You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here
While Omnimovement might be the talk of the town when it comes to Black Ops 6, its latest map selection is a big step up from Cold War. With original designs and lane-focused gameplay, they were built from the ground up to take advantage of the new movement options. Sprint, dive, and slide in any direction in these new locations to outwit players unwilling to adapt. Here are all the current maps in BO6.
All Multiplayer maps in BO6
Black Ops 6 launched with 18 multiplayer maps, which include 13 Core 6v6 maps and 5 Strike maps. Players can access Strike maps during both 6v6 and 2v2 game modes. On the other hand, Core maps are reserved only for 6v6 combat. That’s over twice as many as Cold War’s 8 maps at launch. It looks like the developers took the feedback of insufficient launch maps to heart and ensured that things are different this year. These will feature the new Omnimovement system that takes twitchy FPS combat to new heights. These are all the current multiplayer maps in BO6:
| Map name | Map type |
|---|---|
| Babylon | Core 6v6 |
| Derelict | Core 6v6 |
| Lowtown | Core 6v6 |
| Payback | Core 6v6 |
| Protocol | Core 6v6 |
| Red Card | Core 6v6 |
| Rewind | Core 6v6 |
| Scud | Core 6v6 |
| Skyline | Core 6v6 |
| Subsonic | Core 6v6 |
| Vault | Core 6v6 |
| Vorkuta | Core 6v6 |
| Nuketown | Core 6v6 |
| Extraction | Core 6v6 |
| Hideout | Core 6v6 |
| Hacienda | Core 6v6 |
| Gala | Strike |
| Pit | Strike |
| Stakeout | Strike |
| Warhead | Strike |
| Heirloom | Strike |
| Racket | Strike |
Babylon
Babylon’s design is simple but effective. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
Gate is a major chokepoint POI. Image via Activision
The Truck POI is one of the few areas with open space on the map. Image via Activision
Ruin is perfect for ambushes. Image via Activision
Altar is the main killing ground on the map. Image via Activision
Babylon is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map that’s built with three main lanes on a layout that resembles a 3×3 grid. The arid map is set in ruins surrounded by palm trees and dotted by debris and vehicles. The centre of the map is dominated by the Altar POI which is going to be a highly-contested area in every match. The surrounding edges of the map are largely open, which then turns more tight the further inward you progress.
Derelict
Derelict’s close corners are perfect for ambushes. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
The Cargo POI is the first of many ruined trains on the map. Image via Activision
Depot offers several vantage points for snipers. Image via Activision
Creek is a dangerous path to traverse. Image via Activision
Derelict is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map set in the Appalachian Mountains. It’s surrounded by forests and features ruined trains throughout the landscape. The wide map is dotted with avenues that are perfect for ambushes, with several POIs to fight over. Cargo, Creek, and Depot are bound to be the most fought-over, with open spaces between the three providing a dangerous no-mans-land.
Lowtown
Lowtown is separated by tight alleys and ruined buildings. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
The Well POI represents the central point of the map. Image via Activision
Docks are some of the most open areas on the map. Image via Activision.
Boathouse’s yard now serves as a battleground. Image via Activision
Lowtown is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map that features plenty of ruined buildings for semi-urban combat. Set at a dockside, the map has landmarks like boat houses, fisherman sheds, and even a gallery. The main POI is the Well at the Square, with others in a semi-circle around it, presenting several avenues of engagement. Tight corners mean that SMGs and Shotguns can easily dominate the match.
Payback
Payback is set in the familiar mansion, along with outside areas to fight over. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
The library is among the most open rooms in the mansion. Image via Activison
The terrace is well-known for its open space and dangerous falls. Image via Activision
The Driveway POI will often be a highly-contested area. Image via Activision
Payback is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map that is very reminiscent of the safehouse from the game’s campaign missions. Set in the Bulgarian mountains, the map is fought over the mansion and its surroundings. If you’ve played through the campaign, you’ll be well-versed in this map’s layout. Fight over the balconies and yard, or step inside to flush out enemies in room-to-room engagements.
Protocol
Protocol is completely set on an island. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
The Radio Tower represents the central landmark on the island. Image via Activision
The HQ area is one of several indoors locations on the map. Image via Activision
The open space is dominated by artillery batteries. Image via Activision
Protocol is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map set on an island that looks similar to the training course map. However, it is not the same place – this one is set at a former black site that was being reinforced. The map itself is tightly packed with POIs over its comparatively smaller size, making for very explosive matches.
Red Card
Red Card is set at a corner of a stadium. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
The surrounding streets are a highly open and dangerous area. Image via Activision
The main entrance is a tough nut to crack. Image via Activision
The garage is often the best way to reach the back areas of the map. Image via Activision
Red Card is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map vaguely shaped like a reverse letter L. The map is set around a football stadium (or soccer to others), with the main POIs represented by the outside venues. There’s a good mix of outdoor and indoor areas, like streets, garages, the lobby, and more. That means that the map favours a mixed approach for loadouts, with plenty of opportunities to excel.
Rewind
Rewind features both open outside areas, and the inside of a video store. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
The Streets POI is a vast open area with amazing sightlines. Image via Activision
The inside of the video store is the largest indoors area of the map. Image via Activision
The back alley area has a huge truck to fight over and around. Image via Activision
Rewind is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map set on the Liberty Shopping Plaza at the edge of the well-known Liberty Falls. The map takes place in and around the strip mall, with two outside lanes and plenty of intersecting points. The main inside areas are set in a video store, with points of entry to any other part of the map. This often results in chaotic engagements in which you always need to watch your six.
Scud
Scud may be medium-sized, but the smoke makes it feel smaller. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
The Trucks POI is an important area to fight over. Image via Activision
The ruined walls of the HQ can serve as useful sniper nests. Image via Activision
The ruined radar dish dominates the map. Image via Activision
Scud is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map fought over a bombed-out outpost. The main landmark is a huge ruined radar dish, surrounded by other ruins. The map is dotted by active fires billowing smoke and obscuring sightlines. The few buildings left standing provide good vantage points for sniper players – if they can see through the smoke cover.
Skyline
Skyline is mainly comprised of indoor rooms, but there’s still plenty of outside areas. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
It would be perfect for a dip, if there weren’t any bullets flying around. Image via Activision
The small panic room always makes us chuckle. Image via Activision
The lounge is one of the largest rooms in the penthouse. Image via Activision
Skyline is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map taking place at a fancy rooftop resort in Avalon. The map is made up of a pool, lounge area, penthouse suite, kitchen, and more. There’s even a not-so-secret panic room on the map. While there are terraced outdoor areas, the main portions of the map take place inside, with the rooms acting as the main battleground.
Subsonic
Subsonic takes place around a military hangar, surrounded by varied open areas. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
Debris is one of the more interesting POI’s on the map. Image via Activision
Too bad that we can’t take these for a ride. Image via Activision
The hangar area is deceptively vulnerable from all sides. Image via Activision
Subsonic is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map that looks simple and straightforward at first glance. Relatively small compared to others, it’s set at a military base featuring fighter jets and anti-air installations. The central portions of the map is made up of the hangar area, which is then surrounded from three sides by other POIs.
Vault
Vault is divided into five structures with wide-open areas between. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
The vault has already been ransacked, so the only thing you’ll find are ambushes. Image via Activision
This map is deceptively beautiful. Image via Activision
The leaking gas is the least of our worries on this map. Image via Activision
Vault is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map that takes place around a rich palace surrounded by desert and palm trees. The Middle Eastern landscape shows plenty of signs of destruction, which leads inside to an already ransacked vault. The map’s layout is fairly simple, with five main structures connected by the open outdoor areas. The map borders are pretty tight though, so you’ll want to dive to cover from the start.
Vorkuta
Vorkuta’s open areas are more tightly packed than the layout would suggest. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
The smog surrounding the coalyard will hamper your vision. Image via Activision
If you can scramble to the roof, you’ll be able to control two important sightlines. Image via Activision
The warehouse is the largest and most intact indoor area on the map. Image via Activision
Vorkuta is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map set in a harsh and snowy gulag. Long-standing fans of the franchise will recognise it as the same location from which Mason and Reznov had to break out in the first Black Ops game. The map is spread over vast outdoor areas, filled with debris, snowbanks, and runis. Despite that, it features a good amount of verticality to take advantage of, suiting nearly everyone’s favourite playstyle.
Nuketown
Nuketown is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map and one of the fan favourites. The map was remastered for BO6, featuring a bus and a truck blocking the sightlines in the middle. Meanwhile, each team spawns near a house on opposite sides, providing plenty of possible avenues to assault the others’ position. No matter the game mode, Nuketown is always a quick, bloody affair. With Season 1 Reloaded, Nuketown had a festive makeover – now it’s called Nuketown Holiday, complete with a snow cover, snowmen, and other festive decorations.
Extraction
Extraction is a fairly open mid-sized map. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
The hangar area is a prime spot for ambushes. Image via Activision
The mid-point of the map is often heavily contested. Image via Activision
The Terminal is commonly a spawn point, but can become hotly contested pretty quickly. Image via Activision
Extraction is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map that takes place at an Avalon heliport. You can battle through the hangars, on the open airstrips, inside the control tower, or in the terminal. This facilitates opportunities for any kind of engagement, making some objectives more difficult to deal with, depending on the game mode. While mostly open, there are plenty of ambush spots all over this mid-sized map.
Hideout
Hideout’s most devastating battles are often fought near the center. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
Blueprints is more open than the first look suggests. Image via Activision
The Vault offers plenty of hiding spots for close-range campers. Image via Activision
The bus depot offers pleny of cover to make your way to the center of the map. Image via Activision
Hideout is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map with a fairly traditional layout. The open areas of the two spawn points become more and more closed off as you near the map centre, with Vault and Blueprint POIs serving as the main battleground. The mid-sized map favours mid to close-range combat, though there are a few good long sightlines to take advantage of if your team can gain control over the middle point.
