The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 campaign has been playable for a few days. We’ll show you how long the story is and how many missions there are.
The single-player campaign of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023) has been playable in early access since November 2nd. Players who have pre-ordered the shooter have access. The full release of MW3 will take place on November 10th.
Modern Warfare 3’s campaign will primarily revolve around Captain Price and Task Force 141 as they attempt to stop the evil machinations of ultra-nationalist terrorist Vladimir Makarov.
If you want to know how long the game’s story is and how many missions it has before purchasing MW3 or starting the campaign, you will find out here.
CoD MW3: Duration of the campaign – This is how many hours you need
How long is the CoD MW3 campaign? The story of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023) is around five hours long.
The HowLongToBeat (HLTB) website also states that the main story of MW3 (2023) lasts an average of 5 hours (as of November 4th). On HLTB, players can specify and see how many hours it takes to complete a game on average.
However, how long you need for the campaign of MW3 (2023) also depends on your chosen difficulty level and playing style. You can also be faster or slower than 5 hours. Some players report that they were finished with the campaign after just 3 hours.
CoD MW3: All campaign missions
How many missions does CoD MW3 (2023) have? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)’s campaign has a total of 14 missions, including six “open combat missions” that allow players to take different approaches.
Here you can see an overview of all the missions of the CoD MW3 (2023) campaign. We have highlighted the open combat missions in bold:
Over the course of the campaign, MW3 takes you through various cities in Russia and to London. Urzikistan and Verdansk are also important locations.
The main focus of the campaign is the antagonist Vladimir Makarov, which also emerged from our interview with the CoD developers Shelby Carleton and Dave Swenson:
CoD MW3 developers rave about their villain: “How intimidating is this character?”