Updated daily · 28 Oct 2026
Player reception, side by side
Modern Warfare 4 vs Black Ops 7
Activision released Black Ops 7 in November 2025, and Modern Warfare 4 followed on 23 October 2026. Early-access players love Modern Warfare 4’s campaign, and the players who recommend Black Ops 7 mostly do it for zombies.
In short
As of 28 October, 76% of 9,589 player reviews recommend Modern Warfare 4, and 37% of 4,483 recommend Black Ops 7. Modern Warfare 4 suits players who want a strong campaign and DMZ, and its multiplayer opened at launch on 23 October. Black Ops 7 suits zombies players who can buy it on sale, since its campaign, installs and store draw most of its complaints.
Modern Warfare 4: recommend it
76%of 9,589 reviews, as of 28 October170
Black Ops 7: recommend it
37%of 4,483 reviews, as of 28 October151
Side by side
The two games at a glance.
- Game
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- Price at launch
- $69.99
- $69.99
- Developer
- Infinity Ward
- Treyarch and Raven Software
- Publisher
- Activision
- Activision
- Players recommend it
- 76% of 9,589 reviews
- 37% of 4,483 reviews
- Our reading
- 80 most helpful and 40 latest reviews, from early access, read 21 October
- 80 most helpful and 40 latest reviews, read 20 October
What players praise
What players like most.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
The campaign is the best in years.
Players rank it with Modern Warfare (2019), and some above it, for its pace, its variety and the ending of the Task Force 141 story.
DMZ is winning players over.
Players who’ve tried the extraction mode call it a lot of fun, and praise enemies that notice them and react.
It looks and sounds superb.
The graphics and the loud, close-up gun audio draw strong praise.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Zombies is the reason to buy it.
Players call the zombies mode fun and well built, and several say it’s worth picking up on sale for that alone.
Some maps and movement work.
Some players rate the multiplayer maps, and wall jumping adds an option in fights.
What players criticise
What players complain about.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
The launcher gets in the way.
The game starts through the Call of Duty HQ hub, which restarts it when you switch modes, and players ask for a standalone app.
An anti-cheat check locks out some PCs.
Some PCs with TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot switched on are told to update their BIOS before playing online.
Some find $69.99 a lot for a campaign.
Until multiplayer opens, several buyers find the full price hard to justify for the campaign alone.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Installs and PC checks block play.
Installs run to hundreds of gigabytes, and launcher updates, shader downloads and Secure Boot or TPM checks stop the game from starting.
The campaign disappoints.
It can’t be paused, it’s built around co-op, and players find the writing weak.
Matchmaking and cheaters spoil matches.
Players describe sweaty lobbies, network trouble and cheaters, and some dispute their bans.
Battle pass prompts dominate.
Battle pass ads show at launch, and skins and bundles feel overpriced for a $69.99 game.
Which to pick
Which one is for you.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Pick Modern Warfare 4 if you want a campaign players rank with the series’ best, and DMZ, more than zombies.
More on Modern Warfare 4Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Pick Black Ops 7 if you mainly play zombies with friends and can buy it on sale.
More on Black Ops 7Questions
Modern Warfare 4 vs Black Ops 7, in short.
Is Modern Warfare 4 better than Black Ops 7?
So far, players rate Modern Warfare 4 higher. As of 28 October 2026, 76% of Modern Warfare 4’s 9,589 reviews recommend it, against 37% of Black Ops 7’s 4,483. Most of Modern Warfare 4’s reviews date from early access, when only the campaign and DMZ were open. From 23 October to 27 October, after multiplayer opened, 60% of its 3,871 reviews recommend it, above Black Ops 7’s 37%.170151
Which has the better campaign, Modern Warfare 4 or Black Ops 7?
Does Modern Warfare 4 have zombies like Black Ops 7?
Do Modern Warfare 4 and Black Ops 7 need TPM and Secure Boot on PC?
Each game’s figure is the share of all its player reviews that recommend it, counted daily. Praise and complaints come from our own reading of its reviews, each judged from what the player wrote.
Sources
- 151Steam: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, store page and user reviews (opens in a new tab) Accessed 20 Oct 2026
- 168Call of Duty Blog, Ready for Launch: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 PC Trailer, Specs, Preloading, and Handheld Systems, 4 November 2025 (opens in a new tab) Accessed 21 Oct 2026
- 170Steam: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, store page and user reviews (opens in a new tab) Accessed 21 Oct 2026
- 171Activision, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, official site (opens in a new tab) Accessed 21 Oct 2026