Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate

Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate
Cover art featuring the Emissary of the Nine with the three Guardian classes (Hunter, Warlock, and Titan) in front of a 21st-century subway train car on Kepler
DeveloperBungie
PublisherBungie
DirectorTyson Green
ArtistDave Samuels
Writers
  • Alison Lührs
  • Robbie Stevens
Composers
SeriesDestiny
Platforms
ReleaseJuly 15, 2025
GenresAction role-playing, first-person shooter
ModeMultiplayer

Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate is a medium-sized expansion for Destiny 2, a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie. Representing the ninth expansion for the game, it was released on July 15, 2025, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The expansion is also the start of the eighth year of extended content for Destiny 2, referred to as the "Year of Prophecy", which includes the following expansion, Renegades, in December 2025. The Edge of Fate is also the first of at least four planned shorter expansions.

Following the conclusion of the "Light and Darkness" saga (2014–2024), The Edge of Fate begins a new major narrative for the franchise called the "Fate" saga. The expansion sees the player's Guardian exploring the planetoid Kepler in the Solar System's Oort cloud, as they were invited by the Nine, a celestial pantheon of mysterious, dark matter-based entities that have been tracking the Guardian's journey throughout the franchise, intermittently making their presence known, either through their Emissary or the exotic items merchant Xûr. In The Edge of Fate, the Guardian teams up with Warlock Vanguard Ikora Rey, the Drifter, former Emissary of the Nine Orin, and new character Lodi to stop the collapse of a singularity on Kepler that would destroy the entire Solar System, while also trying to circumvent The Conductor, Maya Sundaresh (introduced as a villain in Episode: Echoes), from gaining the power of the Nine.

The expansion had a major overhaul on the game, essentially resetting players back to a base level with a rework on gear and how it affects the players' stats. It also added new content across the game, including new missions, Player versus Environment (PvE) locations, Player versus Player (PvP) maps, player gear, weaponry, and a new raid. Additionally, content years are now divided into two large seasons that last several months, with each season beginning with one mid-sized expansion and then receiving what Bungie calls a "Major Update" midway through the season, rather than the previous year-long large expansions with multiple seasons/episodes. While each expansion is paid content, the major updates are free for all players. The Edge of Fate began Season: Reclamation for Year 8, with the season's major update, Ash & Iron, releasing in September 2025.