Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, the 2022 Infinity Ward shooter, is having an unexpected moment. A steep cut in the Steam Summer Sale has pushed the game to the cheapest it has ever been, and the price alone has pulled tens of thousands of players back into its multiplayer lobbies.
Quick answer: Modern Warfare II is 90 percent off on Steam, down from $69.99 to $6.99 during the Summer Sale, its lowest recorded price.
Modern Warfare II Steam price: $6.99 at 90 percent off
The full price of Modern Warfare II is still $69.99, which is part of why the discount stands out. Knocking 90 percent off brings the total to $6.99, and its price history shows this is the lowest it has ever gone. The previous floor was $27.99, so this cut is far larger than anything the game has seen before.
Discounts this deep are rare for Call of Duty. The series almost never drops below half price, with only occasional two-thirds cuts on older entries. A near-total price wipe like this is unusual for the franchise.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Regular price | $69.99 |
| Sale price | $6.99 |
| Discount | 90 percent |
| Previous lowest price | $27.99 |
| Platform | Steam (Summer Sale) |
Player count jumps to a record on Steam
Before the sale, Modern Warfare II usually struggled to reach 4,000 concurrent players on Steam, often hovering around 3,000. That changed fast. On Sunday, the game peaked at more than 42,000 concurrent players, roughly 12 times its typical count.
The surge has held. Concurrent players have stayed above 30,000 through Monday, Tuesday, and into today, marking five straight days over that mark. For a title many considered middling at launch, and one sitting at a Mixed user rating with only about 42 percent of PC reviews positive, that kind of sustained turnout is notable.
How it compares to Black Ops 7 and Warzone
Exact numbers for the newer Call of Duty games are harder to read. SteamDB can only track people using the shared Call of Duty launcher, which bundles Black Ops 7, Black Ops 6, and Warzone into a single figure. At present, that combined launcher shows 28,364 users.
Modern Warfare II’s steady count above 30,000 clears that number outright. Even if every single person in the launcher were playing Black Ops 7 and nothing else, the 2022 game would still be ahead.
What you get for $6.99
Modern Warfare II continues the rebooted Modern Warfare arc, following Task Force 141 with returning characters including Captain John Price, Soap MacTavish, Gaz, and Ghost. The campaign runs through stealth infiltrations, an underwater assault, and larger combat operations with vehicles and heavy equipment. Its campaign is frequently singled out as one of the stronger recent Call of Duty stories.
Beyond the story, the package includes full multiplayer with classic modes plus additions like Prisoner Rescue and Knock Out, third-person playlists, and a two-player co-op Special Ops mode. Criticism has centered on technical bugs and a perceived lack of long-term support rather than the core shooting.
The influx of new buyers also changes the multiplayer experience right now. Lobbies are fuller than they have been in a long time, packed with first-time players, so the matchmaking pool is deeper than the usual few thousand would suggest.
The discount is tied to the Steam Summer Sale, so the $6.99 price is temporary. If you have wanted to try the campaign or jump into a busier multiplayer than the game has offered in years, this is the point where the math is easiest to justify.
