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Battlefield 3™
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.
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
55 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is from the future, A 2011 PERFECT Game. A Gem. Best Battlefield of all time and fight me for saying that.”
“Pros: Cool campaign, kinda short but for the price kinda w/e No bullsh*t in game. You have weapons and they kill baddies, that's it. No "powers", no attachments to your guns, no skill trees, just straight action The…”
“One of the best Battlefield games ever. I wish the game wouldn't die. It's hard to find servers in 2026, and only 2-3 are active in the EU. And the UI doesn't scale up on a 4K monitor, just so you know, but it's…”
23 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Pros: Cool campaign, kinda short but for the price kinda w/e No bullsh*t in game. You have weapons and they kill baddies, that's it. No "powers", no attachments to your guns, no skill trees, just straight action The…”
“A cool game with a cool storyline. Many people report that it's difficult or impossible to enter the game, although to play the game you simply need to have the website open and click "Start Campaign". I'd also like to…”
“Best battlefield campaign”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Pros: Cool campaign, kinda short but for the price kinda w/e No bullsh*t in game. You have weapons and they kill baddies, that's it. No "powers", no attachments to your guns, no skill trees, just straight action The…”
“The most legendary Battlefield in history! Just think about it - BF3 turns 15 this year. Despite its age, the game has aged beautifully. Both technically and artistically, it was brilliantly made. It was the peak of the…”
“Back when AAA game companies actually cared. Its been 15 years since the release of BATTLEFIELD 3, and its still an amazing game, especially the Jet Mission. The nostalgia, the gameplay, the graphics, Frostbite 2 is…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Great game once you get it working, online is still a bit active.”
“Great game In general, with fun multiplayer and one of the few battlefields in the series that has good campaign. My favourite will always be bad company and BF1. However, there are some caveats that me and other people…”
“I came back to this thinking it’d feel outdated… yeah, no. It still goes hard. **Pros:** * Gunplay feels clean and satisfying, not floaty like some newer shooters * The sound design is ridiculous (jets overhead,…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Pros: Cool campaign, kinda short but for the price kinda w/e No bullsh*t in game. You have weapons and they kill baddies, that's it. No "powers", no attachments to your guns, no skill trees, just straight action The…”
“The most legendary Battlefield in history! Just think about it - BF3 turns 15 this year. Despite its age, the game has aged beautifully. Both technically and artistically, it was brilliantly made. It was the peak of the…”
“Solid campaign and very good multiplayer but sadly dead. Game looks nice and runs smoothly but the EA launcher ruins the whole experience”
35 of the 103 reviews raise this · 17 of them still recommend the game.
“needs to install like 3 launchers, link your account and open the browser to launch th gam. What the hell. just start the game.”
“Partly because the EA App (Origin) is a mess and partly because BF3's quirky web browser based Battlelog that EA was dead set on 15 years ago, its a pain to get running. Windows users might have it better, but its a…”
“Pros: Cool campaign, kinda short but for the price kinda w/e No bullsh*t in game. You have weapons and they kill baddies, that's it. No "powers", no attachments to your guns, no skill trees, just straight action The…”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Partly because the EA App (Origin) is a mess and partly because BF3's quirky web browser based Battlelog that EA was dead set on 15 years ago, its a pain to get running. Windows users might have it better, but its a…”
“Pros: Cool campaign, kinda short but for the price kinda w/e No bullsh*t in game. You have weapons and they kill baddies, that's it. No "powers", no attachments to your guns, no skill trees, just straight action The…”
“Game some how broke by itself. i purchased the premium edition on steam, the game also comes with an app and when you attempt to launch the game on the app or on steam it just opens the game in the web browser and when…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“One of the best Battlefield games ever. I wish the game wouldn't die. It's hard to find servers in 2026, and only 2-3 are active in the EU. And the UI doesn't scale up on a 4K monitor, just so you know, but it's…”
“the online play sucks because of punkbuster it just keeps kicking me out of the game for no reason”
“to get this running is a pain.. for whatever reason it opens up a browser to join a server.. some EA bs.. but that's not it.. all the active servers are from EU people so the ping is 180+ if you are in the USA no matter…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Partly because the EA App (Origin) is a mess and partly because BF3's quirky web browser based Battlelog that EA was dead set on 15 years ago, its a pain to get running. Windows users might have it better, but its a…”
“to get this running is a pain.. for whatever reason it opens up a browser to join a server.. some EA bs.. but that's not it.. all the active servers are from EU people so the ping is 180+ if you are in the USA no matter…”
“Great game In general, with fun multiplayer and one of the few battlefields in the series that has good campaign. My favourite will always be bad company and BF1. However, there are some caveats that me and other people…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“>how many effects you need on screen >devs over 500”
“yes if you would like the hassle of playing it , really hard to set up the game, costs a fair amount of money and the reommended specs dont really mean theyre good so take into account before buying it but overall its ok”
“The game is great and really fun but you will face some issues trying to play it , First on many modern monitor (yes monitors not gpus) the video tab in settings will crash ur game so to set your video setting you will…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 70.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Used to run rush on Damavand Peak with the boys back in the Xbox 360 days. Now it's too late. Now the boys are gone :')”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Completed the campaign, a very small campaign for this game. You can complete the campaign in, like, 5 hr of story, and that's it. Nothing much to do anymore. Tried only multiplayer, can't find a match.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“BF3 is fun and i love the game, but the EA launcher makes it unplayable half the time. I LOVE LOGGING INTO 3 DIFFRENT THINGS TO OPEN THE GAME AND THEN HAVE EA TELL ME I DONT ACTUALLY OWN THE GAME and also battle eye had a problem i had to fix because it kept kicking me, BF3…”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:59 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.
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
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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 |
| Player tags | Action · Multiplayer · Shooter · Singleplayer · FPS · First-Person · Team-Based · PvP · Tactical · Destruction · Atmospheric · War (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Polish * , Russian * , Japanese * , Czech, Hungarian, Korean * , Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 34 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card (AMD): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 or 6000 series, with ATI Radeon 3870 or higher performance) Graphics card (NVIDIA): DirectX 10.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 or 500 series with NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible