Game Modes

Game Modes (or Playlists) in the Call of Duty series are types of multiplayer matches with their own unique objectives or rules.

Call of Duty

 * Deathmatch
 * Team Deathmatch
 * Retrieval
 * Behind Enemy Lines
 * Search and Destroy
 * Headquarters

Call of Duty: Finest Hour

 * Deathmatch
 * Team Deathmatch
 * Capture the Flag
 * Search and Destroy

Call of Duty 2

 * Deathmatch
 * Team Deathmatch
 * Capture the Flag
 * Search and Destroy
 * Headquarters

Call of Duty 3

 * Battle
 * Team Battle
 * War
 * Capture the Flag
 * Headquarters
 * One Flag CTF
 * Normalized

Call of Duty: Roads to Victory

 * Deathmatch
 * Team Deathmatch
 * Capture the Flag
 * Hold the Flag
 * King of the Hill

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Note: These modes are also included in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex, except for Ground War.

Core

 * Team Deathmatch
 * Mercenary Team Deathmatch
 * Free-for-All
 * Domination
 * Ground War
 * Sabotage
 * Headquarters
 * Search and Destroy
 * Team Tactical
 * Old School Free-for-All
 * Cage Match

Hardcore

 * Team Deathmatch
 * Search and Destroy

Removed Game Modes

 * Variety Map Team Deathmatch

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS)

 * Deathmatch
 * Team Deathmatch
 * Hunter/Prey
 * Capture the Flag

Core

 * Boot Camp
 * Team Deathmatch
 * Mercenary Team Deathmatch
 * Free-for-All
 * Veteran
 * Search and Destroy
 * Sabotage
 * War
 * Ground War
 * Capture the Flag
 * Headquarters
 * Domination
 * Team Tactical
 * Team Survival (Nintendo Wii exclusive)
 * Nazi Zombies

Hardcore

 * Team Deathmatch
 * Capture the Flag
 * Headquarters
 * War
 * Search and Destroy
 * Free-For-All

Core

 * Team Flags
 * Team Objectives
 * Team Deathmatch
 * Search and Destroy

Hardcore

 * Team Deathmatch
 * Search and Destroy

Cut Gamemodes

 * Vehicle Team Deathmatch
 * Tank War
 * Blitzkrieg
 * Survival

Core

 * Team Deathmatch
 * Mercenary Team Deathmatch
 * Team Deathmatch Express
 * Free-for-All
 * Domination
 * Ground War
 * Demolition
 * Sabotage
 * Headquarters Pro
 * Search and Destroy
 * Capture the Flag
 * Mosh Pit
 * 3rd Person Team Tactical

Hardcore

 * Hardcore Ricochet: Search and Destroy
 * Team Deathmatch
 * Hardcore Ricochet: HQ Pro

Barebones

 * Barebones Pro
 * Objective Barebones Pro

Cut Gamemodes

 * 3rd Person Cage Match (removed after Stimulus Package release)
 * Arena
 * Arms Race
 * Hardcore Free-for-All
 * 3rd Person Free-for-All
 * Global Thermonuclear War
 * One Flag CTF
 * VIP
 * Hardcore for every game mode
 * Tactical Game Modes
 * Die Hard Game Modes
 * Defcon Game Modes

Core

 * Team Deathmatch
 * Mercenary Team Deathmatch
 * Free-for-All
 * Domination
 * Ground War
 * Demolition
 * Sabotage
 * Headquarters
 * Capture the Flag
 * Search and Destroy
 * Team Tactical
 * Express
 * Firing Range 24/7
 * Nuketown 24/7

Barebones

 * Pure
 * Classic
 * Team Tactical

Hardcore

 * Team Deathmatch
 * Search and Destroy
 * Free-for-All
 * Headquarters
 * Capture the Flag
 * Bombs
 * Flags

Wager Match Game Modes

 * Gun Game
 * Sharpshooter
 * One in the Chamber
 * Sticks and Stones

Prestige

 * Prestige Team Deathmatch
 * Prestige Hardcore
 * Prestige Pure

Standard Playlists

 * Team Deathmatch
 * Kill Confirmed
 * Mercenary
 * Free-for-All
 * Domination
 * Ground War
 * Team Defender
 * Demolition
 * Sabotage
 * Headquarters Pro
 * Search and Destroy
 * Capture the Flag

