Arma Reforger
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ActionSimulationStrategyMilitaryShooterRealisticFPSMultiplayer

3,967 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 12,304

Peak in the last 7 days: 15,341

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Game description

Engage in massive combined arms battles, create and curate combat missions in real time, and shape your experience with endless community mods. Deploy into the Cold War and experience the most authentic and immersive military sandbox ever created.

Basic info

DeveloperBohemia Interactive
PublisherBohemia Interactive
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateNov 16, 2023
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4460 / AMD FX-4300
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super or AMD Radeon RX 5300
Storage20 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 406 reviews from the past 1 year

75.3/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (80%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

A realistic military sandbox loved for its team moments, Arma Reforger scores 75.3 from 406 reviews despite technical complaints.

👍 Strengths

97 reviews enjoy it despite its flaws, and some call it a blast and the best military sim they have played. 60 remember playing together with friends and strangers, such as a player who taught them to fly a helicopter, and Multiplayer ranks 298th of 642. 43 praise the realistic visuals and sound effects, and Visuals & Sound ranks 304th of 1249. Story & World ranks 178th of 1096, and some enjoy modded servers that bring fresh experiences.

👎 Where it falls short

62 report poor performance, and some say each update makes it run worse. 47 describe bugs and crashes, calling it unfinished, and some say major updates break stability again. 37 criticize the developer and its updates, citing a broken mod system and removed features, and some say fixes take months to arrive. Tech & Support appears in 49% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1296th of 1399. Gameplay ranks 694th of 1396, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 855th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“1200 hours played, highly recommended despite complaints” · 97 reviews
“friendly player taught me helicopter controls and made the experience memorable” · 60 reviews
“sound and visual effects are excellently made, very realistic” · 43 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.80 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “patch 1.6 enables many creative playstyles with supply scarcity and squad synergies” · 8 reviews
Negative “helicopter controls are arcade instead of realistic simulation” · 2 reviews

Progression 4% · Difficulty 11% · Onboarding 16% · Freedom 17% · Controls & feel 13%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.79 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “feeling of pressure, incredibly memorable, world feels alive with stories” · 34 reviews

Story 1% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +2.67 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “lots of replayability value” · 3 reviews

Volume 9% · Variety 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.56 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “sound and visual effects are excellently made, very realistic” · 43 reviews
Negative “fuzziness gives headache at night time” · 1 review

Audio 6%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.76 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “friendly player taught me helicopter controls and made the experience memorable” · 60 reviews
Negative “playerbase ruins experience, no teamwork, constant friendly fire” · 9 reviews

Community 24% · Servers & Connection 11%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.14 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “1.8 update death penalty is worst balance change, ruins gameplay” · 8 reviews
Positive “squad limit on RPGs and PKMs feels more realistic and fun” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 1% · Pricing 4% · Matchmaking 5%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 49% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.55 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “developer staff hostile and unprofessional with mod creators” · 37 reviews
Positive “works perfectly on Linux, devs encouraged to keep it up” · 5 reviews

Stability 21% · Performance 27%

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

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