- 6players
- Evenings at a time
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
Guardians shoot through planets, strikes and raids with friends, chasing rare weapons and armour in a first-person looter.
Who can play
- No split-screen on any platform.
- Online for up to 6 players on PC, PS5 and Xbox.
- Crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox.
- Free to play.
- PCEpic Games StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- PS5PlayStation StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- XboxMicrosoft StorePlay free (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
A fireteam of three is the everyday group, and raids need six players who can talk and follow a plan.
The base game is free, but most campaigns and many activities sit behind paid expansions, so check what each friend owns.
PC, PlayStation and Xbox players can play together.
Is it good
78%
Mostly positive on Steam
- 83MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 84Top criticsOpenCritic · Aug 2022 (OpenCritic top critic average, 193 reviews, as of Aug 2022; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 88%RecommendOpenCritic · Aug 2022 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 193 reviews, as of Aug 2022; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
26k playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Unsupported
Every way to play together
Crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox. No split-screen. Online for up to 6 on every platform. Free to play. 78% positive of 660,000 Steam reviews.
- 6
Most activities take three players; raids take six; Crucible PvP is up to six against six.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Bungie
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
- Series
- Destiny
- Released
- 1 Oct 2019 on PC
- Controllers
- Partial controller support on PC, PlayStation controllers too
- Languages
- Text in 13 languages, voices in 12
- Age rating
- Teen (ESRB): Blood, language, violence
In these lists
Answers
- Does Destiny 2 have couch co-op?
- No. Destiny 2 has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
- How many players can play Destiny 2 together?
- Online co-op and versus for up to 6 on PC, PS5 and Xbox.
- Is Destiny 2 crossplay?
- Yes. Crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox.
- One of 147 PC and PS5 crossplay games
- Do you need two copies of Destiny 2?
- No. It's free to play.
- One of 1,371 co-op games where one copy is enough
- Can you play the Destiny 2 story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together online.
- Does Destiny 2 work on Steam Deck?
- No: Steam rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Is Destiny 2 free?
- Yes, it's free to play.
