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PlanetSide 2
Rogue Planet Games · published by Daybreak Game Company · released Nov 20, 2012
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.
Price
Free
US store
Reviews
80%
74,990 · Very Positive
Playing now
266
sampled 15h ago
24h peak
266
all-time seen 381
Followers
220,344
3d ago
Owners (est.)
~4.5M
2.2M – 7.2M
YouTube activity
11
videos · 30 d58
creators810K
views · 1 yTwitch activity 52 watching · 5 live
11
avg viewers · 30 d980
hours watched · 30 d53
streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 2d ago- Change number
- 40,824,683 · seen 2d ago
- Public build
- 26,417,989 · Nov 4, 2026 (9d ago)
- Operating systems
- windows
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Install size
- 22 GB · 20 GB download
- Install folder
PlanetSide 2- Controller support
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- Metacritic
- 84
- Homepage
- www.planetside2.com/
- Release state
- —
- Community
- hub
Steam Deck
PlayableTested Sep 26, 2025 on build 19,903,102
- !Launcher interaction issues
- !Controller glyphs do not match deck device
- !Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
- !Interface text is not legible
- ✓Default controller config fully functional
- ✓Default configuration is performant
Branches · 1
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
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| public | 26,417,989 | Nov 4, 2026 · 9d ago |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
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| 26,417,989 | public | Nov 4, 2026 14:06 | 3d ago |
Depots · 3
content of the public branchLaunch options · 1
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LaunchPad.exeUpdates:enable=0 Updates:PatchSelf=1 campaignID=1063272 promoID=146 launchPoint=steam launchArgs=STEAM_ENABLED=1 |
all | Game LaunchPad |
Languages · 7
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
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| French | ✓ | — | — |
| German | ✓ | — | — |
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| Simplified Chinese | ✓ | — | — |
Packages · 0
all packagesNo packages recorded yet.
Bundles · 0
all bundlesNot part of any bundle we know.
DLC in product info · 9
includes DLC not sold separatelyPlanetside 2: Elite Soldier BundlePlanetside 2: Advanced Soldier BundlePlanetside 2: First Recruit BundlePlanetside 2 - 2nd Anniversary BundlePlanetSide2 : Supreme Authority Pack - Terran RepublicPlanetSide 2 : Hostile Takeover Pack - New ConglomeratePlanetSide 2 : Technological Superiority Pack - Vanu SovereigntyNS Black Ops Mercenary Pack#429730
Change numbers
all changes#40,824,683 · 2d ago
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
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| Nov 4, 2026 | November 4, 2026 - Patch Notes Game servers will be down for a scheduled maintenance tomorrow @ 6AM PDT. Please see the patch notes below for details.Greetings, Auraxians! The 14th Anniversary of our beloved game is just around the corner, and we’re celebrating in style! Get ready for a wealth of new themed content, a new Capture Facility Alerts, new implant and a special giveaway!Maintenance durationClient and Server UpdateThi |
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| Oct 27, 2026 | October 27, 2026 Hotfix #4 A new client build will be updated 10/27/26. 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.Maintenance DurationClient and Server UpdateThis will be a combined client and server update, requiring approximately 3 hours of server downtime for maintenance.Event Time to ReturnAs previously announced, we’re contin |
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| Oct 22, 2026 | 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 UpdateThis will be a combined client and server update, requiring approximately 3 hours of server downtime for maintenance.October SaleAs part of our celebration of the recent improvements in client stability, we're launching an October sale!Start date: October 2 |
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| Oct 15, 2026 | 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 Update This will be a combined client and server update, requiring approximately 3 hours of server downtime for maintenance.Client CrashesFixed a deadlock in the physics simulation.It appears that the |
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| Oct 8, 2026 | 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 UpdateThis time, there will be no server downtime. Simply restart your client once the patch becomes available around 6AM PDT. to download and apply the update. No maintenance downtime will be required.Client CrashesTask dispatcher deadlock fix - w |
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| Oct 1, 2026 | 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.Client Crashes UpdateThank you for your reports and for taking part in our surveys. Based on the results of our latest live client crash survey, as well as reports in other Discord threads and contacts with Customer Service, we can draw the following conc |
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| Sep 17, 2026 | 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 UpdatesFixed a client crash caused by an invalid geometry state.Connection issues being perceived as client crashes A clear message will now be displayed when a connection is lost during gameplay or on loading screens, instead of the game appearing to crash.Addition |
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| Sep 3, 2026 | September 3, 2026 - Patch Notes The servers will be down for a scheduled game update tomorrow @ 6am PDT. Please see the patch notes below for fixes and changes.Alerts and Continent ChangesWe’re happy to report that Hotfix #3, released on August 31, has resolved the issue affecting the alert and continent change systems.Alerts should now finish correctly.Continent changes should work smoothly again.Client Crashes UpdateWe’d like |
