Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042 marks the return to the iconic all-out warfare of the franchise. Adapt and overcome dynamically-changing battlegrounds with the help of your squad and a cutting-edge arsenal. With support for…

69 19 November 2021

Shooter Action Warfare

Battlefield 2042 is a shooter developed by EA Digital Illusions CE, released 19 November 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Verified 1 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Battlefield 2042 is

Battlefield 2042 is a shooter game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and released in 2021. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Frostbite 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Battlefield 2042 is a 2021 online-only multiplayer first-person shooter game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. The seventeenth installment in the Battlefield series, it was released on November 19, 2021, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Unlike previous games in the series, Battlefield 2042 is solely multiplayer and does not have a single-player campaign. It is also the first installment to feature support for cross-platform play. It was the final Battlefield game to be released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms.

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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 128 players online. Available modes: Battle Royale, Co-operative and Multiplayer. There are 34 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Battlefield series

Battlefield 2042 is the 19th of 22 entries we hold in the Battlefield series. It arrived 3 years after Battlefield V. The next entry was Battlefield 2042: Ultimate Edition in 2021. Its critic score of 69 is 14 points below the series average of 83. The highest-rated entry is Battlefield 2 at 93.

See all 22 Battlefield games in release order →

How it was received

Battlefield 2042 holds a critic score of 69 out of 100. That places it above 35% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 5 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 64, across 153 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for AMD Ryzen 5 1600, Core i5 6600K, 8 GB RAM and AMD Radeon RX 560,Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. It also needs around 100GB of free storage, which is a real consideration on a 512GB drive. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Battlefield 2042 launched on 19 November 2021, within three weeks of Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, Unpacking and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, Unpacking, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Anniversary Edition.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Battlefield 2042 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

All media

Dlc

Battlefield 2042: Year 1 Pass

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Quick answers

Battlefield 2042 — frequently asked questions

When did Battlefield 2042 come out?

Battlefield 2042 was released on 19 November 2021 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Battlefield 2042?

At minimum, Battlefield 2042 needs AMD Ryzen 5 1600, Core i5 6600K, 8 GB RAM, AMD Radeon RX 560,Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti graphics, 100 GB available space of storage.

Does Battlefield 2042 have multiplayer?

Yes. Battlefield 2042 supports multiplayer for up to 128 players online.

How many GB is Battlefield 2042?

The PC version needs about 100 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("100 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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