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PlanetSide 2
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “unique massive combined-arms battles” (73 of 104 reviews); the most common complaint is “dwindling population outside peak hours” (12). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
73 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Planetside 2 Game is free and worth to try, because its niche genre that beside this game do not exists. All beginner weapons are very good well rounded. Lot of information and Outfits (Clans) to help. Now that bad…”
“Game is still going on strong despite the dwindled player base. Hopefully it revives itself nothing else really compares to planetside.”
“So I played way more than 68 hours of this game. Like 1000 hours on PS4 and more on PC on the desktop downloaded version. Yeah man this game has been amazing over the years. Nothing quite compared. It was like Arma3…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Planetside 2 Game is free and worth to try, because its niche genre that beside this game do not exists. All beginner weapons are very good well rounded. Lot of information and Outfits (Clans) to help. Now that bad…”
“I think PlanetSide 2 still (mostly) holds up to other shooters today. There's definitely stuff that could be improved, but overall I'd say it's still a pretty solid game, with a pretty solid playerbase. (NC forever!)”
“worlds only MMOFPS, still going strong in 2026”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“if you havent taken a friend to drive across the country side, deep in enemy territory, getting chased down by enemy dropships, you really havent experienced this game”
“The game is challenging. But challenging in a way that makes you want to keep trying and makes playing well very satisfying. There is a curve in this game for getting to the point where you're not dying constantly but…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I loathe F2P games and the entire model for it's tricks to drain you of money. However this game was actually really fun and had some impressive graphics for it's time. The massive open world "Tug-of-war" between the…”
“amazing it never stops”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Planetside 2 Game is free and worth to try, because its niche genre that beside this game do not exists. All beginner weapons are very good well rounded. Lot of information and Outfits (Clans) to help. Now that bad…”
“I have another 1k hours on the daybreak launcher version and its the best fps game imo. You dont have to be good at shooting to have fun... .5kd ratio and still addicted...”
“The game is challenging. But challenging in a way that makes you want to keep trying and makes playing well very satisfying. There is a curve in this game for getting to the point where you're not dying constantly but…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is still going on strong despite the dwindled player base. Hopefully it revives itself nothing else really compares to planetside.”
“great game, though the player base has slowly drifted away. wondering if planetside 3 will come out some day”
“not even worth it the balance is crazy and you are constantly stacked against the most vile nurglings and discord mods that refuse to shower and instead spend their every waking hour playing this game it was amazing…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Keeps crashing since lastest maintenance. Dont know why but yup.”
“Planetside 2 Game is free and worth to try, because its niche genre that beside this game do not exists. All beginner weapons are very good well rounded. Lot of information and Outfits (Clans) to help. Now that bad…”
“Me and gf downloaded game. Both crashed 20 times each before we could even put boots on the ground. Literally unplayable.”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Too much grind. Leveling up and upgrading in the game takes a lot of time. The game is old and for newcomer there is no motivation to play with already full gear players.”
“not even worth it the balance is crazy and you are constantly stacked against the most vile nurglings and discord mods that refuse to shower and instead spend their every waking hour playing this game it was amazing…”
“Now, let me preface this by saying the game does have it's issues. HOWEVER. It's one-of-a-kind, and there's literally nothing else like it. When the pop is high, and you're in a 3-way pitched battle, with tanks, aerial…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Killed one of the most unique playstyles to appease zergers. RIP stalker infil, fun not allowed, only zerg with HA.”
“Infiltrator is now unplayable. Restrict the decloaking delay to sniper rifles. Until then, half the classes I used to play are dead. Garbage.”
“not even worth it the balance is crazy and you are constantly stacked against the most vile nurglings and discord mods that refuse to shower and instead spend their every waking hour playing this game it was amazing…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Planetside 2 Game is free and worth to try, because its niche genre that beside this game do not exists. All beginner weapons are very good well rounded. Lot of information and Outfits (Clans) to help. Now that bad…”
“Too many cheaters, and nobody doesnt do anything about it. Pay to win....”
“genuinely the biggest fumble in history this game had the BEST moments in any shooter, hell, any game i've ever played, bar none, and now look at it. it hurts bros.”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 80.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“It has been a ride to say the least.. I remember going from Battlefield 3 to Planetside 2 and being awestruck at the scale, the battles and all out warfare that this game can give you. Alas, the glorious battles of old has fallen silent.. Even so, if you play during peak hours,…”
— a player, Steam review · 2,334 hrs played“A great game, but it's getting a little dated. Wishing for a remake and overhaul.”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“This game is sadly dead to me now. I keep trying to play it here and there ever since Wrel left but the game just feels awful to play. Servers are now 120+ ms for me when I would get 10-30ms so there's ZERO reg and constantly dying behind corners. The pop is too low so 2…”
— a player, Steam review · 2,520 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
October 22, 2026 - Patch Notes
Game servers will be down for a scheduled maintenance tomorrow @ 6AM PDT. Please see the patch notes below for details. Client and Server Update This will be a combined client and server update, requi
October 15, 2026 Hotfix Notes
A new client build will be updated 10/15/26. All servers will be down for the scheduled maintenance at 6am pdt. Please see the patch notes below. There will be a 3hr downtime window. Client and Server
October 8, 2026 Hotfix Notes
A new client build will be updated 10/8/26. Simply restart your game to receive the update after 6am pdt. Please note the patch notes below. Client-Only Update This time, there will be no server downt
Nanite of The Living Dead 2026 - Patch Notes
All servers will be down for a scheduled maintenance tomorrow 10/1/26 @ 6AM PDT. for the following game update. Please see the patch notes below. Thank you for your reports and for taking part in our
September 17, 2026 - Patch Notes
Game servers will be down for a scheduled maintenance tomorrow @ 6AM PDT. Please see the patch notes below for details. Client Crashes Updates Fixed a client crash caused by an invalid geometry state.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · FPS · Massively Multiplayer · Shooter · Action · Open World · Multiplayer · Team-Based · Sci-fi · War · Tactical · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese |
| Official site | http://www.planetside2.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: 64-bit Windows 7 or later Processor: : Core i5-4460 or better Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 or better Memory: 6 GB RAM (64-bit) Hard Drive: 20 GB HD space DirectX® : 11.0 Sound: DirectX compatible Sound Card Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection