Game Modes (or Playlists) in the Call of Duty series are types of multiplayer matches with their own unique objectives or rules.
List of Game Modes in the Call of Duty Series[]
Call of Duty[]
Call of Duty: Finest Hour[]
Call of Duty 2[]
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 Edition, except for Ground War.
Core[]
Hardcore[]
Removed Game Modes[]
- Variety Map Team Deathmatch
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS)[]
Call of Duty: World at War[]
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[]
Map Pack Game Modes[]
Core[]
- Team Flags
- Team Objectives
- Team Deathmatch
- Search and Destroy
Hardcore[]
Cut Gamemodes[]
- Vehicle Team Deathmatch
- Tank War
- Blitzkrieg
- Survival
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2[]
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
- Team Tactical
- 3rd Person Team Tactical
Hardcore[]
Barebones[]
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
Call of Duty: Black Ops[]
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[]
Hardcore[]
Wager Match Game Modes[]
Prestige[]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3[]
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[]
Face-Off Playlists[]
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[]
Special Ops[]
Cut Gamemodes[]
Call of Duty: Black Ops II[]
Standard Playlist[]
- Team Deathmatch
- Free-for-All
- Kill Confirmed
- Demolition
- Search and Destroy
- Capture the Flag
- Multi-Team
- Domination
- Hardpoint
- Headquarters
- DLC Mash-Up
- Mercenary Moshpit
Hardcore Playlist[]
- Team Deathmatch
- Search and Destroy
- Capture the Flag (Discontinued, replaced with Domination)
- Domination
- Multi-Team TDM (Discontinued)
- Hardpoint (Discontinued)
- Free-for-All
Multi-Team[]
League Play[]
Combat Training[]
Party Games[]
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[]
Cut[]
Call of Duty: Ghosts[]
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[]
Squads[]
Extinction[]
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
Call of Duty: Black Ops III[]
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[]
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare[]
Standard Playlist[]
- Team Deathmatch
- Frontline
- Hardpoint
- Defender
- Domination
- Search and Destroy
- Search and Rescue
- Uplink
- Gun Game
Private Match Game Modes[]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered[]
Standard Playlist[]
- Team Deathmatch
- Mercenary Team Deathmatch
- Gun Game
- Hardpoint
- Domination
- Free-for-All
- Headquarters
- Search and Destroy
- Sabotage
- Kill Confirmed
- Team Tactical
- Cage Match
- Ground War
- Prop Hunt
Hardcore[]
- Hardcore Team Deathmatch
- Hardcore Free-for-All
- Hardcore Kill Confirmed
- Hardcore Headquarters
- Hardcore Search and Destroy
Old School[]
Bonus[]
Call of Duty: WWII[]
Standard Playlist[]
- Team Deathmatch
- War Mode
- Free-for-All
- Domination
- Hardpoint
- Capture the Flag
- Search and Destroy
- Gridiron
- Kill Confirmed
- Ground War
Hardcore[]
- Hardcore Team Deathmatch
- Hardcore Search and Destroy
- Hardcore Domination
- Hardcore Free-for-All
- Hardcore Kill Confirmed
Featured[]
- Demolition
- Leprechaun Hunt Moshpit
- Carentan 24/7
- Winter Carentan 24/7
- Shipment 1944
- Operation Intercept 24/7
- Domination XL
- Domination 75
- Community Choice
Resistance Mosh Pit[]
- Resistance Mosh Pit
- Resistance Mosh Pit HC
Party Games[]
Other[]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4[]
Multiplayer[]
Casual[]
- Team Deathmatch
- Free-for-All
- Domination
- Search and Destroy
- Hardpoint
- Kill Confirmed
- Heist
- Control
- Gun Game
- Safeguard
- One in the Chamber
Limited Time[]
- Capture the Flag
- Deathmatch Domination