Advanced Playlists

 * Team Tactical
 * Barebones
 * Hardcore Ricochet: TDM
 * Hardcore Ricochet: KC
 * Free-for-All
 * Hardcore Ricochet: Dom
 * Hardcore Ricochet: S&D
 * Hardcore Ricochet: HQ Pro

Community Playlists

 * Infected
 * Drop Zone
 * FFA Gunplay
 * All or Nothing
 * Money in the Denk
 * MW3Some

Face-Off Playlists

 * Face Off 1v1
 * Face Off 2v2
 * Face Off 3v3

Elite Playlists

 * Elite Team Deathmatch, Domination, and Kill Confirmed
 * Elite Objective
 * Elite Hardcore Ricochet Mosh Pit
 * Elite Face Off 1v1
 * Elite Face Off 2v2

Alternate Game Modes

 * Team Juggernaut
 * Juggernaut
 * Gun Game
 * One in the Chamber

Special Ops

 * Survival Mode
 * Mission Mode
 * Special Ops Chaos

Cut Gamemodes

 * Grinder
 * Global Thermonuclear War

Standard Playlist

 * Team Deathmatch
 * Free-for-All
 * Kill Confirmed
 * Demolition
 * Search and Destroy
 * Capture the Flag
 * Multi-Team
 * Domination
 * Hardpoint
 * Headquarters
 * DLC Mash-Up

Hardcore Playlist

 * Team Deathmatch
 * Search and Destroy
 * Capture the Flag
 * Domination
 * Multi-Team TDM
 * Hardpoint

Multi-Team

 * Team Deathmatch
 * Kill Confirmed
 * Hardpoint
 * Domination

League Play

 * Search and Destroy
 * Hardpoint
 * Capture the Flag

Combat Training

 * Bootcamp
 * Objective

Party Games

 * Sticks and Stones
 * Gun Game
 * One in the Chamber
 * Sharpshooter

Bonus Game Modes

 * Chaos Moshpit
 * Nuketown 2025 24/7
 * Arms Race
 * One Flag CTF
 * Nuketown Forever (Exclusive to PC)
 * Nukejacked (Exclusive to PC)

Zombies Game Modes

 * TranZit
 * Grief
 * Survival
 * Turned

Cut

 * Hacker

Standard Playlist

 * Team Deathmatch
 * Cranked
 * Blitz
 * Search and Rescue
 * Search and Destroy
 * Domination
 * Kill Confirmed
 * Free-for-All
 * Gun Game
 * Infected
 * Drop Zone
 * Team Tactical
 * Ground War (Exclusive to PS4, Xbox One, and PC)
 * Reinforce

Clan Wars

 * Clan Team Deathmatch
 * Clan Objectives

Bonus

 * Strikezone 24/7
 * Freight 24/7
 * Showtime 24/7 (Exclusive to Xbox 360 and Xbox One)

Private Match Game Modes

 * Grind
 * Safeguard
 * Hunted
 * Heavy Duty
 * Hunted Free-for-All

Squads

 * Safeguard
 * Squad Assault
 * Squad vs Squad
 * Wargame

Extinction

 * Extinction
 * Chaos Mode

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

 * Team Deathmatch
 * Kill Confirmed
 * Capture the Flag
 * Search and Rescue
 * Momentum
 * Uplink
 * Hardpoint
 * Search and Destroy
 * Domination
 * Ground War (Exclusive to PS4, Xbox One and PC)
 * Mosh Pit
 * Combat Readiness Program

Standard Playlist

 * Team Deathmatch
 * Free-for-All
 * Domination
 * Demolition
 * Kill Confirmed
 * Hardpoint
 * Capture the Flag
 * Search and Destroy
 * Uplink
 * Safeguard

Hardcore

 * Hardcore Team Deathmatch
 * Hardcore Free-for-All
 * Hardcore Domination
 * Hardcore Kill Confirmed
 * Hardcore Search and Destroy
 * Hardcore Capture the Flag

Bonus

 * Gun Game
 * Ground War (Exclusive to PS4, Xbox One, and PC)
 * Mercenary Moshpit
 * Nuk3town (Exclusive to PS4, Xbox One, and PC)
 * Chaos Moshpit

Other

 * Nightmares (Exclusive to PS4, Xbox One, and PC)
 * Free Run
 * Arena

Cut Gamemodes

 * Stockpile
 * Purgatory
 * Resistance
 * Sudden Death