Battlefield 2042

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• Xbox Series X and Series S

Genres

• first-person shooter

• flight simulation video game^*

• shooter game^*

• vehicle simulation game^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• multiplayer video game

• player versus player

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Battlefield

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Casual^*

Game features

• Multi-player^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• Co-op^*
• Online Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• In-App Purchases^*
• Color Alternatives^*
• Custom Volume Controls^*
• Stereo Sound^*
• Surround Sound^*
• HDR available^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Arabic^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Japanese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Korean^*
• Polish^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Portuguese - Brazil^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Russian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Simplified Chinese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Latin America^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Traditional Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Arabic^*
• Japanese^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Russian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Spanish - Latin America^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  847^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  775^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  772^*

• Military^*

  Votes · historical

  761^*

• War^*

  Votes · historical

  689^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  678^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  640^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  585^*

• Combat^*

  Votes · historical

  555^*

• Team-Based^*

  Votes · historical

  552^*

• PvP^*

  Votes · historical

  512^*

• Futuristic^*

  Votes · historical

  471^*

• Vehicular Combat^*

  Votes · historical

  434^*

• Modern^*

  Votes · historical

  421^*

• Destruction^*

  Votes · historical

  374^*

• Physics^*

  Votes · historical

  328^*

• Cinematic^*

  Votes · historical

  307^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  288^*

• Hero Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  275^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  230^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  64-bit Windows 10^*

  Processor alternatives

  AMD Ryzen 5 1600, Core i5 6600K^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  AMD Radeon RX 560,Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti^*

  Graphics API

  Version 12^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  100 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  No recommendation^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, Intel Core i7 4790^*

  Graphics alternatives

  AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Borked^*

  Reports

  101^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unsupported^*

Developers

• Ripple Effect Studios

• EA Gothenburg

• Criterion Games

• DICE

Publishers

• Electronic Arts

• 2021-11-19

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  worldwide

• 2021-11-19 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2021-11-19^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Nov 19, 2021^*

Detailed specifications