Destiny (video game series)

Destiny
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Developer(s)	Bungie
Publisher(s)	Activision (2014–2019) Bungie (2019–present)
Platform(s)	Google Stadia Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox 360 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
First release	Destiny September 9, 2014
Latest release	Destiny 2: The Final Shape June 4, 2024

Destiny is an online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game series developed by Bungie and previously published by Activision. The series is now self-published by Bungie after the conclusion of their partnership with Activision in 2019.^[1] Destiny marked Bungie's first new console franchise since the Halo series. Set in a "mythic science fiction" world, the series features a multiplayer "shared-world" environment with elements of role-playing games. Activities are divided among player versus environment (PvE) and player versus player (PvP) game types. In addition to normal story missions, PvE features three-player "strikes" and dungeons and six-player raids. A free roam patrol mode is also available for each destination which feature public events. PvP features objective-based modes, as well as traditional deathmatch game modes.

Players take on the role of a Guardian, protectors of Earth's last safe city as they wield a power called Light, granted by a celestial being called the Traveler, to protect the City from different alien races. Guardians journey to different planets to investigate and destroy the alien threats before humanity is completely wiped out, while also engaging in an intergalactic war against the Traveler's ancient enemy, the Darkness—Guardians also later learn to control and use its power.

The first game in the series was Destiny, which released in September 2014 for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Over the course of its three-year lifecycle, four expansion packs were released. A sequel, Destiny 2, released in September 2017 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, followed by a Microsoft Windows version the following month. It has since been released on Google Stadia, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series X/S platforms. Thus far, Destiny 2 has had eight expansion packs; the eighth, The Final Shape, concluded the first saga of the franchise called the Light and Darkness saga. Additionally, the second year of the game's lifecycle introduced seasonal content—extra downloadable content released periodically throughout the year between each major expansion—Year 7 of the game replaced the seasons with three larger episodes. Also, in October 2019, the base game of Destiny 2 was re-released as a free-to-play title called Destiny 2: New Light, adopting the games as a service model, with only the expansions and seasonal passes requiring purchasing.^[2]

Destiny 2: The Final Shape was released on June 4, 2024.^[3]