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Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2
Battlefield: Bad Company 2™ brings the award-winning Battlefield gameplay to the forefront of PC gaming with best-in-class vehicular combat and unexpected "Battlefield moments." New vehicles like the ATV and a transport helicopter allow for all-new multiplayer tactics on the Battlefield. With the Fr
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
21 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“It turned out this game is not available for purchase anymore, and the multiplayer servers are have been shut down, so unfortunately, I could not try it, however I heard it was good. But I will write a bit about the…”
“Holy crap, played the campaign a while back and its excellent, just played the multiplayer for the first time today and its also excellent. Not for sale anymore so that sucks but if you do have a copy use the Venice…”
“(Single Player Campaign Review) Good classic FPS that we don't see much anymore. Destructible buildings - always fun. Entertaining story and characters. I enjoy the character banter and discussions they have when things…”
7 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Holy crap, played the campaign a while back and its excellent, just played the multiplayer for the first time today and its also excellent. Not for sale anymore so that sucks but if you do have a copy use the Venice…”
“Google "Project Rome" and go to the first link. All you have to do is register an account and drag and drop 1 dll file into your game directory to be able to play online again, and yes there are people online still.…”
“Great game, kept alive by project rome. :)”
3 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“10/10 This is one of my favorite games and does everything amazingly. I wish I could play it again for the first time. This is the game that got me into FPS when CoD was not creative enough. Pros: Sound and visual…”
3 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Great game. Runs great and plays great. Good times.”
11 of the 78 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“It turned out this game is not available for purchase anymore, and the multiplayer servers are have been shut down, so unfortunately, I could not try it, however I heard it was good. But I will write a bit about the…”
“MULTIPLAYER SERVERS DO NOT WORK. do not buy. scam.”
“Holy crap, played the campaign a while back and its excellent, just played the multiplayer for the first time today and its also excellent. Not for sale anymore so that sucks but if you do have a copy use the Venice…”
Counted across 78 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“♥♥♥♥ EA for removing digitally this masterpiece”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Its a shame that they shut down the servers and delisted the game. It was a good game back in the day wish they had also made a port for Bad Company 1 that game was the bomb. Oh well with the things that go on at EA you never know what to expect from them anymore especially the…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Probably one of the best releases for the Battlefield series, a gem which will never be forgotten but sadly missed. We will never have this level of game development from EA or DICE ever again and it's a shame after the series started to fall off from Battlefield 4.”
— a player, Steam review · 128 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:44 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.
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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 | FPS · Multiplayer · Action · Shooter · War · Team-Based · First-Person · Singleplayer · Destruction · Military · Co-op · Tactical (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Spanish - Spain |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://battlefieldbadcompany2.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz Memory: 2GB Graphics: 256 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900) DirectX®: DirectX 9, 10, and 11 support Hard Drive: 15 GB