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Steam app 1238820 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:00 UTC

Battlefield 3™

Enjoy total freedom to fight the way you want. Explore 29 massive multiplayer maps and use loads of vehicles, weapons, and gadgets to help you turn up the heat. Every second of battle gets you closer to unlocking tons of extras and moving up in the Ranks. So get in the action.

Battlefield 3™ Steam header artwork
DICEElectronic Arts
136playing now
16624-hour peak
1,412all-time peak
110average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−28.5Gain−20.49%% gain240Peak

719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

06212518724913 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 2026225 peakFriday 14 August 2026209 peakSaturday 15 August 2026231 peakSunday 16 August 2026205 peakMonday 17 August 2026197 peakTuesday 18 August 2026181 peakWednesday 19 August 2026192 peakThursday 20 August 2026164 peakFriday 21 August 2026178 peakSaturday 22 August 2026194 peakSunday 23 August 2026213 peakMonday 24 August 2026183 peakTuesday 25 August 2026175 peakWednesday 26 August 2026147 peakThursday 27 August 2026164 peakFriday 28 August 2026153 peakSaturday 29 August 2026182 peakSunday 30 August 2026181 peakMonday 31 August 2026149 peakTuesday 01 September 2026161 peakWednesday 02 September 2026110 peakThursday 03 September 2026134 peakFriday 04 September 2026157 peakSaturday 05 September 2026186 peakSunday 06 September 2026183 peakMonday 07 September 2026160 peakTuesday 08 September 2026149 peakWednesday 09 September 2026143 peakThursday 10 September 2026147 peakFriday 11 September 2026153 peakSaturday 12 September 2026166 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

76 months, June 2020 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.

03817621k2k2020202120222023202420252026June 2020480 monthly peakJuly 2020354 monthly peakAugust 2020332 monthly peakSeptember 2020181 monthly peakOctober 2020343 monthly peakNovember 2020202 monthly peakDecember 2020256 monthly peakJanuary 2021305 monthly peakFebruary 2021414 monthly peakMarch 2021225 monthly peakApril 2021234 monthly peakMay 2021156 monthly peakJune 2021382 monthly peakJuly 2021256 monthly peakAugust 2021218 monthly peakSeptember 2021133 monthly peakOctober 2021129 monthly peakNovember 2021105 monthly peakDecember 2021177 monthly peakJanuary 2022217 monthly peakFebruary 2022309 monthly peakMarch 2022251 monthly peakApril 2022196 monthly peakMay 2022232 monthly peakJune 2022160 monthly peakJuly 2022298 monthly peakAugust 2022222 monthly peakSeptember 2022226 monthly peakOctober 2022167 monthly peakNovember 2022178 monthly peakDecember 2022157 monthly peakJanuary 2023394 monthly peakFebruary 2023359 monthly peakMarch 2023159 monthly peakApril 2023182 monthly peakMay 2023181 monthly peakJune 2023104 monthly peakJuly 202378 monthly peakAugust 202374 monthly peakSeptember 202369 monthly peakOctober 2023369 monthly peakNovember 2023352 monthly peakDecember 2023313 monthly peakJanuary 2024290 monthly peakFebruary 20241,412 monthly peakMarch 2024953 monthly peakApril 2024361 monthly peakMay 2024336 monthly peakJune 2024303 monthly peakJuly 2024321 monthly peakAugust 2024288 monthly peakSeptember 2024278 monthly peakOctober 2024205 monthly peakNovember 2024368 monthly peakDecember 2024369 monthly peakJanuary 2025344 monthly peakFebruary 2025586 monthly peakMarch 2025764 monthly peakApril 2025343 monthly peakMay 2025769 monthly peakJune 2025689 monthly peakJuly 2025589 monthly peakAugust 2025857 monthly peakSeptember 2025313 monthly peakOctober 2025254 monthly peakNovember 2025205 monthly peakDecember 2025146 monthly peakJanuary 2026150 monthly peakFebruary 2026137 monthly peakMarch 2026146 monthly peakApril 2026782 monthly peakMay 2026904 monthly peakJune 2026511 monthly peakJuly 2026459 monthly peakAugust 2026297 monthly peakSeptember 2026186 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

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.

