Destiny 2 is having another rough moment on Steam. The Destiny 2 player count recently hit a 24-hour peak of 10,438 players, while its all-time Steam peak still sits at 316,651. For a live-service shooter built around major expansions, that gap looks brutal.
Destiny 2 Player Count Drops After Edge of Fate
The decline looks especially bad next to the game’s recent DLC launches. Destiny 2 Edge of Fate released on July 15, 2025, and the game has seen a sharp Destiny 2 player drop since that launch window. The comparison with Destiny 2: The Final Shape looks even worse, since Steam Charts shows a June 2024 peak of 314,379 players. Against that mark, the current peak is down by about 97%.
That said, Destiny 2 is not fully out of chances yet. Bungie’s Year of Prophecy roadmap still lists more content ahead, including Shadow & Order after Renegades. The problem is simple: new content alone may not be enough now. Players want a clearer direction, not just another reset, another patch, or another short-term grind. Steam only shows PC numbers, but the trend still paints a worrying picture for Destiny 2 as a whole.