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Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead cover art

Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead

Bohemia Interactive · 2010-06-29

Steam

ActionSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jun 29, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region. Coalition forces led by the US Army are deployed to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.

120
playing now
92%
positive of 22k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
66/100
IGDB user rating (28 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

120 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead is a standalone expansion pack to Bohemia Interactive's tactical shooter Arma 2. Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead includes three new multiplayer maps, new vehicles and equipment, new factions, along with a new campaign.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 120 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 162 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 890k–1.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 22,250 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2015-06-17) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 12 of 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15115120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

23802026-08-06 21:00 — 145 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 71 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 129 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 177 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 110 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 156 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 171 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 84 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 168 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 164 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 72 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 156 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 147 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 71 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 138 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 152 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 75 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 149 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 218 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 76 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 139 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 179 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 108 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 190 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 89 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 112 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 196 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 120 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$0.002015-01-012026-08-262015-01-01 — best price $3.992015-03-24 — best price $9.552015-05-05 — best price $9.692015-06-18 — best price $9.792015-11-02 — best price $39.992016-02-25 — best price $3.992016-07-07 — best price $16.152017-04-24 — best price $19.992017-09-23 — best price $19.992018-02-19 — best price $19.992018-07-05 — best price $19.992018-11-27 — best price $19.992019-02-18 — best price $19.992019-07-09 — best price $19.992019-11-01 — best price $19.992020-01-02 — best price $19.992020-04-02 — best price $19.992020-11-02 — best price $19.992021-03-01 — best price $19.992021-08-09 — best price $19.992022-02-03 — best price $19.992022-11-01 — best price $19.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-09-25 — best price $19.992024-01-29 — best price $19.992024-07-25 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-05-09 — best price $19.992025-09-25 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-04-24 — best price $19.992026-08-26 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3292026-05-30 — 14 pageviews2026-06-02 — 14 pageviews2026-06-05 — 28 pageviews2026-06-08 — 16 pageviews2026-06-11 — 24 pageviews2026-06-14 — 18 pageviews2026-06-17 — 27 pageviews2026-06-20 — 17 pageviews2026-06-23 — 21 pageviews2026-06-26 — 22 pageviews2026-06-29 — 14 pageviews2026-07-02 — 22 pageviews2026-07-05 — 11 pageviews2026-07-08 — 18 pageviews2026-07-11 — 13 pageviews2026-07-14 — 25 pageviews2026-07-17 — 20 pageviews2026-07-20 — 15 pageviews2026-07-23 — 17 pageviews2026-07-26 — 19 pageviews2026-07-29 — 13 pageviews2026-08-01 — 23 pageviews2026-08-04 — 16 pageviews2026-08-07 — 20 pageviews2026-08-10 — 15 pageviews2026-08-13 — 19 pageviews2026-08-16 — 24 pageviews2026-08-19 — 32 pageviews2026-08-22 — 18 pageviews2026-08-25 — 22 pageviews2026-08-27 — 19 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCaptions availablePartial Controller SupportIncludes level editor3 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Czech, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, German, Polish

Player tags

FPSWarCo-opActionSandboxShooterMilitaryModdableStrategyTactical

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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