11-Year-Old Steam Game is Enjoying a Massive Sales Boost Right Now

11-Year-Old Steam Game is Enjoying a Massive Sales Boost Right Now

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Bohemia Interactive's tactical military simulator, Arma 3, received a massive jump in sales during the latest Steam Summer Sale. Despite being a niche title and almost 11 years old now, gamers are evidently still curious about what Arma 3 has to offer.

Arma 3 was first released into alpha back in 2013, and was one of the first games to ever make use of the Steam Early Access program. Later that year, it was released in full, and was quickly regarded as one of the best combat simulation games on the market. Bohemia Interactive is yet to release a sequel to the game, with only the spin-off Arma Reforger arriving in 2022. Despite this, Arma 3 retains a large community online with the gameplay holding up extremely well over a decade later.

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Speaking to PC Gamer, Bohemia Interactive's Pavel Křižka confirmed that Arma 3 sold nearly 700,000 copies during the recent Steam Summer Sale, as well as almost 200,000 pieces of DLC alongside this. These numbers are a huge surprise for a game almost 11 years old, especially...

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