Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

PC Gamer

Nova Smith·Nov 22, 2025

Critic40/100

Agreement—

All I could think while playing was "God, was it really always like this?"

Push Square

Liam Croft·Nov 19, 2025

Critic60/100

Agreement—

The most ridiculous Call of Duty has ever been, all of Black Ops 7's multiplayer strengths are overshadowed by the silliest campaign in the franchise's history. It's still quality online, and the Zombies mode is as solid as ever. They don't matter quite as much, though, when a co-op campaign manages to reframe an entire release into one of stupidity.

Pure Xbox

Pure Xbox Staff·Nov 18, 2025

Critic60/100

Agreement—

Black to the drawing board. Call of Duty returns in 2025 with its first back-to-back Black Ops release following last year's Black Ops 6, and the result is an undercooked COD experience that feels like it needed more time in the oven. Truth be told, Black Ops 7 is a bit of a…

GameSpot

S.E. Doster·Nov 14, 2025

Critic70/100

Agreement—

The latest entry in the Call of Duty series gives players more ways to play the campaign than ever, to various degrees of success.

Eurogamer

Jeremy Peel·Nov 14, 2025

Critic60/100

Agreement—

A shift away from single-player leaves Black Ops 7 with its most lopsided and homogenous entry in decades, though what it does offer is still good fun.

IGN

Simon Cardy·Nov 14, 2025

Critic60/100

Agreement—

This ambitious campaign takes big swings that don't always land.

Pure Xbox

Pure Xbox Staff·Nov 14, 2025

Critic40/100

Agreement—

Black Ops 7 simply isn't worth playing for its campaign mode, so if that's what you dip into the Call of Duty series for every now and then, you can simply skip this year's entry. Based on my recent beta impressions I have hope that multiplayer and Zombies can drag this game up - and to be fair, if online PvE co-op is of interest to you, your mileage may go further here.