After years and years of waiting, someone has finally released a good military FPS, but it wasn’t Activision or EA.
After just ten minutes of playing BattleBit Remastered, you could be forgiven for thinking you’d somehow been transported into a different timeline’s Battlefield 4. Overnight success BattleBit Remastered is packed with the intense mayhem we’ve been missing since the good old days of Battlefield, and with colossal scale 127 vs 127 matches, there’s a lot to love.
Gameplay
Six years in the making, BattleBit’s small team have seemingly made a better military FPS than we’ve seen in almost a decade. Yes, it lacks some of the shiny features of modern AAA FPS titles. However, with a huge player base of over 70,000 active players alongside the screams of your enemy’s deaths and some dude blasting Slavic hard bass down the mic of your Humvee convoy, a BattleBit match is peak 2013 nostalgia.
For a game in Steam Early Access, BattleBit Remastered has plenty to offer. As the devs put it, you can choose your size with 32 vs 32, 64 vs 64 or an insane 127 vs 127 game mode.
Communication is Key
It really is! Somehow the BattleBit devs have managed to make a game where your squad mates actually talk to you. What’s more, they’re not just spamming music. Somewhere in between all the memes, there’s some decent squad gameplay in here.
Guns, Class, and Vehicles
Just as you would expect, BattleBit is jam-packed with all three. In different game modes, you’ll be able to take advantage of tanks, helicopters, transports, and even boats for vehicular combat. For weaponry you have a pretty large selection with more than 45 to choose from and extensive customisation. Want to upgrade your gun with modifications? Unlike some FPS games, if you like a gun, BattleBit tells you exactly what level or how many kills you’ll need to be to unlock parts for it. (What a complex solution, if only Call of Duty could have thought of it.) Of course, Battlebit Remastered has the standard FPS classes. Take on special equipment and choose to play as an Assault, Medic, Engineer, Support, or Recon role.
BattleBit Remastered only has one real problem. After a little while, you’ll be wondering why EA and Activision keep getting the FPS formula so wrong.
What PC Do I Need For BattleBit Remastered?
Looking for the perfect gaming PC for BattleBit Remastered? Overclockers UK has you covered! Not only do we have a wide range of gaming PCs ideal for every budget, but our new range of BattleBit Gaming PCs are custom-built to offer the perfect performance in the game.
| Component | Minimum Specs | Recommended Specs |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 (x64) – Windows 11 (x64) | Windows 10 (x64) – Windows 11 (x64) |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-2310 | Intel Core i5 4th Generation and above |
| Memory | 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Geforce GTS 450 or equivalent or better | Geforce GTX 600 Series or equivalent or |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 11 |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection | Broadband Internet connection |
| Storage | 2 GB available space | 2 GB available space |
Refract Gaming PCs: Built to Play the Games You Love
You can choose from a fully customisable BattleBit Remastered gaming PC or a pre-built, pre-tested, and ready-for-next-day delivery system.
OcUK Gaming Mach 3 Pre-Built PC
- AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D CPU
- RTX 4070 Super
- 32GB DDR4 RAM
- 1TB M.2 SSD
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TLDR
If you loved the insane chaos of the last good Battlefield games, namely 3 and 4, then you will 100% enjoy this game. From the music being blasted down terrible-sounding microphones to your compatriots screaming for a medic like they’re actually dying, BattleBit Remastered is the most excited I’ve been about an FPS in years.
*Prices correct at time of writing and PC specs are subject to change.
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Robert Mullane
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When not working, you'll find me in VR or losing in bottom-tier Valorant matches. I write about all topic's tech and gaming with a particular focus on representation in gaming, virtual reality, and LGBTQ+ themes. If you're still not fed up with me, you can also catch me over on the Overclockers UK TikTok and YouTube accounts.
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