CrossFire groups its modes three ways. The lists below are the modes Z8Games currently describes, with how many maps each runs on.
Competitive
Player against player: the ranked, classic and variant modes.
- Team Deathmatch66 mapsFirst team to the kill limit or with the most kills at the end of the time limit wins.
- Mass Team Deathmatch1 map
- Supply TDM1 mapThe team that reaches first the target score, wins.
- Ranked Win Streak 1v14 maps
- Ranked Sniper3 maps
- Simulation TDM - Mixed4 maps
- Free For All12 mapsGet the most Kills, reach the Kill limit or have the most kills when the timer runs out.
- Search & Destroy56 mapsComplete your team's objectives to win the round, win enough rounds and you win the game.
- Elimination17 maps
- Mass Search & Destroy1 map
- Ranked S&D6 mapsComplete your team's objectives to win the round, win enough rounds and you win the game.
- eSports Mode6 maps
- Rummage Search & Destroy9 mapsDuring the game, you can click on the tab window at any time to view the point status of ally and enemy. Play strategically by watching the points!
- Ransack Search & Destroy5 mapsThe basic score of the mode is 1000 points, with +10 points for victory and -5 points for defeat.
- Tactical Retake Mode6 mapsBL: Prevent the bomb from being defused or eliminate all enemies. GR: Defuse the planted bomb.
- Capture Knife Mode2 maps
- Escape Mode4 maps
- Weapon Master TDM3 maps
- Weapon Master Free For All3 maps
- Warm Up2 maps
- Ghost Mode12 mapsComplete your team's objectives to win.
- Ghost Mode Search & Destroy5 maps
- Shadow Mode - Elimination6 mapsShadows eliminate Global Risk players, or Global Risk players eliminate the Shadows.
- Shadow Mode - Infection4 mapsShadows can turn Global Risk players into teammates, at the end of the round, the side with more team members wins.
- Mutation Mode7 mapsThe Humans must survive until the round timer ends. The mutants must turn all the humans into mutants before the round timer ends.
- Hero Mode8 mapsThe Humans must survive until the round timer ends. The mutants must turn all the humans into mutants before the round timer ends.
- Hero Mode X18 maps
- Master HMX13 maps
- Mutant Escape Mode8 maps
- Parkour Mode4 mapsReach the goal first.
- Master Parkour Mode3 maps
- Brawl Mode1 mapOvercome every obstacle and become a top graduate.
- Wave Mode2 maps
- Super Soldier TDM2 mapsGet the most Kills as a team, reach the kill limit or have the most kills when the time runs out.
- Super Soldier S&D1 mapComplete your team's objectives to win the round, win enough rounds and you win the game.
- Crystal Tower1 mapThe last team with a standing Guardian Tower wins! Ideal for players who thrive on strategy and coordination.
Co-op
Players together against the game: zombie, bot and wave modes.
- Simulation TDM8 maps
- BOT Mode2 maps
- Zombie Mode18 mapsSurvive all the waves and defeat the final boss to win.
- Zombie Mode 23 maps
- Zombie Mode 32 maps
- Zombie Mode 41 mapThe event boss will appear 50 minutes after the game starts, defeat the event boss, or after 60 minutes the challenge is over.
- Zombie Mode Extra1 map
- Ranked Zombie Mode5 maps
Event
Modes that rotate in for events and seasons.
- Coin Capture1 map
- Sheep Mode2 maps
- Big Head Mode6 maps
- Knockout Mode1 map
- Cops & Robbers2 maps
- Undercover Mode1 mapThe thieves win if all the undercover police are voted out within the time limit or if all missions were successfully completed. The police win if the amount surviving thieves is equal to the undercover police or if the undercover police succeed to sabotage an urgent task. You can choose to play in Normal/Core Match. In a Core Match, you will have time to discuss after the round is over. (Core matches can only be played in custom matches.)
- Boss Battle Mode1 map
- Maze Mode1 map
- King Mode1 map
- Arcade Mode1 mapReach the end to win.
- [Seasonal] Horror Hide & Seek1 map
The classics in one line each
- Team Deathmatch
- Two teams; the first to the kill limit, or the team ahead when time runs out, wins.
- Search & Destroy
- One life a round. Attackers plant C4 at a site; defenders stop them or defuse it. Plant and defuse times are on Game mechanics
- Free for All
- Everyone against everyone; the most kills wins.
- Ghost Mode
- A Search & Destroy variant where one side is nearly invisible and fights with knives.
- Mutation and zombie modes
- Infected players hunt the rest; survivors hold out until the timer ends.