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| Aug 31, 2026 | August 31, 2026 - Hotfix Update The servers will be down for an urgent maintenance today @ 4pm pdt.Downtime could be up to 1-3hrs. The alert and continent change systems were accidentally affected by the latest hotfix. Alerts should now finish correctly.Continent changes should work smoothly again. @News and Updates |
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| Aug 27, 2026 | August 27, 2026 - Patch Update The servers will be down for a scheduled hotfix update tomorrow @ 6am PDT. Please see the patch notes below for fixes and added changes.Client Crashes UpdateSince our previous hotfix, we have received a large number of reports from players confirming that the measures we introduced helped and that they are no longer experiencing crashes during combat. This is also supported by our crash statistics |
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| Aug 18, 2026 | August 18, 2026 - Patch Notes The servers will be down for a scheduled game update tomorrow @ 6am PDT. Please see the patch notes below for fixes and added changes. Client crashesAs promised last Friday, we have prepared fixes for two types of client crashes:DLSS-related crashes — you can now safely use DLSS again.Invalid values in user configuration files — a new validator for user configuration files will significantly reduc |
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| Aug 14, 2026 | August 13, 2026 - Patch Notes We have patched the game today with fixes, events and sale items. Please see the notes below!Client crashesUsing the advanced diagnostic tools deployed to the live servers in the previous hotfix, along with player reports from the PTS and live servers, we were able to identify and fix a number of issues:Fixed a buffer overflow issueFixed a floating-point overflow issue that caused client crashes i |
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| Jul 8, 2026 | July 8, 2026 - Patch Notes We have a scheduled maintenance tomorrow, please see the new patch notes below. Servers will go down at 6AM PDT for an estimated 3-4 hour downtime. Please see the PC patch notes below.Status of CrashesWork continues in our ongoing investigation onto this issue. Unfortunately for today's patch we do not have additional information to share on our progress. As soon as it becomes available we will gi |
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| Jun 18, 2026 | June 18, 2026 - Patch Update We have a scheduled maintenance tomorrow for the PC build. All servers will come down around 6AM PDT for an estimated 3-4 hour downtime. Please see the PC patch notes below.Crashes Our previous hotfix reduced the number of client crashes by less than we had anticipated.To further address this issue, we are releasing another client update tomorrow, 6/18. We expect this update to improve stability a |
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| Jun 11, 2026 | June 11, 2026 Patch Notes We have a scheduled game update maintenance starting tomorrow @ 6AM PDT for an estimated 3-4 hour downtime window. Please see the latest additions and bug fixes below!We're listening to Your Suggestions!We've received feedback from the community on Discord that players would like to see more dark-colored cosmetic items, such as armor sets and camouflages. Many of the older solid dark camouflages a |
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| May 21, 2026 | May 21, 2026 - Client Update Restart your client if you have not already done so to receive this client update.CrashesFixed a bug in multithreaded code that could have caused worker thread deadlocks and message loss.Reduced CPU usage on processors without simultaneous multithreading.Anti-Cheat KicksFixed a bug in anti-cheat measures that caused false-positive reports.All measures above should reduce the chances of client cras |
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| May 14, 2026 | May 14, 2026 - Crash Hotfix Patch Servers will be offline tomorrow 5/14 @ 6AM PDT. for a scheduled maintenance. Estimated downtime may be up to 4 hours. Please see the patch notes below.Potential Fixes to the Crash IssueFixed several DirectX warnings and concurrency-related issues. These changes should resolve some cases of data corruption and reduce the likelihood of crashes, although they may not completely eliminate the current |
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| May 5, 2026 | May 5, 2026 - 23rd PlanetSide Anniversary Patch Notes Servers will be offline tomorrow 5/5 @ 6AM PDT. for a scheduled maintenance. Estimated downtime may be up to 4 hours. Please see the patch notes below.Congratulations!Hello, Auraxians! Let us congratulate you on the 23rd anniversary of the PlanetSide franchise! We wish you health, happiness, good ping, friendly squads, and intense, exciting battles!To celebrate this occasion together, we have prep |
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| Apr 1, 2026 | April 1, 2026 - Patch Notes Servers will be offline tomorrow 4/1 @ 6AM PST. for a scheduled maintenance. Estimated downtime may be up to 3 hours. Please see the patch notes below.Maintenance durationAs part of this update, we're returning to the standard 3-hour maintenance window instead of 6. Thank you for your patience!Crashes and Disconnections / Auto-KicksWe continue to monitor the situation and work on improvements aime |
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| Mar 19, 2026 | Osprey Server Restart - 3/20 Osprey will be restarted to address a technical issue with the server, tomorrow 3/20, @ 6AM PT.Estimated downtime is up to 1 HR.On the topic of game crashes, we are working on the next potential fix, but after this server restart we will monitor community feedback on the reported crashes as well. |
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