Arma 3
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ActionSimulationStrategyMilitaryMultiplayerShooterRealisticFirst-Person

4,928 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 7,300

Peak in the last 7 days: 11,640

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Game description

Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.

Basic info

DeveloperBohemia Interactive
PublisherBohemia Interactive
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 12, 2013
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core quad-core or AMD Athlon quad-core
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7850 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, with 1 GB video m…
Storage50 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 406 reviews from the past 1 year

81.3/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (90%)

Metacritic: 74 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Few games offer this much room for military simulation, and the long lived sandbox scores 81.3 from 406 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

90 reviews call it enjoyable, pointing to memorable moments that emerge on their own, and some say it has entertained them for thousands of hours. 49 praise playing together, from organized squads to role play servers, and a few made lasting friends through it. Multiplayer ranks 190th of 642. 39 value the sandbox freedom, with a full editor, wide mod support and the chance to play many roles across large maps. Content Volume ranks 27th of 1351, and Story & World ranks 379th of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

43 reviews find it hard to learn, with a steep curve, a long list of keybinds and little guidance for newcomers. 41 complain about performance, with frame drops even on modern PCs, and some see the worst of it on busy servers or with large mod lists. Tech & Support ranks 1055th of 1399. 34 object to the DLC pricing, saying weapons, vehicles and abilities sit behind paid packs, and some dislike the monthly subscription offer for an old game. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1063rd of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“very enjoyable, memorable emergent gameplay moments” · 90 reviews
“chaotic multiplayer moments create memorable bonding experiences” · 49 reviews
“200 mods cause severe FPS drops and long startup times” · 41 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 52% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +4.38 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “open world sandbox with freedom to organize gear and play your way” · 39 reviews

Progression 1% · Difficulty 16% · Onboarding 19% · Strategy 18% · Controls & feel 12%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.48 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “realidad y autenticidad del mundo del juego” · 23 reviews
Negative “오글거리는 군대상황극 시뮬레이터” · 1 review

Story 4% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +4.15 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “hundreds of thousands of mods published daily” · 13 reviews
Negative “PvE needs to be a thing in A4 if they want it to last” · 2 reviews

Variety 8% · Replayability 12%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +1.82 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “beautiful graphics checked” · 18 reviews
Negative “graphics comparable to MS-DOS era” · 6 reviews

Audio 3%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 41% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.45 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “chaotic multiplayer moments create memorable bonding experiences” · 49 reviews
Negative “squad orders were absolute hell initially” · 10 reviews

Community 19% · Servers & Connection 3%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.36 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “90% of functions locked behind DLC, basic character abilities paywalled” · 34 reviews
Positive “bought the game even cheaper than before at 1.49 usd” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 1% · Balance 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.35 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “200 mods cause severe FPS drops and long startup times” · 41 reviews

Stability 7% · Developer support 7%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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