Destiny 2 is a free-to-play online-only multiplayer first-person shooter Set in a "mythic science fiction world, the game 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. Players assume the role of a Guardian, protectors of Earth's last safe city as they wield a power called Light, and now Darkness, to protect the Last City from different alien races.