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Call of Duty: Vanguard

Call of Duty: Vanguard

Released: 11/5/2021

Rise on every front: Dogfight over the Pacific, airdrop over France, defend Stalingrad with a sniper’s precision and blast through advancing forces in North Africa. The Call of Duty® franchise returns with Call of Duty®: Vanguard, developed by Sledgehammer Games, where players will be immersed in visceral WWII combat on an unprecedented global scale. Call of Duty®: Vanguard includes a deeply engaging single player Campaign, a massive launch day Multiplayer offering featuring 20 maps including 16 built for core Multiplayer and an exciting new Zombies experience developed by Treyarch. Call of Duty®: Vanguard will also usher in a new and unparalleled Call of Duty®: Warzone™ integration post launch, and feature cross-progression and cross-generation play, in addition to a massive calendar of free post-launch content that adds in new Multiplayer maps, modes, seasonal events community celebrations and more.

Rise on every front: Dogfight over the Pacific, airdrop over France, defend Stalingrad with a sniper’s precision and blast through advancing forces in North Africa. The Call of Duty® franchise returns with Call of Duty®: Vanguard, developed by Sledgehammer Games, where players will be immersed in visceral WWII combat on an unprecedented global scale. Call of Duty®: Vanguard includes a deeply engaging single player Campaign, a massive launch day Multiplayer offering featuring 20 maps including 16 built for core Multiplayer and an exciting new Zombies experience developed by Treyarch. Call of Duty®: Vanguard will also usher in a new and unparalleled Call of Duty®: Warzone™ integration post launch, and feature cross-progression and cross-generation play, in addition to a massive calendar of free post-launch content that adds in new Multiplayer maps, modes, seasonal events community celebrations and more.

Rise on every front: Dogfight over the Pacific, airdrop over France, defend Stalingrad with a sniper’s precision and blast through advancing forces in North Africa. The Call of Duty® franchise returns with Call of Duty®: Vanguard, developed by Sledgehammer Games, where players will be immersed in visceral WWII combat on an unprecedented global scale. Call of Duty®: Vanguard includes a deeply engaging single player Campaign, a massive launch day Multiplayer offering featuring 20 maps including 16 built for core Multiplayer and an exciting new Zombies experience developed by Treyarch. Call of Duty®: Vanguard will also usher in a new and unparalleled Call of Duty®: Warzone™ integration post launch, and feature cross-progression and cross-generation play, in addition to a massive calendar of free post-launch content that adds in new Multiplayer maps, modes, seasonal events community celebrations and more.

Critics
71
Steam
67
Metacritic
38

Score Breakdown

71.2

Critic Average

129 reviews

67

Steam User Score

4,073 reviews

38

Metacritic User Score

1,794 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+3.8
Metacritic Disparity
+33.2
Combined Disparity
+18.5

Average of both sources

Review Timing

4 early (3%)123 launch window (95%)2 late (2%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 129 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 71.2/100. Critics score this game 3.8 points higher than Steam users and 33.2 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 129)+
  1. Sandy Kirchner-WilsonviaCubed3
    Jun 8, 2022·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 67.4/100 · +2.6 ptsMetacritic 38/100 · +32.0 pts
  2. Impulsegamer StaffviaImpulsegamer
    Mar 11, 2022·Late review
    60/100View review
    Steam 67.4/100 · -7.4 ptsMetacritic 38/100 · +22.0 pts
  3. Dragos DobreviaGotGame
    Dec 28, 2021·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 67.4/100 · +12.6 ptsMetacritic 38/100 · +42.0 pts
  4. Matt KowalskiviaMarooners' Rock
    Dec 12, 2021·Launch window
    75/100View review
    Steam 67.4/100 · +7.6 ptsMetacritic 38/100 · +37.0 pts
  5. Chelsea BeardsmoreviaRapid Reviews UK
    Dec 9, 2021·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 67.4/100 · +12.6 ptsMetacritic 38/100 · +42.0 pts