How long to beat Black Ops 6? Dev confirms campaign length

Black Ops 6’s campaign is set to arrive on its October 25 launch, reuniting players with fan-favorite characters like Frank Woods and Russell Adler. We know a fair bit about the story already but how long will it be?

Call of Duty campaigns are usually quite short, opting for linear levels with straightforward objectives. Activision have experimented with semi-open-world missions in the last couple of entries, but BO6 looks to be more like Cold War with its Safehouse mechanic, puzzles to solve, and branching decisions.

Here’s everything we know about the Black Ops 6 campaign’s length so far.

Black Ops 6 campaign length

Black Ops 6’s story should take between 6 and 9 hours to beat. In an interview with Game File, Treyarch’s Production Director Yale Miller confirmed it’ll be around the same length as classic Call of Duty campaigns.

Call of Duty campaigns are typically short blockbusters that guide you through setpieces, and normally take around 7 hours to beat.

Of course, trying to get all the Trophies, finding all the secrets, unlocking all the endings, and playing at a higher difficulty can significantly raise the time to beat.

Every Call of Duty campaign time to beat

• Call of Duty (2003) – 7 hours
• Call of Duty 2 (2005) – 8 hours
• Call of Duty 3 (2006) – 8 hours
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) – 7 hours
• World at War (2008) – 9 hours
• Modern Warfare 2 (2009) – 6.5 hours
• Black Ops (2010) – 7 hours
• Modern Warfare 3 (2011) – 6 hours
• Black Ops II (2012) – 7 hours
• Ghosts (2013) – 6 hours
• Advanced Warfare (2014) – 7 hours
• Black Ops III (2015) – 9 hours
• Infinite Warfare (2016) – 7 hours
• WWII (2017) – 7 hours
• Modern Warfare (2019) – 6 hours
• Black Ops Cold War (2020) – 5.5 hours
• Vanguard (2021) – 6 hours
• Modern Warfare II (2022) – 8 hours
• Modern Warfare III (2023) – 5 hours

These are the average times to beat every Call of Duty campaign according to howlongtobeat.com. Most games clock in at around 7 hours, with World at War and Black Ops 3 taking around 9 hours.

Treyarch campaigns are usually among the longest but the last Black Ops entry, Cold War, is now the second-shortest campaign after 2023’s Modern Warfare 3 clocked in at only around 5 hours to beat.