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Is Battlefield 3™ multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — co-op and PvP. Battlefield 3™ is a competitive shooter game released in 2020, 70% positive on Steam (15,360 reviews), with 90 playing right now. $39.99 on Steam.

PvPSingle-player tooShooter · Competitive shooter

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Players
servers
Modes
co-op and PvP
Status
Maintained — works with the current game version and gets updates
You need
VU client from the project site; the game on Steam
Price
Free

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How Battlefield 3™ plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op
Not listed on Steam
Local / split-screen co-op
Not listed on Steam
Online PvP
Yes
LAN play
Not listed on Steam
Single-player mode
Yes
Controller
Full controller support

Steam's own category list for the game, as of 2026-09-09. "Not listed" means the store page does not claim that mode; community mods or Remote Play can still add it.

Steam tags: Action, Multiplayer, Shooter, Singleplayer, FPS, First-Person, Team-Based, PvP

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Quick answers

Is Battlefield 3™ co-op?
Steam's store page doesn't flag a co-op category, but players tag Battlefield 3™ as co-op.
Does Battlefield 3™ have PvP?
Yes, Battlefield 3™ has player-versus-player modes.
Do we both need to own Battlefield 3™ to play together?
Yes. Battlefield 3™ is played online, so each player needs their own copy on their own Steam account (or PC Game Pass where it is offered). Steam Families can share a library, but two people cannot play the same shared game at the same time.
How many people play Battlefield 3™?
About 90 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).

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