Bohemia Interactive

ARMA 3

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2013

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • co-op mode
  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    64*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Series

  • ARMA

Engines

  • Real Virtuality

Localized titles

  • ArmA III

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • LAN PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • LAN Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Stats*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Steam Timeline*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Turkish*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Turkish*

Community tags · historical

  • Military*
    Votes · historical
    6,051*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    5,797*
  • Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    5,679*
  • Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    5,266*
  • Simulation*
    Votes · historical
    5,259*
  • Realistic*
    Votes · historical
    4,510*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    4,273*
  • Open World*
    Votes · historical
    3,990*
  • Tactical*
    Votes · historical
    3,860*
  • FPS*
    Votes · historical
    3,814*
  • War*
    Votes · historical
    3,556*
  • Co-op*
    Votes · historical
    3,412*
  • Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    2,786*
  • Sandbox*
    Votes · historical
    2,753*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    2,141*
  • Moddable*
    Votes · historical
    1,989*
  • Combat*
    Votes · historical
    1,951*
  • Online Co-Op*
    Votes · historical
    1,900*
  • Team-Based*
    Votes · historical
    1,785*
  • Third-Person Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    1,754*

System requirements

  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    macOS Big Sur 11*
    Processor alternatives
    Apple M1 or 2-core Intel Core i5 1.4 GHz or better*
    Memory
    8 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Intel HD Graphics 5000 or better GPU Memory: 1 GB*
    Storage
    45 GB*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 10 (64-bit)*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core quad-core or AMD Athlon quad-core*
    Memory
    8 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7850 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, with 1 GB video memory DirectX®: 10*
    Storage
    50 GB available space Audio: DirectX® compatible Other: Internet connection and free Steam account to activate Dual Layer compatible when installing from DVD*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core i7-7700K or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X or better*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580, with 6 GB VRAM, or better*
    Memory
    16 GB*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    16 GB*
    Video memory
    6 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    351*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Bohemia Interactive

