Battlefield 3™
Skip · Shooter · 2020
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 29, under the fair line, at $39.99.
- Cost per hour▼
- $6.56/hr
- Reviews▼
- 72% of 19,682
- Critics
- 89 players 17 lower
- Genre rank
- Top 64% Shooter
Holding it back: Cost per hour, DRM
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 6.1h
- To 100%
- 61.4h 10.1x the story
- Achievements
- 34
Price and sales
- Sales
- 45 on record
- Typical cut
- 85% off
- Steam low
- $1.99 February 2024
- Sale every
- 46d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 49 now
- Recent reviews
- 75% 30 days
- Cheaper than
- 3% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 34% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
10% start to 2% rarestThis site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
45 discounts in the 6 years on record, a median of 85 percent off across all of them, roughly 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
It is pricier than 97 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 66 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Battlefield 4™ ($39.99, scores 34) beats it on value, while it beats Battlefield™ 2042 ($59.99, scores 0).
More about Battlefield 3™
Critics scored it 89, but players land 17 points lower at 72 percent. The reviews were kinder than the room.
Of the 800 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 10 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written February 2026 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 36 percent of the 3,850 reviews written there were positive, against 72 percent overall, and those are 23 percent of everything written about it. It sells extras on top of the sticker price (boost); the score docks it lightly for that.
The main story runs 6.1 hours. Doing everything runs 61, 10 times as long.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 5 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 31 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Multiplayer is basically dead (unless if you're in Europe or US...I suppose), just use Venice Unleashed and play with bots (or with some random people....and bots) Anyways, one of the best FPS I've ever played.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Its a great game a classic campaign the multiplayer is still pretty active only thing is multiplayer will be a bit difficult for newbies as most people are level 100 with most everything unlocked while you have to start from scratch still highly recommended
Good game but doesnt work well nowadys,if you want an old battlefield for multplayer go with bf4 even though i think bf3 multiplayer is a bit better but the problems arent worth it
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
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.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 20 GB of storage. Windows only.
Cite this score
Battlefield 3™ scores 29/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1238820/battlefield-3Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 8, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.