Used to identify the game, unaltered. ARMA 2 wordmark, trademark of its owner, from the publisher's Steam store listing

ARMA 2

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

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.

First-Person Shooter Strategy Simulation

Player score

8.4/10

2,114 reviews

Released: 2009
Developer: Bohemia Interactive
Platforms: 1 systems
Critics: 77
Steam Deck: unsupported
Download: Not stated

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is ARMA 2?

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	17 June 2009
Developer	Bohemia Interactive
Publisher	Bohemia Interactive
Platforms	PC
Genres	First-Person Shooter, Strategy, Simulation
Languages	1 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q296744, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was ARMA 2 received?

Players84%positive of 2,114 · Very Positive

Metacritic77critic aggregate, PC

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	partial support
Cloud saves	No
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Single-player only
In-game purchases	No
Steam Deck	unsupported
Download size	Not stated
Add-on content	1 DLC listed
Age gate	17+

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$2.59$12.99 list

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of ARMA 2 on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Performance and stutter15 of 300 (5%)
Well then do I have the FPS for you!
Steam review, 13 June 2021 · 0 hours played · 15 readers marked it helpful
This game is terribly buggy, unoptimized to the core, needlessly slow and infantry movement makes you feel like you have a refrigerator tied to you back at all times.
Steam review, 9 March 2014 · 1 hours played · 11 readers marked it helpful

A further 19 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like ARMA 2

24 games overlap with ARMA 2 on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, ARMA 3 and Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered.

All 24 games like ARMA 2

Common questions about ARMA 2

What platforms is ARMA 2 on?

ARMA 2 is available on PC. It first released in 2009.

How much does ARMA 2 cost?

$2.59 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend ARMA 2?

84% of 2,114 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for ARMA 2?

77 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does ARMA 2 work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates ARMA 2 as unsupported on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

Who made ARMA 2?

ARMA 2 was developed by Bohemia Interactive and published by Bohemia Interactive.