Publishers

  • Bohemia Interactive

Release history

  • 2013-09-12
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2013-09-12 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2013-09-12*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Sep 12, 2013*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 2 fields
Steam Deck compatibility
Playable*
Steam Deck compatibility
Steam Deck
Compatibility category
Playable*
Specifications 2 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Intel Core quad-core or AMD Athlon quad-core*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7850 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, with 1 GB video memory*
Windows minimum memory requirement
8* GB
Name
Arma 3*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel Core i7-7700K or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X or better*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580, with 6 GB VRAM, or better*
Windows recommended memory requirement
16* GB
Release year
2,013*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Intel Core quad-core or AMD Athlon quad-core*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7850 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, with 1 GB video memory*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
8 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i7-7700K or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X or better*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580, with 6 GB VRAM, or better*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
16 GB*
Specifications 3 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Bohemia Interactive
Bohemia Interactive*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
sandbox game
sandbox game*
shooter game
shooter game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
64*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Bohemia Interactive
Bohemia Interactive*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2013-09-12 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2013-09-12*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 4 · 36 fields
Achievements · historical
123*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
539* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
11,574* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • LAN PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • LAN Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Stats*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Steam Timeline*
Developers
  • Bohemia Interactive*
DLC count · historical
21*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
10000000 - 20000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Turkish*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
Yes*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
228* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
932* min
Metacritic score
74*
Name
Arma 3*
Negative reviews · historical
27,136*
Peak ccu
7,181*
Positive reviews · historical
256,128*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
7.49*
Publishers
  • Bohemia Interactive*
Recommendations
225,388*
Store release date · historical
Sep 12, 2013*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Turkish*
Game website · historical
https://www.arma3.com*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
LAN PvP
LAN PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
LAN Co-op
LAN Co-op*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Captions available
Captions available*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Stats
Stats*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Includes level editor
Includes level editor*
Steam Timeline
Steam Timeline*
Developers
Bohemia Interactive
Bohemia Interactive*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Turkish*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Bohemia Interactive
Bohemia Interactive*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Sep 12, 2013*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Turkish*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
983* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
12,458* min
Ccu
7,181*
Developer
Bohemia Interactive*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Historical US original list price
2,999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Turkish*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
720* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
954* min
Name
Arma 3*
Negative reviews · historical
27,136*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
10,000,000 .. 20,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
256,128*
Historical US price
2,999* US cents
Publisher
Bohemia Interactive*
Community tags · historical
  • Military*
  • Action*
  • Multiplayer*
  • Shooter*
  • Simulation*
  • Realistic*
  • First-Person*
  • Open World*
  • Tactical*
  • FPS*
  • War*
  • Co-op*
  • Strategy*
  • Sandbox*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Moddable*
  • Combat*
  • Online Co-Op*
  • Team-Based*
  • Third-Person Shooter*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Turkish*
Community tags · historical
Military
Military*
Action
Action*
Multiplayer
Multiplayer*
Shooter
Shooter*
Simulation
Simulation*
Realistic
Realistic*
First-Person
First-Person*
Open World
Open World*
Tactical
Tactical*
FPS
FPS*
War
War*
Co-op
Co-op*
Strategy
Strategy*
Sandbox
Sandbox*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Moddable
Moddable*
Combat
Combat*
Online Co-Op
Online Co-Op*
Team-Based
Team-Based*
Third-Person Shooter
Third-Person Shooter*
Tags votes
Military
Votes · historical
6,051*
Action
Votes · historical
5,797*
Multiplayer
Votes · historical
5,679*
Shooter
Votes · historical
5,266*
Simulation
Votes · historical
5,259*
Realistic
Votes · historical
4,510*
First-Person
Votes · historical
4,273*
Open World
Votes · historical
3,990*
Tactical
Votes · historical
3,860*
FPS
Votes · historical
3,814*
War
Votes · historical
3,556*
Co-op
Votes · historical
3,412*
Strategy
Votes · historical
2,786*
Sandbox
Votes · historical
2,753*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
2,141*
Moddable
Votes · historical
1,989*
Combat
Votes · historical
1,951*
Online Co-Op
Votes · historical
1,900*
Team-Based
Votes · historical
1,785*
Third-Person Shooter
Votes · historical
1,754*
Specifications 6 · 28 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • LAN PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • LAN Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Stats*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Steam Timeline*
Developers
  • Bohemia Interactive*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Free to play · historical
No*
macOS requirements
The macOS port of Arma 3 is considered experimental and has various limitations. Please review them on our official website before making a purchase for this platform. Minimum: OS: macOS Big Sur 11 Processor: Apple M1 or 2-core Intel Core i5 1.4 GHz or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5000 or better GPU Memory: 1 GB Hard Drive: 45 GB *
Metacritic score
74*
Name
Arma 3*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core quad-core or AMD Athlon quad-core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7850 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, with 1 GB video memory DirectX®: 10 Storage: 50 GB available space Audio: DirectX® compatible Other: Internet connection and free Steam account to activate Dual Layer compatible when installing from DVD *
Platforms
  • windows*
  • mac*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$29.99*
Publishers
  • Bohemia Interactive*
Recommendations total
224,116*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Sep 12, 2013*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
LAN PvP
LAN PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
LAN Co-op
LAN Co-op*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Captions available
Captions available*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Stats
Stats*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Includes level editor
Includes level editor*
Steam Timeline
Steam Timeline*
Developers
Bohemia Interactive
Bohemia Interactive*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
macOS requirements
macOS · Minimum
Operating system
macOS Big Sur 11*
Processor alternatives
Apple M1 or 2-core Intel Core i5 1.4 GHz or better*
Memory
8 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Intel HD Graphics 5000 or better GPU Memory: 1 GB*
Storage
45 GB*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 10 (64-bit)*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core quad-core or AMD Athlon quad-core*
Memory
8 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7850 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, with 1 GB video memory DirectX®: 10*
Storage
50 GB available space Audio: DirectX® compatible Other: Internet connection and free Steam account to activate Dual Layer compatible when installing from DVD*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Bohemia Interactive
Bohemia Interactive*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Sep 12, 2013*
Interface languages
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Turkish*
Specifications 7 · 20 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
unsupported*
Store genres
Action|Simulation|Strategy*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
161*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
351*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
16* GB
Windows recommended video memory · 2026-06-27
6* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,013*
Title
Arma 3*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Co-op
Co-op*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unsupported*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
351*
Community confidence
strong*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
PvP
PvP*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
16 GB*
Video memory
6 GB*

* Provisional data