How to stop getting kicked by Punkbuster: 1. Go to Even Balance's download page @ https://www.evenbalance.com/downloads.php 2. Download PBSetup and pbsvc 3. Run PBSetup, add Battlefield 4, Update Punkbuster 4. Run pbsvc Enjoy the game Actual review, probably one of the best FPS games I've played in a good while. Do not buy it full price, it goes on sale for $2 so often you'd just waste your money.

Battlefield 4™
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Developer / Publisher
DICE / Electronic Arts
Release date
Jun 11, 2020
Genres
Action
Russian language
Text and voice-over
Price
$3.99
Steam recommendations
69,613
Tags
Features
Veterans
10+ hours at review88%
positive · 4,851 reviews
Newcomers
Under 2 hours at review39%
positive · 963 reviews
Most criticized
At launch
First 30 days after release on Steam (11 Jun 2020)83%
English reviews: 83% at launch → 76% now
· Reviews at launch: 678
Russian reviews: 90% at launch → 82% now
· Reviews at launch: 83
How opinion changes with playtime
Share of positive reviews by hours played at the time of the review. Click a column to read those reviews.| Played | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2h | 39% | 963 |
| 2–5h | 75% | 1,687 |
| 5–10h | 81% | 2,499 |
| 10–50h | 87% | 3,244 |
| 50h+ | 90% | 1,607 |
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The most helpful review from a veteran (10+ hours at review)Best argument against
The most helpful review from a veteran (10+ hours at review)READ THIS BEFORE BUYING: A Third-Party Gooncirlce Controls This Game If you are thinking about picking up BF4 in 2026 and having fun, be warned: the game is no longer moderated by EA or PunkBuster. It has been abandoned into the hands of a third-party "anti-cheat" group called BF4DB, and they have turned the community into a private protection racket. 1. The Fabricated Ban Machine The system is built on a massive security flaw. PunkBuster takes periodic, single screenshots of your game, but it doesn't moderate them. Instead, these shots are handed over to BF4DB admins. Technical Absurdity: There have been numerous public instances where players were banned for "nospread," "norecoil," or even minor glitches—all "proven" by a single static image. Anyone with basic technical knowledge knows it is physically impossible to prove recoil or spread cheats from one frame. Manual Manipulation: Because they have total control over the "evidence," these admins can manually edit screenshots to add fake ESP overlays. If you’re a skilled player who becomes "inconvenient," they will frame you and ban you globally. 2. The "Inner Circle" (10 vs 50) Most servers are dominated by a toxic "inner circle" of about 10–15 high-level (Level 140) accounts, many of whom are the admins themselves or their friends. The other 50 players in the server are just there to be targets. The Immunity: If you report these players for suspicious activity, you are mocked in their private Discord groups. The Ego Ban: If you actually manage to beat them or call them out for the schemes, they will manufacture a ban to get you out of "their" playground. 3. The Death of Transparency In the past, these ridiculous bans were somewhat visible on forums. Now, they have moved everything into private Discord channels. This is intentional. By moving to Discord, they can delete logs, ignore legitimate appeals, and hide their fabricated evidence from the public eye. Transparency is dead; the "appeal" process is just a theater where they play with their victims (I could show a link of a discord appeal transcript, but they banned me alr, while I'm muted and couldn't interact with anything) . 4. The Protection Racket: Paying for "Hosting" The motive behind this is purely financial. Since the game is dying and nobody buys VIP slots or donates anymore, the admins have turned to extortion to cover their "hosting costs." Their Discord tickets literally feature a "Golden Subscription Appeal" label. It’s simple: Pay their Patreon fee: You get protection and a "pass" to play (or even hack) in their circle. Refuse to pay in advance: You are a target for their next fabricated screenshot ban (when you become inconvenient). They are holding the remaining player base to squeeze money out of a 13-year-old game. The core gameplay of BF4 remains legendary, but the environment is managed by "hollow-headed" power-trippers who treat the community like a private piggy bank. Unless you want to be fodder for a corrupt elite or pay a monthly ransom to keep your account, DO NOT BUY.
