
Release Date: November 14, 2025
The 22nd mainline installment of the popular FPS series from Activision and also the 7th part of the Black Ops sub-series, made by Trearch studio. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is a direct sequel of CoD: Black Ops II, with the action set in the year 2035.
Released in 2010, Call of Duty: Black Ops started a sub-series that over the years was to become the apple of the eye of Treyarch studio, one of the main teams responsible for the development of the series. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is its seventh installment, and at the same time the 22nd main production under the Call of Duty banner. This FPS is the result of a collaboration between the Treyarch and Raven Software teams.
The open beta tests for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 are scheduled between October 5th and October 8th, 2025. Early access to them will be available for players who pre-ordered the game – the servers will open for them on October 2nd. The same applies to PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is the second game from the Call of Duty series (after Call of Duty: Black Ops 6) which was made available to subscribers of Xbox and PC Game Pass services on premiere day.
The pillar of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is the story campaign, which is set in 2035, after the events of Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The main character of the game is David Mason, who was tasked with leading a secret mission of the elite JSOC unit in the Mediterranean city of Avalon. His task is to confront Raul Menendez and thwart his plans related to the use of a secret psychological weapon.
Avalon serves as the team's command center and base of operations, from where they embark on missions scattered all over the world - including to North and South America or Japan. Over time, the city undergoes transformations reflecting our progress in the campaign.
The developers allow us to complete the campaign both individually and in coop mode for up to 4 people.
Completing the campaign does not end our adventure in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, but activates the so-called endgame. For its needs, a repeatable gameplay was prepared, within which we gain access to the whole of Avalon and face specially developed challenges.
Here we embody operators, who are differentiated in terms of combat style and fighting skills. As we progress, we develop characters, unlocking power upgrades and abilities, increasing their statistics, and collecting better equipment.
In Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 there is also a classic multiplayer mode based on competition. In addition to the omnimovement system introduced in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, which significantly increases the mobility of our character, we will find here the possibility of "overclocking" equipment.
The launch version of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 features a wide range of maps set across the globe, from Tokyo to Alaska. Most of the maps are for classic 6v6 modes, including new locations (like Blackheart, The Forge, Flagship, Paranoia) and arenas returning from Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Express, Hijacked, Raid).
Among the game modes, Skirmish is the leading mode, pitting two 20-player teams against each other and completing assigned tasks using a handy arsenal, vehicles, grappling hooks, and wingsuits. Another new mode is Overload, where teams attempt to bring a device generating the titular overload into enemy territory to score points.
In addition, classic game modes such as Team Deathmatch, Domination, Search and Destroy, Kill Confirmed, Free-For-All, Hardpoint, Gunfight, Kill Order, and Control are available. These are complemented by various Face Off modes and a Training Course where players can hone their skills.
In Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 there is also a place for the coop Zombies mode. As Weaver, Maya, Carver, and Grey, we find ourselves in the heart of the Dark Ether. We're talking about a hellish land overrun by living corpses, where we meet alternative incarnations of the original Zombies team - Edward Richtofen, Takeo Masaki, Nikolai Belinski and Tank Dempsey. In order to survive and accomplish all the missions entrusted to us, we must closely cooperate with each other.
The Zombies mode is complemented by Dead Ops Arcade 4, a mini-game implemented in the form of a twin-stick shooter, in which we engage in dynamic battles with the living dead, collecting power-ups along the way and gradually developing our characters.
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Developer: Treyarch
Publisher: Activision Blizzard
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System Requirements for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen 5 1400, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970 / Radeon RX 470, 116 GB SSD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
(60 fps) Intel Core i7-6700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X, 12 GB RAM, graphic card 8 GB GeForce RTX 3060 / Radeon RX 6600 XT, 116 GB SSD, Windows 11 64-bit.
Ultra System Requirements:
(4K) Intel Core i7-10700K / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 16 GB GeForce RTX 4080 / Radeon RX 9070 XT, 116 GB SSD, Windows 11 64-bit.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 review: More Destiny than Black Ops
The latest Black Ops 7 not only pales in comparison to Battlefield 6, but it also doesn't measure up to the previous Call of Duty games.
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Indie Games Devel: 4 / 10 by Luca Buelli
There is something fundamentally unsettled about Black Ops 7 – not just in its mechanics, but in its identity. The game feels caught between two impulses: the need to reassure its long-time audience and the pressure to modernise a formula that is clearly ageing. The result is an experience that functions efficiently but rarely inspires, driven more by market logic than by a coherent creative direction. This is a transitional entry in the truest sense, yet not in a constructive way. Rather than using this phase to redefine itself, the series exposes its own fatigue: ideas are present, but fragmented; ambition exists, but it is constrained by structural conservatism. What remains is a product that plays it safe so often that it forgets how to be bold. More importantly, Black Ops 7 reflects a broader identity crisis within the franchise. For the first time in years, it no longer feels like a reference point for the genre, but like a follower – a highly polished one, certainly, but one increasingly disconnected from the innovative spirit that once defined it. Without a decisive creative shift, the risk is not simply a decline in quality, but a slow erosion of meaning. And when a franchise begins to lose that, commercial success becomes secondary. Because what keeps a series alive over time is not repetition, but its ability to evolve without losing its soul. Right now, Black Ops seems to be struggling to find that balance again.
PCGamesN: 7 / 10 by Jamie Hore
With excellent maps, slick and expressive movement, and the superb new Overload mode, Black Ops 7's core multiplayer experience is brilliant. Zombies fans have plenty to sink their teeth into, even if a lot of its modes return from past games. BO7's campaign, however, is its biggest disappointment, and its Endgame experiment mostly falls flat.
Game8: 70 / 100 by Michael Gerra-Clarin
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is a refinement of what's already to be expected, crisp gunplay and fun multiplayer content. Outside of that, it loses its luster. The campaign alone singlehandedly sours the experience, with the narrative going so far off the rails that it unintentionally becomes a parody of a different game.
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