Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare was developed by Infinity Ward and released in 2007. For the first time, Infinity Ward abandons World War II, in favor of a far more original modern conflict. The player essentially embodies two special forces soldiers, Sergeants "Soap" MacTavish of the S.A.S. and Paul Jackson of the U.S. Marines. Their mission is to find and eliminate two vital targets: Imran Zakhaev, the head of a Russian ultranationalist party, Khaled Al-Asad, the leader of an Arab terrorist group, to prevent the outbreak of World War III. You'll be joined by the charismatic Captain Price and Gaz, plus other brothers-in-arms, mostly American, British and Russian. The campaign is short but intense, offering a variety of missions. The staging is impressive, as spectacular as an American blockbuster. The atmosphere is highly immersive and at times chilling, given the appalling violence of the events. There's no room for improvisation, with the game's omnipresent scripted moments to great effect. The game has vehicle shooting sequences, including Jeep, AC-130 and Helicopter, but also sniper support fire, tank and helicopter demolition, and even stealth moments, as in the despicable Ukrainian town of Pripyat, also featured in STALKER Shadow Of Chernobyl, released the same year. Levels feature assaults on enemy positions in the cold, gloomy forests of Eastern Europe, as well as urban guerrilla warfare in dusty Middle Eastern cities. Gunfights are frenetic, and the "Veteran" difficulty adds a touch of realism and brutality to the game. As do the quotes from great political and military figures, adding credibility to the whole. The AI is decent, but seems a little behind Call Of Duty 2. That said, the enemies aim well and don't hesitate to unleash attack dogs to do us harm. The soundtrack, by Stephen Barton, is of the highest quality, sometimes orchestral in important moments, sometimes Rock in the fiercest battles. A wide choice of weapons is offered to players, and recoil is fairly easy to master. Forget World War II weapons, the arsenal is (slightly) more modern. You can choose from a wide range of weapons, including: MP5, G3, AK-47, M4A1, Uzi, M249, G36C, RPG-7, Dragunov, M16, RPD... Weapons are available in several variants, with sights, scopes, silencers and even grenade launchers! You can be equipped with night vision goggles, claymores, frag, flash or smoke grenades. For the first time in the series, it's finally possible to run, which adds dynamism to the gameplay. It's also possible to throw back enemy grenades, which sounds like a blessing when you're familiar with the previous games. The game does have a few shortcomings, however: Enemies spam grenades, as in Call Of Duty 2. Many sequences are timed and unnecessarily stressful, The maps are very linear, giving no freedom of action, Graphics have changed little since the previous game in 2005. But that's not nothing, as COD4 is generally of a high quality. A modern era, a new atmosphere, an original narrative and other enemies... There's no doubt that Call Of Duty 4 is a radical departure from its predecessors, but with results that live up to expectations. This spectacular episode takes the series into a new dimension, and should be ranked among the classics of war FPS.
Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007)
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Developer / Publisher
Infinity Ward / Activision
Release date
Nov 12, 2007
Genres
Action
Russian language
Not supported
Price
$19.99
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Veterans
10+ hours at review95%
positive · 2,604 reviews
Newcomers
Under 2 hours at review77%
positive · 574 reviews
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How opinion changes with playtime
Share of positive reviews by hours played at the time of the review. Click a column to read those reviews.| Played | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2h | 77% | 574 |
| 2–5h | 93% | 1,363 |
| 5–10h | 95% | 2,082 |
| 10–50h | 95% | 2,017 |
| 50h+ | 95% | 587 |
How the score changed over time
Share of positive Steam reviews per period: the last 12 months month by month, earlier years one column each. Counts every Steam review in that language, not only the ones below.| Period | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 100% | 41 |
| 2011 | 98% | 253 |
| 2012 | 97% | 192 |
| 2013 | 98% | 302 |
| 2014 | 92% | 915 |
| 2015 | 89% | 758 |
| 2016 | 91% | 1,257 |
| 2017 | 91% | 779 |
| 2018 | 88% | 490 |
| 2019 | 94% | 853 |
| 2020 | 94% | 1,239 |
| 2021 | 94% | 1,421 |
| 2022 | 94% | 1,347 |
| 2023 | 92% | 1,213 |
| 2024 | 90% | 1,052 |
| Jan–Oct 2025 | 95% | 784 |
| November 2025 | 95% | 83 |
