Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
A classic Cold War campaign with legendary Zombies maps, but it's overpriced for a 2010 game and the online modes carry serious RCE security risks. Skip it if you want to play multiplayer on Steam's own servers.
Great for
Fans of story-driven shooters and classic Zombies who will play the campaign or use Plutonium
Main risk
Online play on Steam exposes you to RCE hacking exploits, and the price is high for a 2010 game
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“The campaign is where Black Ops truly separates itself. It leans hard into psychological thriller, political paranoia, and Cold War espionage in a way the series has never quite replicated since.”
Steam review · 14.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Crazy that a 16 year old game still holds up better than its latest predecessar.... Black ops 7...”
Steam review · 25.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Zombies is the best part of this game, hands down. Kino der Toten, Five, Ascension — these maps are legendary for a reason”
Steam review · 62.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Zombies is gas, campaign is amazing, and the multiplayer is gold.”
Steam review · 14.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Rock in lobby + Rock in dressing room + Rock in upper room of alley = one of the best video game songs of all time.”
Steam review · 25.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Should be illegal to charge $60+ for a 16 year old game.”
Steam review · 99.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“this is one of the worse ports ive ever played in my entire life.”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This game is affected by CVE-2018-20817, a publicly documented Remote Code Execution vulnerability rated 9.8/10 (CRITICAL) by NIST's National Vulnerability Database.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“I also love requiring me to have internet to play zombies solo.”
Steam review · 20.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“paying 60! dollars for the DLC's is not fun.”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Great game for a console, poorly optimized for pc. No joystick support, very hard to play using one.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
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+ Striking Soviet retro-futurist atmosphere
− Annoying protagonist and weak dialogue
analyzed 2 d ago
+ Excellent story and characters
− Still buggy and unpolished
analyzed 1 d ago
+ Noticeably improves aim
− Paywalls and subscription pushed everywhere
analyzed 1 d ago
+ Photorealistic graphics and immersion
− Matchmaking, party play and P2P servers broken
analyzed 1 d ago
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