Argo (video game)

Argo was a free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bohemia Interactive. The initial prototype of the game, Project Argo, was released on 1 November 2016 as part of Bohemia Incubator.^[1][2] The game was released as Argo on 22 June 2017.^[3] On June 26, 2018, the developers announced that official servers are shutting down, only allowing unofficial server support.^[4] Servers were shut down on December 15, 2021.^[5]

Argo
Developer(s)	Bohemia Interactive
Publisher(s)	Bohemia Interactive
Engine	Real Virtuality 4
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	WW: June 22, 2017
Genre(s)	Tactical shooter
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

Gameplay

Argo was set on a fictional island called Malden (the setting of Bohemia's previous game Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis). Mercenaries are deployed to Malden by two rival factions and have to fight over the remnants of a crashed space station. The game is similar to Arma 3 but is less focused on realism and military simulation.^[6][7]

Players can choose from multiple game modes. There is a mode called "Combat Patrol" in which players can fulfill procedurally generated tasks scattered across the island. Another mode, "Link" is about fighting on a smaller scale, in which both teams have to hack a central computer. "Raid" is a battle of attackers and defenders. "Clash" is similar to "Link" but fighting takes place on a larger area.^[3][8]

Argo also features a scenario editor. Argo's editor is limited in comparison with Arma 3.^[9]