Top 10 Best Battlefield Games
From intense large-scale battles to memorable multiplayer moments, the Battlefield series has been delivering action-packed experiences for years.Here, you'll get to vote for what you believe are the best Battlefield games. Whether it's a game that defined your early gaming years, or one you still enjoy today, this list is shaped by the voices of the Battlefield community. Each title has its own unique features, innovations, and memories attached, and your votes will help decide which games truly deserve to rise to the top.
If you're passionate about destructible environments, unforgettable campaigns, or simply have that one Battlefield game you can't get enough of, now's your chance to weigh in.
Released in 2010, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is a first-person shooter developed by DICE. It features a single-player campaign and multiplayer modes with destructible environments enabled by the Frostbite engine. This Battlefield has the most thought-out multiplayer of all the games. It might be simple in many aspects, but that's why it worked. Practically everything was balanced out in a "risk-reward" mechanic, vehicles felt powerful but still vulnerable, and teamwork always won the day. It had a fantastic selection of maps that all worked great with the main mode, Rush, and had a lot of care put into the sound design. In no other game can you plan around after recognizing that the guy screaming next door is an engineer or a recon. All of this combined made for an extremely fun experience.
Battlefield 3, launched in 2011, brings large-scale multiplayer combat with vehicles and destructible environments. It features both a single-player campaign and cooperative missions. The best first-person shooter of 2011 and the most realistic game of all time! If that doesn't deserve the top spot, then I don't know what does.
The campaign is really really good, and I enjoyed every minute of it. I really liked the storyline, and it was the greatest story in a Battlefield game.
The multiplayer is just absolutely amazing! There is a great variety of weapons, the maps are giant, and the games can last 10-20 minutes. The vehicles you can drive/fly are just awesome.
Best Battlefield game ever. Perhaps the best graphics so far in any game (up until 2012). This and Call of Duty 4 are my second-favorite games, the first being Black Ops and Uncharted 2/3. Don't listen to the guy below. He doesn't know anything, bragging about how Battlefield is better than Call of Duty. Which one is more played? Which one is more famous? Which one has split-screen multiplayer online and offline? The answer: Call of Duty.
But shut up! Let people enjoy what they want to enjoy. People that want to play Battlefield, let them play Battlefield. The people that prefer Call of Duty, let them prefer Call of Duty. Who cares about the graphics? It matters how much fun it is. My preference: Call of Duty, but I'm not going to brag about it. Battlefield and Call of Duty are both sick (awesome) and a ton of fun. For me, I hardly prefer Call of Duty, only so extremely slightly. BF3 > MW3, BO > BF3, BO > Call of Duty 4, BF3 = Call of Duty 4.
Battlefield 1, released in 2016, is set during World War I and features large-scale multiplayer battles and a narrative-driven campaign. The game emphasizes trench warfare, historical weapons, and vehicles from the era. Best trailer ever. The weapons, cars, tanks, planes, and more are perfect. I hope that the story is good, but the multiplayer is more important, and I play it more than the story.
I am stunned. The campaign is brilliant, the multiplayer is outstanding, and the graphics are incredible. Infinite Warfare is going to have a very hard time comparing to this.
Despite the game having its flaws, it still promises us everything that we have been hoping for. Though not the best Battlefield game, it's definitely a promising release.
Released in 2013, Battlefield 4 is a modern military shooter that includes destructible environments and large-scale multiplayer battles. It features both single-player and multiplayer modes, with dynamic maps that change during gameplay. Honestly, this is not only my favorite Battlefield game but my favorite video game of all time! A great game, good story, beautiful and smooth multiplayer (it's all I personally care about, but the campaign was still pretty good), and unfortunately underrated. I like how Ghosts was more hyped up than this and had more players but was one of the worst video games ever spawned from the pits of hell itself compared to Battlefield 4. Same with Titanfall. Let's be realistic, people: Titanfall is Call of Duty with robots. BF4 is months older than Titanfall but still has better graphics, maps, weapons, everything!
Battlefield 2, released in 2005, is a modern warfare shooter that emphasizes large-scale multiplayer with vehicles and team-based tactics. The game includes a ranking system and unlockable equipment. Best Battlefield, and the second best is Bad Company 2. My opinion is that Battlefield 3 only won best Battlefield game because of its hype. Battlefield 2 didn't need Frostbite 2 and all the hype to be a great game. The teamwork is great, and all the different maps and vehicles offer a large array of tactical warfare. If you still want to have good times, or you are looking for a new shooter, Battlefield 2 and/or Bad Company 2 are the best choices.
The game was well-balanced. It is simple enough for people with less powerful hardware to play, but it was also really fun. And don't forget, the game's single-player mode was actually multiplayer with bots, not some storyline. I know you guys put a lot of work into this, but like my boyfriend always being better at multiplayer than Call of Duty, Call of Duty is always better than my boyfriend at single-player storylines. Therefore, even if you have poor internet, you can still have an experience nearly as fun as multiplayer.
Wait, did I mention that Battlefield 2 is also modder-friendly? Even someone with just a little experience in the field of modding can edit the game to suit what they like. And it's really easy to get more experience and knowledge in modding because the lines of code in Battlefield 2 are so simple. This leads to many, many mods and addons, like EoD, AIX, FH2, and PR. So even if you don't want to spend time modding, you can still experience Battlefield 2 in many different ways.
