All maps & modes in Black Ops 6 beta

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will feature 16 new maps at launch, but players only get access to a few during the game’s beta.

The Black Ops 6 beta starts on Aug. 30 and ends on Sept. 3 for players who pre-ordered the game on all platforms. Then, it opens to everyone from Sept. 6 through 9.

The test period only gives players multiplayer access, meaning players must wait until the full release before diving into Zombies and Campaign missions.

Let’s jump right into what players can expect.

Every beta game mode

Here are all of the game modes in the Black Ops 6 beta.

• Team Deathmatch: Use teamwork to eliminate enemy players and reach the score limit.
• Domination: Capture and hold up to three zones to gain points for your team.
• Hardpoint: Capture and hold the Hardpoint (a zone that shifts to several locations during the match) to earn points for your team.
• Face off: The playlist involves either two players versus two players, one player versus one on small, tight maps, or three players versus three players.
• Kill Order: Each team has a high-value target. All kills count, but teams get more points for killing a high-value target. The high-value target gets added armor and their screen pings when an enemy sees them.
• Gunfight: Eliminate all enemy players using pre-determined classes to win the round. No respawns.

Domination brings back zones instead of using flags. In addition, Hardpoint added numbers to the zones, so they know which is which and can plan better for future rotations.

All beta maps

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Here is a list of every map coming in the beta.

• Core: Scud, Babylon, Rewind, Skyline, Derelict
• Strike: Gala, Pit, Stakeout

The Rewind map and Kill Order game mode weren’t in the game when the beta first started but, if you’re reading this, they’ve since been added. Kill Order has its own playlist, but it’ll also come up randomly in the Moshpit playlist as well.

Meanwhile, Stakeout is exclusive to Gunfight and Pit is exclusive to Face-Off. Gala is playable in both alternative playlists, though.

Core maps support 6v6 matches, while Strike features 6v6 and 2v2 lobbies. During Call of Duty NEXT, we got a first look at some of these new maps. For Strike maps, there aren’t any scorestreaks to limit the chaos in short-range engagements.

For more on Black Ops 6 check out our guide about Warzone’s new map.