| December 2025 | 92% | 118 |
| January 2026 | 95% | 86 |
| February 2026 | 92% | 75 |
| March 2026 | 95% | 102 |
| April 2026 | 97% | 60 |
| May 2026 | 94% | 96 |
| June 2026 | 94% | 70 |
| July 2026 | 93% | 100 |
| August 2026 | 91% | 68 |
| September 2026 | 91% | 101 |
| October 2026 | 80% | 10 |
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The most helpful review from a veteran (10+ hours at review)"DO NOT OPEN ANY COD PRIOR TO IW They took away Xlabs, Sm2, and soon will take away Plutonium which are all the ONLY safe way to play these older CoDs. Opening any CoD prior to IW will result in a chance for people to gain access to your pc. 2 security breaches are known: CVE-2018-20817 (SV_SteamAuthClient in various Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty games before 2015-08-11 is missing a size check when reading authBlob data into a buffer, which allows one to execute code on the remote target machine when sending a steam authentication request. This affects Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops 1, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.) CVE-2018-10718 (Stack-based buffer overflow in Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 before 2018-04-26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets) These are some things they can do even if you just boot up the game and get to the menu: Hidden Remote System Access System Information File Manager Hidden Desktop Usage Monitor on/off Hidden Browser Usage Open/close CD Hidden Chrome Usage Show/Hide taskbar Start Up Manager Hidden Firefox Usage Show/Hide Start Button Task Manager Hidden Edge Usage Show/Hide Explorer Remote Shell Usage Show/Hide Clock TCP Connection Show/Hide Tray Reverse Proxy Show/Hide Mouse Registry Editor Hidden Explorer Enable/Disable TaskMgr UAC Exploit Enable/Disable Regedit Disable WD Disable UAC Format All Drives DDOS attack Audio recording Webcam recording Device information Process hollowing Credential stealing Discord token stealing Report every older CoD as harmful and put those 2 CVE's under the description why. Write negative reviews to warn others not to spend any money on these CoDs (which are mostly overpriced for how old they are as it is) [8:45 PM] We need to take these CoDs from "Positive" or "Mostly Positive" to mixed or mostly negative"
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Based on the 6,626 most recent Steam reviews · updated 6 Oct 2026
- English reviews: 4,999, 4 Apr 2022 – 5 Oct 2026
- Russian reviews: 1,627, 3 Jul 2011 – 6 Oct 2026
- ▼ Not recommended5.7 h at review5.7 h total28 Jan 2024
DO NOT OPEN ANY CALL OF DUTY MULTIPLAYER TITLES PRIOR TO INFINITE WARFARE Opening any CoD MP prior to IW will result in a chance for people to gain access to your pc. 2 security breaches are known: CVE-2018-20817 (SV_SteamAuthClient in various Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty games before 2015-08-11 is missing a size check when reading authBlob data into a buffer, which allows one to execute code on the remote target machine when sending a steam authentication request. This affects Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops 1, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.) CVE-2018-10718 (Stack-based buffer overflow in Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 before 2018-04-26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets) These are some things they can do even if you just boot up the game and get to the menu: Hidden Remote System Access System Information File Manager Hidden Desktop Usage Monitor on/off Hidden Browser Usage Open/close CD Hidden Chrome Usage Show/Hide taskbar Start Up Manager Hidden Firefox Usage Show/Hide Start Button Task Manager Hidden Edge Usage Show/Hide Explorer Remote Shell Usage Show/Hide Clock TCP Connection Show/Hide Tray Reverse Proxy Show/Hide Mouse Registry Editor Hidden Explorer Enable/Disable TaskMgr UAC Exploit Enable/Disable Regedit Disable WD Disable UAC Format All Drives DDOS attack Audio recording Webcam recording Device information Process hollowing Credential stealing Discord token stealing Report every older CoD as harmful and put those 2 CVE's under the description why and write negative reviews to warn others.
1,021 found helpful · 31 found funnyGames owned: 308 · Reviews written: 14On Steam - ▲ Recommended28 h at review31 h total15 Nov 2015
Верните мне мой 2007
521 found helpful · 190 found funnyGames owned: 1,457 · Reviews written: 9On Steam - ▲ Recommended13 h at review51 h total20 Nov 2014
верните мой 2007-й.
473 found helpful · 202 found funnyReviews written: 3On Steam - ▲ Recommended21 h at review55 h total8 Jul 2015
Это не игра, это легенда, в которую должен сыграть каждый.
