Modern Warfare III Reviews are ‘Mostly Negative’ on Steam and Elsewhere

Love it or hate it, Call of Duty is an extremely lucrative franchise, and Modern Warfare III is the latest in a long line of entries. However, the new installment of Activision’s series is not very popular with PC gamers at the moment.

Some scathing reviews from players

It doesn’t take long to see that Modern Warfare III is being received less than positively, especially on Steam. The current review score shows it as “mostly negative”, with a slew of comments and user feedback that aren’t exactly kind to the new COD game.

Some reviews go so far as to be almost comical, with one person saying they “would rather buy WinRar”, while another is literally begging people not to buy MWIII.

A quick glance at Steam Database shows that the game currently has a score of 30.16%, with more than twice as many negative reviews as positive ones. A report of PCGamesN compares it to Colonial Marines, claiming that Modern Warfare III has a “lower Steam rating” than the universally criticized 2013 title Alien.

At the time of writing, Metacritic classifies it as “mixed or average”, with a score of 50, but that still puts it at no. 436 on the list of the site of best games of 2023. Additionally, the user’s meta score seems to match what is said on Steam, with players giving it an average of 1.4.

Much of this negativity seems to stem from the fact that Modern Warfare III it feels more like a DLC than a game worth the full price. Perhaps developer Sledgehammer Games and publisher Activision will be able to walk away from this current wave of dismal reviews.