The recently released Battlefield 2042 has already earned enough negative reviews to secure its placement on Steam‘s all-time worst reviewed games list. Excitement about the latest Battlefield entry seemed incredibly high early on, with many anticipating it over this year’s Call of Duty installment. Battlefield 2042‘s buggy beta phase left much to be desired, however, planting seeds of doubt about its promise as the next best step for the long-running franchise.
Fortunately, developer DICE addressed many of the issues that plagued the beta build in time for the shooter’s early access release, which went live on November 12 for Gold and Ultimate Edition owners as well as EA Play Pro subscribers on Origin. Players still found myriad hiccups strewn throughout the experience, though, ranging from rubber banding and stuttering to Xbox crashes and faulty weapon attachment unlocks. While DICE tackled lag and several other reported problems in the day one patch for Battlefield 2042, the game has a long road ahead to reach its full potential since users aren’t convinced the title is up to snuff out of the box.
At the time of writing on November 19, Steam reviews for Battlefield 2042 are listed as “Mostly Negative.” Over 10,600 users have left reviews, of which only 21 percent are positive. As such, once the Steam 250 page receives an update, Battlefield 2042 may very well count as the sixth worst-rated game on the PC storefront, sandwiched between Spacebase DF-9, whose positive ratings count for a mere 19 percent of its reviews, and Identity, which boasts 22 percent positive scores. Some confirmed Battlefield 2042 buyers wrote reviews lamenting the absence of features like a story campaign and individual player scoreboards. Others remain convinced that replacing Battlefield’s traditional Class system with Specialists was a poor decision. Additionally, the military shooter continues to come under fire for lag issues, subpar optimization, and numerous glitches.
In some respects, this may also warrant recognition as a review bombing. Quite a few of the complaints on Steam revolve around the notion that Battlefield 2042 is not what players want out of the series. Other reviews didn’t go into much depth at all, simply telling fellow Steam users to avoid the latest entry at all costs. As of now, there’s no telling how Electronic Arts and DICE plan to respond.
DICE deployed a small day one patch ahead of Battlefield 2042’s worldwide launch, addressing several hiccups that players encountered during early access. At least two more updates will go live in the next 30 days, the studio said in a recent blog post. Details about these updates have yet to surface, however.
Battlefield 2042 is out now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S platforms.
Source: Steam, Steam 250
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