366 found helpful · 15 found funnyGames owned: 111 · Reviews written: 7On Steam - ▼ Not recommended9.9 h at review32 h total10 May 2022
LOWER. THE. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. PRICE.
299 found helpful · 14 found funnyValueGames owned: 309 · Reviews written: 75On Steam - ▲ Recommended0 h at review4.1 h total8 Nov 2013
Лучшая из частей Call of Duty, великолепная часть. 10/10
273 found helpful · 1 found funnyGames owned: 1,165 · Reviews written: 11On Steam - ▼ Not recommended4.3 h at review4.3 h total23 May 2023
*DO NOT OPEN ANY COD PRIOR TO IW* They took away Xlabs, Sm2, and soon will take away Plutonium which are all the ONLY safe way to play these older CoDs. Opening any CoD prior to IW will result in a chance for people to gain access to your pc. 2 security breaches are known: CVE-2018-20817 (SV_SteamAuthClient in various Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty games before 2015-08-11 is missing a size check when reading authBlob data into a buffer, which allows one to execute code on the remote target machine when sending a steam authentication request. This affects Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops 1, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.) CVE-2018-10718 (Stack-based buffer overflow in Activision Infinity Ward Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 before 2018-04-26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets) These are some things they can do even if you just boot up the game and get to the menu: Hidden Remote System Access System Information File Manager Hidden Desktop Usage Monitor on/off Hidden Browser Usage Open/close CD Hidden Chrome Usage Show/Hide taskbar Start Up Manager Hidden Firefox Usage Show/Hide Start Button Task Manager Hidden Edge Usage Show/Hide Explorer Remote Shell Usage Show/Hide Clock TCP Connection Show/Hide Tray Reverse Proxy Show/Hide Mouse Registry Editor Hidden Explorer Enable/Disable TaskMgr UAC Exploit Enable/Disable Regedit Disable WD Disable UAC Format All Drives DDOS attack Audio recording Webcam recording Device information Process hollowing Credential stealing Discord token stealing Report every older CoD as harmful and put those 2 CVE's under the description why. Write negative reviews to warn others not to spend any money on these CoDs (which are mostly overpriced for how old they are as it is) We need to take these CoDs from "Positive" or "Mostly Positive" to mixed or mostly negative
215 found helpful · 7 found funnyValueGames owned: 129 · Reviews written: 24On Steam - ▲ Recommended190 h at review442 h total15 Aug 2015
Лучшая игра во всей серии КАЛДЫ, ничего лишнего 3 серии убийств: БПЛА-3, АВИАУДАР-5, ВЕРТОЛЕТ-7.Олдскульные карты с множеством тактик Cбалансированное оружие, перки есть уникальные ( Джаггернаут повышение здоровья) Никаких тебе летающих дронов, экзокостюмов, которые в последующих калдах и всякой другой х*етени.Вообщем рекомендую всем.
212 found helpful · 27 found funnyReviews written: 2On Steam - ▲ Recommended12 h at review114 h total30 Dec 2013
Один из моих любимых шутеров. Одиночная кампания не трескается от голивудщины как последующие части. В ней есть много интересных моментов и деталей. Например, помню как в 2007 году, после выхода S.T.A.L.K.E.R бушевали страсти на форумах от его фанатов. Их попрекали тем, что в COD4:MW Припять в миссиях была интереснее передана и смоделирована, чем в Сталкере, который, казалось бы, должен лучше передать антураж города-призрака. Серия миссий в Азербайджане тоже заслуживает отдельного внимания. Сетевой режим сбалансирован и в него безумно интересно играть! Иногда встречаются сервера, до сих пор полные. Куча всяких модов, некоторые из них до сих пор обновляются. Рекомендую всем, кому интересен Modern Warfare (всмысле не серия COD, а настоящее время), ознакомиться с одиночной кампанией этой замечательной игры.
200 found helpfulReviews written: 61On Steam - ▼ Not recommended6.6 h at review18 h total20 Oct 2023
Selling a 16 year old game at a full retail price. Thank you activision.
191 found helpful · 20 found funnyValueGames owned: 285 · Reviews written: 92On Steam - ▼ Not recommended0.4 h at review0.4 h total16 Apr 2016
Решил я поностальгировать, дай думаю куплю поиграю, лицуха же, мультиплеер наверно до сих пор играбельный... Тут же панкбастер стал выдавать ошибку обновления, погуглил, нашел решение проблемы, потом сервера не стал находить, ну думаю приехали... поиграл, нашел решение, заменил файл, теперь сервера находятся, НО ни в один я не смог зайти... тоесть люди играют на пиратках и всё ок, а я купил лицуху и получил НИЧЕГО. пиратки кста до сих пор норм работают)
178 found helpful · 32 found funnyGames owned: 84 · Reviews written: 61On Steam - ▲ Recommended1.2 h at review16 h total4 Nov 2022
50,000 people used to play this game, now its a ghost town.
