Vastly improved since the rough launch
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Battlefield 2042 is one of the biggest turnarounds I've seen in gaming.”
Steam review · 186 h played ↗
Battlefield™ 2042
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 49%Mixed · 49%DICE2021FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A once-broken Battlefield that is now polished, with big maps, vehicles and solid gunplay, and cheap on sale. Skip it if you can't enable Secure Boot, or if you need busy PvP lobbies or a campaign.
Great for
Players who want cheap large-scale chaos, solo or co-op with bots, or Battlefield fans who want a fun alternative to BF6
Main risk
Needing Secure Boot and kernel anti-cheat, and facing dead lobbies filled with bots
What changed in the last 30 days
85 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly cite near-empty matchmaking, Secure Boot and anti-cheat blocking launch, and unfixed bugs. Recent positives still praise the game's fixed state, often as better than BF6.
85 recent reviews
What players love
Big maps, vehicles and chaotic battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The huge maps, vehicles, and dynamic weather effects make every match unpredictable and exciting especially when playing with friends.”
Steam review · 88.2 h played ↗
Better than Battlefield 6
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“this game is more fun than Battlefield 6. The maps are better, the gameplay is better”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Cheap on sale, great value
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“i spent like $6-$7 and have gotten almost 1,000 hours of entertainment.”
Steam review · 911.6 h played ↗
Fun gunplay and weapon customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The ability to swap weapon attachments mid-fight is a great idea.”
Steam review · translated from Russian · 5 h played ↗
Solo and co-op play against bots
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“having a solo/co-op mode I can just relax in makes this game better than any other battlefield by far”
Steam review · 83.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Secure Boot and kernel anti-cheat required
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“This used to be my favorite game until DICE decided to require secure boot which I can't do with my current motherboard and I can't afford to upgrade right now so I simply can't play a game I paid for now.”
Steam review · 139.3 h played ↗
Dead servers and bot-filled lobbies
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Game so dead now, it's taking too long to gather the minimum 16 players to find a match.”
Steam review · 39 h played ↗
Crashes, black screens and kicks to menu
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the game kicks you back to the main menu after finding a lobby, making the game legitimately unplayable.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
No campaign and thin content
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“BEWARE! The game has no story/campaign mode, only multiplayer and vs AI plus it's dead, wont recommend it.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
EA launcher, support and account problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“The game will launch, but it takes 3-10 tries to join a game.”
Steam review · 1540.9 h played ↗
Linux and Steam Deck players locked out
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“adding a kernel anticheat this late in the game's life just to lock out linux and steam deck users is a massive L.”
Steam review · 137.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support100 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 1600, Core i5 6600K
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 560,Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Storage100 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 7 2700X, Intel Core i7 4790
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
Storage100 GB available space
OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 1600, Core i5 6600K
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 560,Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Storage100 GB available space
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