The most significant change is the introduction of interactive "Levolution" elements, which destroyable areas significantly alter the level's layout and gameplay. Battlefield 4 also brings back naval warfare and commander mode, where a player sees the map from an overhead view, gives orders to teammates, and can assign missile strikes. New modes include Defuse and Obliteration.
The game features a single-player campaign, where players take on the role of Recker, a faceless soldier tasked with surviving several missions against a Chinese general's war on the world. The player must navigate linear levels with a lot of action and hundreds of enemies to shoot, with some levels featuring vehicle use and stealth sequences.