Home / Games / Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region. Coalition forces led by the US Army are deployed to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.
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
19 of the 62 reviews raise this.
“Its got a bleak look to it but it still holds up in 2026. Turn the AI voices off and it's a good time.”
“Peak military shooter, even Bohemia can't top it in 2026. Warfare genuinely might be the single greatest game mode in any shooter ever. No nostalgia, i am brand new to A2, this ♥♥♥♥ is still the absolute goat of…”
“Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead holds a special place in my gaming history—it’s where everything really began for me. I first played it years ago when I was just getting into gaming, and it quickly became more than just a…”
6 of the 62 reviews raise this.
“Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead holds a special place in my gaming history—it’s where everything really began for me. I first played it years ago when I was just getting into gaming, and it quickly became more than just a…”
“Let's start with what i love about this game. Aside from half life and valve games in general, this is one of my all time favorite games, easily my favorite entry out of the series. runs great on modern pc's and is very…”
“Worth it for some awesome mods and scenarios that exist. Otherwise just get ArmA 3. I swear it runs better too.”
6 of the 62 reviews raise this.
“From battle royal to Day Z, this games legacy is pivotal to the evolution of games. The system's provided at the time allowed us to focus on realism and structured a certain type of belligerent autistic such as myself.…”
“Let's start with what i love about this game. Aside from half life and valve games in general, this is one of my all time favorite games, easily my favorite entry out of the series. runs great on modern pc's and is very…”
“Hey you! Yes you with the basic PC that probably won't run Arma 3.. Play this game. It's not Arma 3, but it is still epic. The only thing worse than not playing Arma 3 is not playing Arma at all. But I'm not going to…”
4 of the 62 reviews raise this.
“Recommended ✔ Bought Arma 2 for a realistic military simulator. Stayed for DayZ because I enjoy being emotionally abused by beans. Spawned on the beach with: • A flashlight • A bandage • Trust issues Walked for 45…”
“Am reviewing old games and remember most of my time being on the wasteland style servers or RP ones just screwing around with others. Good times.”
3 of the 62 reviews raise this.
“Worth it on a sale but ARMA 3 does everything better”
“This is a brilliant game. I got it on sale (which you should wait for) and, my god, am I impressed by a game from 2010. If you are willing to put up with a hardcore game with a little bit of jank, buy it on sale. (Also…”
“Worth it for some awesome mods and scenarios that exist. Otherwise just get ArmA 3. I swear it runs better too.”
9 of the 62 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Recommended ✔ Bought Arma 2 for a realistic military simulator. Stayed for DayZ because I enjoy being emotionally abused by beans. Spawned on the beach with: • A flashlight • A bandage • Trust issues Walked for 45…”
“From battle royal to Day Z, this games legacy is pivotal to the evolution of games. The system's provided at the time allowed us to focus on realism and structured a certain type of belligerent autistic such as myself.…”
“Should have a ragdoll setting”
4 of the 62 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead holds a special place in my gaming history—it’s where everything really began for me. I first played it years ago when I was just getting into gaming, and it quickly became more than just a…”
“I wish it was populated again, the nostalgia, the fun. I shed tears thinking of the past but I'm grateful to of been apart of it.”
“Classic Mill-Sim had great time over the years, pitty servers are dead now”
3 of the 62 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Worth it for some awesome mods and scenarios that exist. Otherwise just get ArmA 3. I swear it runs better too.”
Counted across 62 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Writing this in 2026 but whatever. This game is the reason why DayZ exists! TOP! Also thanx FrankieonPCin1080p for showing alot of us this masterpiece.”
— a player, Steam review · 1,312 hrs played“Originally I played this exclusively to set up my own missions on the editor. Someday I might go back to that. BUT if you really want to feel like you're part of a major battle, go to MP, set it on LAN, and then choose the "CTI" (Capture the Island) missions. Those permit you to…”
— a player, Steam review · 422 hrs played“A bit outdated but there is still fun to be had with this game! Especially co - op. Bohemia Interactive doesn't miss.”
— a player, Steam review · 527 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:45 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead Windows 11 Hotfix #2
This hotfix for Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead resolves a few issues with the original Windows 11 update and brings a quality-of-life change to the branch configuration. We are adding the new Windows 10
Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead Windows 11 Hotfix
In cooperation with the BattlEye team, we have prepared a hotfix for Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead. This hotfix adds BattlEye support for Windows 11. If you experience issues with this Operation Arrowhea
Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead 1.64 Update
In cooperation with the CorePatch team, we have prepared update 1.64 for Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, which takes care of many issues, including Windows 10 support. If you experience issues with the r
Corepatch hotfix
Based on community feedback the Corepatch team has released a small hotfix, which takes care of some of the most prominent issues. If you are having issue with the recent Operation Arrowhead patch or
Corepatch hotfix
Based on community feedback the Corepatch team has released a small hotfix, which takes care of some of the most prominent issues. If you are having issue with the recent Operation Arrowhead patch or
Games like Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
Arma 3
91.2% · 138,961 reviews
shares Moddable, Team Based, Military, War
ARMA: Cold War Assault
80.1% · 2,874 reviews
shares Moddable, Team Based, Military, War
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®
92.8% · 1,157 reviews
shares Moddable, Team Based, Military, War
America's Army 3
70.8% · 1,465 reviews
shares Team Based, Military, War, Tactical
Call to Arms
79.3% · 11,406 reviews
shares Modern, Military, War, Tactical
Counter-Strike: Source
96.1% · 65,470 reviews
shares Moddable, Team Based, Military, War
GROUND BRANCH
88.4% · 15,940 reviews
shares Team Based, Military, War, Tactical
Squad 44
76.0% · 15,148 reviews
shares Team Based, Military, War, Tactical
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Simulation · Military · Action · Multiplayer · Tactical · Realistic · Strategy · Shooter · FPS · Open World · War · Moddable (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Captions available · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , Czech, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, German, Polish, Russian * |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.arma2.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz Memory: 1GB Graphics: Nvidia Geforce 8600GT or ATI Radeon 3650 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: 10 GB free space