Battlefield 2042

Overview

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.

The game received mixed reviews from critics and a negative reception from players for its technical issues, lack of features, and certain changes to the gameplay. The game failed to meet the sales expectations of Electronic Arts. A new Battlefield installment, titled Battlefield 6, developed by Battlefield Studios (DICE, Motive Studios, Ripple Effect Studios and Criterion Games), was released on October 10, 2025.

Official trailer

Gameplay Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Shooter

Developer

EA Digital Illusions CE

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Series

Battlefield

Engine

Frostbite 3

Platforms

Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox One

Age rating

ESRB M

Modes

Single player

No

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

Yes

Age ratings

ACB

MA 15+

PEGI

16

CLASS IND

16

ESRB

M

CERO

D

USK

16

GRAC

19+

Release dates

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies35

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

4

Silver

10

Bronze

20

Total

35

Points

1260

Difficulty

5 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

25

Online trophies

35

• Future Imperfect Collected all other trophies Platinum 7.71% of players
• Adapt and Overcome Reach Player Level 5 Bronze 18.21% of players
• Making Dunn Proud Reach Player Level 15 Silver 15.28% of players
• Luck of the Irish Reach Player Level 25 Gold 13.56% of players
• Dead in their tracks! Get a quad-kill while defending an objective Silver 12.39% of players
• Command and Conquest Capture 100 objectives in Conquest Bronze 11.37% of players
• Escape Artist Successfully extract 25 times in Hazard Zone Bronze 8.07% of players
• Pack Rat Successfully extract with 50 Data Drives in Hazard Zone Bronze 8.32% of players
• The Winner Takes It All Win 42 rounds across all game modes Bronze 10.73% of players
• Universal Soldier Earn a T1 Mastery Badge with any Specialist Silver 9.04% of players
• Gun Master Earn a T1 Mastery Badge with any Weapon Silver 8.96% of players
• Wheeled Warrior Earn a T1 Mastery Badge with any Vehicle Silver 8.22% of players
• Jack of all Trades Earn a T1 Mastery Badge with any Gadget or Throwable Silver 9.02% of players
• Aerial Destroyer Destroy an air vehicle with a rocket launcher while parachuting Bronze 10.82% of players
• A bird? A plane? Wingsuit fly from the Rocket Hangar to the Launch Pad on Orbital Bronze 11.75% of players
• Going Places Travel for 1000m with Mackay's Grappling Hook Bronze 11.87% of players
• Doze this Perform 7 kills in one life with Dozer's SOB-8 Ballistic Shield Silver 12.01% of players
• B gun's dry Inflict 2500 damage in one round while defending objectives using Boris' SG-36 Sentry Gun Bronze 10.19% of players
• Doctor Falck in the house Heal 3000 points of damage within a single round with Falck's S21 Syrette Pistol Bronze 10.42% of players
• Happy birthday Call in 15 Loadout Crates with Angel Bronze 11.54% of players
• Squad Wiper Kill 500 enemy soldiers while not in a Vehicle Bronze 13.26% of players
• War machine Killed 50 enemies while in Vehicles Bronze 13.16% of players
• I'm Five by Five, B Earn a Ribbon III of each type Gold 10.85% of players
• Tool Time Repair 1000 damage on Vehicles in one round Bronze 9.86% of players
• Wrecking Crew Destroy 50 Vehicles Bronze 11.14% of players
• No-one gets left behind Revive 100 teammates Bronze 12.37% of players
• Thank you, Santa Resupply 50 teammates Bronze 13.33% of players
• Clean Exit Successfully extract in Hazard Zone without anyone in the squad having died Gold 8.76% of players
• Foot Soldier Travel 25 km without using vehicles Bronze 15.76% of players
• CQC Specialist Perform 20 melee kills in one round Gold 12.38% of players
• Deadshot Perform 20 headshot kills in one round Silver 13.1% of players
• One Careful Owner Perform a roadkill with an air vehicle Bronze 11.01% of players
• Good Company Earn first place as a squad Silver 15.24% of players
• Showoff Outstanding performance achieved Silver 15.59% of players
• Burnout Travel 15km using ground vehicles Bronze 14.02% of players

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Developer

EA Digital Illusions CE

Released

2021-11-19

Age rating

ESRB M

Region

US

Time to beat

about 42.5 hours