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America's Army: Proving Grounds
America’s Army: Proving Grounds is the official game of the U.S. Army and part of the highly acclaimed America’s Army game series. This free military game focuses on small unit tactical maneuvers and puts you to the test in a wide variety of new America’s Army maps and AA fan favorites.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
45 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“twas fun while it lastedb”
“Yo bruh America's Army: Proving Grounds is straight bussin fun af no cap , I used to run it on my crusty old ACER laptop but kept getting kicked out every 5 seconds due to slow internet connection and incompatible spec.…”
7 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love this game played for multiple years,Met great ppl in the community, AA dropped this game in 2022 but this game lives on thanks to the community, do yourself a favor and come join the community see you in…”
“me and my dad play this game together and i always win good fps takes time to learn fun lots of old people”
“Great Game. Still has a small loyal community.”
5 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“better cod FOR FREE”
“pew pew fun, free fun”
3 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“me and my dad play this game together and i always win good fps takes time to learn fun lots of old people”
“10/10 great game. Playable on international servers due to netcode. Highly recommended. Better than CS.”
9 of the 73 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Yo bruh America's Army: Proving Grounds is straight bussin fun af no cap , I used to run it on my crusty old ACER laptop but kept getting kicked out every 5 seconds due to slow internet connection and incompatible spec.…”
“I loved this game on the ps but now its just run by jarheads that think they're someone so you cant join their server.”
6 of the 73 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“need a new one forgotten fps <3”
“Yo bruh America's Army: Proving Grounds is straight bussin fun af no cap , I used to run it on my crusty old ACER laptop but kept getting kicked out every 5 seconds due to slow internet connection and incompatible spec.…”
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love this game played for multiple years,Met great ppl in the community, AA dropped this game in 2022 but this game lives on thanks to the community, do yourself a favor and come join the community see you in…”
6 of the 73 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“PunkBuster kicked you for service communication”
“was interested in playing, but every time i tried to join a lobby it kicked me out.”
“it wont let me play keep saying punkbuster kicked everytime i try to join”
4 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“The 2015 gunplay overhaul completely ruined this game. What was once an amazing, one-of-a-kind tactical shooter was gutted and turned into a generic run-and-gun with some of the worst weapon mechanics I've ever…”
“This game was not fun. The admins were comprised of IDIOTS who ban people for calling out their stolen valor. I'm glad the game has been shut down it was a disgrace to Americas actual army”
3 of the 73 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Really makes me feel like signing up for my country's armed forces to invade another Middle Eastern country and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ up the entire world's supply chain because another fake Middle Eastern country blackmails the…”
Counted across 73 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 78.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Old game that plays well, community supported, free to play, lots of old players, strong community across servers - between the game itself and the community that plays and supports it, probably the best game out there.”
— a player, Steam review · 3,693 hrs played“used ot play years back on playstation always been pretty fun and although its not very popluated now adays you get acquainted with the regulars and things are nice”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“I'm amazed this game still has a steam page”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:51 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Hotfix Notes 5.3.22
Below are the patch notes for the last AA:PG hotfix. Thank you for helping us make the final version of AA:PG on PC the best it can be. We hope you are able to enjoy Private Servers and the community
Hotfix Notes 4.26.22
Based on player feedback we have released a PC hotfix with bug fixes. Note: AA:PG Official Support and Servers will be shut down on May 5th, 2022, but Private Servers on PC will remain accessible. PC
Hotfix Notes 4.12.22
Based on player feedback from Patch 3.29.22, we have released a PC hotfix with bug fixes. Note: AA:PG Official Support and Servers will be shut down on May 5th, 2022, but Private Servers on PC will re
Hotfix Notes 3.29.22
Based on player feedback from Patch 3.22.22, we have released a small hotfix addressing some feature requests and bug fixes. Note: AA:PG Official Support and Servers will be shut down on May 5th, 2022
PC Patch 3.22.22 Notes
Download the latest patch and launch AA:PG to preserve most of your player stats before the May 5th, 2022 official support and server shutdown! Today we are releasing the final PC patch in preparation
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · FPS · Action · Multiplayer · Military · Shooter · Tactical · First-Person · Singleplayer · America · War · Realistic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Stats |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 100 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://americasarmy.com/aapg |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista Processor: 2.4+ GHz Quad Core CPU Memory: 4096 MB RAM Graphics: Direct X 9.0c compliant, Shader 3.0 enabled video card with 512MB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10000 MB available space Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant sound card Additional Notes: Requires Internet Explorer 9 or later and the latest Windows Media Player