Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's campaign is set during the Cold War in the early 1980s. It follows Green Beret turned CIA SAD/SOG officer Russell Adler (Bruce Thomas) and his mission to stop an international espionage threat known as Perseus (William Salyers) in 1981. The story is inspired by actual events.

Nothing is ever as it seems, as Raven Software brings a gripping single-player Campaign where players will come face-to-face with historical figures and hard truths, as they battle around the globe through iconic locales like East Berlin, Vietnam, Turkey, Soviet KGB headquarters, and more.