0124248372496July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 2026459 peak — daily detail belowAugust 2026297 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 2026186 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

012424837249601 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 2026360 peakThursday 02 July 2026350 peakFriday 03 July 2026397 peakSaturday 04 July 2026412 peakSunday 05 July 2026459 peakMonday 06 July 2026378 peakTuesday 07 July 2026348 peakWednesday 08 July 2026341 peakThursday 09 July 2026379 peakFriday 10 July 2026333 peakSaturday 11 July 2026290 peakSunday 12 July 2026313 peakMonday 13 July 2026260 peakTuesday 14 July 2026239 peakWednesday 15 July 2026215 peakThursday 16 July 2026203 peakFriday 17 July 2026215 peakSaturday 18 July 2026231 peakSunday 19 July 2026247 peakMonday 20 July 2026204 peakTuesday 21 July 2026181 peakWednesday 22 July 2026180 peakThursday 23 July 2026193 peakFriday 24 July 2026182 peakSaturday 25 July 2026203 peakSunday 26 July 2026218 peakMonday 27 July 2026180 peakTuesday 28 July 2026171 peakWednesday 29 July 2026156 peakThursday 30 July 2026156 peakFriday 31 July 2026194 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

08016024132101 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 2026241 peakSunday 02 August 2026261 peakMonday 03 August 2026205 peakTuesday 04 August 2026238 peakWednesday 05 August 2026228 peakThursday 06 August 2026243 peakFriday 07 August 2026255 peakSaturday 08 August 2026297 peakSunday 09 August 2026277 peakMonday 10 August 2026242 peakTuesday 11 August 2026236 peakWednesday 12 August 2026214 peakThursday 13 August 2026240 peakFriday 14 August 2026209 peakSaturday 15 August 2026231 peakSunday 16 August 2026205 peakMonday 17 August 2026197 peakTuesday 18 August 2026181 peakWednesday 19 August 2026192 peakThursday 20 August 2026164 peakFriday 21 August 2026178 peakSaturday 22 August 2026194 peakSunday 23 August 2026213 peakMonday 24 August 2026183 peakTuesday 25 August 2026175 peakWednesday 26 August 2026147 peakThursday 27 August 2026164 peakFriday 28 August 2026153 peakSaturday 29 August 2026182 peakSunday 30 August 2026181 peakMonday 31 August 2026149 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 282 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

05010015120101 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 2026161 peakWednesday 02 September 2026110 peakThursday 03 September 2026134 peakFriday 04 September 2026157 peakSaturday 05 September 2026186 peakSunday 06 September 2026183 peakMonday 07 September 2026160 peakTuesday 08 September 2026149 peakWednesday 09 September 2026143 peakThursday 10 September 2026147 peakFriday 11 September 2026153 peakSaturday 12 September 2026166 peak

October 2026

Battlefield 3™ was released on 11 Jun, 2020.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:00 UTC
App ID
1238820
Last updated
20 Jan 2023 build 10352044
Developer
DICE
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Release date
11 Jun, 2020
Platforms
Windows
Download size
13.90 GB
Install size
20.14 GB
Genres
Action
Game modes
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP
Controller support
Full
Declared DRM
EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required.
Third-party account
EA Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Achievements
34
Metacritic
89

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam Trading Cards

Controllers & input

Full controller support

Accessibility

Popular tags

SingleplayerShooterActionMultiplayerFPSFirst-PersonTeam-BasedPvPTacticalDestructionAtmosphericWarMilitaryViolentCo-opStory RichControllerOnline Co-OpCo-op CampaignOpen World
About this gameFull description from Steam
Ramp up the intensity in Battlefield™ 3 and enjoy total freedom to fight the way you want. Explore 29 massive multiplayer maps and use loads of vehicles, weapons, and gadgets to help you turn up the heat. Plus, every second of battle gets you closer to unlocking tons of extras and moving up in the Ranks. So get in the action. Key features Play to your strengths — The 4 player classes — Assault, Engineer, Support, and Recon — each have specialties, and working together is key to victory. Go anywhere, do anything — Commandeer any vehicle you come across, from tanks and buggies to helicopters and jets. Even slam your F/A-18E Super Hornet directly into an enemy combatant! Experience total mayhem — Enjoy 29 multiplayer maps. Massive destructible environments? Yup. Wide open spaces for crazy vehicular combat? Roger that. Grab loads of unlockables — Every battle gains you Ranks, Ribbons, Medals, and more, enhancing your prowess. Stick with your helicopter, master your piloting, and unlock IR flares to ward off oncoming missiles or opt to increase your stealth. Battlefield 3 Premium Edition includes: The game and all 5 expansion packs — The Premium Edition includes 20 new maps, 20 new weapons, 10 new vehicles, and 4 new game modes. Multiplayer Head Start kit — Instantly unlock 15 advanced weapons, plus gadgets, vehicle upgrades, and more. Powerful new features — Reset your stats for a fresh start, get priority in server queues, and score new decals for Platoon emblems. Plus, join unique events like Double XP weekends and take part in exclusive competitions. Exclusive in-game items — Get unique in-game items not available anywhere else, including new soldier and weapon camos, the ACB-90 knife, and a unique set of dog tags.
Content & age ratingsSteam content notice · 10 regional ratings

