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PlanetSide Arena
PlanetSide Arena servers will be shutting down on January 10, 2020. Read our dev letter to learn more.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Planetside Arcade - this is how it feels. Easier movements and no roadkills. Comic graphics and fewer abilities. Not too bad for a game or two. But not really a subsitute for PS2”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“This is the game that has killed entire Planetside franchise. Money that was desperately needed to fix existing bugs in Planetside 2, push new content and overall revitalize game were instead used to make another pointless BR clone in already oversaturated market. Mind numbing…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“I've been supporting and playing Planetside 2 since 2013. I have over 500 hours on my PS4 account, then later I build a PC to run the game much smoother. I have over 200 currently in that. A few years ago, Daybreak was getting the majority of their revenue from H1Z1, eventually…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPrice tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. 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.
A Message From the Development Team
Hello Everyone, After careful consideration, we’ve made the difficult decision to shut down PlanetSide Arena servers. While our team set out with an ambitious vision for a game that combined the massi
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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, Massively Multiplayer, Early Access |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Massively Multiplayer · Action · Battle Royale · FPS · Multiplayer · Early Access · Sci-fi · Shooter · Arena Shooter · First-Person · Space (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese * |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.planetsidearena.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64 bit only) Processor: Intel i5-2500K Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 series or higher DirectX: Version 10 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sounds Card