


Intriguingly, Final Fantasy 16 of all games boasts a feature Call of Duty Zombies should borrow, as it would give fans an easier way to take in all the lore. While a back to the basics approach is what Call of Duty Zombies needs after Operators hurt the storytelling and a move away from Survival maps led to a worse gameplay experience, new features are needed as well. While rumors have suggested that Call of Duty 2023 could feature some form of Zombies, with a fresh take on Outbreak seeming to be the most likely scenario, Call of Duty 2024 is set to feature the grand return of traditional round-based maps. And then, Call of Duty: Vanguard Zombies was a complete disaster. Black Ops Cold War’s new Dark Aether timeline showed potential, as did its Outbreak mode, but the use of Operators and bland map concepts did not do it many favors. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 featured the interesting-but-incomplete Chaos story and a rushed ending to the beloved Aether narrative.

Call of Duty Zombies has had a rough five years, and nearly every fan of the survival mode is aware of its struggles.
