America's Army: Proving Grounds

Free tactical military FPS built around team-based objective matches

U.S. Army · Released Aug 29, 2013

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 11K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 24 in 30 days
Playing now: 28; peak 24h 121
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 4 years ago; May 3, 2022

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

79% of 11,069 reviews are positive · 79% of 24 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.

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America's Army: Proving Grounds system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

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