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Battlefield™ 2042

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

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

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Reviews trending up: 60% positive in the last 30 days vs 47% overall Third-party account required DRM declared on Steam

Reviews
Mixed
47% of 280K
Recent reviews
Mixed
60% of 313 in 30 days
Players
624
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Oct 1, 2026
Minimum PC
RX 560
8 GB RAM · 100 GB disk
Full requirements

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 279,879 reviews are positive · 60% of 313 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.

Players over time

▼ -32% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 1,326 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Oct 9, 2026592
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Oct 1, 2026732
Sep 30, 2026627
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Sep 26, 2026899
Sep 25, 2026832
Sep 24, 2026677
Sep 23, 2026843
Sep 23, 2026656
Sep 22, 2026629
Sep 21, 20261,326

Screenshots and trailer

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Battlefield™ 2042 system requirements

Minimum: RX 560, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Recommended

OS
64-bit Windows 10
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, Intel Core i7 4790
Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
100 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Does Battlefield™ 2042 have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online. There is no single-player mode.

Does Battlefield™ 2042 run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Unsupported on Steam Deck because of its anti-cheat

PC version details

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+
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.

Does Battlefield™ 2042 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

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