Hell Gaming Presents

The community saved it.

Proving Grounds: Community Edition is a faithful spiritual successor to America's Army: Proving Grounds, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 by the players who never stopped caring about round-based pressure, teamwork and tactical discipline.

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Built by the community, for the community. We are not reinventing the tactical FPS. We are preserving what mattered and rebuilding it properly.

No heroes

Skill, discipline and teamwork decide the round. No gameplay unlocks, no power creep, no stat-boosting monetisation.

Round pressure

Every life matters. No-respawn structure is the mechanic that makes every peek, push and revive meaningful.

Communication first

VoIP, spotting and squad coordination are part of the core design, not optional extras bolted on later.

Community owned

Infrastructure, backend and direction stay in player hands. PGCE is being built openly and iteratively.

Tactical intensity, modern presentation

The target is familiar tension with cleaner production: stronger atmosphere, sharper readability and a game that still rewards patience and teamwork.

Phase 0 is real now

The backend foundation is no longer theoretical. Auth, server registration, player validation, match start/end and stat accumulation are all standing up live on the Hell Gaming infrastructure.

JWT auth flow live
Dedicated-server registration live
Match reporting and persistence verified