Call of Duty: Warzone
Call of Duty: Warzone is Activision's free-to-play battle royale, where squads drop onto a large map and fight to be the last team standing, using the Gulag second-chance mechanic and cash to buy loadouts and killstreaks. It runs inside the shared Call of Duty app and can be installed and played entirely for free, separate from premium titles like Black Ops 6 and Modern Warfare III. Alongside classic Battle Royale it offers faster modes such as Resurgence and the money-grab Plunder, rotating across maps like Verdansk, Urzikstan, and Rebirth Island. Content is delivered in seasons that add maps, weapons, and cosmetics on the same schedule as the paid Call of Duty games.
- Developer
- Raven Software (with support from Activision studios incl. Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and Sledgehammer Games)
- Publisher
- Activision
- Released
- November 16, 2022 (current relaunch; the original Warzone debuted March 10, 2020, and the game was renamed Call of Duty: Warzone in 2023)
- Platforms
- PC (Windows - Battle.net & Steam), PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
- Price
- Free-to-play
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Sources
- Activision Support - PC System Requirements for Call of Duty: Warzone
- Wikipedia - Call of Duty: Warzone (2020 video game)
- Dexerto - Call of Duty and Warzone size cut by over 100 GB
- Kotaku - Call of Duty download sizes are finally getting smaller
- GamesRadar - Warzone crossplay: how to set up cross-platform games
- Last verified: July 24, 2026. Sizes and specs can change with patches — tell us if something is out of date.