- Infected
- Mercenary Moshpit
- Nuketown
- Prop Hunt
- Sticks and Stones
- Stockpile
Competitive[]
Blackout[]
- Ambush
- Close Quarters
- Down But Not Out
- Fast Collapse
- Hot Pursuit
- Hardcore
- Ground War
- Bounty Hunter
- Pandemic
- Heavy Metal Heroes
Zombies[]
Miscellaneous[]
Cut Game Modes[]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare[]
Quick Play[]
- Team Deathmatch
- Free-for-All
- Cyber Attack
- Domination
- Search and Destroy
- Headquarters
- Hardpoint
- Kill Confirmed
- TDM 20 Players
- DOM 20 Players
Featured[]
Hardcore[]
- Hardcore Team Deathmatch
- Hardcore Free-for-All
- Hardcore Cyber Attack
- Hardcore Domination
- Hardcore Search and Destroy
- Hardcore Headquarters
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War[]
Multiplayer[]
Featured[]
- Team Deathmatch
- Free-for-All
- Domination
- Search and Destroy
- Hardpoint
- Kill Confirmed
- Control
- VIP Escort
- Fireteam
- Gunfight
- Prop Hunt
- Dropkick
- Snipers Only
- Gun Game
- Stockpile
- Sticks and Stones
- One in the Chamber
- Capture the Flag
- Double Agent
- Demolition
- Scream Deathmatch
- Infected
Playlists[]
- Face Off
- Combined Arms
- Nuketown '84 24/7
- Raid 24/7
- Express 24/7
- Rapid Fire (Gamemode)
- Throwback Moshpit
- 10v10 Mosh Pit
- Miami Strike 24/7
- Party Games
- Nukejacked
- Paintball Moshpit
- Drive-In 24/7
- Zoo 24/7
- Season Five Moshpit
- Slums 24/7
- Deprogram 24/7
- Gluboko 24/7
- Jungle 24/7
- WMD 24/7
Zombies[]
Call of Duty: Vanguard[]
Featured[]
- Team Deathmatch
- Free-for-All
- Domination
- Search and Destroy
- Hardpoint
- Kill Confirmed
- Champion Hill
- Patrol
- Control (gamemode)
- Gun Game
- Armageddon
- Arms Race
- Blueprint Gun Game
Playlists[]
- Das Haus 24/7
- Ship Haus 24/7
- Bloodshed Blitz 24/7
- Shipment 24/7
- Paradise 24/7
- Radar 24/7
- Shipmas 24/7
- S.S.D.D.
- Krampus Moshpit
- Pacific Party
- Trifecta Moshpit
- Tiny Tactical
- Carnage Moshpit
- Western Front Moshpit
- North Africa Moshpit
- Eastern Front Moshpit
- Gondoblanca 24/7
- Grindcore
- Casablanca 24/7
- Overclocked Moshpit
- Streakless 24/7
- Gondola 24/7
- Exposed
- Mayhem 24/7
- Sphere 24/7
- Mayhemisphere 24/7
- Clan Challenges
- USS Texas 1945 24/7
- Desolation 24/7
- Beheaded 24/7
- Fortress 24/7
- 1v1 Duel
- No Limit Shipment
Competititive[]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II[]
Multiplayer[]
Featured[]
- Team Deathmatch
- Free-for-All
- Domination
- Search and Destroy
- Hardpoint
- Kill Confirmed
- Control (gamemode)
- Gun Game
- Headquarters
- Prisoner Rescue
- Knock Out
- Ground War
- Invasion
- Cyber Attack
- Bounty
- Infected
- Grind
- Drop Zone
- All or Nothing
- One in the Chamber
- Gunfight
- Cranked
- Havoc
- Big Capture The Flag
Playlists[]
- 3rd Person
- Tier 1
- CDL Moshpit
- Shoot House 24/7
- Shipment 24/7
- The Naughty List
- Hardcore
- Shoot the Ship
- Season Two Moshpit
- Dome 24/7
- Himmelmatt Expo 24/7
- 10v10 Mosh Pit
- Battle On Santa Sena
- Close Quarters
- Party Games
- Shipment Extended
- Black Gold 24/7
- Pelayo's Lighthouse 24/7
- Alboran Hatchery 24/7
- Kunstenaar District 24/7
- Showdown 24/7
- Vondel Waterfront 24/7
- Deathmatch Domination
- Killstreak Confirmed
- Battle Map
- Strike 24/7
- Punta Mar 24/7
- DRC – Zone 1 24/7
- Season Six Moshpit
- Koro Village 24/7
- La Casa 24/7
Spec Ops[]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III[]
Featured[]
- Team Deathmatch
- Free-for-All
- Domination
- Search and Destroy
- Hardpoint
- Kill Confirmed
- Control (gamemode)
- Cutthroat
- Ground War
- Invasion
- War Mode
- Gun Game
- Gunfight
- Training Course
- Snowfight
- Infected
- Vortex
- All or Nothing
- Supe'd Up
- Headquarters
- Hordepoint
- Team Gun Game