Community reviews
10,000 matching
Based on the 10,000 most recent Steam reviews · updated 2 Oct 2026
- English reviews: 5,000, 15 Apr 2025 – 1 Oct 2026
- Russian reviews: 5,000, 7 Feb 2022 – 29 Sept 2026
- ▼ Not recommended148 h at review148 h total10 Mar 2026
READ THIS BEFORE BUYING: A Third-Party Gooncirlce Controls This Game If you are thinking about picking up BF4 in 2026 and having fun, be warned: the game is no longer moderated by EA or PunkBuster. It has been abandoned into the hands of a third-party "anti-cheat" group called BF4DB, and they have turned the community into a private protection racket. 1. The Fabricated Ban Machine The system is built on a massive security flaw. PunkBuster takes periodic, single screenshots of your game, but it doesn't moderate them. Instead, these shots are handed over to BF4DB admins. Technical Absurdity: There have been numerous public instances where players were banned for "nospread," "norecoil," or even minor glitches—all "proven" by a single static image. Anyone with basic technical knowledge knows it is physically impossible to prove recoil or spread cheats from one frame. Manual Manipulation: Because they have total control over the "evidence," these admins can manually edit screenshots to add fake ESP overlays. If you’re a skilled player who becomes "inconvenient," they will frame you and ban you globally. 2. The "Inner Circle" (10 vs 50) Most servers are dominated by a toxic "inner circle" of about 10–15 high-level (Level 140) accounts, many of whom are the admins themselves or their friends. The other 50 players in the server are just there to be targets. The Immunity: If you report these players for suspicious activity, you are mocked in their private Discord groups. The Ego Ban: If you actually manage to beat them or call them out for the schemes, they will manufacture a ban to get you out of "their" playground. 3. The Death of Transparency In the past, these ridiculous bans were somewhat visible on forums. Now, they have moved everything into private Discord channels. This is intentional. By moving to Discord, they can delete logs, ignore legitimate appeals, and hide their fabricated evidence from the public eye. Transparency is dead; the "appeal" process is just a theater where they play with their victims (I could show a link of a discord appeal transcript, but they banned me alr, while I'm muted and couldn't interact with anything) . 4. The Protection Racket: Paying for "Hosting" The motive behind this is purely financial. Since the game is dying and nobody buys VIP slots or donates anymore, the admins have turned to extortion to cover their "hosting costs." Their Discord tickets literally feature a "Golden Subscription Appeal" label. It’s simple: Pay their Patreon fee: You get protection and a "pass" to play (or even hack) in their circle. Refuse to pay in advance: You are a target for their next fabricated screenshot ban (when you become inconvenient). They are holding the remaining player base to squeeze money out of a 13-year-old game. The core gameplay of BF4 remains legendary, but the environment is managed by "hollow-headed" power-trippers who treat the community like a private piggy bank. Unless you want to be fodder for a corrupt elite or pay a monthly ransom to keep your account, DO NOT BUY.
1,086 found helpful · 15 found funnyPerformanceGameplayReviews written: 13On Steam - ▲ Recommended372 h at review662 h total9 Jul 2025
How to stop getting kicked by Punkbuster: 1. Go to Even Balance's download page @ https://www.evenbalance.com/downloads.php 2. Download PBSetup and pbsvc 3. Run PBSetup, add Battlefield 4, Update Punkbuster 4. Run pbsvc Enjoy the game Actual review, probably one of the best FPS games I've played in a good while. Do not buy it full price, it goes on sale for $2 so often you'd just waste your money.
