How to download Call of Duty: Warzone for free

Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Call of Duty Modern Warfare (Image credit: Activision)

What you need to know

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is an incredibly popular first-person shooter from Activision.
  • Its battle royale mode is called "Warzone."
  • Warzone is a free-to-play experience so anyone can download the client.
  • Follow this link on the Microsoft Store to download Call of Duty: Warzone.

Over 6 million players have experienced Call of Duty: Warzone in the past 24 hours — 60 million to date — and it doesn't seem like that figure isn't going to slow down any time soon. If you aren't familiar with the game, Call of Duty: Warzone is a free-to-play Call of Duty battle royale experience. Yes, you read that right, you don't have to buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the latest release, to play the battle royale mode.

If you own Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, you'll just have to download a roughly 20 GB update and can access the battle royale mode through the main menu. However, if you don't have the game, you can go to another link on the Microsoft Store to download it for free. You can find an entire section dedicated to the free-to-play game below with the download link. It'll take you to the Microsoft Store where you can download Call of Duty: Warzone.

Keep in mind that the file size on Xbox One X is almost 100 GB. Make sure you take into account bandwidth limitations when it comes to your internet provider. For example, my cap is 1 TB every month and I frequently exceed it.

Asher Madan

Asher Madan handles gaming news for Windows Central. Before joining Windows Central in 2017, Asher worked for a number of different gaming outlets. He has a background in medical science and is passionate about all forms of entertainment, cooking, and antiquing.