Nostalgic classic that still holds up
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Going back to it now, it still holds up in way that the more modern Arma's don't quite capture.”
Steam review · 30.2 h played ↗
Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%Bohemia Interactive, Josef Šimánek (retro)2011Simulation · Action · Strategy
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A faithful, free-for-owners remaster of the 2001 military sandbox classic, with open-sourced code, a great editor and campaigns. Skip it if you dislike clunky controls, dated visuals and harsh AI.
Great for
Nostalgic OFP fans, mission-editor tinkerers and milsim players curious where Arma began
Main risk
Clunky controls, harsh one-hit AI and 2001 visuals feel unplayable without nostalgia
What players love
Open source and free remaster upgrade
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Releasing the engines source code AND giving owners a free remastered upgrade. Another Bohemia W 10/10”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Powerful mission editor and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“You can get lost in the map editor for a whole day.”
Steam review · translated · 28.6 h played ↗
Strong campaigns and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“It features a truly excellent single-player campaign and the best singe-player campaign ever made in the franchise”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
Mods and restored multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Huge thanks for the remaster and multiplayer without the hassle of OFP Monitor.”
Steam review · translated · 123.3 h played ↗
Fixed mouse sensitivity and modern support
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“I also no longer experience a very annoying mouse acceleration bug that was plaguing me previously.”
Steam review · 61.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky controls and bad mouse handling
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“just how dogsh!t the mouse axis controls are: Extremely coarse aiming granularity and extremely high mouse sensitivity is particularly unforgivable for an FPS.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Dated graphics and gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game doesn't feel good, doesn't look good and most of all, doesn't play good.”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗
Bugs and broken missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“quarter of a century later you still cannot complete mission "Occupation" of "Resistance" campaign due to a bug.”
Steam review · 94.5 h played ↗
Performance problems and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Game will launch and run normally for about 3 minutes before dropping to below 10fps.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Brutal, stupid AI and single save
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The AI can shoot you from beyond rendering distance.”
Steam review · 72.1 h played ↗
Remaster adds almost nothing
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“nothing about this game is remastered it is identical to the original”
Steam review · 44.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10/11 64-bit
ProcessorDual-core 2.0 GHz (x86-64)
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 3.3-capable GPU, 512 MB VRAM (e.g. Intel HD 3000)
Storage20 GB free space
Recommended
OSWindows 10/11 64-bit
ProcessorQuad-core 3.0 GHz (x86-64)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDedicated GPU w/ OpenGL 4.x, 1 GB VRAM (e.g. GeForce GT...)
Storage20 GB free space
OSWindows 10/11 64-bit
ProcessorDual-core 2.0 GHz (x86-64)
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 3.3-capable GPU, 512 MB VRAM (e.g. Intel HD 3000)
Storage20 GB free space
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