Used to identify the game, unaltered. Battlefield 3 wordmark, trademark of its owner, from the publisher's Steam store listing

Battlefield 3

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

Enjoy total freedom to fight the way you want. Explore 29 massive multiplayer maps and use loads of vehicles, weapons, and gadgets to help you turn up the heat. Every second of battle gets you closer to unlocking tons of extras and moving up in the Ranks. So get in the action.

First-Person Shooter

Player score

7.2/10

19,290 reviews

Released: 2011
Developer: DICE
Platforms: 5 systems
Critics: 89
Steam Deck: unsupported
Download: 20 GB

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 Battlefield 3?

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	25 October 2011
Developer	DICE
Publisher	Electronic Arts
Platforms	iOS, iPad, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Genres	First-Person Shooter
Languages	12 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q791454, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Battlefield 3 received?

Players72%positive of 19,290 · Mostly Positive

Metacritic89critic aggregate, PC

Achievements34on Steam

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	full support
Cloud saves	No
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Yes
In-game purchases	No
Steam Deck	unsupported
Download size	20 GB
Add-on content	2 DLC listed
Age gate	17+

Content descriptors

Frequent violence or gore
General mature content

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

What does it cost?

$39.99

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 Battlefield 3 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.

Will not launch or install29 of 300 (10%)
Cant even start the game because the EA app and Battlelog do all they can so you cant play it.
Steam review, 18 June 2026 · 1 hours played · 109 readers marked it helpful
It used to be a great game before it required the EA launcher which fails to load.
Steam review, 26 February 2026 · 0 hours played · 51 readers marked it helpful
Launchers, accounts and anti-cheat13 of 300 (4%)
Can't even start the game because of countless launcher, anticheat and website issues, thanks EA!
Steam review, 28 June 2026 · 0 hours played · 50 readers marked it helpful
tldr: bad launcher, always online, bad and semi-empty servers with players that should be in their own region.
Steam review, 13 March 2026 · 2 hours played · 15 readers marked it helpful
Crashes and freezes12 of 300 (4%)
However, I was experiencing crashes after ~30 seconds in a server, same with self-hosting my own server.
Steam review, 29 April 2026 · 4 hours played · 45 readers marked it helpful
Crashes if attempt to enter video settings.
Steam review, 3 October 2025 · 0 hours played · 6 readers marked it helpful
Performance and stutter9 of 300 (3%)
once you've done that the game might just be stuck at 15 fps until you use a console command.
Steam review, 3 August 2025 · 1 hours played · 54 readers marked it helpful
If all that worked, you can now play, and the battlefield 3 campaign is a decently fun FPS game.
Steam review, 4 July 2026 · 6 hours played · 4 readers marked it helpful

A further 14 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 Battlefield 3

24 games overlap with Battlefield 3 on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) and Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

All 24 games like Battlefield 3

Common questions about Battlefield 3

What platforms is Battlefield 3 on?

Battlefield 3 is available on iOS, iPad, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360. It first released in 2011.

How much does Battlefield 3 cost?

$39.99 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 Battlefield 3?

72% of 19,290 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mostly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Battlefield 3?

89 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 Battlefield 3 work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Battlefield 3 as unsupported on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

How big is the Battlefield 3 download?

20 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.