475 found helpful · 3 found funnyPerformanceValueGames owned: 145 · Reviews written: 10On Steam - ▲ Recommended19 h at review19 h total13 Jan 2025
На зимней распродаже купил целый пак Баттлфилдов. И буду их штурмовать по порядку, на момент публикации обзора пройдены следующие части: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ✔️(на другом аккаунте, обзор тут.) Battlefield 3 ✔️ Обзор тут. Battlefield 4 ✔️ Battlefield Hardline Battlefield 1 Battlefield V Когда-то играл в парочку частей (3 и 4 вроде) и понравилась кинематографичность картинки, поэтому решил нахрапом пройти их все, тем более, что миссии у них короткие (кто-то называет это минусом, а я только из-за этого и купил). Есть геймерская усталость от игр с геймплеем в 30+ часов. Хочется остросюжетки на пару-тройку вечеров, без особого дрочева. Онлайн в этих играх меня не интересует совсем. Итак: Battlefield 4: Золотая эпоха и неожиданные повороты 🎮✨ 🔹 Первая половина игры – топ, дальше – "а что это было?" Вступление и музыка – прямо в сердечко <3 И титры не советую сразу выключать. BF4 заслуженно носит звание одной из лучших частей серии: потрясающая графика, разрушаемость, и динамичный геймплей создают впечатляющий старт. Но увы, к середине игра как будто устала и решила сэкономить на сценаристах. Эффектный экшен сменился затянутыми миссиями и немым героем, который командует отрядом — потому что... ну, почему бы и нет? 🤔 🔹 Сюжет и персонажи: картонные, но запоминающиеся Кампания рассказывает про интриги злых генералов, "Могильщиков" и внезапных героев. Проблема доверия тянется через весь сюжет. Китаянка-супермен способна спасать мир одной левой, а Ирландец все никак не может рассказать почему его так зовут. Но главное — возможность в финале "решить судьбу" одного из героев. Что ж, спасибо за выбор, DICE. 😏 🔹 Геймплей: стрельба на высоте, ИИ – на дне Игра радует деталями: стрельба шикарна, отдача реальна, оружие обильно разложено везде. А вот интеллект противников скорее напоминает зомби-курсовку — подходят, смотрят, думают и... получают по голове. Напарники же стреляют с усердием, но без результата. ИИ - ну просто провал. Зато разрушения радуют глаз — укрытия можно уничтожить, а вот расчленёнки не дождёшься 🔪 🔹 Графика и оптимизация: киношный фотореализм Frostbite снова на высоте: фотореализм временами заставляет забыть, что игре уже больше 10 лет. Даже мыльцо на фоне не портит впечатления. А вот баги — портят: пропадание за пределы карты никто не отменял. 🔹 Итог: марафон или любовь к графике? Для одиночных игроков — красивая пустышка с потрясающим началом, но затянутым и посредственным концом. Стоит пройти ради опыта, фана и того, чтобы в финале с лёгкой улыбкой выбрать, кого "пожертвовать". 💣 Ну и в титрах улыбнуться (≖‿≖ ) По сравнению с Battlefield 3: чекпоинты стали реже, цена ошибки выше картинка стала красивше (было бы глупо если бы было наоборот) экшен стал более эпичный, от происходящего на экране прям дух захватывает. драматизм сюжетный подрос, эмоциональные качели раскачиваются больше ачивочки за сюжетку завезли! после прохождения осталось 12 неполученных ачивок кампании. Думаю, что оставлю это на перепрохождение лет через 5, если захочется. кампания стала чуть длиннее, но, в основном из-за секретиков разбросанных по карте. отсутствие долбанных QTE! Прям спасибо. Бесячие моменты (╯°□°)╯ ┻━┻ ❗️ все те же баги, что и в 3й части: то НПС проходит сквозь машину, то про открытии двери лифта не прогрузилась комната за ней… Сдается мне уже, что это особенность движка. ❗️ тупость AI команды в кампании. Они могут стоять спина к спине с противником и от кого-то отстреливаться. Это смешно и глупо. Не умеют зачищать точку абсолютно, бегают как болванчики, куда стреляют – не понятно. Один из самых тупых AI что я видел. ❗️ ввели поиск жетонов и оружия... Учитывая происходящее на экране, где сюжетно дорога каждая секунда, этот шмон жетонов не оправдан никак. Ладно, там, у Лары Крофт глаза горят на все блестяшки, как у чайки, это прям лором оправдано, но тут совершенно неуместно. А открывать некоторые крутые стволы очень хочется. Не люблю это искусственное растягивание геймплея побирательством. P.S. "Могильщик" снова в строю, но иногда кажется, что он просто молчит, чтобы не портить атмосферу. 😅
289 found helpful · 5 found funnyPerformanceGraphicsGameplayStoryValueGames owned: 390 · Reviews written: 35On Steam - ▼ Not recommended6.2 h at review6.3 h total18 Apr 2025
Delist EA. Forcing third-party accounts and banning for inactivity with no appeal is predatory.
