Battlefield 6 drops War Stories and tells one continuous high-stakes story. In 2027, NATO’s power wanes as Pax Armata pushes to seize control over worldwide conflicts.
You fight this threat as part of an elite Marine Raiders team called Dagger 13. Rather than heavy-handed political commentary, the plot is a blockbuster action thriller with just enough political tension to set the stage.
The focus remains firmly on the boots-on-the-ground experience, with hard-fought skirmishes, last-minute rescues, and high-risk strikes, rather than big-picture politics.
Who Are the Main Characters in Dagger 13?
You’ll tackle each mission as one of Dagger 13’s five members, and the levels are designed to play to their skills.
- Haz Carter (Assault/Leader): Once an athlete, now a tough front-line operator with explosives and breach equipment.
- Dylan Murphy (Engineer): Combat planner using rockets, gadgets, and vehicle-destroying tools.
- Simone “Gecko” Espina (Recon): Former hunter turned Special Forces specialist with mastery in sniping, recon, and aerial drone attacks.
- Cliff Lopez (Support): Keeps the team supplied and alive mid-fight.
- Lucas Hemlock (CIA liaison): Mysterious operative who pushes the story forward.
You can issue quick squad orders such as flank, suppress, or use gadgets through a simple command wheel inspired by Battlefield 4. Swapping between specialists keeps encounters fresh and encourages players to adapt tactics.
What Should You Expect From the Combat and Mechanics?
The campaign goes for cinematic intensity without turning you into an unstoppable hero.
Cover is essential, peek too long and you’ll be taken out even on normal, and careless players get flanked fast.
Each character’s gear shapes how you fight with Gecko scouting and sniping, Carter breaching and blasting, and Murphy breaking armor.
Missions go from tightly scripted cinematic sequences to wide-open sandboxes where you pick how to strike.
It’s slick, explosive, and built around large-scale destruction, more of a greatest hits of Battlefield and modern shooters than a bold new experiment.
The world is shared between single-player and multiplayer, so campaign battles appear as locations and events in All-Out Warfare.
Where Does the Campaign Take You?
The nine-mission story hops across four continents with a mix of linear set pieces and larger tactical spaces:
- Operation Gladius (Gibraltar) is a D-Day-like amphibious assault that turns into street fighting in narrow alleys under RPG fire.
- No Sleep (Brooklyn, New York): climbing apartments, sneaking rooftops, subway chases, and a flaming bridge finale while stopping missile launches.
- Operation Ember (Open Sabotage Zone): Take out multiple SAM sites however you prefer, whether with drones, snipers, or vehicles, before blowing up the dam.
- North Africa / Egypt: desert armor clashes and a tank battle beneath the Great Pyramids, plus a HALO jump insertion.
Expect shorter cinematic beats in some missions and wide, player-choice arenas in others.
How Long Does the Campaign Last?
The campaign is meant to feel like a weekend thrill ride, lasting 6 to 10 hours depending on how tough you set it.
It’s solo-only (no co-op) and currently needs an internet connection to run, even though it’s not multiplayer. EA has said this is for live updates and integration with the connected world.
Battlefield 6 arrives October 10, 2025, on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Standard Edition includes the full campaign and multiplayer.
Phantom Edition adds skins, XP boosts, and the BF Pro token for early customization. EA Play Pro subscribers on PC get the Phantom Edition at launch.
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