Two months after Bungie said a roadmap was coming “in the next few weeks,” Destiny 2 players are worried about the game’s direction as its player count hits record lows.
Destiny 2 is still chugging along, but it’s hard to ignore just how quiet things have gotten. Right now, Festival of the Lost is live, which added new and returning weapons, new armor sets, and an updated version of the Altars of Sorrow activity called “Haunted Altars.” But even with all of this, it’s clearly not doing enough to bring players back.
In fact, interest has dropped so low that the game’s population recently fell to its lowest point in franchise history, even dipping below the infamous Curse of Osiris lows from 2018, a period Bungie once said nearly killed the game. On Steam, the game has hit what appears to be its lowest-ever concurrent Steam player count of 6,876 players during off-peak hours, with monthly average players down more than 65% since July 2025.
For longtime players, it’s not just the numbers that sting; it’s the silence. One of the biggest frustrations across the community right now is Bungie’s failure to deliver the roadmap it promised nearly two months ago during the Renegades reveal livestream on September 9. Fans were hoping it might reignite some excitement about the future. Instead, week after week has gone by with no update in sight.
Lack of Destiny 2 Roadmap “is Making Bungie Look Leaderless,” say Destiny 2 fans
This frustration recently boiled over on Reddit, where a post titled “Lack of Roadmap is Making Bungie Look Leaderless” shot to the top of the Destiny subreddit. The post argued that Bungie’s silence is starting to feel like a lack of leadership, especially as the communication dries up. The user noted that Bungie’s own messaging back in 2024 promised more transparency and a stronger connection with the player base.
“After months of waiting for any statement of vision, you start to ask, ‘What’s taking so long?’ To me, the best bet is likely politics inside the studio about who’s in charge,” the post reads.
“In the meantime, players sit at home and watch player-counts drop, online sentiment curdle, and uninspired content drops rife with bugs land with a deafening thud; without so much as a promise of a better tomorrow to brighten their hearts.”
The user pointed to how previous game directors like Joe Blackburn and Luke Smith regularly addressed the community, but current director Tyson Greene has stayed mostly behind the scenes, even as Destiny’s population drops and community frustration grows. With Pete Parsons stepping down as CEO and Justin Truman newly in charge, players say the situation feels uncertain at best.
One Reddit user questioned whether a roadmap would even help: “Even if we get a roadmap, will it be a ‘good’ roadmap that sets this franchise forward and one that the community likes? I think part of the reason why they haven’t released it so far is that they don’t really have much of anything to offer differently, other than what was already in their annual calendar.
“They know people have tuned out. They probably have an idea that there isn’t much excitement about Renegades coming from who’s left in their player base. So really, they’re just out of options now. I know this has been said about this franchise forever, but I truly believe that if Renegades launches with the same half-baked content as EoF, with the same amount of bugs and with the same problematic major update, that will be it for this game.”
Another added, “I think that Bungie had big plans for expanding the portal over the next year, and those plans have been wrecked by Edge of Fate’s poor reception. The Portal likely entered development during Blackburn’s tenure, considering that it was announced in September 2024. They can’t just write it off and throw it away; they’re in too deep. Unfortunately, salvaging this mess is no easier.”
During the Renegades livestream on September 9, Bungie’s principal communications manager, Dylan Gafner, told fans that a new roadmap was coming “in the next few weeks.” On October 1, he followed up, saying the team was “aligning on plans and timelines.” Then on October 14, Gafner apologized for the long wait, saying there was still “no ETA” but that the roadmap would be released as soon as it’s ready.
Now, nearly eight weeks later, there’s still no sign of it.
A big hope among the remaining Destiny 2 fans is that the roadmap, when it finally shows up, will bring some kind of reassurance about the long-term future of the game. But it’s worth managing expectations. During the Renegades reveal, Gafner called it the “road to Renegades,” which suggests the roadmap might just focus on the next expansion’s rollout, not what comes after.
Renegades, the Star Wars–inspired expansion featuring new abilities, a social hub, and the Lawless Frontiers activity, is set to launch on December 2, 2025.
Unofficial Destiny 2 Release Roadmap
While Bungie still hasn’t released an official long-term roadmap, we’ve put together a breakdown of all the major upcoming content drops for Destiny 2 based on the currently known and expected release windows:
- Renegades: December 2, 2025
- Shadow & Order Major Update: March 3, 2026
- Shattered Cycle: Summer 2026
- Shattered Cycle Major Update: ~September 2026
- The Alchemist: Winter 2026
- The Alchemist Major Update: ~March 2027
What are your thoughts about Destiny 2 right now? Do you think Bungie can still turn this around? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
