Modern Warfare 4 DMZ Free Trial Ends November 11 at 10 AM PT

The DMZ free trial in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 ends on November 11, 2026 at 10 a.m. PT (6 p.m. UTC, 7 p.m. CET), according to the official Call of Duty post on Steam. The trial began on November 6 at 12 p.m. PT and gives full access to the extraction mode, so the window closes about a day and a half after this article's publication.

Activision's post describes DMZ as the "definitive Call of Duty extraction experience, a living combat sandbox" in which players go solo or squad up to loot, fight, negotiate, betray and extract "with whatever you can carry across Hajin." It also quotes The Independent: "DMZ Comes alive."

The trial covers DMZ, not the rest of the game

The Steam post says the free access is "for a limited time" and names DMZ only. It does not say what happens to the mode for players who have not bought Modern Warfare 4 once the window closes, and it does not list the platforms the trial runs on, so check your store page before downloading.

Warzone is separate: Season 1 of the free-to-play Call of Duty: Warzone, fully integrated with Modern Warfare 4, went live at midnight ET on November 6, according to Activision's Warzone Season 1 post, which added the Hajin and Zodiac maps.

X01 black site is the headline Season 1 location

Season 1 added a new DMZ location called X01. Activision's Season 1 announcement describes it as a former GRANIT Arms black site, reached through Hajin near the North Korean border, that enemy forces have seized, with a maze of tunnels, underground labs, production lines and a sealed Deep Vault. It adds new DMZ Orders guided by Ghost and new equipment that is not available elsewhere.

The post also warns that the facility will close off extraction points over time, so players have to complete the required steps to leave. For a breakdown of the season's maps and modes, see our Season 1 maps, modes and DMZ report and the DMZ vehicle spawns guide.

Levels and Battle Pass XP count across modes

Activision's Season 1 Battle Pass post says players earn Battle Pass XP by playing Modern Warfare 4 Multiplayer, DMZ or Call of Duty: Warzone, and lists DMZ Survival Kits among the Battle Pass rewards. The Warzone Season 1 post adds that the player level reset lets players level up and optionally Prestige across Multiplayer, DMZ and Warzone.

Activision has not said whether progress made during the trial carries over to a purchased copy, or whether the trial will return. Both points are unconfirmed in the posts we checked, and the times above are as stated in the November 6 post at the time of writing.