Content notice

Strong Language Violence

Regional ratings

CRL18
CSRRR
DEJUS16Violência
ESRBmBlood · Intense Violence · Strong Language
FPB16Violence
KGRB18Violence · Language
MDAAA16
NZOFLCr16Violence · Offensive Language
OFLCma15Strong Violence · Gaming Experience might change Online.
PEGI16PEGI Online · Bad Language · Violence
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card (AMD): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 or 6000 series, with ATI Radeon 3870 or higher performance) Graphics card (NVIDIA): DirectX 10.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 or 500 series with NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

Recommended

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Quad-core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics Card: DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Supported languages12 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●
French●
Italian●
German●
Spanish - Spain●
Polish●
Russian●
Japanese●
Czech
Hungarian
Korean●
Traditional Chinese

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers
Battlefield 3™ screenshot 1Battlefield 3™ screenshot 2Battlefield 3™ screenshot 3Battlefield 3™ screenshot 4Battlefield 3™ screenshot 5Battlefield 3™ screenshot 6Battlefield 3™ screenshot 7

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

34 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Like a BossAchievement
SuperiorityAchievement
Most Valuable PlayerAchievement
DestroyerAchievement
GunslingerAchievement
DecoratedAchievement
Home made javelinAchievement
Its no sidecarAchievement
Vehicle WarfareAchievement
Bite your fingerAchievement

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15 developer announcements, Nov 2023 to May 2026 · times in UTC

May

  1. Battlefield 6 Season 3 Official Gameplay Trailer

    Deploy to Railway to Golmud, an iconic map reimagined to become the biggest Battlefield 6 map yet. Engage in all-out war across a village in ruins, a massive landscape ablaze with tank shootouts, an industrial site, and a moving railway.…

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December

  1. Get up to 30% off Battlefield 6

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July

  1. Battlefield Labs - Community Update - The Class System - Part Two

    This Community Update outlines the current status of the Class System in Battlefield Labs, featuring insights from early player experiences.Some systems aren't yet available in Battlefield Labs, but everything discussed here is crucial for…

    Electronic Arts

May

  1. Battlefield Labs - Community Update - The Class System - Part One

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40697820/89d54810d79b4180f17acb1e7aa5e752ea92ca1c.pngToday, we're excited to start outlining our future vision for the Class System in Battlefield. The gameplay mechanics of classes and aspects that players have enjoyed…

    Electronic Arts
  2. BATTLEFIELD LABS - DEVELOPMENT UPDATE, MAY 2025

    In February, we announced Battlefield Labs as our most ambitious community collaboration in franchise history to validate the future of Battlefield. Today, we'll update you on our initial learnings and how we'll continue to scale testing…

    Electronic Arts

April

  1. Community Update - Battlefield Labs - Destruction

    We’re back with another Community Update focused on destruction, and a summary of our initial learnings from previous Battlefield Labs play sessions. Let’s start with a preview on how we’re designing and testing destruction for the future.…

    Electronic Arts

March

  1. Battlefield Labs - Community Update - Gunplay and Movement Philosophy

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40697820/c29ce34207d2abf5395ac3ad827c78ac6ecf5c62.pngThis is the first of our regular Community Updates to keep you informed about features we’re testing in Battlefield Labs. Today we’ll focus on elements of gunplay and…

    Electronic Arts

February

  1. This is Battlefield Labs

    Welcome to Battlefield Labs. We'd like to invite you to join us for our most ambitious community development collaboration ever. This is an opportunity to provide feedback, validate the future of Battlefield, and have a direct and lasting…

    Electronic Arts

October

  1. Get Up to 92% on Battlefield Games

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June

  1. Save up to 85%* with the Summer Sale

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April

  1. Save up to 85%* with the EA Publisher Sale

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March

  1. Play Free Now

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40697820/a6c8fc303e994bae0b09541a6903d7d649954d3d.png Do whatever it takes in the lawless suburban combat of Season 7: Turning Point. Play Season 7 free between March 21-24* and deploy on the new map Haven, gear up with…

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December

  1. Save 80%* on Battlefield™ 2042 with the Winter Sale

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November

  1. Save 84%* on Battlefield™ 2042 with the Autumn Sale

    Get 84% off Battlefield™ 2042 now until November 28! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517290/Battlefield_2042/ The deals don't end there, save up to 85% on even more EA titles.…

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