Battle Grounds III

Battle Grounds III

Fair · Shooter · 2024

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

NO RUSH.

Free and middling. Worth a look if the genre is yours.

Price
Free to play
Reviews
86% positive
Length
No data
no length in our data yet
$/hr
Free
price ÷ main-story length
Price
Free
Reviews
86%
4,103 reviews, as of Sep 26
Players
350K
owners, SteamSpy estimate
Released
2024

Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, DirectX 9 level Graphics Card with 256 MB or more, 5 GB of storage. Windows only.

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!
Description from the Steam store page.

What drives the score

How to read this

Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
ValueFree
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Holding it back
Reviews86% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
Reach350K+ owners
How many own it, by SteamSpy's estimate (an old snapshot). A free game has no price to weigh, so this is its value read
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
RefundsFree
A free game cannot be refunded, so the label never applies
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

The value story

On value it sits in the top 20 percent of its genre. It is better reviewed than 69 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Pirates Vikings & Knights II (free, scores 73) beats it on value, while it beats War of Rights ($29.99, scores 47).

1 players were online in it when we last checked, on Sep 29, 08:47 UTC.

Players

1 players online when we last checked, on Sep 29, 08:47 UTC.

Player counts from the Steam Web API.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

Cite this score

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Battle Grounds III scores 67/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1057700/battle-grounds-iii
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Reviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26.

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Tags

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Details

DeveloperThe Battle Grounds Game Development Team
PublisherThe Battle Grounds Game Development Team
GenreShooter
Released2024