DC Universe™ Online

Buy81%

Very Positive · 22k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth playing.

Dimensional Ink Games · Free to Play · Nov 2, 2011

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
202
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy DC Universe™ Online?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 22k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat felt so good, the content was difficult, open world events counted towards something, and the PvP scene was thriving more than I'd ever seen in any MMO.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The devs appear to be actively seeking ways to improve the game, and also appear to be excited about their ability to enhance the story arcs of the game.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-Combat, while the combat is pretty basic action combat with various skills and abilities it is pretty fun.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Not only this but u also get extensive character customization and different powers.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I'm not always a fan of MMO style games but this is definitely a fun play with your friends.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay62 reviews
Story30 reviews
Combat26 reviews
Characters15 reviews
Co-op10 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
78% still recommend
Monetization
50% still recommend
Multiplayer
80% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
43% still recommend
Bugs
50% still recommend
Interface
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • MMO
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

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