157 found helpful · 44 found funnyGames owned: 59 · Reviews written: 43On Steam - ▲ Recommended4.2 h at review6.6 h total7 Aug 2022
I am a 45 yo father, probably one of the oldest people playing this game. I am a single farther to my Son, who is 14 now. My son got this game for Christmas in 2021 from his uncle, so we installed it on his computer and he started playing. By the end of the week he had 24 hours on this game. This was horrible for me, as it was already hard for me to find ways to spend time with my son, as he is always out with his friends or just watching YouTube. So I decided to make a Steam account and get this game to see if I could maybe play alongside him. I loaded into the game, picked my character and started playing but I was stuck on what you where supposed to do. I asked my Son for help and he hosted a game for me to join. I loved it as it was the best time I had spent with my Son since my wife had died. This game has ever since brought me and my son closer again and now we actually spend time together outside the house together as well. This game reminded me that there's fun to be had in everything, and it has brought both me and my Son many happy memories.
156 found helpful · 16 found funnyGames owned: 345 · Reviews written: 55On Steam - ▲ Recommended7.9 h at review14 h total13 Nov 2014
Прошёл игру на одном дыханий, просто великолепная, первая часть из Modern Warfare. Сюжет, просто прекрасный и великолепный! Оружие находишь по вкусу и ты будешь грозой всех фруктов, как говорил Газ) В те времена, мультиплеер просто был великолепный, играл конечно же на пират*ке, т.к. я ещё в 2007 даже не знал о самом Steam и играл с бро через клиент "Garena", может кто знает и помнит. Ну и конечно же зависали ещё в компьютерном клубе, играли в неё тоже, такая мочилова была на карте "Отправление", очень прикольная, столько народу играло, прям мясо было, особенно если каждый сам за себя, то там вообще просто "AD")))) Кстате, игра стоит своих денег! Самая лучшая часть из серий Call of Duty, 10 из 10, минусов нет и не нашёл и лень находить, а Капитан Прайс - просто открыватель дверей вот и всё!)
155 found helpful · 24 found funnyStoryValueGames owned: 1,031 · Reviews written: 167On Steam - ▲ Recommended7.4 h at review33 h total17 Jul 2014
★★★★★★★★★☆ Шедевр, который вышел в далёком 2007 году. После баталий во времена второй мировой войны, нам преподнесли огромный сюрприз. Даже никто не мог подумать, что эта игра станет иконой в своём классе. В одиночной миссии превосходный сюжет, особенно в последнем задании, Припять. Она настолько запомнилась миллионам игроков, которые по многу раз проходили её заново, в том числе и я. А мультиплеер по сей день остаётся самым захватывающим и динамично-безумным. Еще тогда, 7 лет назад, я вечерами играл с друзьями по Xbox Live на своём XBOX 360, попивая пиво и умудряясь на геймпаде творить чудеса. И вот, спустя столько лет, я с огромным удовольствием продолжаю в неё играть, но только уже на PC. На мой взгляд, это самая удачная игра из линейки Call Of Duty. А остальное, - подобие фикалий. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=423131656
155 found helpful · 2 found funnyPerformanceStoryGames owned: 438 · Reviews written: 225On Steam - ▲ Recommended4.9 h at review6.5 h total9 Apr 2024
50,000 people used to play this game. Now it’s a ghost town.
154 found helpful · 37 found funnyReviews written: 20On Steam - ▲ Recommended41 h at review55 h total18 Jun 2017
Эх, было время! Решил вернуться сюда спустя 8 лет... Это просто ах*енно...! Ах*енно пройти сюжетку с великолепными, незабываемыми миссиями. Ах*енно быть казненным в самом начале игры. Ах*енно опять побывать в Припяти и отстрелить руку Захаеву. Ах*енно пережить ядерный взрыв. Ах*енно пробежаться по забытым картам из мультиплеера, на которых все еще полно народу. Ах*енно снова почувствовать эту кривую, но приятную механику. Ах*енно качнуться до золотого калаша в мультиплеере. Ах*енно вновь вернуться в Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare!
