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