Underplayed Gems

ARMA: Cold War Assault (2011)

ARMA: Cold War Assault cover
Developer
Bohemia Interactive
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.0 of 5, 6,267 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.8 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A deliberate, methodical military sim that immerses you in tense firefights and open-ended tactical decisions on a cold war battlefield.

realistictacticalmilitary simulationtenseatmosphericdeliberate pacingmoddableteam-based

What players say

Players are split on the controls and AI: some call them horrendous, others find them fine or even superior to later entries. The mission editor and mod support keep people coming back. Many praise it as a classic that defined military simulation, while a few say it has not aged well.

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