- 8players
- Evenings at a time
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- Switch
A free superhero MMO where you create a hero or villain and fight alongside Batman, Superman and the rest of the DC roster.
Who can play
- No split-screen on any platform.
- Online for up to 8 players on PC, PS5, Xbox and Switch.
- Crossplay between PC and PS5. PC and PlayStation share servers, split by US and EU region. Xbox and Switch each have their own servers.
- Free to play.
- PS5PlayStation StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- XboxMicrosoft StorePlay free (opens the store in a new tab)
- SwitchNintendo eShopSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Friends make their own heroes, team up in the open cities of Metropolis and Gotham and take on story missions, four-player alerts and eight-player raids.
Picking tank, healer and damage roles makes a regular group work well together.
PC and PlayStation players can group up; Xbox and Switch play only on their own servers.
The game is free to play.
Is it good
80%
Very positive on Steam
- 72MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 74Top criticsOpenCritic · Sep 2019 (OpenCritic top critic average, 15 reviews, as of Sep 2019; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 60%RecommendOpenCritic · Sep 2019 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 15 reviews, as of Sep 2019; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Unsupported
Every way to play together
Crossplay between PC and PS5. PC and PlayStation share servers, split by US and EU region. Xbox and Switch each have their own servers. No split-screen.
- 8
Groups hold up to eight for raids; alerts take four and duos two. Heroes and villains can group together, and there are PvP matches as well.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Dimensional Ink Games
- Publisher
- Daybreak Game Company
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
- Released
- 11 Jan 2011 on PC
- 15 Nov 2013 on PS4
- 29 Apr 2016 on Xbox One
- 6 Aug 2019 on Switch
- 26 Mar 2024 on PS5
- 23 Oct 2024 on Xbox Series X|S
- Controllers
- Partial controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 1 language
- Age rating
- Teen (ESRB): Mild language, mild suggestive themes, blood, violence
- Also needs
- Daybreak
In these lists
Answers
- Does DC Universe Online have couch co-op?
- No. DC Universe Online has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
- How many players can play DC Universe Online together?
- Online co-op and versus for up to 8 on PC, PS5, Xbox and Switch.
- Is DC Universe Online crossplay?
- Yes. Crossplay between PC and PS5. PC and PlayStation share servers, split by US and EU region. Xbox and Switch each have their own servers.
- One of 147 PC and PS5 crossplay games
- Do you need two copies of DC Universe Online?
- No. It's free to play.
- One of 1,371 co-op games where one copy is enough
- Can you play the DC Universe Online story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together online.
- What platforms is DC Universe Online on?
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
- One of 290 co-op games on PS5
- Does DC Universe Online work on Steam Deck?
- No: Steam rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Is DC Universe Online free?
- Yes, it's free to play.
