Steam app 1057700 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:55 UTC
After 6 years of development, Battle Grounds III (BG3) is the next iteration in the classic franchise which began 17 years ago. Prepare for battle in the American War of Independence!
272 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
87 months, July 2019 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 164 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 108 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Battle Grounds III was released on 14 Jul, 2024.
Includes intense historical violence and blood effects.
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36 developer announcements, Jun 2019 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC
Attention, soldiers!Yesterday we published a new game update that fixes a longstanding bug that has been in BG ever since it came out on the Source engine 20 years ago. For all that time, players who knew their way around the source engine…
Awesome[BG4-Dev]In accordance with voted-on changes from the Battle Grounds Discord, the following changes have been made: Snipers now move at the default speed when reloading, as opposed to being slower than other classes. Buffed the Blunderbuss weapon…
Patch notesRe-updated the game with the changes that had been reverted, this time with a fix for the suspected root cause of the crash.
Patch notesDue to crash reports, yesterday's update is being reverted until a solution is found. The update remains available on the beta branch.
Patch notesThe next BGU season is upon us! In accordance with the community poll and group discussion, the following changes have been made. Nerfed Spanish Musket accuracy Slow debuff damage cap on grenade increased Lit grenades now drop on any hit of…
Patch notesAdded cvars sv_periodic_message and sv_periodic_message_interval. Can be used by server owners to add periodic chat messages to unmodded servers. Does nothing when sv_periodic_message is empty.
Patch notesAttention soldiers! We have a mini-update for you, as well as an external Google survey for you to give feedback about the game: https://forms.gle/f366MvRrZe1MC8aL6 Here are the game changes: Shooting can now drain stamina, controlled by…
Patch notesAttention soldiers! After the latest BGU, we have several balance changes and fixes available for you. Removed jump shooting Reverted Spanish musket movement speed change, instead nerfing its damage and increasing recoil. Stomach shots no…
Awesome[BG4-Dev]Balance Mini-Update released! Nerfed Spanish musket by slowing player movement speed when equiped. Nerfed Dutch musket by giving it a random additional lock time; it will still be faster than most muskets on average. Slow effect from…
Patch notes1. Added built-in anticheat plugin (server update) 2. Added new French Officer voices from TheSoul (server update) (battlecries not finished yet) 3. Added new(?) yet nostalgic voices for the Minuteman class 😉 (server update) 3. Added the…
Patch notesAttention, soldiers! We're posting this bulletin to keep you all up-to-date on the latest going-abouts! From weekly linebattles, new features and fixes, and future development ideas, our line of battle still presses on. At the end of this…
Awesome[BG3-Dev]Attention, soldiers! This few weeks, several minor updates have been released, including one just today! The details for these have all already been announced on our discord server, however we will still now summarize them here for players…
Awesome[BG3-Dev]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34830532/e270faf8b93dc2e9ac1b0c4c13810147acb790b2.jpg There is a heinous monster afoot... it must die, or we'll all be kaput. It stalks the swamps and ruins at night setting Britons and 'Mericans afright. It is summoned…
Awesome[BG3-Dev]Attention, soldiers! It has been a while since the game received a large update; however, over the past few months, the game has nonetheless received a larger number of smaller updates. Their changes are summarized here. Also, be aware that…
Awesome[BG3-Dev]Celebrating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, we are releasing the largest update the game has ever seen! We are introducing new weapons, map changes, new gameplay elements, balance tweaks and the much anticipated…
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saturated hatHappy Thanksgiving! We’d like to give you a juicy BG3 update to put alongside your thanksgiving spread. Gameplay Updates Grenadiers wielding grenades will now drop them when their throwing arm is injured. In an effort to move away from…
Pont BlancMapping contest maps released! At long last, the maps from the contest will be officially released! We know you all have been chomping at the bit to play them, and we have been hard at work bringing the maps and new assets into the game.…
