Battlefield™ 1
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ActionMassively MultiplayerFPSMultiplayerWorld War ISingleplayerWar

3,205 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 7,270

Peak in the last 7 days: 9,515

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Game description

Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever.

Basic info

DeveloperDICE
PublisherElectronic Arts
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateJun 11, 2020
Price

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Minimum specs

OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorProcessor (AMD): AMD FX-6350 Processor (Intel): Intel Core i5 6600K
Memory8 GB
GraphicsGraphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 2GB Graphics card (NVIDIA): NVIDIA GeForce® GTX…
Storage50 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 375 reviews from the past 1 year

81.5/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (87%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

A respectful wartime setting is what 91 reviews praise in Battlefield™ 1's world, which is rated 81.5 from 229,827 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound ranks 43rd of 1249, and comes up in 40% of analyzed reviews. 63 praise the graphics, and the most upvoted jokes that they make it forget reality. Players also praise incredible sound design. Story & World ranks 109th of 1096 and Content Volume 189th of 1351. 81 reviews say they enjoy it, and players remember squad play and chaotic matches that differ every round.

👎 Where it falls short

Most complaints are about its age. 22 reviews raise cheating, and the most upvoted says anti-cheat bans legitimate players while cheaters get through, and 19 say the developer and publisher have abandoned it. 16 describe matchmaking that drops them into empty servers, and others report disconnects. Some say the player count is now too low to sustain the experience. Pricing & Fairness ranks 992nd of 1399 and Tech & Support 924th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“Battlefield 1 honors fallen soldiers with respectful atmosphere” · 91 reviews
“one of the most unique and fun FPS games despite current troubles” · 81 reviews
“graphics forget what reality is” · 63 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.38 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “many viable weapon and class builds with different playstyles” · 1 review
Negative “libertad de armas limitada por tema WWI” · 1 review

Progression 5% · Difficulty 8% · Onboarding 7% · Freedom 1% · Controls & feel 10%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 52% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

World +4.33 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “Battlefield 1 honors fallen soldiers with respectful atmosphere” · 91 reviews
Negative “portrays Ottoman as invader and Lawrence as innocent” · 1 review

Story 27% · Characters 3%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.00 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “short campaign, multiplayer repetitive” · 8 reviews

Variety 7% · Replayability 0%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.23 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics forget what reality is” · 63 reviews
Negative “texturas del entorno envejecidas” · 2 reviews

Audio 25%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 34% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.83 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “great teamplay, squad-based moments, unique chaotic matches every round” · 14 reviews
Negative “lost interest when friends stopped playing together” · 7 reviews

Community 14% · Servers & Connection 6%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Anti-cheat -0.29 · How common cheaters are and how well they're stopped
Negative “anti-cheat bans legitimate players while cheaters bypass it” · 22 reviews

Pricing 7% · Balance 9% · Matchmaking 5%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.47 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “EA abandoned the game, Spring Festival event failed” · 19 reviews

Stability 6% · Performance 10%

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

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