Tactical, teamwork-focused gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“A game for those who love tactics, teamwork, and realism. No running and gunning – every decision counts.”
Steam review · 497.4 h played ↗
America's Army: Proving Grounds
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 80%Very Positive · 80%U.S. Army2013FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A free, slow-paced tactical team shooter with one-shot kills and a loyal but tiny community. Skip it if you want a big player base or dislike clan-run servers and PunkBuster hassles.
Great for
Veterans and patient players who like slow, realistic team tactics and a close community
Main risk
You may get kicked from the few active servers or be unable to join at all
What players love
Free with no microtransactions
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“there is no battlepass, microtransactions or other DLC”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗
Nostalgia and a fondly remembered classic
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I've played every iteration of America's Army since it's initial release in 2001.”
Steam review · 2452.6 h played ↗
Small, loyal, friendly community
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“community supported, free to play, lots of old players, strong community across servers”
Steam review · 3667.1 h played ↗
Realistic one-shot-kill combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Run-and-gun doesn't work at all here: you get killed in a couple of hits.”
Steam review · translated · 232.2 h played ↗
Runs well on older PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“Great, particularly if you have an older PC”
Steam review · 2767.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Kicked from servers on join
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“all servers dead, and you'd get kicked instantaneously upon trying to join one.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Dead game with few players and servers
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Game is dead. its a friday night and only 3 people were on a server 4 counting me.”
Steam review · 77.3 h played ↗
Toxic, gatekeeping clans and abusive admins
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“servers are overrun by clan players that don't let new people experience the game for what its worth.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Less tactical than older AA, Counter-Strike clone
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“They've taken a game that was about tactics and turned it into a bunny hopping counter strike experience.”
Steam review · 7.9 h played ↗
Outdated PunkBuster and weak anti-cheat
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Recruiting Budget has affected the game along with outdated punkbuster.”
Steam review · 57.3 h played ↗
Region blocks and anti-Russian kicks
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“It's impossible to join any server from a Russian IP.”
Steam review · translated · 0.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown10000 MB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista
Processor2.4+ GHz Quad Core CPU
Memory4096 MB RAM
GraphicsDirect X 9.0c compliant, Shader 3.0 enabled video card with 512MB RAM
Storage10000 MB available space
Recommended
OSMicrosoft Windows 7 or higher
Processor3.3+GHz Core i5 CPU
Memory8192 MB RAM
GraphicsDirect X 9.0c compliant, Shader 3.0 enabled video card with 1GB RAM
Storage10000 MB available space
OSWindows Vista
Processor2.4+ GHz Quad Core CPU
Memory4096 MB RAM
GraphicsDirect X 9.0c compliant, Shader 3.0 enabled video card with 512MB RAM
Storage10000 MB available space
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