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Arma 3

Arma 3 is a military sandbox set across large island environments. Play as an infantry soldier, vehicle operator, pilot, or squad leader in campaigns, scenarios, and missions, including conflicts on Altis and Stratis and operations in Tanoa. Plan and carry out engagements on foot or with vehicles across land, air, and sea. Choose from a broad range of weapons and equipment, configure loadouts, navigate with maps and a compass, and work with squadmates as you pursue mission objectives. Play solo or join multiplayer scenarios, from cooperative missions to larger battles. Use the Eden editor to build and share custom scenarios, or explore community-made maps, equipment, and game modes that can substantially change the experience.

Lead infantry and vehicle operations across vast military maps, tackling campaigns, co-op missions, and player-made battles.

Released 12 Sep 2013

90%positive of
295k player reviews
$29.99
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Build Missions in Eden

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Direct Live Battles

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Coordinate Squad Operations

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.

Developed by Bohemia Interactive · Published by Bohemia Interactive

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Steep Learning Curve
  2. Performance and Bugs
  3. Slow Travel and Waiting
  4. Mod Setup Hassles
90%
positive of 295k player reviews
74/100
Metacritic

Awards & Kudos

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Back of the Box

Platforms Windows, macOS
Achievements 123
Age ratings
  • ESRB M — Intense Violence Blood Strong Language
  • PEGI 16 — Bad Language Violence Online Gameplay
  • USK 16
  • ClassInd (Brazil) 16 — Violência Interação de Usuários
  • IGRS (Indonesia) 18 — Kekerasan Penggunaan bahasa Interaksi Daring
  • Steam (Germany) 16 — Drastische Gewalt Derbe Sprache
Players From 2 (maximum not specified)
Play modes
  • Online co-op
  • Online PvP
  • LAN play
Other modes
  • Defend
  • Seize
  • Zeus
  • King of the Hill
  • Wasteland
  • Altis Life
  • Stratis Life
  • Exile
  • Epoch
  • Invade & Annex
  • Warlords
  • Liberation
  • Antistasi
  • Escape
  • Roleplay
  • Survival
  • Deathmatch
  • Team Deathmatch
  • Battle Royale
  • PvE servers
  • Team vs Team missions
  • Co-op missions
  • Zeus missions
  • Operations
  • Military roleplay
Multiplayer Arma 3 supports online multiplayer with both PvP and co-op, and Steam lists LAN PvP and LAN co-op. Official multiplayer includes Defend, Seize, and Zeus, while reviews describe many community-hosted modes such as King of the Hill, Wasteland, Altis Life, Exile, Invade & Annex, Warlords, Liberation, Antistasi, Escape, roleplay, survival, deathmatch, and battle royale. The game is heavily server- and community-driven, with Steam Workshop content and mods expanding multiplayer substantially.
Multiplayer & mods Multiplayer is strongly shaped by mods and user-created scenarios. Steam Workshop support and modding tools enable new multiplayer game modes, maps, factions, mechanics, and total conversions. Reviews indicate many servers require specific DLC or mod sets, and communities often organize play around mod collections.
Controller required No
DLC / extras 22 listed on Steam
DRM / EULA
  • Uses Kernel Level Anti-Cheat BattlEye - Requires manual removal after game uninstall
  • Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Arma 3 EULA
Content notices
  • Intense Violence
  • Blood
  • Strong Language
  • Online interactivity
  • Age rating for: ESRB
AI disclosure Several post-release languages (specifically Bulgarian, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Slovak, and Latin) were experimentally translated using an AI model. The quality of these translations is not guaranteed, and they may contain mistakes.All other languages were translated by a team of human translators.
AI disclosure categories
  • Localization
Metacritic 74/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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