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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 simulation, action and military game
developed and published by Bohemia Interactive.
Released on July 13th 2011 is available in English only on Windows.
It has received 1,273 reviews of which 967 were positive and 306 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 7.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Eneba.
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- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 2.5Ghz Intel P4 or AMD Ahtlon processor
- Memory: 512MB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce 6600GT with 256MB VRAM Pixel Shader 2.0 or ATI Radeon x800 with 256MB RAM Pixel Shader 2.0
- DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 6 GB
- Sound: OpenAL sound compatible audiocard
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Arma: Gold Edition serves as a fascinating snapshot of Bohemia Interactive’s early ambitions in large-scale military simulation. Bundling Arma: Armed Assault with its expansion, Queen’s Gambit, this edition offers players a dense, demanding, and highly flexible sandbox experience. At a time when the shooter genre was dominated by corridor firefights and scripted set pieces, Arma presented something radically different: sprawling island battlefields where infantry, vehicles, and air support converged in unpredictable, emergent ways. The Gold Edition preserves that vision in full, making it both a historical milestone and a deep tactical package for those willing to engage with its uncompromising design. The scale remains one of the compilation’s defining strengths. Its environments—stretching across vast forests, coastal settlements, rural farmlands, and fortified military installations—allow missions to flow naturally rather than force players along narrow paths. A single objective can take you from stealthy approaches through dense terrain to chaotic firefights in open fields or mechanized battles involving tanks and aircraft. The freedom to tackle objectives from any direction, combined with the ability to operate a wide range of vehicles, gives the game a sense of tactical possibility that few titles of its era attempted. Even today, the openness of its sandbox makes each mission feel like a small war rather than a scripted encounter. The inclusion of Queen’s Gambit expands this foundation with new campaigns, factions, and mission types, offering a welcome layer of variety. The added content introduces fresh scenarios that highlight the engine’s strengths—combined-arms assaults, amphibious operations, nighttime insertions, and tense infantry skirmishes. While the narrative delivery is minimalistic, the campaigns provide enough context to give structure to the large, semi-realistic conflict zones. The expansion also benefits players who enjoy the creation side of Arma, as its new assets and environments broaden the palette available in the mission editor. The mission editor itself remains one of the most powerful and enduring aspects of Arma: Gold Edition. Its flexibility allows players to craft missions ranging from small cooperative stealth infiltrations to full-scale battles with dozens of AI squads, vehicles, and scripted events. This creative freedom ensures the game never truly runs out of content—each scenario becomes a personal project, and multiplayer sessions often evolve into unpredictable war stories shaped by player decisions rather than scripted beats. For many long-time fans, the editor is what transformed Arma from a single game into an endlessly replayable platform. However, it is impossible to overlook the ways in which Arma: Gold Edition shows its age. The interface and controls can feel heavy and unintuitive, especially for players accustomed to modern shooters with streamlined movement and polished gunplay. AI behavior, while ambitious, is inconsistent—sometimes impressively tactical, other times erratic or overly accurate to the point of frustration. Animations and physics also reflect early 2000s limitations, and the overall presentation lacks the refinement that later entries in the series would bring. These shortcomings are not deal-breakers for fans of mil-sims, but they do create a barrier for newcomers who expect smoother, more accessible gameplay. Despite these flaws, the compilation remains a compelling and historically important release. It captures the raw experimental energy that would ultimately lead to Arma 2, Arma 3, and the broader modding ecosystem that spawned phenomena like DayZ. Arma: Gold Edition is not a casual experience—it demands patience, tactical thinking, and a willingness to wrestle with its rough edges. But for players who appreciate realism, open-ended scenarios, and military simulation systems that let them craft their own stories, it still offers a level of depth and freedom rarely matched. It stands as a challenging but rewarding reminder of where one of gaming’s most influential simulation franchises began. Rating: 7/10
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This is my first contact Hardcore game. Ten years ago when i was childhood,use very outdated computer by Windows7 system,i downloaded a pirated 1 on some websites,at that time, i enjoyed playing for hundreds of hours in front the Mission Editor who sometimes turns into a seagull:) How times fly:(
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Holds up much better than I expected for it's age. Worth the money for a chance to appreciate the history of the series
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Lowkey i find this game difficult but thats probably becuase i just fucking suck at this game
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Awesome game. Pretty challenging but good graphics for its time, great controlls and flexibility to do almost anything. Just wish there was more instructions on how the game works
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ARMA: Gold Edition is currently priced at 7.99€ on Steam.
ARMA: Gold Edition is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 7.99€ on Steam.
ARMA: Gold Edition received 967 positive votes out of a total of 1,273 achieving a rating of 7.29.
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ARMA: Gold Edition was developed and published by Bohemia Interactive.
ARMA: Gold Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.
ARMA: Gold Edition is not playable on MacOS.
ARMA: Gold Edition is not playable on Linux.
ARMA: Gold Edition offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
ARMA: Gold Edition offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
ARMA: Gold Edition does not currently offer any DLC.
ARMA: Gold Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
ARMA: Gold Edition does not support Steam Remote Play.
ARMA: Gold Edition is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Bohemia Interactive
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