Key Highlights:
- Call of Duty Black Ops 7 recently revealed its plans for multiplayer.
- There will be Core and Hardcore modes catered toward casuals and hardcore players respectively.
- Each mode has its own custom battles, with a ton of variety to choose from.
Call of Duty Black Ops 7 is the upcoming, mainline entry in the long running Call of Duty franchise. Being a proud, flagship title, Black Ops 7 brings with it a host of in game maps and objectives, spread across its many multiplayer game modes, which will be discussed in detail below.
Black Ops 7 Gets New Multiplayer Maps
Black Ops 7 aims to change the game, bringing new adjustments across the board for multiplayer maps. To this extent, Activision has mandated that there will be a focus on skill based matchmaking, to accommodate all sorts of players which is much appreciated.
Lock in. The full scope of Black Ops 7 Launch Maps and Multiplayer Modes is here 👇
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) November 5, 2025
🗺️ 19 Maps in Black Ops 7 before Season 01
⚔️ Matchmaking where skill is minimally considered
🤝 Persistent lobbies to keep players together more often
💥 Variety of your favorite modes and… pic.twitter.com/SicC9SGmVZ
Furthermore, we are to see persistent lobbies as well, which is aimed at retaining players after multiple consecutive matches, a very welcome change.
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Black Ops 7 will also feature Core and Hardcore modes for casuals and sweaty players respectively. While the Core experience is going to be the same as that seen in your standard Call of Duty multiplayer game, the Hardcore mode is a lot different.
Hardcore Modes feature a way more limited heads up display (HUD), along with an emphasis on survival (as seen by lower HP thresholds for players). The game mode will also have friendly fire enabled, an interesting choice if we’re being honest here.
All Multiplayer Modes in Call of Duty Black Ops 7
As per the official blog, here are the upcoming Core and Hardcore gameplay modes bundled with Black Ops 7 on release:
| Game Mode | Match Time | Score Limit | Party Size | Objective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overload | Varied | Varied | 1-6 | Bring devices to enemy zones and sabotage them |
| Team Deathmatch | 10 Minutes | 100 | 1-6 | Kill enemy players |
| Search and Destroy | 2 Minutes a round | 6 | 1-6 | Alternate between detonating and defusing a bomb, no respawning |
| Domination | Unlimited | 200 | 1-6 | Complete objectives to win |
| Kill Confirmed | 10 Minutes | 75 | 1-6 | Recover dog tags to earn points |
| Free-For-All | 10 Minutes | 30 | 1 | Kill all enemies |
| Hardpoint | 5 Minutes | 250 | 1-6 | Capture and hold the Hardpoint zone to score |
| Kill Order | 10 Minutes | 150 | 1-6 | Eliminate the enemy HVT. Keep your own HVT alive |
| Control | 1.5 Minutes | 2 | 1-6 | Take turns attacking and defending zones |
| Face Off Moshpit | Varied | Varied | 1-6 | Scorestreaks disabled – kill enemies in a 6v6 battle |
| Skirmish | Varied | Varied | 1-20 | Two teams of 20 duke it out in a battle |
| Gunfight | 40 Seconds | 6 | 1-2 | No respawns, kill all enemies using pre-determined classes |
There’s also a total of 4 new alternate modes:
- Face Off Domination
- Face Off Team Deathmatch
- Face Off Kill Order
- Face Off Kill Confirmed
Raid, Nuketown 2035, Hijacked and Express in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. 👀 pic.twitter.com/84WKQmJonp
— Call of Duty News (@WarzoneCenter) November 5, 2025
There will also be a total of 16 signature 6v6 maps added to the multiplayer mode later on in Black Ops 7, along with 2 additional large-scale Skirmish maps. Nuketown 2025 will also be added to the game during its Preseason on November 20, 2025.
