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ARMA: Gold Edition

Bohemia Interactive · 2011-07-13

SteamGOG

ActionSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jul 13, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 13, 2011 (Linux)

ARMA: Gold is pack of ARMA: Armed Assault and an expansion pack ARMA: Queen's Gambit. ARMA is a first person tactical military shooter with large elements of realism and simulation. This game features a blend of large-scale military conflict spread over large areas alongside the more closed quarters battle.

ARMA: Gold Edition is a 2011 Action, Simulation and Strategy game priced at $1.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 1318 reviews).

4
playing now
76%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

ARMA is a first person tactical military shooter with large elements of realism and simulation. This game features a blend of large-scale military conflict spread over large areas alongside the more closed quarters battle. The player will find himself thrust in the midst of an engaging and expanding storyline, fighting against smart, aggressive enemies who will continually provide a challenge over a massive landscape.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 29 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 53k–106k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,331 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2013-12-23) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 64 of 90 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
131320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1112026-09-15 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 5 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 11 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 8 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 4 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
212Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2012 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2013 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2013 — avg 3 · peak 14Mar 2014 — avg 8 · peak 26Aug 2014 — avg 7 · peak 20Jan 2015 — avg 9 · peak 31Jun 2015 — avg 10 · peak 29Nov 2015 — avg 7 · peak 24Apr 2016 — avg 6 · peak 19Sep 2016 — avg 7 · peak 20Feb 2017 — avg 7 · peak 20Jul 2017 — avg 7 · peak 21Dec 2017 — avg 11 · peak 37May 2018 — avg 10 · peak 33Oct 2018 — avg 6 · peak 24Mar 2019 — avg 7 · peak 18Aug 2019 — avg 6 · peak 18Jan 2020 — avg 7 · peak 27Jun 2020 — avg 6 · peak 21Nov 2020 — avg 7 · peak 24Apr 2021 — avg 5 · peak 17Sep 2021 — avg 5 · peak 17Feb 2022 — avg 6 · peak 27Jul 2022 — avg 6 · peak 16Dec 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2023 — avg 6 · peak 17Oct 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Jan 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 20Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$1.992015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $1.992015-12-22 — best price $1.992016-11-23 — best price $1.992017-09-14 — best price $2.002018-01-04 — best price $9.992018-07-05 — best price $9.992018-12-20 — best price $1.992019-05-20 — best price $9.992019-10-28 — best price $1.992020-01-03 — best price $9.992020-06-25 — best price $1.992020-11-25 — best price $1.992021-02-23 — best price $1.992021-06-28 — best price $9.992021-11-26 — best price $1.992022-03-21 — best price $1.992022-09-06 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $1.992023-01-20 — best price $1.992023-04-24 — best price $1.992023-08-07 — best price $1.992023-11-20 — best price $9.992024-01-29 — best price $9.992024-04-17 — best price $1.992024-07-25 — best price $9.992024-11-05 — best price $1.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $1.992025-06-06 — best price $1.992025-08-18 — best price $1.992025-10-25 — best price $1.992026-01-06 — best price $1.992026-03-19 — best price $1.992026-06-14 — best price $9.992026-08-26 — best price $1.992026-09-06 — best price $1.992026-09-16 — best price $1.992026-09-26 — best price $1.992026-10-06 — best price $1.992026-10-14 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

FPSWarGoreActionSandboxShooterViolentMilitaryStrategyTactical

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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