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America's Army: Proving Grounds

Free tactical military FPS built around team-based objective matches

U.S. Army · Released Aug 29, 2013

ActionFree To Play

Reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 12K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 10 in 30 days
Players
127
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
May 3, 2022
Minimum PC
Direct X 9.0c compliant
4 GB RAM · 9.8 GB disk
Full requirements

What is America's Army: Proving Grounds?

A free-to-play first-person tactical military shooter set in a fictional U.S. Army urban training facility. You play an infantryman, coordinate with teammates, complete match objectives, train in shoot houses, and customize weapons and characters across single-player and multiplayer modes.

For you if...

  • +you prefer tactical teamwork and objective-based shooting
  • +you want weapon and character customization
  • +you value a free-to-play military shooter

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer fast solo action over team coordination

What players say

78% of 11,955 reviews are positive · 70% of 10 in the last 30 days

Players praise the tactical, team-based shooting and the remaining community support. The most common complaint is that online play is sparsely populated and difficult for newcomers to access, with players reporting server kicks and PunkBuster problems.

Players over time

▼ -5% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 163 players on Sep 28, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026127
Nov 6, 2026107
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Nov 1, 202691
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Oct 26, 202694
Oct 25, 2026116
Oct 24, 2026121
Oct 23, 2026127
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Oct 21, 2026102
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Oct 19, 2026110
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Oct 15, 2026120
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Oct 13, 2026106
Oct 12, 2026119
Oct 11, 2026124
Oct 10, 2026113
Oct 9, 202696
Oct 8, 2026112
Oct 7, 2026107
Oct 6, 2026105
Oct 5, 2026112
Oct 4, 2026118
Oct 3, 2026122
Oct 2, 2026135
Oct 1, 2026130
Sep 30, 2026119
Sep 29, 2026113
Sep 28, 2026163
Sep 27, 2026124
Sep 26, 2026127
Sep 25, 2026102
Sep 24, 2026102
Sep 23, 202628
Sep 23, 2026121
Sep 22, 2026125
Sep 21, 2026140

Screenshots and trailer

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America's Army: Proving Grounds system requirements

Minimum: Direct X 9.0c compliant, 4 GB RAM, 9.8 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista
Processor
2.4+ GHz Quad Core CPU
Graphics
Direct X 9.0c compliant, Shader 3.0 enabled video card with 512MB RAM
Memory
4096 MB RAM
Storage
10000 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Notes
Requires Internet Explorer 9 or later and the latest Windows Media Player

Recommended

OS
Microsoft Windows 7 or higher
Processor
3.3+GHz Core i5 CPU
Graphics
Direct X 9.0c compliant, Shader 3.0 enabled video card with 1GB RAM
Memory
8192 MB RAM
Storage
10000 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Notes
Requires Internet Explorer 9 or later and the latest Windows Media Player

Does America's Army: Proving Grounds have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does America's Army: Proving Grounds run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Display output has nonblocking issues
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
100
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does America's Army: Proving Grounds 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 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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