Choose Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2
Choose Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.1% positive across 13,106 reviews.
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 vs Battlefield™ 2042
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 and Battlefield™ 2042 both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 (2010) is 11 years older than Battlefield™ 2042 (2021). Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (85.1% positive) than Battlefield™ 2042 (46.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Battlefield™ 2042
Choose Battlefield™ 2042 if you want an Adventure and Casual game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 106,320 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 and Battlefield™ 2042 sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 |  Battlefield™ 2042 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.1% positive (13,106 reviews) | 46.7% positive (106,320 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | DICE | DICE |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 (2010) is 11 years older than Battlefield™ 2042 (2021).
- Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (85.1% positive) than Battlefield™ 2042 (46.7% positive).
- Battlefield™ 2042 has co-op; Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 does not.
- Steam Deck: Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 is Deck Playable, Battlefield™ 2042 is Deck Unsupported.
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 vs Battlefield™ 2042 — FAQ
- Which is better, Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 or Battlefield™ 2042?
- On Steam reviews Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 scores higher (85.1% positive) than Battlefield™ 2042 (46.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 or Battlefield™ 2042 first?
- If you want chronology, Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 (2010) came out before Battlefield™ 2042 (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 and Battlefield™ 2042 similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.