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Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II propels players into a near future Cold War

First-Person Shooter

Player score
8.6/10
49,344 reviews
Released
2012
Developer
Treyarch
Platforms
6 systems
Critics
74
Steam Deck
unsupported
Download
Not stated
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Call of Duty: Black Ops II?

Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II propels players into a near future Cold War

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released12 November 2012
DeveloperTreyarch
PublisherNot recorded
PlatformsNintendo Wii U, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox 360
GenresFirst-Person Shooter
Languages5 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q380918, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Call of Duty: Black Ops II received?

Players86%positive of 49,344 · Very Positive
Metacritic74critic aggregate, PC
Achievements35on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Seeing

None declared

Hearing

None declared

Input

  • Full controller support

Difficulty

None declared

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerfull support
Cloud savesYes
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playSingle-player only
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckunsupported
Download sizeNot stated
Add-on content5 DLC listed
Age gate17+

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$39.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Call of Duty: Black Ops II on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

  1. Crashes and freezes25 of 300 (8%)

    I had 90 hours of playtime on zombies and one day as I was going to play again, the game crashed and said "Unhandled Exception Caught".

    Steam review, 21 December 2025 · 5 hours played · 118 readers marked it helpful

    I've encountered a persistent issue where after completing a mission the game would crash somewhere in the next level unless I validated the files.

    Steam review, 2 April 2026 · 30 hours played · 23 readers marked it helpful
  2. Servers and connection9 of 300 (3%)

    Malicious actors can and will execute code on your PC via multiplayer exploits and server problems.

    Steam review, 12 July 2026 · 1 hours played · 321 readers marked it helpful

    If you bought this game to play multiplayer, you're going to want to install Plutonium and play on the third-party matchmaking scene.

    Steam review, 5 August 2026 · 0 hours played · 23 readers marked it helpful

A further 9 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Call of Duty: Black Ops II

24 games overlap with Call of Duty: Black Ops II on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Call of Duty: Ghosts, STAR WARS Republic Commando and Call of Duty: World at War.

All 24 games like Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Common questions about Call of Duty: Black Ops II

What platforms is Call of Duty: Black Ops II on?

Call of Duty: Black Ops II is available on Nintendo Wii U, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox 360. It first released in 2012.

How much does Call of Duty: Black Ops II cost?

$39.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Call of Duty: Black Ops II?

86% of 49,344 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Call of Duty: Black Ops II?

74 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Call of Duty: Black Ops II work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Call of Duty: Black Ops II as unsupported on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

Who made Call of Duty: Black Ops II?

Call of Duty: Black Ops II was developed by Treyarch.