Main plot Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War develops in the early 80s, also covering some events related to the American-Vietnamese War. The current president at that time received information about the visit of a certain Soviet intelligence agent who is trying to change the development of history and achieve the triumph of the communists. A special squad led by special agent Russell Adler must stop his plans. In the process, the player will have to travel around the world and visit almost all the continents of the planet. Individual episodes will need to go through the territories of South and North America, Europe, Asia and Vietnam.

When starting to play Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, you can choose 3 campaigns:

• The plot is about becoming a real American spy, saving the world from the machinations of the Soviet Union.
• Multiplayer – implies multiplayer passage of maps for large-scale battles and 6×6 format with simultaneous support for up to 40 gamers at the location.
• Zombies – opens up a new storyline, Dark Aether, which, although it has a connection with the original story, provides the opportunity to play as an operator among the secret service operatives and fight the hordes of the dead encountered on every path.

In the process, the player will be able to independently customize his character. You can choose both appearance and weapons along with additional loot. During the passage, you can change weapons to new ones, found while wandering around locations, treat and develop the hero. The main goal is to defeat the evil scout and save America if the game is played in standard mode, or defeat the enemy agent, protect the USA and defeat zombies if the player chose the Zombie campaign.