Arma 3 Contact Edition

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About the Game Authentic, diverse, open: Arma 3 sends you to war. The third installment in the legendary Arma franchise is the gold standard military sandbox on PC, featuring combined arms warfare, authentic weapons and assets, and a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content.

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Developer:
Bohemia Interactive Studio
Engine:
Real Virtuality 4
Release date:
12 September 2013
Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (736)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (110513)

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About the Game

Authentic, diverse, open: Arma 3 sends you to war. The third installment in the legendary Arma franchise is the gold standard military sandbox on PC, featuring combined arms warfare, authentic weapons and assets, and a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content. Arma 3 now includes the Apex and Contact expansions, offering hundreds of hours of additional gameplay right out of the box. And for those who want all available official content from the get-go, Arma 3 Platinum includes the base game and every official expansion and DLC.

Deploy into massive open worlds where ballistics are realistic, maneuvering keeps you alive, and teamwork is your strongest weapon. Drive tanks, fly jets, command a squad, or play a range of infantry roles: Arma 3 gives you the freedom to fight your way in the most comprehensive military sandbox on PC, now enhanced with the Apex and Contact expansions.

From battling it out on the arid islands of Altis and Stratis in the East Wind campaign, to infiltrating the fierce jungles of Tanoa in the cooperative campaign of the Apex Protocol, to navigating mankind's encounter with an alien presence in First Contact, Arma 3 offers countless hours of replayable singleplayer and cooperative campaigns, scenarios, showcase missions, challenges, virtual arsenal and garage, and more.

Fight online in the massive military sandbox that is Arma 3. Form a squad and team up against your enemy in the official Combat Patrol, Escape and Warlords multiplayer scenarios, or jump into one of the many popular unofficial game modes developed by the Arma 3 community. Experience engaging multiplayer scenarios in Arma 3 Zeus, where Game Masters can curate and influence the battlefield of other players in real-time. To get the most out of your multiplayer milsim experience, you can even join one of the long-standing and dedicated multiplayer community units.

Customize your loadout down to the last detail for any mission and engagement. With over 80 weapons, customizable loadouts with short- and long-distance attachments, and a plethora of clothing and equipment to choose from, Arma 3 opens up a world of tactical opportunities.

Head into combat on foot, drive various types of light and heavy armor, operate autonomous vehicles, or take to the skies in helicopters and jets. Conduct combined arms operations over air, land, and sea, with over 40 intricately modeled and accurately simulated vehicles to drive and pilot.

Master combined arms warfare across the sun-scorched Mediterranean islands of Altis, Stratis, and Malden, navigate the dense, hostile jungles of the South Pacific in Tanoa, and survive the militarized temperate woodlands of Livonia. Arma 3 features massive terrains totaling over 610 km² of open-world terrain. 

Explore over 160,000 user-generated items available for download on the Steam Workshop, ranging from custom weapons and vehicles to intense singleplayer scenarios and entirely new multiplayer game modes. Create your own intricate and immersive scenarios with Arma 3's comprehensive and intuitive Eden editor, and share your content with the community.

Arma 3 can be enhanced with a vast library of DLC that adds new assets, capabilities, and transports you to entirely new theaters of war. Additional weapons, tanks, jets, helicopters, and more are available for purchase as official DLC and Creator DLC (CDLC) to expand and customize your Arma 3 experience. Expansive terrains transport you to the treacherous jungles of Vietnam, the fields and forests of Cold War Germany, and to the sun-scorched desert of the Sahara, and more, giving you thousands of additional hours of playtime. For those who want all available official content from the get-go, Arma 3 Platinum includes the base game and every official expansion and DLC.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS:
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor:
Intel Core quad-core or AMD Athlon quad-core
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7850 or Intel HD Graphics 4000, with 1 GB video memory
DirectX®:
10
Storage:
50 GB available space
Audio:
DirectX® compatible
Other:
Internet connection and free Steam account to activate Dual Layer compatible when installing from DVD

recommended*

OS:
Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)
Processor:
Intel Core i7-7700K or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X or better
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580, with 6 GB VRAM, or better
DirectX®:
11
Storage:
80 GB available space (SSD)
Sound:
DirectX® compatible
Other:
Internet connection and free Steam account to activate Dual Layer compatible when installing from DVD

User reviews

XO
Not recommended | 01 Jun 2026
10.2h played

Does absolutely no one put a stop to this? How is it possible that Arma 3, a game released in 2013, is more expensive than Arma Reforger, which was released in 2022? Everyone knows perfectly well that Arma 3 is a

Helpful: 5
Arnbargler
Not recommended | 01 Jun 2026
4.7h played

If you want to pay $50 for a game that you can't play then this is for you! You literally cannot play online without a $13 pass and multiple paid DLC's. Yes the game looks nice but I feel ripped off.

Helpful: 2
Ludicrous Speed
Recommended | 31 May 2026
3485h played

The editor is the greatest gift to ever be gifted to someone with a god-complex like myself. If you're a creative sadist and want to watch your friends [strike]suffer[/strike] have fun in missions crafted by you,

Helpful: 0
ExeCUTE
Recommended | 01 Jun 2026
38.7h played

The best military sandbox ever made. Arma 3 isn't just a shooter—it's a complete military simulation and sandbox. The scale of the maps, realism of the combat, and freedom to approach missions however you want make it

Helpful: 0
Vetisx
Recommended | 03 Jun 2026
2001h played

Best game ever, friends love it, melts your PC, worth every penny, even ending a 5 year friendship in this game didn't make me hate it Got a new graphics card with Arma IN MIND, worth every penny Bohemia stabs out of

Helpful: 1
fasted59
Not recommended | 03 Jun 2026
5.0h played

At first it seems like a great game and then you get lost just wandering around because none of it works anything like any other game. Geez....a tutorial might help.

Helpful: 1