PlanetSide 2

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• first-person shooter

• massively multiplayer online first-person shooter
• massively multiplayer online game^*

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  2,000^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Series

• PlanetSide

Engines

• Forgelight Engine

Localized titles

• PlanetSide 2

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Massively Multiplayer^*
• Free To Play^*

Game features

• Multi-player^*
• MMO^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Cloud^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• German^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Russian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Free to Play^*

  Votes · historical

  2,964^*

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  1,981^*

• Massively Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  1,970^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  1,530^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  1,440^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  1,227^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  1,129^*

• Team-Based^*

  Votes · historical

  1,013^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  867^*

• War^*

  Votes · historical

  813^*

• Tactical^*

  Votes · historical

  803^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  743^*

• PvP^*

  Votes · historical

  637^*

• Futuristic^*

  Votes · historical

  617^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  541^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  540^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  469^*

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  393^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  334^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  308^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  64-bit Windows 7 or later^*

  Processor alternatives

  : Core i5-4460 or better^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 or better^*

  Memory

  6 GB RAM (64-bit)^*

  Storage

  20 GB HD space DirectX® : 11.0 Sound: DirectX compatible Sound Card Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel i5 6600K or higher / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or higher^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia GeForce 960 or higher / AMD R9 280X or higher^*

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

  Memory

  8 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

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

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  349^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

Developers

• Daybreak Game Company

• Rogue Planet Games^*

Publishers

• Daybreak Game Company

• 2012-11-20

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2012-11-20 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2012-11-20^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Nov 20, 2012^*

Detailed specifications