Striking art style and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The most fun I've ever had in an Extraction Shooter and probably my favorite art style in all of gaming.”
Steam review · 82.3 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%Bungie2026Extraction Shooter · FPS · Shooter
The verdict
A stylish, tense Bungie extraction shooter with top-tier gunplay and atmosphere, but brutal PvP and a shrinking playerbase. Skip it if you play solo or casually.
Great for
Hardcore PvP fans with a trio of friends who love atmosphere, lore and tight gunplay
Main risk
Brutal sweaty PvP, weak solo/casual experience and a small, shrinking playerbase
What changed in the last 30 days
152 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews cite few players, empty lobbies, long queues and no new maps or PvE mode yet, with hopes pinned on the December update. Fairly confident.
152 recent reviews
What players love
Top-tier Bungie gunplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Gunplay is industry leading, fun build crafting to discover and beautiful maps to explore and top tier atmosphere.”
Steam review · 531.9 h played ↗
Intriguing lore and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“What I did not expect was the story. That's what keeps me playing.”
Steam review · 89.2 h played ↗
Addictive, tense and rewarding loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“You will die a lot, your blood is gonna pump, and you will shake sometimes, but it's fun af.”
Steam review · 553.6 h played ↗
Excellent sound design and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“outstanding audio design (I've never stopped to listen to footsteps above me in a game before, it's wild)”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Runs well and small install size
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“It also runs really well - usually landing around 90+ frames at UHD on a 4070ti with DLSS on.”
Steam review · 39.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too punishing for casual and new players
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Game is fun for the top 10% of players who get to farm the remaining 90% over and over. Stay away.”
Steam review · 693 h played ↗
No PvE mode and limited content
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The game only has three base maps (not counting the raid mode).”
Steam review · 47.9 h played ↗
Dying playerbase and long queues
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“This game feels dead. The lobbies are so empty”
Steam review · 10.5 h played ↗
Confusing UI and poor onboarding
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“One of the worst UI experiences I’ve ever tried to play with.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Poor solo and random-squad experience
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“The game is definitely not for the majority of solo players and casuals!”
Steam review · 27.2 h played ↗
Blocked on Linux and Steam Deck (BattlEye)
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Don't buy this game if you are on Linux. It starts but doesn't connect to game servers because of BattleEye.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (4 GB) / Intel Arc A580 (8 GB, with ReBAR on)
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB) / Intel Arc A770 (16 GB, with ReBAR on)
OSWindows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (4 GB) / Intel Arc A580 (8 GB, with ReBAR on)
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