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Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead

Tactical military simulation across large battlefields with infantry and vehicles

Bohemia Interactive · Released Jun 29, 2010

ActionSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 17K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
92% of 14 in 30 days
Players
82
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
Dec 21, 2021
Minimum PC
8600GT
1 GB RAM · 10 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)

What is Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead?

A tactical first-person military simulation set across three large Central Asian-style maps in the Green Sea region. You fight as infantry, special operations personnel, pilots, or tank crew in a campaign, standalone scenarios, and multiplayer battles as a US-led coalition deploys to Takistan.

For you if...

  • +you want methodical, realistic combat across large open maps
  • +you enjoy cooperative battles and infantry-vehicle combined-arms combat
  • +you like creating custom missions with the editor

Not for you if...

  • −you want fast arcade combat rather than tactical simulation
  • −you prefer compact, tightly directed shooter levels

What players say

92% of 17,115 reviews are positive · 92% of 14 in the last 30 days

Players praise the mission editor, large maps, realistic shooting, squad control, and cooperative Warfare battles. The most common recent complaint is failure to launch on Windows 11; players also report save-loading crashes, frame-rate drops, and awkward or glitchy controls.

Players over time

▲ +3% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 136 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead screenshot 1

Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead system requirements

Minimum: 8600GT, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz
Graphics
Nvidia Geforce 8600GT or ATI Radeon 3650 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM
Memory
1GB
Storage
10 GB free space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5 or AMD Athlon Phenom X4 or faster
Graphics
Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5770 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 896 MB VRAM
Memory
2GB
Storage
20 GB free space

Does Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead 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 text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Device compatibility warnings shown
  • Gamepad not enabled by default
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Czech, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, German, Polish, Russian.

Does Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead 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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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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