Arma 3

Arma 3

Released Sep 2013

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.

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Evaluation

Arma 3 launched on September 12, 2013 and has remained in active development for over a decade. All 22 DLC entries on the store are released, and the store description promotes the game as a complete package including the Apex and Contact expansions, with an "Arma 3 Platinum" bundle available for those who want every official expansion and DLC. The game's content ecosystem remains clearly active. Creator DLC titles — third-party content developed and published through Bohemia Interactive's official channel — continue to receive substantial updates. Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany received Update 1.6 on May 29, 2025, adding dozens of new vehicles, weapons, and features. Expeditionary Forces received Update 1.1 on November 26, 2025 and Update 1.2 on March 19, 2026, both bringing meaningful new content. This establishes a consistent pattern of major content drops roughly every 2–6 months across the ecosystem. The base game itself also continues to receive feature patches. Game Update 2.20 on June 17, 2025 brought performance optimizations, Steam Game Recording support, and new gameplay features. Most recently, Game Update 2.22 on August 11, 2026 — just three days before today's assessment — added new aircraft (MH-80 Ghost Hawks), new language support, and expanded platform support, including a synchronized Mac port update for the first time. This is the most recent developer communication on record. Bohemia Interactive also announced an "Arma 3 Pass" (released April 30, 2026), a subscription service providing access to the full game and all DLC, signaling continued commercial investment in the platform. News posts also show Bohemia's broader Arma franchise activity, with the announcement and July 16, 2026 release of Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered — a separate product, but one that demonstrates the studio is actively investing in the franchise. No developer statement indicating the conclusion of Arma 3 content development has been made. The game is actively receiving patches at the highest frequency seen in the data, with the most recent update shipping as of August 11, 2026.
Evidence
Game Update 2.22 released for Arma 3, adding MH-80 Ghost Hawks, new language support, and expanded platform support. Most recent developer communication.
news post · Aug 11, 2026 source development ongoing
high
Expeditionary Forces Update 1.2 released by Tiny Gecko Studios, adding a new UCAV, weapon variant, equipment, and vehicle liveries.
news post · Mar 19, 2026 source content shipped
high

Content

22 of 22 released · no outstanding content
Released
Apr 2026

Media

Details

Publisher
Bohemia Interactive
Achievements
123
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

About this game

Authentic, diverse, open: Arma 3 sends you to war. The third installment in the legendary Arma franchise is the gold standard military sandbox on PC, featuring combined arms warfare, authentic weapons and assets, and a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content. Arma 3 now includes the Apex and Contact expansions, offering hundreds of hours of additional gameplay right out of the box. And for those who want all available official content from the get-go, Arma 3 Platinum includes the base game and every official expansion and DLC.

Deploy into massive open worlds where ballistics are realistic, maneuvering keeps you alive, and teamwork is your strongest weapon. Drive tanks, fly jets, command a squad, or play a range of infantry roles: Arma 3 gives you the freedom to fight your way in the most comprehensive military sandbox on PC, now enhanced with the Apex and Contact expansions.

From battling it out on the arid islands of Altis and Stratis in the East Wind campaign, to infiltrating the fierce jungles of Tanoa in the cooperative campaign of the Apex Protocol, to navigating mankind's encounter with an alien presence in First Contact, Arma 3 offers countless hours of replayable singleplayer and cooperative campaigns, scenarios, showcase missions, challenges, virtual arsenal and garage, and more.

Fight online in the massive military sandbox that is Arma 3. Form a squad and team up against your enemy in the official Combat Patrol, Escape and Warlords multiplayer scenarios, or jump into one of the many popular unofficial game modes developed by the Arma 3 community. Experience engaging multiplayer scenarios in Arma 3 Zeus, where Game Masters can curate and influence the battlefield of other players in real-time. To get the most out of your multiplayer milsim experience, you can even join one of the long-standing and dedicated multiplayer community units.

Customize your loadout down to the last detail for any mission and engagement. With over 80 weapons, customizable loadouts with short- and long-distance attachments, and a plethora of clothing and equipment to choose from, Arma 3 opens up a world of tactical opportunities.

Head into combat on foot, drive various types of light and heavy armor, operate autonomous vehicles, or take to the skies in helicopters and jets. Conduct combined arms operations over air, land, and sea, with over 40 intricately modeled and accurately simulated vehicles to drive and pilot.

Master combined arms warfare across the sun-scorched Mediterranean islands of Altis, Stratis, and Malden, navigate the dense, hostile jungles of the South Pacific in Tanoa, and survive the militarized temperate woodlands of Livonia. Arma 3 features massive terrains totaling over 610 km² of open-world terrain. 

Explore over 160,000 user-generated items available for download on the Steam Workshop, ranging from custom weapons and vehicles to intense singleplayer scenarios and entirely new multiplayer game modes. Create your own intricate and immersive scenarios with Arma 3's comprehensive and intuitive Eden editor, and share your content with the community.

Arma 3 can be enhanced with a vast library of DLC that adds new assets, capabilities, and transports you to entirely new theaters of war. Additional weapons, tanks, jets, helicopters, and more are available for purchase as official DLC and Creator DLC (CDLC) to expand and customize your Arma 3 experience. Expansive terrains transport you to the treacherous jungles of Vietnam, the fields and forests of Cold War Germany, and to the sun-scorched desert of the Sahara, and more, giving you thousands of additional hours of playtime. For those who want all available official content from the get-go, Arma 3 Platinum includes the base game and every official expansion and DLC.

Last evaluated Aug 14, 2026
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