Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 launches worldwide, hitting Xbox Game Pass on day one

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 released globally and joined Microsoft Gaming’s subscription service, Xbox Game Pass, on its launch day, Nov. 14, 2025.

The first-person shooter video game, co-developed by Treyarch and Raven Software and published by Activision, became available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC via the Xbox app, and Xbox Cloud for members of Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.

Besides the Xbox platform, the twenty-second installment of the Call of Duty series and the eighth main entry in the Black Ops sub-series, following 2024’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, also landed on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows PC via Steam and Battlenet.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 features a narrative campaign, just like previous titles of the franchise, along with a multiplayer and cooperative round-based Zombies mode.

Set in 2035, 10 years after the events of 2012’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II, the game’s campaign story follows JSOC Commander David “Section” Mason and his team of agents, codenamed Specter One, as they investigate the apparent return of deceased Nicaraguan terrorist Raul Menendez and his threat to burn the world in three days.

In Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Mason’s unit includes operatives Mike Harper, Eric Samuels and Leilani “50/50” Tupuola, as well as Colonel Troy Marshall, who oversees JSOC’s Tier 1 operations.

Besides Specter One, the investigation of Menendez is being carried out by a former criminal organization, The Guild, which turned into a technology corporation led by CEO Emma Kagan.

As for the events of the Zombies mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, they occur after an epic battle atop the Project Janus headquarters, when the Requiem crew of Grigori Weaver, Elizabeth Grey, Mackenzie “Mac” Carver and Maya Aguinaldo are teleported to a mirrored version of Janus Towers’ plaza within the Dark Aether dimension. There, they encounter alternate incarnations of Edward Richtofen, “Tank” Dempsey, Nikolai Belinski and Takeo Masaki. Moments later, the soldiers are confronted by a mysterious figure, who drains life essence from both crews and dispatches waves of zombies, forcing the two groups to work together to survive and fight their way out of the plaza.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s multiplayer offers 16 6v6 maps and two 20v20 maps at launch.

As of the time of writing, according to Metacritic, the game’s PC version has a Metascore of 84 points based on 14 critic reviews, along with a “Mixed” rating on Steam with 191 reviews.