Classic campaign that still holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Call of Duty 1 is still an amazing WWII shooter even after all these years.”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Call of Duty® (2003)
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Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%Infinity Ward2006FPS · Shooter · Action
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A short, atmospheric WWII campaign that started the franchise and still plays well, but it needs tweaks on modern PCs and many find the price steep. Skip it if you dislike punishing no-regen difficulty.
Great for
Nostalgic FPS fans and WWII campaign lovers who enjoy old-school, punishing shooters, bought on sale
Main risk
Dated, unfair-feeling difficulty and setup hassles that don't justify the full price
What players love
Better than modern CoD
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The newer titles have nothing on this.”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Three-nation campaign with memorable missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“you were playing as 3 soldiers from each of the 3 major Allied Nations (United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union).”
Steam review · 13.7 h played ↗
Challenging no-regen health and Veteran difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“I have beaten the game on Veteran, and it is VERY tough and is easily 10/10 difficulty.”
Steam review · 16.2 h played ↗
Immersive atmosphere and sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The sound effects are of a theatrical scale. You won't hear anything like that in so many games nowadays.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Runs well on modern hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“Aswell runs great on modern PC, which is really suprising!”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Overpriced for an old, short game
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Price is laughable. For a 20 year - old game, with a 6 - hour campaign and dead multiplayer”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗
Aged, repetitive and linear missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Besides that every mission is just hold W and M1.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Unfair AI and brutal difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“elite german super soldiers, who among other things, can see through walls, shrug off full caliber rifle rounds, and posses laser beam accuracy”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Crashes, bugs and glitches
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“after the pavlov house mission the game crashes because of a sound file issue which prevents you from progressing”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
Poor modern resolution and compatibility
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The game won't even display in 1600x1200 and will just reset back to 800x600.”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
Dead multiplayer and no controller support
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“There Are Only About 100 People Online Every And The Campaign Is Boring”
Steam review · 9.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1.4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP
ProcessorPentium III 600 MHz or Athlon 600 MHz processor or higher for systems with Windows 98/ME, Pentium III 700 MHz or Athlon 700 MHz processor or higher for systems with Windows 2000 / XP
Memory128 MB
Graphics3D hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX 9.0b compatible 32 MB hardware T&L-capable video card and latest drivers*
Storage1.4 GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400 MB for Windows 98/ME swap file, 600 MB for Windows 2000 / XP swap file)
OSWindows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP
ProcessorPentium III 600 MHz or Athlon 600 MHz processor or higher for systems with Windows 98/ME, Pentium III 700 MHz or Athlon 700 MHz processor or higher for systems with Windows 2000 / XP
Memory128 MB
Graphics3D hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX 9.0b compatible 32 MB hardware T&L-capable video card and latest drivers*
Storage1.4 GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400 MB for Windows 98/ME swap file, 600 MB for Windows 2000 / XP swap file)
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