"Kill everyone. The first player to reach the score limit ends the game. The Top 3 players win."
— Official Description.
Free-for-All, also known as "FFA" or "Deathmatch" in Call of Duty and Call of Duty 2 as well as "Wolfpack of 1"[1] as an April Fool's day joke, is a multiplayer mode featured in every main Call of Duty game, which puts every player against each other.
"It's "every man for himself." Points are awarded for kills, and the first player to either reach the score limit (set by the server administrator) or have the most points when time runs out is the victor"
— Call of Duty's manual description.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare[]
Score to win is 125 points (equivalent to 25 kills)
Call of Duty: World at War[]
Score to win is 150 points (equivalent to 30 kills)
2 Points awarded for an enemy dog kill - it is possible to win with fewer than 30 kills if enough dogs are killed
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2[]
Score to win is 1500 points (equivalent to 30 kills)
Each kill gives 50 points.
Free-for-All Victor I unlocks the title "Lone Wolf."
Free-for-All Victor II unlocks the title "The Feared."
Free-for-All Victor III unlocks the "Joystick" emblem.
Calling in a Tactical Nuke Killstreak while having less kills than another player will end the match in defeat, regardless of how many kills the nuke obtains. It will also not complete the "Ultimate Sacrifice" Challenge.
Call of Duty: Black Ops[]
Score to win is 1500 points (equivalent to 30 kills)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 features radio sounds for Hardcore Free-for-All, Free-for-All Pro, and 3rd person Free-For-All radio sounds could be heard in 3rd Person Cage Match. But these three game modes have either been scrapped or removed in patches.
Tournament[]
Featured in Call of Duty: Mobile, Tournament Free-For-All featured only 6 players per match, and 15 kills to be the first place. Available as one of the game modes rotation in Tournament.