153 found helpful · 31 found funnyGameplayStoryGames owned: 205 · Reviews written: 47On Steam - ▼ Not recommended2.5 h at review8.1 h total27 Aug 2023
Patch your CODs before playing! Do not play any unpatched software, insecure servers and any peer-to-peer insecure hosting on any COD engine prior to the new remakes otherwise you WILL get compromised. I've been at least hacked once from it and luckly had to reformat (thank god it wasn't ransomware). Going into "Offline Mode" does not mean that you cannot connect to other servers, it only prevents Steam's visibility from interfacing and the buffer overflow bug that allows the RCE is associated with it. Microsoft Store doesn't suffer from it due to not having the bug. THIS GAME IS COMPROMISED! RCE (Remote Code Execution exploits) exist for this software. There is also a strong possibility that this vulnerability is shared with other Call of Duty titles that run on Infinity Ward's IDTech based engines prior to Black Ops. However those running on dedicated servers should be generally fine (Black Ops 1/remakes/COD4X) due to the ubiquity of hackers generally "ragehacking" to show status generally get banned by the anti-cheat or admin. Activision does not care and has no reason to care. The modifications at hand are at best, a last resort, unfortunately the fate of old FPS games. Best to serve a dedicated server with your own "wild west" justice these days. Explanations - Long Read Ahead! Basically this link explains the RCE from a trusted source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20817 Basically data overflows create an opening for malicious actors to sneak code if you enter a lobby (custom, unprotected host migrations) that manipulates server downloads (packets) to execute malicious code executables/scripts. As much as I loved playing it at one point, look for anti-RCE patches on PCGAMINGWIKI. If a game doesn't have an ANTI-RCE patch, I do not recommend playing it until someone programs and releases one. [WINDOWS 10-11] It is critical that you patch Modern Warfare before playing online. Configuring your antivirus to protect your resident memory ("Isolation Protection") and other exploits should be enabled per profile for Modern Warfare.exe. Firewall rules should be correctly set such as not port forwarding and inbound connections set to block (and do not use public, use private connection). This will give a "just-in-case" protection. If you do enter a lobby unprotected, you have a moderate to high chance of having your system become compromised. Many videos show the RCE in effect on Youtube. From setting global speeds, aimbotting, significant manipulation of game mechanics to flat out crashing the game and slowhacking to full-on infecting peoples systems with malware [trojans/worms/viruses]. Black-hat hackers (hackers who purposely, maliciously access secure systems with intent to steal information and/or destroy data) can remotely access your system with TrustedInstaller privileges (access and change ANYTHING) which includes putting worms, trojans, keyloggers, malware and PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs like spyware/adware) - this can open your system to essentially any form of attack! So backup as well! This means you could lose your data (such as stuff you create/stream or record/save games), bank details can be siphoned from your keypresses which could result in a loss of financial integrity/lost accounts, your computer could be used as a botnet (to infect other systems which could add to the problem at hand) and worse of all, if especially egregious cases, can actually ruin your system physically with low-level ransomware which can affect your bootloader(s), rendering the system completely inoperative. Single Player Campaigns are OKAY to play unless Co-Op As long as you aren't connected to the internet via Peer to Peer (should have an offline mode or simply disable your ethernet and wifi adapter to be safe, you cannot be hacked if they cannot get an open physical port and/or wifi hotspot and thus your IP Addresses) you can play single-player campaigns with no fears. Games with always online DRM may pose a risk but generally, the hackers would need to hack the master servers to gain access. If there has been a leak, backup sync files (use PCGAMINGWIKI to find directories or the save files location) and make haste in changing passwords immediately - use confusing combinations and write them down! Even then, as long as you aren't joining insecure servers, keep in mind that co-op uses online peer-to-peer for host migration which could pose a risk so COD campaign co-op and COD:WAW:Zombies may still pose a penetration risk.
152 found helpful · 2 found funnyPerformanceGameplayGames owned: 304 · Reviews written: 60On Steam - ▲ Recommended2.2 h at review2.2 h total24 Nov 2023
very good , Love the gameplay OG
149 found helpful · 10 found funnyGameplayGames owned: 116 · Reviews written: 6On Steam - ▲ Recommended1 h at review1.3 h total14 Aug 2022
50,000 People Used to Live Here. Now It's a Ghost Town
147 found helpful · 18 found funnyGames owned: 611 · Reviews written: 100On Steam