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PlanetSide 2

Free-to-play MMO shooter built around persistent, continent-wide faction wars

Rogue Planet Games · Published by Daybreak Game Company · Released Nov 20, 2012

ActionMassively MultiplayerFree To Play

Third-party account required

Reviews
Very Positive
80% of 80K
Recent reviews
Mixed
63% of 86 in 30 days
Players
477
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 days ago
Nov 4, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 480
6 GB RAM · 20 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)

What is PlanetSide 2?

A free-to-play first-person MMO shooter set in a science-fiction planetary war between three empires. You fight as infantry, drive vehicles, or pilot aircraft across four open continents, capturing and defending territory in persistent online PvP battles.

For you if...

  • +you want large-scale battles with infantry, vehicles, and aircraft
  • +you enjoy coordinated, class-based faction warfare
  • +you prefer persistent territory fights over separate matches

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer small, self-contained multiplayer matches
  • −you want offline play or a single-player campaign
  • −you expect tutorials to explain progression in depth

What players say

80% of 80,462 reviews are positive · 63% of 86 in the last 30 days

Players praise the scale of its faction warfare, especially battles combining infantry, tanks, aircraft, and coordinated territory captures. The most common complaints are dwindling populations that make massive battles rarer, frequent crashes and other technical problems, and cheating.

Players over time

▲ +24% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 556 players on Sep 26, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026477
Nov 6, 2026339
Nov 5, 2026342
Nov 4, 2026345
Nov 3, 2026369
Nov 2, 2026448
Nov 1, 2026463
Oct 31, 2026516
Oct 30, 2026315
Oct 29, 2026318
Oct 28, 2026328
Oct 27, 2026234
Oct 27, 2026312
Oct 26, 2026343
Oct 25, 2026521
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Oct 23, 2026346
Oct 22, 2026319
Oct 21, 2026324
Oct 20, 2026290
Oct 19, 2026376
Oct 18, 2026463
Oct 17, 2026442
Oct 16, 2026298
Oct 15, 2026247
Oct 14, 2026277
Oct 13, 2026255
Oct 12, 2026330
Oct 11, 2026438
Oct 10, 2026406
Oct 9, 2026256
Oct 8, 2026236
Oct 7, 2026296
Oct 6, 2026278
Oct 5, 2026343
Oct 4, 2026390
Oct 3, 2026442
Oct 2, 2026331
Oct 1, 2026278
Sep 30, 2026316
Sep 29, 2026286
Sep 28, 2026348
Sep 27, 2026407
Sep 26, 2026556
Sep 25, 2026342
Sep 24, 2026293
Sep 23, 2026285
Sep 23, 2026258
Sep 22, 2026164
Sep 21, 2026514

Screenshots and trailer

PlanetSide 2 screenshot 1

PlanetSide 2 system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 480, 6 GB RAM, 20 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
64-bit Windows 7 or later
Processor
Core i5-4460 or better
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 or better
Memory
6 GB RAM (64-bit)
Storage
20 GB HD space
Notes
Broadband Internet connection

Recommended

OS
64-bit Windows 7 or later
Processor
Intel i5 6600K or higher / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or higher
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce 960 or higher / AMD R9 280X or higher
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
20 GB HD space
Notes
Broadband Internet connection

Does PlanetSide 2 have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does PlanetSide 2 run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Third-party account
Daybreak
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Cloud saves, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese.

Does PlanetSide 2 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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