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DC Universe™ Online

Dimensional Ink Games · Daybreak Game Company · 2011-11-02

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ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGFree To Play

Franchise: DC Comics · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 14, 2011 (PlayStation 3), Nov 29, 2013 (PlayStation 4), Jan 14, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 06, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 26, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Apr 29, 2016 (Xbox One)

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.

DC Universe™ Online is an Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG title released in 2011, free-to-play, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 22006 reviews).

433
playing now
81%
positive of 22k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
36
twitch viewers (latest)
1.8
viewers/channel (concentration)
74/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
64/100
IGDB user rating (67 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (706 downloads)
4.13★
PlayStation Store rating (357,366 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
Free
steam price (US)

433 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

DC Universe Online (DCUO) is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online game (MMO) set in the fictional universe of DC Comics. Developed by Dimensional Ink Games and co-published by Daybreak Game Company and WB Games, the game was initially released in January 2011 for Windows and PlayStation 3. It was later released in November 2013 for PlayStation 4, April 2016 for Xbox One, August 2019 for Nintendo Switch, March 2024 for PlayStation 5, and October 2024 for Xbox Series X/S.

Trailer

DC Universe™ Online trailer thumbnail

DC Universe Online - Cinematic Trailer (Comic-Con '10)

≈86,219 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 433 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 584 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~73/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 8 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
27827820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.1k1412026-09-15 12:00 — 370 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 661 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 477 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 375 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 691 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 594 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 311 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 522 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 588 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 376 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 474 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 709 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 343 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 430 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 679 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 363 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 141 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 778 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 557 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 486 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 1,082 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 818 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 433 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.0k296Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 2,036 · peak 3,112Dec 2012 — avg 1,007 · peak 1,508May 2013 — avg 1,313 · peak 2,140Oct 2013 — avg 850 · peak 1,496Mar 2014 — avg 1,009 · peak 1,847Aug 2014 — avg 1,173 · peak 2,789Jan 2015 — avg 1,035 · peak 1,782Jun 2015 — avg 841 · peak 1,412Nov 2015 — avg 692 · peak 1,294Apr 2016 — avg 869 · peak 1,624Sep 2016 — avg 588 · peak 1,097Feb 2017 — avg 608 · peak 1,130Jul 2017 — avg 566 · peak 1,101Dec 2017 — avg 569 · peak 1,025May 2018 — avg 573 · peak 986Oct 2018 — avg 479 · peak 824Mar 2019 — avg 432 · peak 865Aug 2019 — avg 440 · peak 728Jan 2020 — avg 494 · peak 905Jun 2020 — avg 549 · peak 859Nov 2020 — avg 482 · peak 883Apr 2021 — avg 719 · peak 1,328Sep 2021 — avg 663 · peak 1,112Feb 2022 — avg 510 · peak 915Jul 2022 — avg 593 · peak 1,018Dec 2022 — avg 432 · peak 698May 2023 — avg 527 · peak 853Oct 2023 — avg 453 · peak 803Mar 2024 — avg 376 · peak 678Aug 2024 — avg 341 · peak 535Jan 2025 — avg 395 · peak 800Jun 2025 — avg 420 · peak 650Nov 2025 — avg 423 · peak 664Apr 2026 — avg 416 · peak 734Aug 2026 — avg 423 · peak 667
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
772026-09-212026-10-132026-09-21: 1 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 2 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 4 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 2 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 1 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new positive2026-10-07: 7 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$0.00$0.002015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $0.002026-08-26 — best price $0.002026-09-02 — best price $0.002026-09-09 — best price $0.002026-09-16 — best price $0.002026-09-23 — best price $0.002026-09-30 — best price $0.002026-10-07 — best price $0.002026-10-14 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4461032026-06-04 — 153 pageviews2026-06-08 — 192 pageviews2026-06-12 — 119 pageviews2026-06-16 — 410 pageviews2026-06-20 — 164 pageviews2026-06-24 — 146 pageviews2026-06-28 — 176 pageviews2026-07-02 — 137 pageviews2026-07-06 — 148 pageviews2026-07-10 — 118 pageviews2026-07-14 — 103 pageviews2026-07-18 — 150 pageviews2026-07-22 — 134 pageviews2026-07-26 — 129 pageviews2026-07-30 — 106 pageviews2026-08-03 — 124 pageviews2026-08-07 — 133 pageviews2026-08-11 — 119 pageviews2026-08-15 — 123 pageviews2026-08-19 — 153 pageviews2026-08-23 — 170 pageviews2026-08-27 — 210 pageviews2026-08-31 — 201 pageviews2026-09-04 — 181 pageviews2026-09-08 — 210 pageviews2026-09-12 — 239 pageviews2026-09-16 — 182 pageviews2026-09-20 — 199 pageviews2026-09-24 — 149 pageviews2026-09-28 — 230 pageviews2026-10-02 — 136 pageviews2026-10-06 — 234 pageviews2026-10-10 — 220 pageviews2026-10-13 — 159 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

9702026-09-30 22:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 77 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-07 14:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-07 23:34 — 70 viewers2026-10-08 08:34 — 34 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 40 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 55 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-10 22:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-11 07:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-11 16:34 — 69 viewers2026-10-12 01:34 — 87 viewers2026-10-12 10:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-12 19:34 — 84 viewers2026-10-13 04:34 — 56 viewers2026-10-13 13:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-13 22:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-14 07:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-14 16:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 36 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
30.4%
earned "Platinum Pace"
9.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller Support2 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2016-06-23, latest 2017-12-08 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGActionCombatMMORPGAdventureSuperheroComic BookControllerOpen WorldBeat 'em up

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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