based combat missions.

For you if...

  • +you want a military campaign with a global crisis plot
  • +you want two-player co-op built around timed objectives
  • +you enjoy multiplayer loadouts and customizable killstreak rewards

Not for you if...

  • −you want co-op integrated into the single-player campaign
  • −you dislike dark military stories about global conflict

What players say

93% of 39,853 reviews are positive · 95% of 194 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the campaign, its characters, and soundtrack. Their dominant complaint is that online multiplayer has exploitable remote-code-execution vulnerabilities; recent reviewers say a new patch has not fixed them and advise avoiding online play.

Players over time

▲ +29% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 372 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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Nov 6, 2026297
Nov 5, 2026307
Nov 4, 2026309
Nov 3, 2026311
Nov 2, 2026320
Nov 1, 2026372
Oct 31, 2026337
Oct 30, 2026289
Oct 29, 2026303
Oct 28, 2026290
Oct 27, 2026213
Oct 27, 2026300
Oct 26, 2026301
Oct 25, 2026352
Oct 24, 2026362
Oct 23, 2026275
Oct 22, 2026267
Oct 21, 2026264
Oct 20, 2026267
Oct 19, 2026285
Oct 18, 2026296
Oct 17, 2026246
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Oct 15, 2026220
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Oct 12, 2026254
Oct 11, 2026293
Oct 10, 2026286
Oct 9, 2026245
Oct 8, 2026211
Oct 7, 2026232
Oct 6, 2026212
Oct 5, 2026272
Oct 4, 2026300
Oct 3, 2026247
Oct 2, 2026229
Oct 1, 2026237
Sep 30, 2026243
Sep 29, 2026248
Sep 28, 2026260
Sep 27, 2026263
Sep 26, 2026259
Sep 25, 2026218
Sep 24, 2026235
Sep 23, 2026191
Sep 23, 2026256
Sep 22, 2026275
Sep 21, 2026342

How many players finish Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)?

49% of Steam players have unlocked «For the Record», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) screenshot 1

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) system requirements

Minimum: 256 MB 6600GT, 1 GB RAM, 12 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported)
Processor
Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or better supported
Graphics
256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
12GB of free hard drive space

Does Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Device compatibility warnings shown
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
50
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain.

Does Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

2 DLC available.

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