Battlefield™ 2042
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ActionAdventureCasualFPSMultiplayerShooterMilitarySingleplayer

566 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 1,141

Peak in the last 7 days: 1,458

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Game description

Battlefield™ 2042 is a first-person shooter that marks the return to the iconic all-out warfare of the franchise.

Basic info

DeveloperDICE
PublisherElectronic Arts
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateNov 19, 2021
Price

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Minimum specs

OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 1600, Core i5 6600K
Memory8 GB
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 560,Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Storage100 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 350 reviews from the past 1 year

57.1/ 100
Bottom 10%

Steam rating: Mixed (47%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

After a rough launch, this large scale military shooter scores 57.1, and reviews read as a mix of goodwill and frustration.

👍 Strengths

28 reviews praise the visuals, from huge maps and dynamic weather to big explosions and collapsing buildings, and some enjoy the chaos of tornadoes sweeping vehicles away. 23 enjoy playing together, whether in large battles or with friends against bots on a free weekend. 12 say the gunplay feels clean and responsive, with fast movement and attachments you can swap mid fight. Visuals & Sound ranks 882nd of 1249, and Content Volume ranks 653rd of 1351. Some say it has improved a lot since release.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support comes up in 49% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1030th of 1399. 39 report bugs and crashes, including launcher trouble, being kicked to the menu and failing to connect at all. 38 say the player community has shrunk so much that matches and even bot lobbies are slow to fill. 21 feel let down by developer support, citing simple problems left unfixed, and some are upset that infantry modes were removed. Multiplayer ranks 551st of 642, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 1193rd of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“modern visuals with huge map scale and weather effects” · 28 reviews
“amazing and natural environment with very large maps for strategic gameplay” · 7 reviews
“most comprehensive gameplay in Battlefield series” · 6 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom -0.40 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Negative “massive empty fields force 10 minute runs; frustrating multiplayer experience” · 5 reviews
Positive “vast maps highly playable for snipers” · 5 reviews

Progression 9% · Difficulty 3% · Onboarding 8% · Strategy 11% · Controls & feel 15%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

World +0.93 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “amazing and natural environment with very large maps for strategic gameplay” · 7 reviews
Negative “maps feel empty, lack personality, atmosphere stripped away, worst soundtrack ever heard” · 3 reviews

Story 6% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.26 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “most comprehensive gameplay in Battlefield series” · 6 reviews
Negative “most game modes removed before BF6 release, content stripped away” · 7 reviews

Variety 14% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.32 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “modern visuals with huge map scale and weather effects” · 28 reviews
Negative “Battlefield 6 has more impressive graphics and animations” · 2 reviews

Audio 5%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 43% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Community -2.72 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly
Negative “too few players, cannot find matches or fill bot lobbies” · 38 reviews
Positive “portal servers have 128-player rooms, community active enough to play” · 2 reviews

Playing together 24% · Servers & Connection 11%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.29 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “weak map design and questionable balance” · 13 reviews
Positive “weapons are well balanced” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 8% · Pricing 23% · Matchmaking 11%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 49% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.51 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “cannot enter the game, connection issues with DICE/EA servers” · 39 reviews
Positive “major bugs fixed, stable system guaranteed after support ended” · 5 reviews

Performance 13% · Developer support 34%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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