Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4‘s campaign is live in early access, with the full game arriving on October 23. Modern Warfare 4’s single-player experience brings the epic story conclusion to Infinity Ward’s rebooted Modern Warfare series. The Modern Warfare 4 campaign is slightly longer than recent Call of Duty games, and there are rewards you can unlock as you play. This guide will break down exactly what to expect for missions and rewards.
How long to beat the Modern Warfare 4 campaign?
It’ll take you around eight hours to complete Modern Warfare 4’s campaign on normal difficulty. In recent years, Call of Duty campaigns have averaged around 5-6 hours to complete, but Modern Warfare 4’s story is lengthier. However, you might need more time if you choose a higher difficulty or plan on achievement hunting. Modern Warfare 4 also has one open-world mission called “Stranded” that offers optional exploration.
Modern Warfare 4 includes 16 missions in total, and each mission unlocks a campaign reward. These rewards are a mix of cosmetic items and double XP tokens for use in MW4.
Modern Warfare 4 mission list and rewards:
- Mayhem – Unlocks Cho operator
- Out in the Cold – Unlocks “No More Rules” calling card
- Following Orders – Unlocks Double XP token
- Hired Gun – Unlocks Dallas operator
- Losing Ground – Unlocks “Ready Live” loading screen
- Traffic – Unlocks Luca operator
- Gone Dark – Unlocks “Gone Dark” emblem
- Assassins – Unlocks Oh-ji operator
- Survivors – Unlocks Double XP token
- Stranded – Unlocks Kal operator
- Defection – Unlocks Double Weapon XP token
- Counter Attack – Unlocks Dunn operator
- Escape – Unlocks Double Weapon XP token
- Entrenched – Unlocks West operator
- Decapitation – Unlocks Double XP token
- Greater Good – Unlocks Park operator
For more, make sure to check out our Modern Warfare 4 settings guide, covering controllers, graphics, and audio.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Switch 2.
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