Modern Warfare 4 Leads Call of Duty Steam Ratings in a Decade
4 has an 81.15% positive Steam rating from 900 user reviews, according to Insider Gaming. The early score puts the game ahead of other Call of Duty titles on…
Modern warfare 4 emerges with a strong early response on Steam as players get access to its campaign ahead of the global launch. The game had an 81.15% positive review rating from 900 user reviews at the time Insider Gaming published its report, placing it above other Call of Duty games on Steam in more than a decade.
The score offers an early snapshot of how campaign players are receiving the new title, but it comes from a small pool of reviewers and could change as more people play. Insider Gaming said the early impressions were recorded while campaign early access was live.
Insider Gaming reported that the campaign early-access portion went live the day before its October 17, 2026, article. Players who wanted an early look at the campaign were among those able to review it before the wider release.
Modern warfare 4 emerges ahead of other recent Call of Duty games
The outlet said Modern Warfare 4’s 81.15% positive rating made it the highest-rated Call of Duty game on Steam in more than a decade. Its comparison placed the game ahead of Black Ops III, which the report identified as the previous high point dating to 2015.
That ranking is provisional. Insider Gaming cautioned that the rating could change substantially in the coming days and weeks, as the review count grows beyond the 900 recorded when the story was published. A small early sample can give a useful first read, but it does not establish how the broader player base will judge the game.
The report also noted a comparison between older releases: Black Ops Cold War ranked above Modern Warfare 2019 in the cited Steam ratings. Those games’ relative positions add context to the franchise comparison, though the outlet did not provide their individual scores in the text.
For players, the distinction between campaign feedback and the full game matters. The current reviews cover early access to the campaign, while multiplayer, DMZ and esports activity were still being anticipated in the report. The rating therefore says little yet about how those parts will be received.
Insider Gaming described early-access reviewers as players who had paid extra or otherwise secured an early opportunity to play the campaign, and said they were more primed to enjoy it. That caveat may shape the tone of the initial response. It also means the score should be read as feedback from early adopters, not as a settled verdict from the entire audience.
The outlet said players appeared to be responding positively to the campaign, while stressing that the multiplayer portion was a separate question. No multiplayer assessment was included in the report. The published figure remains an early measure, tied to 900 user reviews and subject to change.
Source: insider-gaming.com
