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Call of Duty®: Black Ops II

First-person military shooter set in a near-future Cold War

Treyarch · Published by Activision · Released Nov 12, 2012

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Reviews
Very Positive
86% of 25K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
91% of 68 in 30 days
Players
129
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 10, 2026
Minimum PC
HD 3870
2 GB RAM · 16 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)

What is Call of Duty®: Black Ops II?

A first-person shooter set during a near-future, 21st-century Cold War, where advanced technology and weapons shape combat. It combines a single-player campaign with team-based multiplayer matches and cooperative play.

For you if...

  • +you want both a campaign and team-based multiplayer
  • +you like near-future weapons and Cold War settings
  • +you plan to play cooperative Zombies with friends

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike first-person military shooters

What players say

86% of 25,471 reviews are positive · 91% of 68 in the last 30 days

Players praise the campaign, multiplayer, and Zombies mode. Players repeatedly warn of a remote-code-execution vulnerability in public multiplayer and recommend using a community launcher instead. They also criticize the price and report sparse matchmaking and hackers.

Players over time

▼ -4% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 176 players on Sep 21, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 2026129
Nov 6, 202689
Nov 5, 2026100
Nov 4, 202698
Nov 3, 2026111
Nov 2, 2026137
Nov 1, 2026129
Oct 31, 2026123
Oct 30, 2026119
Oct 29, 2026114
Oct 28, 2026112
Oct 27, 202659
Oct 27, 2026122
Oct 26, 2026140
Oct 25, 2026147
Oct 24, 2026108
Oct 23, 2026119
Oct 22, 20260
Oct 21, 2026129
Oct 20, 2026114
Oct 19, 2026137
Oct 18, 2026144
Oct 17, 2026119
Oct 16, 2026102
Oct 15, 2026111
Oct 14, 2026119
Oct 13, 2026114
Oct 12, 2026143
Oct 11, 2026130
Oct 10, 2026120
Oct 9, 2026113
Oct 8, 2026130
Oct 7, 2026100
Oct 6, 202698
Oct 5, 2026131
Oct 4, 2026132
Oct 3, 2026126
Oct 2, 2026116
Oct 1, 2026117
Sep 30, 2026125
Sep 29, 2026119
Sep 28, 2026153
Sep 27, 2026138
Sep 26, 2026123
Sep 25, 2026134
Sep 24, 2026119
Sep 23, 202678
Sep 23, 2026152
Sep 22, 2026151
Sep 21, 2026176

How many players finish Call of Duty®: Black Ops II?

27% of Steam players have unlocked «Death from Above», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Call of Duty®: Black Ops II screenshot 1

Call of Duty®: Black Ops II system requirements

Minimum: HD 3870, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7. Windows XP is not supported
Processor
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHz
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB
Memory
2 GB for 32-bit OS or 4 GB for 64-bit OS
Storage
16 GB
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Notes
Broadband connection required for activation and multiplayer gameplay

Does Call of Duty®: Black Ops II have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Call of Duty®: Black Ops II run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
35
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain.

Does Call of Duty®: Black Ops II 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 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

5 DLC available.

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