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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

How Long is the Campaign in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (MW3)

While the main draw for Call of Duty games is usually the multiplayer, there are also a lot of players who look forward to a bombastic campaign. Here is exactly how long it will take you to play through and beat Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3‘s campaign.

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How Long is the Campaign in Modern Warfare 3 (MW3)

CoD: MW3 follows on from the story of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Task Force 141 are once again going to be completing intense, bullet-filled missions. Captain Price and allies will be taking on a ton of serious threats in this campaign that spans a total of 15 missions. Playing through these missions at the default difficulty will take you around five hours of total playtime. It’s a very short campaign, which some players aren’t too happy about. At least you’ll be able to easily earn the rewards for multiplayer by completing each of the campaign missions.

One of the few factors that could make the single player story take much longer than the five hours playtime is if you were to complete it on a higher difficulty. On the harder difficulties it’s much more intense and you’ll likely die quite a bit. On average you’ll probably take twice as long to complete the campaign on a tougher difficulty, bumping completion time up to around 10 hours. There’s not really any side content or anything that can really extend the play time outside of a higher difficulty.

That’s how long it will take you to complete the campaign in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It’s a short and sweet kind of deal, which some players will like and others will be disappointed about. At least you’ll still have a bit of fun and earn some nice rewards like 2x XP for multiplayer.

Ready to get more out of MW3? Don’t forget to check out our Zombie Camo Challenges MW3 Maps List for a gory good time blasting zombies.


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Alex Berry has been a freelance contributor at The Escapist since January 2023. His coverage ranges from funny takes on the latest games to a whole bunch of guide content on such titles as Honkai: Star Rail, Genshin Impact, and various new games. Alex is a jack of all trades when it comes to games, playing almost every new title that shows promise. From RPGs to shooters, all the way through to sports games, he plays it all, although he does have a soft spot for turn-based RPGs having started out his gaming journey with a copy of Pokémon Red on the original Game Boy. Alex has a master's degree in Business and is fascinated by online game economies, often spending a lot of time finding ways to maximize wealth in these games (but he should really be doing that in real life instead).