DC Universe™ Online
Fair · Multiplayer · 2011
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Free and middling. Worth a look if the genre is yours.
- PriceS
- Free to play
- Reviews▼
- 81% of 22,113
- Critics
- 72 players 9 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 13% Multiplayer
Holding it back: DRM, Reviews
Time and effort
- Typical playtime
- 74.8h
- To 100%
- 222.7h 3.0x the story
- Achievements
- 202
Players and genre
- Online
- 895 now
- Recent reviews
- 76% 30 days
- Better reviewed
- 81% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
30% start to <1% rarestA game like this has no single ending, so its score does not use the finish rate. The curve shows where players stop. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
Its score puts it in the top 13 percent of the games it competes with. It is better reviewed than 81 percent of its genre. The nearest things to it, Champions Online (free, scores 27) and Neverwinter (free, scores 44), are both worse buys on this math.
It is still busy. 895 players were online when we last checked, on Nov 6, 19:46 UTC, across 35 days of weekly checks.
More about DC Universe™ Online
Critics scored it 72. Players sit 9 points higher at 81 percent, which usually means a game that plays better than it reviews.
HowLongToBeat players log 74.8 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 223, 3.0 times as much.
Buy now or wait
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
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.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, NVIDIA 7800GTX+ or ATI 1950+ Video Card, 30 GB of storage. Windows only.
Cite this score
DC Universe™ Online scores 57/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/24200/dc-universe-onlineReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 31. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.