Arma Reforger is Bohemia Interactive's Cold War military sandbox. It entered early access in May 2022, reached its full release in November 2023 on PC and Xbox Series X/S, and came to PlayStation 5 in December 2024, with all three platforms able to play together. The setting is 1989 on the fictional island of Everon, with US and Soviet forces fighting over it and FIA guerrillas caught in between. It runs on Bohemia's Enfusion engine and doubles as the test bed for the coming Arma 4.

Bohemia keeps expanding it: update 1.6 in October 2025 brought a new map and a reworked Conflict mode, and the 1.7 and 1.8 updates followed in 2026. The variety, though, lives on community servers, where groups pick the mode, the mods and the rules, from open public Conflict to tightly run milsim operations.

Big Maps, Slow Logistics, Real Teamwork

The main mode is Conflict: two sides fight across a whole island for bases, and holding ground depends as much on supply trucks, radio relays and spawn points as on shooting. A lone player can contribute, but squads that talk, drive supplies and plan an attack win the map. Alongside it sit Combat Ops, a co-op mode for small teams against AI, Capture & Hold for faster fights, and Game Master, where one player directs the battle live, placing AI, vehicles and objectives while others play through it.

Everon was joined by the smaller Arland and later by Kolguyev, so a server's map choice shapes the pace as much as its mode. Realistic ballistics, long walks and land navigation with map and compass make Reforger slower and more deliberate than most shooters, and that is exactly the appeal.

What to Look For in an Arma Reforger Server

Mode and Map

Public Conflict servers are the easiest way in and are usually busy. Game Master servers depend entirely on whoever is running the session, so a good one has regular, announced events. Combat Ops suits groups who want co-op against AI without the scale of a full Conflict match. Check which map the server rotates, since Everon, Arland and Kolguyev each play very differently.

Vanilla Conflict or Modded

Reforger has official mod tools and a Workshop, and mods download when you join a server, on console as well as PC. Modded servers add weapons, vehicles, factions, maps and whole new modes. Check the mod list and its download size before joining, and on console make sure the server's mods actually work on your platform.

Milsim Structure or Open Play

Milsim communities run scheduled operations with a chain of command, assigned roles, training and often an application. They give you the most organized version of Arma, but they ask for commitment and attendance. Open public servers let you drop in for an hour. Decide which you want before you fill out a recruitment form.

Rules, Admins and Comms

Arma depends on cooperation, so look for rules against team-killing, vehicle theft and base griefing, and admins who actually enforce them. Many servers expect you to use voice and the in-game radio, and some require a working microphone. The language spoken on comms matters as much as the region the server is hosted in.

Performance and Population

Large Conflict matches and heavy AI loads can drag server performance down, which shows up as lag and delayed hits. A server that stays responsive with a full player list is worth more than a bigger one that stutters. Check the player count at your usual hours and pick a host location with a ping you can live with.

Getting Started

Start on a busy public Conflict server to learn the map, the radio and supply runs, then move to a community that matches how seriously you want to play. Read the rules and join the Discord before your first scheduled operation, and let mods finish downloading before you deploy. The ranking below lists the Arma Reforger servers players vote for here. Vote for the server your squad deploys on - rankings reset every month, so the list tracks where Reforger players are fighting now.