273 found helpful · 6 found funnyReviews written: 165On Steam - ▲ Recommended23 h at review130 h total1 Jan 2023
Крутая игра, у меня за окном тоже самое происходит
149 found helpful · 56 found funnyReviews written: 16On Steam - ▲ Recommended141 h at review152 h total24 Jul 2025
absolutely unbalanced, enemies are hard to spot, cant tell enemies from teammates, top of scoreboard are either tank tryhards or LMG+2x scope+prone. Best game ever
144 found helpful · 52 found funnyGames owned: 134 · Reviews written: 17On Steam - ▲ Recommended124 h at review160 h total1 Nov 2023
пацаны, если тут будет хоть 1 палец, я засуну его в жопу
142 found helpful · 5 found funnyGames owned: 306 · Reviews written: 13On Steam - ▼ Not recommended0.6 h at review0.6 h total17 Jul 2025
Kept being kicked by Punkbuster, not going to bother trying to troubleshoot too much. selling an old game with a broken anticheat should be illegal
141 found helpful · 24 found funnyReviews written: 7On Steam - ▲ Recommended4.8 h at review4.8 h total20 Jul 2025
The game aged like a fine wine, happy to be playing it all over again on Steam. Fantastic campaign, the multiplayer was always top notch. A legend, a classic, a must play.
140 found helpful · 2 found funnyGames owned: 1,418 · Reviews written: 81On Steam - ▼ Not recommended15 h at review15 h total20 Jun 2025
Wait to install game Boot game Stuck loading Troubleshoot for an hour Get into game Servers are full or empty Wait to get into server Get kicked by Punkbuster Troubleshoot for another 30 minutes Try again Wait to get into server Get kicked by Punkbuster again This game actually might be kinda cool if you were allowed to play it. Too bad they forgot a key component of game design: being able to play the game Very unfortunate, the five or so minutes I actually spent in a match seemed kind of exciting. Too bad this is a fake product. Not even worth the price of a McChicken.... Update: I got it to work after a couple hours of troubleshooting. Glad I had to do that to get the game to run. Good stuff, players really need the extra challenge.
139 found helpful · 54 found funnyValueReviews written: 5On Steam - ▲ Recommended69 h at review69 h total13 May 2023
Тупа база. Стыдно не шарить за Долину Голмунд и Операцию «Взаперти»
131 found helpful · 3 found funnyGames owned: 106 · Reviews written: 38On Steam - ▲ Recommended30 h at review30 h total14 Oct 2025
After playing BF6 and being told by every single content creator how BATTLEFIELD IS BACK!!!!!! I find myself returning to this game, because this is battlefield, and it is far better than the trash that is BF6. More maps, more guns, ACTUALLY DESTRUCTIBLE ENVIRONMENTS?!?! This is a 10/10 game, and nothing will ever top it even 12 years later. What a shame.
109 found helpful · 6 found funnyGames owned: 149 · Reviews written: 27On Steam - ▼ Not recommended84 h at review84 h total12 Mar 2026
READ THIS BEFORE BUYING: A Third-Party Gooncirlce Controls This Game If you are thinking about picking up BF4 in 2026 and having fun, be warned: the game is no longer moderated by EA or PunkBuster. It has been abandoned into the hands of a third-party "anti-cheat" group called BF4DB, and they have turned the community into a private protection racket. 1. The Fabricated Ban Machine The system is built on a massive security flaw. PunkBuster takes periodic, single screenshots of your game, but it doesn't moderate them. Instead, these shots are handed over to BF4DB admins. Technical Absurdity: There have been numerous public instances where players were banned for "nospread," "norecoil," or even minor glitches—all "proven" by a single static image. Anyone with basic technical knowledge knows it is physically impossible to prove recoil or spread cheats from one frame. Manual Manipulation: Because they have total control over the "evidence," these admins can manually edit screenshots to add fake ESP overlays. If you’re a skilled player who becomes "inconvenient," they will frame you and ban you globally.
