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Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead

Bohemia Interactive / Jun 29, 2010 / Action, Simulation, Strategy

windows
Steam Deck Playable

98 playing now

That's more people than live in the Pitcairn Islands.

Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region. Coalition forces led by the US Army are deployed to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.

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GPU	Not set	Nvidia Geforce 8600GT or ATI Radeon 3650 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM Can't tell	Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5770 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 896 MB VRAM Can't tell
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What's new

Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead Windows 11 Hotfix #2

2021-12-21

This hotfix for Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead resolves a few issues with the original Windows 11 update and brings a quality-of-life change to the branch configuration. We are adding the new Windows 10 and 11 compatible BattlEye files to Arma 2 OA's /Expansion folder to ensure functionality with older setups. We are also removing password protection from the branch 163_backup which contains 1.63 version of Arma 2 OA. This is to ensure compatibility with Linux servers still running on the 1.63 version. Changelog BattlEye - Added new client binaries and libraries to the Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead Expansion folder. Steam Branch Configuration - Removed password protection from the 163_backup branch, which contains the latest build of Arma 2 OA 1.63.

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What players say

Very Positive

93% positive, 11,427 reviews

Recommended2,792 hrs played

this game literally sucks but nostalgia and autism make it the best game in the world

17 found this helpful, 2025-09-29

Recommended1,312 hrs played

Writing this in 2026 but whatever. This game is the reason why DayZ exists! TOP! Also thanx FrankieonPCin1080p for showing alot of us this masterpiece.

10 found this helpful, 2026-03-30

Recommended2,223 hrs played

As someone that had no life in school and has 2k+ hours on Arma 2 OA. This by far was the best game back in the day. Wish it would come back

8 found this helpful, 2025-11-04

Recommended422 hrs played

Originally I played this exclusively to set up my own missions on the editor. Someday I might go back to that. BUT if you really want to feel like you're part of a major battle, go to MP, set it on LAN, and then choose the "CTI" (Capture the Island) missions. Those permit you to play against AI that are also attempting to capture the island. If you are a multi-task kind of player and want it to feel closer to a...

5 found this helpful, 2026-02-03