Nostalgia and timeless classic feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“This WAS my child hood at 11 years old and Ill never forget the great memories I had playing this with my friends.”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Call of Duty® 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Infinity Ward2006FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A beloved, atmospheric WWII campaign across Soviet, British and American fronts that still plays well. Skip it if you hate paying $20 for an old game, want lively multiplayer, or dislike grenade spam.
Great for
Nostalgic WWII shooter fans and campaign players who want a grounded, no-frills classic, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
May not launch on modern PCs (grey or black screen, crashes), and the price feels steep for a 2005 game
What players love
Great WWII campaign across three fronts
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I really liked how the campaigns were divided up, giving you the freedom to choose which front you wanted to play.”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗
Holds up well and runs on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“For a 20+ year old game, it runs remarkably well on a modern PC without any patches or tweaks.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Intense atmosphere and sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Loved the intense battlefield atmosphere, huge enemy presence, memorable locations, sound design, and the realistic feel it achieved for 2005.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
Multiplayer still alive with mods and servers
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“A classic FPS shooter that still looks and plays great, with an active competitive scene in 2026.”
Steam review · 1266.8 h played ↗
Better than modern CoD: pure gunplay, no skins
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“No stupid skins, no sprinting, no SBMM. Just pure gunplay.”
Steam review · 272.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Won't launch or crashes on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“It doesn't work at all on my Windows 10 machine (i7-6700K and GTX 1060).”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Overpriced for a 2005 game
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Charging this much money for a 21 year old game is nothing but sheer greed.”
Steam review · 9 h played ↗
Multiplayer dead, bot-filled or broken
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Only bot and hacker servers. Confusing as hell.”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
Repetitive missions and linear level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Literally 80 % of the CoD 2 campaign consists of fighting in some town or village streets”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Worse than Call of Duty 1
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Just not as good as Call of Duty 1 or United Offensive.”
Steam review · 32.3 h played ↗
Grenade spam and infinite respawns
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“the game just keeps spamming enemies, and all those enemies just keep your spamming you with grenades.”
Steam review · 28.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable4 GB
Minimum
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA Geforce 7300 or better or ATI Radeon X1600
Storage4 GB
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA Geforce 7300 or better or ATI Radeon X1600
Storage4 GB
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