108 found helpful · 2 found funnyPerformanceGameplayGames owned: 44 · Reviews written: 7On Steam - ▼ Not recommended47 h at review47 h total3 Aug 2025
Kicked By Punkbuster Update it manualy. Kicked By Punkbuster GG
98 found helpful · 25 found funnyReviews written: 49On Steam - ▲ Recommended80 h at review141 h total22 Aug 2022
3 и 4 BF - самые лучшие из серии игр)))!! го лукас за это!! :3 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣶⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⣄⣀⡀⣠⣾⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⣶⣿⣦⣜⣿⣿⣿⡟⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⡏⣴⣺⣦⣙⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⣯⡇⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣬⣥⣭⣽⣿⣿⣧⣼⡇⣯⣇⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀ ⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀
96 found helpful · 3 found funnyGames owned: 2,360 · Reviews written: 84On Steam - ▼ Not recommended6.5 h at review7.4 h total25 Apr 2026
The game has some serious issues. If u r from the south Asian region then kiss multiplayer goodbye cause the EU and NA servers will auto kick u for high ping and there are no good servers in this region. Don't buy it even if it is on sale unless for sentimental values.
93 found helpful · 21 found funnyReviews written: 3On Steam - ▼ Not recommended52 h at review52 h total14 Feb 2026
EA's ♥♥♥♥ launcher can go ♥♥♥♥ itself. Never playing an EA game again.
88 found helpful · 11 found funnyReviews written: 3On Steam - ▲ Recommended17 h at review133 h total2 Jun 2022
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87 found helpful · 4 found funnyReviews written: 6On Steam - ▲ Recommended59 h at review77 h total22 Dec 2023
Легендарная игра, хочу кстати открыть секрет игрокам, тут оказывается есть сюжет. Лайкните пж, в очко нужно.
85 found helpful · 8 found funnyStoryReviews written: 8On Steam - ▲ Recommended12 h at review12 h total18 Apr 2025
---{ Графика }-— ☐ Ты забудешь что такое реальность ☑ Красиво ☐ Хорошо ☐ Норм ☐ Плохо ☐ Не смотри на это слишком долго ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Геймплей }-— ☑ Очень хорошо ☐ Хорошо ☐ Просто Геймплей ☐ Нуу... ☐ Лучше посмотрите как горит огонь ☐ Просто не надо ---{ Аудио }-— ☐ Оргазм для ушей ☑ Очень хорошо ☐ Хорошо ☐ Неплохо ☐ Плохо ☐ Теперь я глухой ---{ Аудитория }-— ☐ Дети ☑ Подростки ☑ Взрослые ☐ Твои бабуля и дед играли в такое ---{ ПК Характеристики }-— ☐ Если грузится Paint, то пойдет ☐ Картошка ☑ Обычные ☐ Требовательно ☐ Нужен дорогой ПК ☐ Попроси у НАСА Компуктер ---{ Сложность }-— ☐ Просто жми 'W' ☐ Легко ☑ Легко научиться / Сложно стать профи ☐ Сложно ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Гринд }-— ☐ Нечего Гриндить ☐ Только если вам важно получить пару ачивок ☐ Не обязательно для прогресса ☑ Средний уровень гринда ☐ Слишком много гринда ☐ Вам понадобится 2 жизни ---{ Сюжет }-— ☐ Нет сюжета ☐ Какой-то сюжетик ☐ Средний ☑ Хороший ☐ Интересный ☐ Он заменит тебе жизнь ---{ Игровое время }-— ☐ Длится как чашка кофе ☐ Короткая 2-5 часов ☑ Средне ☐ Длинное ☐ Бесконечность не предел ---{ Цена }-— ☐ Бесплатно ☐ Стоит своих денег ☑ Если по скидке ☐ Если у вас есть лишние деньги ☐ Не рекомендую ☐ С тем же успехом можете сжечь деньги ---{ Баги }-— ☐ Никогда не слышал ☑ Совсем немного ☐ Могут надоедать ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ Рассадник багов ---{ ? / 10 }-— ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 7.5 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10 Игра отбила свои 775 тенге
78 found helpful · 11 found funnyPerformanceGraphicsGameplayStoryValueGames owned: 140 · Reviews written: 36On Steam