Choose Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2
Choose Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.1% positive across 13,106 reviews.
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 vs Battlefield 3™
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 and Battlefield 3™ both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 (2010) is 10 years older than Battlefield 3™ (2020). Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (85.1% positive) than Battlefield 3™ (69.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Battlefield 3™
Choose Battlefield 3™ if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 5,027 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 and Battlefield 3™ sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 |  Battlefield 3™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.1% positive (13,106 reviews) | 69.2% positive (5,027 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | DICE | DICE |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 (2010) is 10 years older than Battlefield 3™ (2020).
- Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (85.1% positive) than Battlefield 3™ (69.2% positive).
- Steam Deck: Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 is Deck Playable, Battlefield 3™ is Deck Unsupported.
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 vs Battlefield 3™ — FAQ
- Which is better, Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 or Battlefield 3™?
- On Steam reviews Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 scores higher (85.1% positive) than Battlefield 3™ (69.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 or Battlefield 3™ first?
- If you want chronology, Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 (2010) came out before Battlefield 3™ (2020). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 and Battlefield 3™ similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.