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Lead a five-person Marine reconnaissance team through a branching war in Chernarus, using tactical combat across vast terrain.
Command Marine Squad
Create Custom Missions
Fight Across Chernarus
Building on 10 years of constant engine development, ARMA II boasts the most realistic combat environment in the world. It models real world ballistics & round deflection, materials penetration, features a realtime day/night cycle and dynamic wind, weather and environmental effects.
Developed by Bohemia Interactive · Published by Bohemia Interactive









Set in the fictional former Soviet state of Chernarus, the campaign follows Force Recon Team Razor, a five-person U.S. Marine unit caught in a conflict involving local separatists and foreign forces.
Players command troops and take part in tactical combat across a large, detailed landscape. The game features a broad selection of weapons and vehicles, with combat shaped by ballistics, ammunition, material penetration, weather, and changing time of day.
The campaign branches according to player choices, while responsive AI reacts to events in the game world. A mission editor lets players create their own missions, alongside multiplayer play.
In this review sample, players praise the DayZ mod associated with the game, and individual reviewers also appreciate its tactical realism, immersion, and story. Criticism includes clunky aspects and the view that newer games have surpassed it.
PLAYER-DRIVEN STORY - Command your troops through a branching campaign full of twists and surprises.
THRILLING REALISM - Explore the 225 square kilometer of highly detailed landscape, modelled using real-world geographical data and master each of 81 weapons and 120+ vehicles.
AUTHENTIC SIMULATION - Game simulates various aspects of combat and evironment effects from bullet ballistics, material penetration, ammunition types and stopping power to weather conditions.
ADVANCED AI - Compete the ultimate next-gen AI: no scripts, no predefined pathways. All units react on actual game situation.
MISSION EDITOR - Design your own missions by the intuitive, easy-to-use mission editor and become part of one of the biggest and most creative PC gaming community ever.
CHEAT PROTECTION - Optional anti-cheat BattlEye available to help secure dedicated servers. In addition BE adds 'RCON' (remote control) for game's dedicated server software.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 77/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |