Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the latest installment in the Call of Duty series, developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. The game is set in the year 2054, where private military companies are the world's leading military power, and countries have replaced their armies by hiring PMCs. You play as Jack Mitchell, a soldier of the biggest PMC named Atlas. The game's core mechanics revolve around an exoskeleton that is worn by the protagonist, offering enhanced mobility, strength and unique abilities such as dash, ballistic shield or a short-timed boost.

The game features a singleplayer campaign where players can upgrade their exoskeleton using upgrade points that are gained after every mission. The multiplayer gameplay does not feature many changes apart from the enhanced mobility and the Pick 13 system that allows players to choose any equipment available as long as it does not exceed 13 allocated slots. Advanced Warfare does not feature a traditional heads-up display, using holographic projection on the weapons as its interface.