Released in 2002, Battlefield: 1942 is set during World War II and features large-scale battles with infantry, tanks, and planes. It was the first game in the series to introduce the combination of land, sea, and air combat. This is the best Battlefield game ever made and surely the best WW2 game ever made. I think many of you would agree that older games are better than newer games. They're just more fun to play, and they have all that is needed to provide the intense feeling of an actual war. New games are all about graphics and hype, and they DO NOT have as good stories as the older ones. So soldiers, thumbs up for the original Battlefield game! This is how it all started!
- Hilarious physics? Check!
- Great music? Check!
- Enjoyable maps? Check!
- Plain fun? CHECK!
It may not have "next-gen graphics." Its environments may not be fully destructible. But, who needs all that stuff when you have bazookas that send people flying across the map?!
Released in 2008, Battlefield: Bad Company introduces a single-player story focusing on a squad of soldiers. The game is known for its humor and destructible environments powered by the Frostbite engine. Although not as well looking or patched, this was my first FPS shooter on the PS3, and boy, did I put a lot of hours into this game. Simply amazing: the choppers, artillery, and of course, those destructions at its time. Purely nostalgia, it's number one for me.
Great game. It was groundbreaking with its Frostbite engine. A great buy at only $6.99 at GameStop.
Released in 2004, Battlefield: Vietnam is set during the Vietnam War and features era-specific weapons, vehicles, and maps. The game offers large-scale multiplayer combat with both infantry and vehicles in jungle environments. Probably one of EA's most overlooked games of all time. I don't remember any advertising for it, and I was really lucky that my brother purchased it by chance. If he hadn't, I would have never been able to experience this masterpiece. The landscape, structures, chosen battlegrounds, and radio chatter really draw you into the Vietnam War. It wasn't just a game. It was 'Nam, and it was intense.
Very little BS mechanics-wise and balanced how it should have been (US air superiority, Vietnamese special perks). And no one who played can forget flying through the skies in a Huey while blasting Surfin' Bird, Fortunate Son, or any of the other great tracks in this game. In fact, whenever I hear music that was featured in this game, I think of my experience in Vietnam. Er... I mean Battlefield Vietnam.
Great game!
Battlefield: Hardline, released in 2015, shifts the series from military combat to a cops-and-robbers theme. It includes both a campaign mode focusing on crime and law enforcement, and multiplayer modes with new urban-focused maps. It's the best game I ever played. The story is very short but very good. I just play multiplayer. It isn't just like the other Battlefields. It is with cops and gangsters, and the places are very good.
Battlefield Hardline is a very fun game to play. It can get very tense in multiplayer. The story is pretty good but very short. Multiplayer is what makes this game worth the buy.
Pretty fun, I guess. The episodes are really really fun and the multiplayer is very good, hardly any hackers or glitch abusers.
Released in 2006, Battlefield 2142 is set in the future during a global ice age. The game features futuristic weapons and vehicles, with large-scale multiplayer battles and a new mode called Titan, which focuses on strategic combat. My 3rd Battlefield game ever (my first being Vietnam, and second being 1942), I played this game to death online back in 2006. Good times... good times. By the way, does anyone miss this game's multiplayer? This Battlefield game is the best futuristic game of all time. Infinite Moneygrab!
What other battlefield offered what 2142 did? Mechs, future weapons, high-tech equipment. The maps were the best of all too. They should have just built on this idea and not have gone back to old war or modern settings.
For its time, the graphics are fantastic. Like all Battlefield games, it requires teamwork and skill. Highly recommend trying this out for anyone that hasn't played Battlefield 2142.
The Newcomers
Battlefield 2042, released in 2021, is set in a near-future scenario featuring large-scale multiplayer battles with up to 128 players. It introduces new gameplay mechanics, such as dynamic weather events and customizable specialists.
Released in 2018, Battlefield V returns to the World War II setting and introduces new multiplayer modes such as "Firestorm." It includes a single-player campaign and focuses heavily on squad-based gameplay. It's great. Not historically accurate though.
So far, the only game to use Frostbite for the WW2 era, this game was, in my opinion, one of the best experiences you could have in a game. It's brutally simplistic gunplay (no RDS sights in WW2) made it much more authentic and accessible.
Also, nothing beats running around with a katana.
Great graphics, always fun, and a good game to play when you get bored. It's perfect for people who are always getting killed by the same guns over and over, as you don't unlock new guns.
Cheap, great graphics, and no unlocks. A great game to play without having to dedicate time to it.
Amazing game! And on top of it, it's free. I love it. It's just fantastic! Awesome and great game.
Released in 2005, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat is a console version of Battlefield 2, featuring a single-player campaign and online multiplayer modes. The game introduces modern warfare scenarios and a range of contemporary military vehicles. This game started it all. The multiplayer hooked so many people into the FPS category!
The online mode in this game was way too much fun.
I have worked on most of these Battlefield games, and my all-time favorite, and the game that I am the most proud of, is Battlefield Heroes. I'm even in the trailer.
Awesome game. Loved it, and it's a beast game. Why is this not in the top 5?
The game was legendary. Don't understand? Play it now. You will see.