A dedicated Battlefield 6 player has taken it upon themselves to directly compare the controversial map sizes found in the new game with those seen in 2013's Battlefield 4. As it turns out, the actual playable areas of Battlefield 6's maps may not be as small as they feel.
Since the launch of the Battlefield 6 open beta, players have been voicing their feedback to EA, both positive and negative. However, the size of Battlefield 6's maps has been one criticism that has come up again and again, with many feeling that those seen in the open beta are too small, and fail to offer a typical Battlefield experience. While it's worth noting that not every map in the final product is present in the open beta, it's still a valid criticism to point out about the ones that are there.
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Battlefield 6 Player Compares Controversial Map Sizes To BF4
Battlefield 4 is typically seen as part of a golden era for the Battlefield franchise, so Redditor majorlier has taken it upon themselves to compare the map sizes in the newest game to those found in the 2013 classic. Importantly, they have only measured the playable area for both teams, where all the action is going to take place, and frankly, the results are interesting. For Battlefield 6's Liberation Peak, majorlier found it to be very similar in land size to Siege of Shanghai and Paracel Storm, although it was considerably smaller than Zavod 311 and Caspian Border.
Comparatively, the new Siege of Cairo is technically smaller than Battlefield 4's Dawnbreaker, Siege of Shanghai, and Pearl Market, but it is much more dense overall. Overall, it seems as though the criticism that Battlefield 6's maps are smaller is true, but it's actually the map design that is making them feel even smaller than they actually are. In terms of the scale in the playable area, it doesn't fare too differently from Battlefield 4, and other players in the thread pointed out that the maps are "designed to funnel you into flanks and specific areas" and feature "tight corridors, more detailed assets and geometry, more visual clutter, and faster redeploy time," all of which could be contributing to players' frustrations.
The good news is that a Battlefield 6 producer has already teased larger maps in the full game, so those looking for a more traditional Battlefield experience will hopefully get that when the full game launches on October 10. While it's almost certainly too late for any large changes to be made to the scale of the existing maps, it will be interesting to see if this community criticism affects the design philosophy of any future Battlefield 6 maps.
Battlefield 6
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 90%
- Released
- October 10, 2025
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, In-App Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Battlefield Studios
- Publisher(s)
- EA