- Snipers Only
- Bounty
- Juggermosh
- Capture the Flag
- G3T H1GH
- One in the Chamber
- Minefield
- Escort
- Arcade
- Demolition
- Hyper Cranked
- Cache
- Mutation
- Bit Party
- Headshots Only
- Havoc
- COD Warrior
- Slam Deathmatch
- Fishfection
- Cyber Attack
- Paintball
- Defuse or Destroy
Playlists[]
- Hardcore
- Highrise 24/7
- Rust 24/7
- Terminal 24/7
- 10v10 Mosh Pit
- Experimental Playlist
- Modern Warfare II Moshpit
- Rustment 24/7
- Meat 24/7
- Greece 24/7
- Mosh Pit
- Shipmas 24/7
- Hangover 24/7
- Rio 24/7
- Shipment 24/7
- Stash House 24/7
- Small Map Mosh Pit
- Departures 24/7
- Best of '09
- 1v1 Duel
- Das Haus 24/7
- Layover 24/7
- Ship Haus 24/7
- 6 Star 24/7
- Emergency 24/7
- Growhouse 24/7
- Season Three Moshpit
- Vortex Moshpit
- Grime 24/7
- Paris 24/7
- Tokyo 24/7
- Season Four Moshpit
- Streakless 24/7
- Incline 24/7
- G3T H1GH3R Mosh Pit
- Bait 24/7
- Yard 24/7
- Season Five Moshpit
- Bows Before Throws
- Party Mode
- Drive Thru 24/7
- Ghost Ship 24/7
- All The Shipments! 24/7
Competitive[]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6[]
Multiplayer[]
Core[]
- Team Deathmatch
- Free-for-All
- Domination
- Hardpoint
- Kill Confirmed
- Headquarters
- Search and Destroy
- Control
- Kill Order
- Demolition
- Face Off Moshpit
- Training Course
- Ransack
- Red Light, Green Light
- Pentathlon
- Squid Game Moshpit
- Overdrive
- TMNT Moshpit
- Joint Operations
- Team Elimination
- Party Ops
- Aim High
- Cranked
- Slasher Deathmatch
Hardcore[]
- HC Team Deathmatch
- HC Kill Order
- HC Domination
- HC Hardpoint
- HC Search and Destroy
- HC Kill Confirmed
- HC Free-for-All
- HC Small Map Moshpit
- HC 10v10 Moshpit
- HC Face Off Moshpit
Party Games[]
Playlists[]
- Hardcore
- Nuketown 24/7
- Stakeout 24/7
- 10v10 Mosh Pit
- Radioactive 24/7
- Season One Moshpit
- Nuketown Holiday 24/7
- Racket 24/7
- Hacienda 24/7
- Season Two Moshpit
- Small Map Mosh Pit
- Grind Ooze 24/7
- Bullet 24/7
- Endurance Moshpit
- Season Three Moshpit
- Firing Range 24/7
- Party Games
- 3rd Person Moshpit
- Chaos Nuketown
- Blazetown 24/7
- Nomad 24/7
- Haven and Signal 24/7
- Rapid Moshpit
- Haven 24/7
- 10v10 Overdrive
- Season Four Moshpit
- Mercenary Moshpit
- Chaos Moshpit
- Fringe 24/7
- Eclipse 24/7
- CODtoons Moshpit
- Season Five Moshpit
- Snipers Only
- Cranked Moshpit
- Face Off Cranked Moshpit
- Boo-Town 24/7
- Season Six Moshpit
Competitive[]
Zombies[]
- Standard
- Directed Mode
- Training Course
- Jingle Hells
- Dead Light, Green Light
- Cowabunga Cranked
- Zombie Snacks
- Team Cranked
- Grief
- Abomination Challenge
- Starting Room
- Haunted Havoc
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7[]
Multiplayer[]
Core[]
- Team Deathmatch
- Free-for-All
- Kill Confirmed
- Domination
- Hardpoint
- Overload
- Search and Destroy
- Control
- Gunfight
- Skirmish
- Training Course
- Face Off
- Kill Order
Party Games[]
- Prop Hunt
- One in the Chamber
- Sharpshooter
- Sticks and Stones
- Gun Game
- Holiday Havoc
- Snowfight
- Takeover
Playlists[]
- Hardcore
- Moshpit
- Open Moshpit
- Standard Moshpit
- Nuketown 2025 24/7
- Season One Moshpit
- Sleighjacked 24/7
Zombies[]
- Standard
- Survival
- Cursed
- Directed Mode
- Training Course
- Dead Ops Arcade 4: Papaback in Black
- Directed Mode
- Jingle Hells
- List Keeper's Challenge
Campaign[]
Gallery[]
The logo used for core Game Modes in Modern Warfare 3.
The logo used for Objective modes in Modern Warfare 3.
Modern Warfare Remastered Standard playlist icon.
Modern Warfare Remastered Old School playlist icon.
Modern Warfare Remastered Hardcore playlist icon.
Modern Warfare Remastered Bonus playlist icon.
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