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Building on 10 years of constant engine development, ARMA II boasts the most realistic combat environment in the world. It models real world ballistics & round deflection, materials penetration, features a realtime day/night cycle and dynamic wind, weather and environmental effects.

Price$ 12.99  Top 25%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.7% (positive) / 83.4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)80.2% Top 20% / 80.1%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.8K  Top 10% / 2.1K  Top 10%
Curators391 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time6.6 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar31 minutes

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Arma 2 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Arma 2's Steam rating and reviews from October 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (December 2010) to 83.4% (December 2023).

With 2.1K reviews Top 10%, Arma 2 is an AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Arma 2 and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Arma 2's review languages. The most popular language is English (88%), followed by Russian (3%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 24 languages represented. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Arma 2 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Arma 2, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is excellent, with 40 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 4.2 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 123 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Arma 2 and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Realistic combat
  • Large detailed map
  • Multiplayer rewards teamwork
  • In-depth tutorials
  • Great audio design
  • Military authenticity
  • Open world
  • Excellent ballistics mechanics
  • Engaging simulation
  • Dynamic environmental effects
  • Horrible AI
  • Innumerable bugs
  • Poor graphics pop-in
  • Unplayable
  • Bad voice acting
  • No interesting content
  • Complicated communication system
  • College-level Story-Telling/Direction
  • Awful controls
  • Middle School-level acting

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 83.7% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Arma 2's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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