DC Universe Online
DC Universe Online is a free-to-play superhero / supervillian MMORPG that lets players create their own unique tights-wearing hero or villain and roam the streets of places like Gotham City and Metropolis…
DC Universe Online is an adventure developed by Daybreak Game Company, released 11 January 2011 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It is free to play.
What DC Universe Online is
DC Universe Online is an adventure game developed by Daybreak Game Company and released in 2011. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Set in the sprawling fictional universe of DC Comics, the player creates an original hero or villain who stands alongside its most iconic characters. The story opens in a war-torn future where a final, catastrophic battle between Earth's greatest heroes and villains has left the planet in ruins. That conflict, it turns out, was engineered by the alien intelligence Brainiac, who siphoned the powers of the fallen to build an army of his own and conquer the world. As the war's sole survivor, a future Lex Luthor steals the pirated power in the form of exobytes, nanoscale devices that grant ordinary people superpowers, and travels back to the present day. He releases the exobytes into the…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and open world. It supports multiplayer for up to 450 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer and Single player. There are 202 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the DC Comics series
DC Universe Online is the 67th of 185 entries we hold in the DC Comics series. It arrived 8 months after Batman: Arkham Asylum - Crime Alley Challenge Map. The next entry was Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters in 2011. Its critic score of 74 is 5 points above the series average of 69. The highest-rated entry is Batman: Arkham Knight at 92.
How it was received
DC Universe Online holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 47% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 6 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 69, across 74 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for P4 3.0GHz or AMD equivalent, 1GB RAM and NVIDIA 7800GTX+ or ATI 1950+ Video Card. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 30GB.
What it launched against
DC Universe Online launched on 11 January 2011, within three weeks of Dead Space 2, LittleBigPlanet 2, Magicka and Tera. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Dead Space 2, LittleBigPlanet 2, Magicka, Tera.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for DC Universe Online yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
DC Universe Online: Episode 1 - Fight for the light
DC Universe Online: Episode 2 - Lightning Strikes
DC Universe Online: Episode 3 - The Battle for Earth
DC Universe Online: Episode 5 - Hand of Fate
DC Universe Online: Episode 4 - The Last Laugh
DC Universe Online: Episode 6 - Home Turf
DC Universe Online: Episode 7 - Origin Crisis
DC Universe Online: Episode 8 - Sons of Trigon
DC Universe Online: Episode 9 - War of the Light Part I
DC Universe Online: Episode 10 - Amazon Fury Part I
DC Universe Online: Episode 11 - Halls of Power Part I
DC Universe Online: Episode 12 - War of the Light Part II
DC Universe Online: Episode 13 - Amazon Fury Part II
DC Universe Online: Episode Pack I
DC Universe Online: Episode Pack II
DC Universe Online: Episode 14 - Halls of Power Part II
DC Universe Online: Episode 15 - Bombshells Paradox & Corrupted Zamaron
DC Universe Online: Episode 16 - Desecrated Cathedral and Oa Under Siege
DC Universe Online: Episode 17 - Unholy Matrimony & The Flash Museum Burglary
DC Universe Online: Episode 18 - The Demon's Pit and Blackest Day
DC Universe Online: Episode 19 - The Demon's Plan and Deep Desires
DC Universe Online: Episode 20 - Blackest Night & Wastelands Wonderland
DC Universe Online: Episode 21 - Prison Break and The First Piece
DC Universe Online: Episode 22 - Science Spire and The Phantom Zone
DC Universe Online: Episode 23 - The Will of Darkseid and Brainiac's Bottle Ship
DC Universe Online: Ultimate Edition
DC Universe Online: Episode Pack III
DC Universe Online: Episode 27 - Amazon Fury Part III
DC Universe Online: Episode Pack IV
DC Universe Online: Episode 28 - Age of Justice
DC Universe Online: Episode 29 - Riddled With Crime
DC Universe Online: Episode 30 - Earth 3
DC Universe Online: Episode 31 - Deluge
DC Universe Online: Episode 32 - Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
DC Universe Online: Episode 33 - Atlantis
DC Universe Online: Episode 34 - Justice League Dark
DC Universe Online: Episode 35 - Metal Part I
DC Universe Online: Episode 36 - Metal Part II
DC Universe Online: Episode 37 - Birds of Prey
DC Universe Online: Episode 38 - Wonderverse
DC Universe Online: Episode 39 - Long Live the Legion
DC Universe Online: Episode 44 - The Sins of Black Adam
DC Universe Online: Episode 45 - Shock to the System
DC Universe Online: Episode 46 - Justice League Dark
Quick answers
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