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DC Universe™ Online

Create a hero or villain in the DC Universe, customize their appearance and powers, and choose a mentor. You can travel by flight, super-speed, or acrobatics while exploring places such as Gotham City and Metropolis. Fight using direct, action-oriented combat, combining attacks and abilities against enemies from DC stories. Missions take you through voiced, story-driven adventures alongside or against familiar DC characters. Develop your character through missions and multiplayer activities, including alerts and raids. Progression includes gear and feats that contribute to skill points, while character roles support different ways to take part in group content.

Create a custom hero or villain, master superpowers and movement, and battle through DC stories in an action-focused online RPG.

Released 02 Nov 2011

81%positive of
21k player reviews
Free
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Create a DC Hero

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Choose Hero or Villain

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Fly Over Gotham

DC Universe Online is a Free-to-Play, massive multiplayer online action game set in the popular DC Universe. Become one of a new breed of Heroes or Villains and wield incredible powers as you go to war with legendary characters such as Batman, Superman, Lex Luthor and The Joker.

Developed by Dimensional Ink Games · Published by Daybreak Game Company

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Restrictive Monetization
  2. Repetitive Endgame
  3. Grindy Progression
  4. Aging Presentation
81%
positive of 21k player reviews
72/100
Metacritic

Back of the Box

Platforms Windows
Achievements 202
Age ratings
  • ESRB T — Mild Language Mild Suggestive Themes Blood Violence
  • PEGI 16 — Strong Violence, Users Interact, In-Game Purchases
  • USK 16 — Violence, Users Interact, In-Game Purchases
  • CRL 16 — Violence, Language, Users Interact, In-Game Purchases
  • ClassInd (Brazil) 10 — Violência fantasiosa Violência
  • IGRS (Indonesia) 13 — Kekerasan Interaksi Daring
  • Steam (Germany) 12 — Gewalt
Players 1–8
Play modes
  • Online co-op
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op campaign
  • MMO
  • Persistent world
Other modes
  • MMO shared world
  • Cross-platform multiplayer
  • Leagues
  • Matchmaking and party finder
  • Open-world co-op
  • Solo PvE instances
  • Duo PvE instances
  • 4-player alerts
  • 8-player raids
  • Open-world PvP phase
  • Duels
  • Arena PvP
  • Legends PvP
  • Ring War
  • Diamond Heist
  • Lair battles
  • 1v1 PvP
  • 2v2 PvP
  • 4v4 PvP
  • 5v5 PvP
  • 8v8 PvP
Multiplayer DC Universe Online is a massively multiplayer online game. It supports online cooperative and competitive multiplayer, including PvE instances for 1, 2, 4, and 8 players, leagues, matchmaking, open-world shared spaces, and PvP modes. Cross-platform multiplayer is supported, with reviews specifically mentioning PC and PlayStation cross-play.
Multiplayer & mods No multiplayer mod support is mentioned.
Controller support Xbox
Controller required No
DLC / extras 2 listed on Steam
DRM / EULA
  • Requires 3rd-Party Account: Daybreak
Content notices
  • Mild Language
  • Mild Suggestive Themes
  • Blood
  • Violence
  • Interactive Elements
  • In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items)
  • Users Interact
  • Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic 72/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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Is DC Universe™ Online free?▾
DC Universe™ Online is free to play. Get it on Steam here.
Who made DC Universe™ Online, and when did it come out?▾
It was developed by Dimensional Ink Games and published by Daybreak Game Company, released on November 2, 2011.
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