Battlefield™ 2042

Large-scale futuristic FPS battles with classes, vehicles, and custom scenarios

DICE · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Nov 19, 2021

Reviews: Mixed; 47% of 326K
Recent reviews: Mixed; 62% of 431 in 30 days
Playing now: 843; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 1 year ago; Sep 8, 2025

What is Battlefield™ 2042?

A first-person multiplayer shooter set in 2042, built around class-based team battles on large and close-quarters maps. You fight with futuristic weapons and vehicles in Conquest, Breakthrough, co-op, and PvP matches, or create and play scenarios in Battlefield Portal using maps from this game and earlier entries.

For you if...

+you want large team-based PvP battles across broad maps
+you enjoy class-based gunplay with weapons and vehicles
+you prefer co-op or solo matches against bots

Not for you if...

−you want a story-driven single-player campaign
−you dislike class-based, competitive multiplayer combat

What players say

47% of 325,711 reviews are positive · 62% of 431 in the last 30 days

Players praise the gunplay, large battles, squad play, and the option to fight bots. Common complaints focus on the EA launcher, crashes or failed starts, and trouble finding populated matches. Recent players also criticize an anti-cheat change that requires Secure Boot and prevents Linux play.

Screenshots and trailer

Battlefield™ 2042 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: 64-bit Windows 10
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600, Core i5 6600K
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 560,Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 100 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: EA online activation and EA app software installation and background use required. Denuvo Anti-tamper
Third-party account: EA Account
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 34
Steam features: Trading cards, In-app purchases, HDR
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Unsupported on Steam Deck because of its anti-cheat

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America. Text only: Korean, Traditional Chinese.