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Battlefield 4™

Large-scale military FPS with vehicles and destructible battlefields

DICE · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Jun 11, 2020

Action

Third-party account required DRM declared on Steam

Reviews
Very Positive
84% of 77K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 356 in 30 days
Players
512
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jul 18, 2025
Minimum PC
HD 3870
4 GB RAM · 30 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Battlefield 4™?

A first-person military shooter built around large multiplayer matches where infantry fight alongside tanks, helicopters, jets, and gunboats across interactive, destructible maps. Its single-player campaign follows a squad evacuating American VIPs from Shanghai and trying to get home.

For you if...

  • +you prefer large multiplayer battles mixing infantry and vehicles
  • +you like maps that change through destruction and flooding
  • +you also want a separate military shooter campaign

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike large, vehicle-heavy competitive matches
  • −you prefer shooters focused only on infantry combat

What players say

84% of 76,819 reviews are positive · 79% of 356 in the last 30 days

Players praise the gunplay, varied maps, vehicle combat, and environmental destruction, and several say community servers remain active. Common complaints focus on EA launcher failures and PunkBuster kicks that require manual troubleshooting; players in parts of Asia also report scarce nearby servers and high-ping kicks.

Players over time

▼ -58% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 1,277 players on Sep 21, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 2026512
Nov 6, 2026394
Nov 5, 2026310
Nov 4, 2026333
Nov 3, 2026378
Nov 2, 2026408
Nov 1, 2026505
Oct 31, 2026514
Oct 30, 2026362
Oct 29, 2026345
Oct 28, 2026342
Oct 27, 2026563
Oct 26, 2026681
Oct 25, 2026893
Oct 24, 2026776
Oct 23, 2026733
Oct 22, 2026724
Oct 21, 2026660
Oct 20, 2026687
Oct 18, 2026863
Oct 17, 2026806
Oct 16, 2026748
Oct 15, 20260
Oct 14, 2026736
Oct 13, 2026792
Oct 11, 2026948
Oct 10, 2026988
Oct 9, 2026903
Oct 8, 2026902
Oct 7, 2026805
Oct 6, 2026856
Oct 4, 20261,150
Oct 3, 20261,114
Oct 2, 2026967
Oct 1, 2026934
Sep 30, 2026953
Sep 29, 20261,033
Sep 27, 20261,207
Sep 26, 20261,170
Sep 25, 20261,065
Sep 24, 20261,014
Sep 23, 2026465
Sep 23, 20261,043
Sep 22, 20261,104
Sep 21, 20261,277

How many players finish Battlefield 4™?

13% of Steam players have unlocked «For the cause», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Battlefield 4™ system requirements

Minimum: HD 3870, 4 GB RAM, 30 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 8 32-bit
Processor
Processor (AMD): Athlon X2 2.8 GHz Processor (Intel): Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
Graphics
Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon HD 3870 Graphics card (NVIDIA): Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 8 64-bit
Processor
Processor (AMD): Six-core CPU Processor (Intel): Quad-core CPU
Graphics
Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon HD 7870 Graphics card (Nvidia): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space

Does Battlefield 4™ have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Battlefield 4™ run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • First time setup requires active internet connection
  • Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required.
Third-party account
EA Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
67
Steam features
Trading cards, HDR
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese. Text only: Czech, Korean, Traditional Chinese.

Does Battlefield 4™ use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

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