How many people are playing Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) right now?

541 people are playing Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) on Steam right now, making it the 887th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 588 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)'s all-time peak player count?

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)'s highest concurrent player count on Steam is 22,591, reached in December 2009.

Is Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) good? What do Steam reviews say?

93% of 35,997 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) cost on Steam?

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) costs $19.99 on Steam (US).

Does Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) work on Steam Deck?

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)

by Infinity Ward · published by Activision · Released Nov 12, 2009

Steam Deck PlayableLinux & Deck: Gold

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Players now

#887

541

▲ 1.3%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

93% positive

Very Positive35,997 reviews

Owners (est.)5M–10M

24h peak

588

Highest seen22,591

Dec 200916.9 years ago

Price on Steam

$19.99

Lowest ever $19.99 Oct 2026

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Players +1.3% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 17:03 UTC · tracking since 2012-07-01

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Media & details

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Where to buy

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$19.99

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Editions and bundles on Steam

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2Edition
$19.99
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 BundleEdition
$44.99
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Franchise Bundle (ROW)Edition
$139.99
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Activision® CollectionBundle
$774.38
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Reviews

93% positive of 35,997 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Playable

!Default controller config not fully functional
!Controller glyphs do not match deck device
!Device compatibility warnings shown
✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant
iExternal controllers not supported primary player

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Oct 1, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Build 25374375the current build when we started tracking74.1 GB on Windows

Patch notes

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 93% on 2026-11-01 → 93% today (35,997 reviews)

Oct 31, 2026Price$19.99

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DLC

2 items on Steam, newest first.

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 Resurgence Pack
$14.9956% positive
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 Stimulus Package
$14.9961% positive

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