What is Combat Arms?

Combat Arms is a multiplayer, free-to-play modern first-person shooter developed by the South Korea-based developer, Doobic Studios, and published by Nexon. The game uses the Lithtech game engine to produce graphics far more advanced than most freeware games.

Combat Arms gameplay is similar to commercial games such as Counter-Strike, Ghost Recon 2 and Call of Duty. The game offers many different modes of play, including One Man Army and Elimination and variations with objectives, as well as multiplayer co-op called Fireteam mode and Quarantine mode. During the first winter of the game, a special mode of Snowball Fight is unlocked. Combat Arms uses a player ranking system based on total experience, using common military ranks that players can obtain.

Completing objectives, killing other players, and levelling up one's rank gives the player money in the form of Gear Points (GP), which can be used to purchase new weapons and accessories. All items purchased have a time length of anywhere from 1 to 90 days, after which the gear is deleted from the players inventory. Players can also purchase equipment from the Black Market[3] (also known as Nexon Cash Shop) using NX that are bought with real-world money.
Primarily, the Black Market equipment is cosmetically different from regular shop items and has no rank or level requirement that many of the free items require. There are some items that may be obtained only through the Black Market, including permanent weapons.


The game boasts customizability that includes female player models.
Combat Arms has over 3,000,000 registered players. The game supports community features such as clans and an in-game friends' list. There is one current official gaming league know as the World Online Gaming League that Nexon America sponsors.