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Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

Futuristic first-person shooter with campaign, multiplayer, and cooperative Zombies

Treyarch, Aspyr (Mac) · Published by Activision, Aspyr (Mac) · Released Nov 5, 2015

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Reviews
Very Positive
88% of 170K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
91% of 722 in 30 days
Players
4,786
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 10, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 470
6 GB RAM · 100 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)

What is Call of Duty®: Black Ops III?

A futuristic science-fiction first-person shooter divided into a campaign, multiplayer matches, and cooperative Zombies play. You shoot enemies across its three main modes, while Zombies Chronicles adds eight remastered maps from earlier games in the series.

For you if...

  • +you want solo, multiplayer, and cooperative shooter modes
  • +you like science-fiction gunfights with robots and zombies
  • +you value shared-screen and full controller support

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer third-person combat over first-person shooting
  • −you want a shooter focused on realistic warfare

What players say

88% of 169,900 reviews are positive · 91% of 722 in the last 30 days

Players praise Zombies most, particularly its community-made maps and continued variety. Their main complaint is unresolved security vulnerabilities in online play; many say community patches or alternate clients are necessary, while recent updates have broken some protections without addressing the underlying problem. Players also criticize the full price and DLC costs.

Players over time

▼ -29% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 8,094 players on Sep 27, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20264,786
Nov 6, 20263,928
Nov 5, 20263,490
Nov 4, 20264,163
Nov 3, 20264,330
Nov 2, 20265,006
Nov 1, 20264,796
Oct 31, 20264,829
Oct 30, 20264,333
Oct 29, 20264,169
Oct 28, 20264,483
Oct 27, 20264,820
Oct 26, 20265,506
Oct 25, 20265,797
Oct 24, 20264,862
Oct 23, 20264,599
Oct 22, 20264,714
Oct 21, 20264,750
Oct 20, 20265,072
Oct 19, 20266,001
Oct 18, 20265,902
Oct 17, 20265,415
Oct 16, 20264,974
Oct 15, 20265,323
Oct 14, 20265,463
Oct 13, 20266,058
Oct 12, 20267,291
Oct 11, 20266,716
Oct 10, 20266,079
Oct 9, 20265,555
Oct 8, 20265,521
Oct 7, 20265,511
Oct 6, 20265,969
Oct 5, 20267,204
Oct 4, 20266,967
Oct 3, 20266,497
Oct 2, 20265,990
Oct 1, 20266,433
Sep 30, 20266,498
Sep 29, 20266,873
Sep 28, 20268,035
Sep 27, 20268,094
Sep 26, 20267,311
Sep 25, 20266,978
Sep 24, 20267,225
Sep 23, 20262,380
Sep 23, 20267,086
Sep 22, 20267,279
Sep 21, 20265,344

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

12% of Steam players have unlocked «Another Side of the Story», 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 III screenshot 1

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III system requirements

Minimum: GTX 470, 6 GB RAM, 100 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit / Windows 8.1 64-Bit
Processor
Intel® Core™ i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD Phenom™ II X4 810 @ 2.60 GHz
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 470 @ 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 6970 @ 1GB
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
100 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

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

Yes: co-op (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

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

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

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • 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
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
98
Steam features
Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian. Text only: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Polish.

Does Call of Duty®: Black Ops III 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

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