Battlefield 4™

Playing now

1,250

Developer / Publisher

DICE / Electronic Arts

Release date

Jun 11, 2020

Genres

Action

Russian language

Text and voice-over

Price

$3.99

−90%

Steam recommendations

69,613


Tags

Multiplayer
FPS
Singleplayer
Shooter
Military
War
Action
First-Person
PvP
Co-op
Destruction
Violent
Massively Multiplayer
Controller
Story Rich

Features

Single-player
Multi-player
PvP
Online PvP
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
HDR available

Veterans

10+ hours at review

88%

positive · 4,851 reviews

Newcomers

Under 2 hours at review

39%

positive · 963 reviews

At launch

First 30 days after release on Steam (11 Jun 2020)

83%

English reviews: 83% at launch → 76% now

−7

· Reviews at launch: 678

Russian reviews: 90% at launch → 82% now

−8

· 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.
2–5h1,687
5–10h2,499
50h+1,607
How opinion changes with playtime
PlayedPositiveReviews
Under 2h39%963
2–5h75%1,687
5–10h81%2,499
10–50h87%3,244
50h+90%1,607

Best argument for

The most helpful review from a veteran (10+ hours at review)
▲ Recommended
372 h at review662 h total
9 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 funny
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Games owned: 145 · Reviews written: 10
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Best argument against

The most helpful review from a veteran (10+ hours at review)
▼ Not recommended
148 h at review148 h total
10 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 funny
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Reviews written: 13
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  • ▼ Not recommended
    148 h at review148 h total
    10 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 funny
    Performance
    Gameplay
    Reviews written: 13
    On Steam
  • ▲ Recommended
    372 h at review662 h total
    9 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 funny
    Performance
    Value
    Games owned: 145 · Reviews written: 10
    On Steam
  • ▲ Recommended
    19 h at review19 h total
    13 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 funny
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    Games owned: 390 · Reviews written: 35
    On Steam
  • ▼ Not recommended
    6.2 h at review6.3 h total
    18 Apr 2025

    Delist EA. Forcing third-party accounts and banning for inactivity with no appeal is predatory.

    273 found helpful · 6 found funny
    Reviews written: 165
    On Steam
  • ▲ Recommended
    23 h at review130 h total
    1 Jan 2023

    Крутая игра, у меня за окном тоже самое происходит

    149 found helpful · 56 found funny
    Reviews written: 16
    On Steam
  • ▲ Recommended
    141 h at review152 h total
    24 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 funny
    Games owned: 134 · Reviews written: 17
    On Steam
  • ▲ Recommended
    124 h at review160 h total
    1 Nov 2023

    пацаны, если тут будет хоть 1 палец, я засуну его в жопу

    142 found helpful · 5 found funny
    Games owned: 306 · Reviews written: 13
    On Steam
  • ▼ Not recommended
    0.6 h at review0.6 h total
    17 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 funny
    Reviews written: 7
    On Steam
  • ▲ Recommended
    4.8 h at review4.8 h total
    20 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 funny
    Games owned: 1,418 · Reviews written: 81
    On Steam
  • ▼ Not recommended
    15 h at review15 h total
    20 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 funny
    Value
    Reviews written: 5
    On Steam
  • ▲ Recommended
    69 h at review69 h total
    13 May 2023

    Тупа база. Стыдно не шарить за Долину Голмунд и Операцию «Взаперти»

    131 found helpful · 3 found funny
    Games owned: 106 · Reviews written: 38
    On Steam
  • ▲ Recommended
    30 h at review30 h total
    14 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 funny
    Games owned: 149 · Reviews written: 27
    On Steam
  • ▼ Not recommended
    84 h at review84 h total
    12 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 funny
    Performance
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    Games owned: 44 · Reviews written: 7
    On Steam
  • ▼ Not recommended
    47 h at review47 h total
    3 Aug 2025

    Kicked By Punkbuster Update it manualy. Kicked By Punkbuster GG

    98 found helpful · 25 found funny
    Reviews written: 49
    On Steam
  • ▲ Recommended
    80 h at review141 h total
    22 Aug 2022

    3 и 4 BF - самые лучшие из серии игр)))!! го лукас за это!! :3  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣶⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⣄⣀⡀⣠⣾⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⣶⣿⣦⣜⣿⣿⣿⡟⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⡏⣴⣺⣦⣙⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⣯⡇⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣬⣥⣭⣽⣿⣿⣧⣼⡇⣯⣇⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀ ⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀

    96 found helpful · 3 found funny
    Games owned: 2,360 · Reviews written: 84
    On Steam
  • ▼ Not recommended
    6.5 h at review7.4 h total
    25 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 funny
    Reviews written: 3
    On Steam
  • ▼ Not recommended
    52 h at review52 h total
    14 Feb 2026

    EA's ♥♥♥♥ launcher can go ♥♥♥♥ itself. Never playing an EA game again.

    88 found helpful · 11 found funny
    Reviews written: 3
    On Steam
  • ▲ Recommended
    17 h at review133 h total
    2 Jun 2022

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    87 found helpful · 4 found funny
    Reviews written: 6
    On Steam
  • ▲ Recommended
    59 h at review77 h total
    22 Dec 2023

    Легендарная игра, хочу кстати открыть секрет игрокам, тут оказывается есть сюжет. Лайкните пж, в очко нужно.

    85 found helpful · 8 found funny
    Story
    Reviews written: 8
    On Steam
  • ▲ Recommended
    12 h at review12 h total
    18 Apr 2025

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