Updated daily · 28 Oct 2026
Player reception
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
As of 28 October 2026, 76% of 9,589 player reviews of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 recommend it. Early-access players call Modern Warfare 4’s campaign the best in years, and each day’s reviews have been less positive since DMZ and then multiplayer opened.
In short
Early-access players judged the campaign, which opened on 16 October, and DMZ, which opened on 20 October. They rank the campaign with Modern Warfare (2019), praise its story and its sound, and enjoy DMZ. Their complaints are about getting in, through the Call of Duty HQ launcher and an anti-cheat check that asks some PCs for a BIOS update. Reviews written since multiplayer opened on 23 October are far less positive. From 23 October to 27 October, 60% of 3,871 recommend the game, against 90% in the campaign week.
What players say
What players say about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.
Players praise the campaign, the story and DMZ, and complain about the launcher, the anti-cheat’s BIOS check and the price for a campaign alone.170
Read in full
We read every one of these reviews on 21 October 2026 and judged each by what it says.
80 most helpful reviews, from early access
64of 80 positive
64 positive 5 mixed 9 negative 2 off-topic170
- The campaign is the best in years.
- Players rank it with Modern Warfare (2019), and some above it, for its pace and the variety of its missions. The graphics and the loud, close-up gun audio add to the praise.170
- The story lands.
- Players find the dialogue believable and the characters well drawn, and the ending of the Task Force 141 story moves many of them.170
- 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.170
- The launcher gets in the way.
- The game starts through the Call of Duty HQ hub, which restarts it when you switch modes and groups achievements from several games. Players ask for a standalone app.170
- 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. Players whose motherboard maker has no newer BIOS yet are asking for refunds.170
- Some find $69.99 a lot for a campaign.
- Before multiplayer opened, several buyers found the full price hard to justify for the campaign alone.170
Themes raised
| Theme | Most helpful, of 78 | Latest, of 34 |
|---|---|---|
| Campaign | 68 | 23 |
| Story and characters | 41 | 4 |
| DMZ | 16 | 11 |
| Multiplayer, from the beta | 21 | 4 |
| Graphics and audio | 19 | 2 |
| Performance and stability | 14 | 2 |
| Price and editions | 11 | 3 |
| Gunplay and combat | 10 | 2 |
| Launcher | 8 | 0 |
| PC requirements and anti-cheat | 4 | 3 |
Questions
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, in short.
Is Modern Warfare 4 worth it?
For the campaign, most players say yes, and 90% of the reviews written in campaign week recommend it. Multiplayer has had a weaker start. From 23 October to 27 October, 60% of 3,871 reviews recommended the game. As of 28 October 2026, 76% of 9,589 reviews recommend it overall.170
Are Modern Warfare 4’s reviews getting worse?
Yes. The share of each day’s reviews that recommend it fell every day from 20 October to 27 October, from 95% on 19 October to 54%. The biggest falls came on the last day of early access and on launch day, when multiplayer opened.170
Is the Modern Warfare 4 campaign good?
Players call it the best Call of Duty campaign in years, and many rank it with or above Modern Warfare (2019), for its pace, its variety and the ending of the Task Force 141 story.170
How long is the Modern Warfare 4 campaign?
Few players give a time. One puts it at about eight hours, and others call it just right or a little short.170
Why does Modern Warfare 4 ask me to update my BIOS?
Its anti-cheat checks the PC’s security settings. Activision requires TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, and some players with both switched on are still asked for a BIOS update before online modes open. Players whose motherboard has no newer BIOS can’t get past it.170
Do you need a phone number to play Modern Warfare 4 on PC?
Yes. The store page requires a mobile phone number linked to your store account, along with TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot.170
What PC do you need for Modern Warfare 4?
The minimum is a Ryzen 5 1400 or Core i5-6600, 8 GB of RAM and a Radeon RX 470, GeForce GTX 970 or 1060, or Arc A580. The recommended spec is a Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i7-8700K, 16 GB of RAM and a Radeon RX 6600 XT, GeForce RTX 3060 or Arc B580. Both need 115 GB on an SSD.170
When does Modern Warfare 4 multiplayer come out?
Does Modern Warfare 4 have zombies?
Activision’s site lists three modes for Modern Warfare 4, the campaign, multiplayer and DMZ, and no zombies mode.171
How much is Modern Warfare 4?
$69.99 for the standard edition and $99.99 for the Vault Edition, which adds Operator skins, five weapons and a season of BlackCell.170
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- 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