EXTINCTION

Call of Duty: Ghosts Extinction guide

Co-op defense with an exit, not an endless zombie round. You unlock it by finishing the first campaign mission, Ghost Stories.

From my notes. The official page describes Extinction as a four-player cooperative mode; the campaign wiki supplies the five-map sequence and the Cryptid names. I have not personally tested these routes for this guide. Where a step depends on a DLC pack, the map page labels it.

Maps, in order

Point of Contact is in the base game, at Caldera Peak in Colorado. Nightfall (Onslaught), Mayday (Devastation), Awakening (Invasion) and Exodus (Nemesis) are the four DLC episodes.

Open a map: Point of Contact, Nightfall, Mayday, Awakening, Exodus.

Classes and currency

The four classes are Weapon Specialist, Tank, Engineer and Medic. Difficulties named by Fandom are Casual, Regular and Hardcore. Hardcore removes the crosshair and tightens skill points.

Teeth are the permanent currency, spent in the Armory. Relics are optional handicaps. There are ten relics. Carrying one adds a Tooth when you finish. Costs are on the Teeth page.

Questions

Does Ghosts have Zombies?

No. The co-op mode is Extinction. The correction page explains the difference.

How do I unlock Extinction?

Finish the campaign mission Ghost Stories.

How many Extinction maps are there?

Five. One in the base game and four in the map packs.

Sources checked 23 October 2026

Updated 2026-10-23.

Call of Duty: Ghosts Extinction guide

Maps, in order

Classes and currency

All guides in this section

Does Call of Duty: Ghosts have Zombies?

Venom-X in Extinction

Extinction Teeth and upgrade costs

Extinction relics

Extinction classes and solo loadouts

Extinction story and Cryptids

Nightfall Extinction map

Point of Contact Extinction map

Mayday Extinction map

Awakening Extinction map

Exodus Extinction map