Hacienda
Hacienda is a Core 6v6 multiplayer map set in a vibrant vineyard estate. The map is oblong-shaped, with long outdoor sightlines on the sides of the map, and the central area occupied by the sprawling manor. The house itself has a second story, meaning that players can shoot down from windows and balconies. The central courtyard has a fountain overlooked by said balconies, making it the perfect killing ground.
Gala
Gala’s layout is very straightforward, promising lightning-fast matches. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
The elevated lounge area is the central point of the map. Image via Activision
The DJ Booth is the spawn point for the red team. Image via Activision
The Stage is the spawn point for the blue team. Image via Activision
Gala is a multiplayer Strike map set up in a narrow fully indoor hall. The two teams spawn on opposite points, with the central Lounge POI representing the main battleground. The formerly festive map is divided by paraphernalia, while the lounge offers the only useful high-ground position which often proves to be very risky to hold down.
Pit
Pit’s layout may seem twisted, but it’s still a pretty straightforward map. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
The tunnel is the west-most part of the map, serving as a spawn point. Image via Activision
The shaft is the eastern spawn point on the map. Image via Activision
The cave is one of the most-contested areas of the map. Image via Activision
Pit is a multiplayer Strike map taking place inside a mining shaft and adjoining tunnels. It has a winding layout with sharp turns and plenty of debris to hide behind. The gloomy map will challenge your perception skills, which means that enemies can often be hard to spot at long ranges. Despite that, the firefights in echoing tunnels brief and deadly.
Stakeout
Stakeout’s rooms divide the map into manageable chunks. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
Th living room is the western spawn point on the map. Image via Activision
Surveillance is filled with recording equipment, representing the eastern spawn point. Image via Activision
The Atrium is the main central landmark of the map. Image via Activision
Stakeout is a multiplayer Strike map that takes place in a small apartment. The pad’s rooms are the main focus of the map, with each area having to be cleared by your team to proceed further. Each team spawns on either side of the apartment, with the central atrium and its balcony providing the interconnecting point between the two opposing forces.
Warhead
Warhead offers many open lanes via the map’s edges. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
Clock is the south-eastern spawn point. Image via Activision
The yellow house gives it’s spawning team direct sightline to the center of the map. Image via Activision
The highly-contested green house is in the center of the map. Image via Activision
Warhead is a multiplayer Strike map taking place at an abandoned nuclear testing site. Surrounded by desert, it’s littered with fake homes and vehicles built for testing purposes. Now, two teams fight over the rickety space, with sloped terrain that provides a make-shift high ground. The centre of the map has the Green House POI that neatly divides the area in two.
Heirloom
The main exhibit is often the star of the show on Heirloom. Screenshot by VideoGamer via Activison
This art installation will see many a backstabbing. Image via Activision
It often feels like the Gallery spawn has an easier time contesting the main area. Image via Activision
The Lobby has a longer panel to hide behind with view of the exhibition. Image via Activision
Heirloom is a multiplayer Strike map set in an art museum. The small map features an interesting layout, centered around the main showroom which houses an almost maze-like art installation in the middle. While this may be the main gimmick of the map, the mirror-flipped side rooms shouldn’t be ignored either.
Racket
Racket is a multiplayer Strike map taking place inside a closed-off bank. The place is like a fortress, with small interconnected areas making it easy to traverse. There’s plenty of cover, but no matter what, your back will be exposed to some avenue of ingress. You’ll have to stay on your toes while fighting your way through the map’s three lanes.
All Zombies maps in BO6
As for Zombies, the game will feature far fewer maps than the core Black Ops 6 modes. There are three Zombies maps to play:
- Terminus
- Liberty Falls
- Citadelle des Morts
This is, once again, a noticeable improvement over the single map that showed up with Cold War. The return of a round-based Zombies system lets BO6 ditch the Warzone-lite nature of MW3’s Zombies mode. Expect more maps to arrive with seasonal updates, just like the CoD titles from before.
Terminus
Terminus is a Black Ops 6 Zombies map located on the same-name island complex in the Philippine Sea. It has been turned into a bio-research station for Project Janus, which explains all the zombies roaming around. Along with the over-ground areas, the map features an underground laboratory, made up of tunnels, caves, and breached labs.
Liberty Falls
Liberty Falls is a Black Ops 6 Zombies map set in the formerly quaint town of the same name in West Virginia. The town has since been overrun by the undead, with ruined buildings, abandoned vehicles, and a population that has been at the epicentre of the Dark Aether outbreak. The map is made up of debris-strewn streets and various buildings and businesses where players can take shelter and fight back against the hordes.
Citadelle des Morts
Citadelle des Morts is a Black Ops 6 Zombies map set on Avalon and represents a huge dilapidated castle with a sinister history. A former leper colony, now turned into a horror show from which we have to escape – all while fighting off those pesky zombies. Meanwhile, you’ll have to be on the lookout for a relic only known as “Sentinel Artifact”.
Don’t forget to check out all the promo content you can get in the meantime, as well as the list of perks and missions in the game.
About the Author