crocket's punching bagHello Friends, It’s been a while since our last update, however you all have not been forgotten about. While this update has not been as flashy as some of the weapon additions, there are map improvements galore and new assets that bring a…
Percule Hoirot{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34830532/663702bce6171559e86e9dae3ff9a7a0e91fc9b9.pngAttention, soldiers! Much has happened inside the developer’s tent—first, we would like to welcome the programmer PhilmacFLy back into the development team. Phil was…
CN meatWe have not forgotten about you guys, and we are back with some juicy new content! We have new weapons, new mechanics, new maps and more! New Weapon {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34830532/2c58e85fca2ae87659d6d7f8e07d80fc27750acd.png We are introducing…
CN meaAt ease, soldiers! This new patch aims to serve as a stopgap to bigger content and to make some small quality of life changes for server administrators, mappers and players alike.…
Awesome[BG3-Dev]Attention, soldiers! A new update has been released. This is the biggest update in the history of BG3—read below for the changelog! WeaponsAdded a new weapon, the 'M1717' Old Model Charleville for American Infantry—an older musket donated…
Awesome[BG3-Dev]It has been a long, harsh, silent winter stuffed in winter quarters, but now Battle Grounds III is back and ready for a big update! This update will be on January 12th at 12pm EST/4pm GMT. In this news post we will discuss the content of…
Awesome[BG3-Dev]Attention, soldiers! While we developers are still on campaign for the next big game update, other battles have taken place in other theaters of war! The website has been updated, the community's mapping competition is coming to a close…
Awesome[BG3-Dev]Attention, soldiers! We are still working hard on future updates, but recently an exploit was discovered that crashes servers. We wanted to deliver a fix for this right away, and we've also thrown in a few extra goodies for good measure. In…
Awesome[BG3-Dev]Stand at attention! We developers have strategically planned for an attack on our developer backlog, and we have received dispatches that there is community-run mapping competition offering a prizepool for the best maps!…
Patch notesSoldiers! After an unplanned development hiatus, we're marching to the drums again with this smaller update. We already have other updates completed an in the works; this update is only a small skirmish in our campaign for final victory.…
Patch notesAttention soldiers! As announced yesterday, many maps have been updated, and it's important that both players and servers get the update! Players need only restart their games, while servers need to update via the app_update 1057700 command…
Awesome[BG3-Dev]Troops! We have secret plans to release a huge package of map updates on Sunday, July 14th, at 3pm EST / 7pm GMT. It is important that servers and players update at the same time, or else players won't be able to play! The official servers…
Patch notesStand at attention! Today we released a small, mostly server-side update which adds a few useful commands and fixes a small number of bugs. added rkick and rban commands for easier kicking/banning (see below). added s, k, and b commands as…
Awesome[BG3-Dev]Attention, troops! On Wednesday we will be revisiting some of our battlefields to fix bugs we have discovered. The update will be available at 4:00pm EST/8:00pm GMT — all official servers will be restarted and updated at that time, and we…
Awesome[BG3-Dev]We stand with you, soldiers! We fought well at the start of this battle, and we as commanders have taken your feedback to heart by rolling out two hotfixes since release! The first hotfix, made live yesterday, fixed a persistent lag issue…
Patch notesSoldiers! Sharpen your bayonets and load your muskets, because Battle Grounds III Early Access is releasing tomorrow: Sunday, June 30th at 3pmEST/7pmGMT! Four official servers will be available: two on the US east coast, and two in Europe.…
Awesome[BG3-Dev]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34830532/f55f3a537f1feb2287ef2bb26630f24dc1e82318.jpg Stand at attention! Our war plans (Early Access) have been approved by the officers at Valve, and we stand to move out…
Awesome[BG3-Dev]Attention, soldiers! We have some good news, bad news, and good news about The Battle Grounds III. Read on to learn about our latest battle plans.…
Awesome[BG3-Dev]What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | bg3.exe | -steam -novid -game bg3 | windows |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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