Destiny ran for almost twelve years across two games, with a long list of expansions in between. With Bungie’s final Destiny 2 content update released in June 2026, the full history can now be listed from start to finish. This page puts every major release in order, with the date it launched and a short note on what it added.
Dates are for the main console launch unless noted. Smaller seasons and episodes are left out to keep the list readable.
Quick reference table
| Release | Game | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Destiny | Destiny 1 | September 9, 2014 |
| The Dark Below | Destiny 1 | December 9, 2014 |
| House of Wolves | Destiny 1 | May 19, 2015 |
| The Taken King | Destiny 1 | September 15, 2015 |
| Rise of Iron | Destiny 1 | September 20, 2016 |
| Destiny 2 | Destiny 2 | September 6, 2017 (PC: October 24, 2017) |
| Curse of Osiris | Destiny 2 | December 5, 2017 |
| Warmind | Destiny 2 | May 8, 2018 |
| Forsaken | Destiny 2 | September 4, 2018 |
| Shadowkeep | Destiny 2 | October 1, 2019 |
| Beyond Light | Destiny 2 | November 10, 2020 |
| The Witch Queen | Destiny 2 | February 22, 2022 |
| Lightfall | Destiny 2 | February 28, 2023 |
| The Final Shape | Destiny 2 | June 4, 2024 |
| The Edge of Fate | Destiny 2 | July 15, 2025 |
| Renegades | Destiny 2 | December 2, 2025 |
| Monument of Triumph (final update) | Destiny 2 | June 9, 2026 |
Destiny 1 (2014 to 2016)
The first game launched on four consoles at once and was supported with four expansions over two years. You can find its weapons, armor and activities in our Destiny 1 hub.
Destiny (September 9, 2014)
Bungie’s shared-world shooter arrived on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One, published by Activision. It combined story missions, cooperative strikes and Crucible PvP, and its first raid, Vault of Glass, followed a week after launch.
The Dark Below (December 9, 2014)
The first expansion centered on Eris Morn and her warning about a Hive plot to summon their god Crota. It added new story missions, a strike, Crucible maps, a higher level cap and the six-player raid Crota’s End.
House of Wolves (May 19, 2015)
This one turned to the Fallen, with the Queen of the Reef and the rogue Kell Skolas at the heart of the story. Instead of a raid, it brought the Prison of Elders arena and a new elimination mode for the Crucible.
The Taken King (September 15, 2015)
Crota’s father Oryx came for revenge with an army of Taken. The expansion reworked a lot of the core game, gave each class a third subclass (Sunbreaker, Nightstalker and Stormcaller) and ended with the King’s Fall raid.
Rise of Iron (September 20, 2016)
The last Destiny 1 expansion was released only on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It took players to the snowy Plaguelands on Earth to fight Fallen infected with SIVA, and its raid was Wrath of the Machine.
Destiny 2 (2017 to 2026)
The sequel went free-to-play in 2019 and kept receiving expansions for eight more years. Several of the early campaigns were later removed in the Destiny Content Vault, which we note below.
Destiny 2 (September 6, 2017)
The Red War campaign opened with Dominus Ghaul and the Cabal Red Legion attacking the Last City and cutting the Guardians off from their Light. Consoles got it first, and the PC version followed on Battle.net on October 24, 2017.
Curse of Osiris (December 5, 2017)
The first Destiny 2 expansion sent players to Mercury and the Vex-built Infinite Forest to deal with the Vex Mind Panoptes, alongside the legendary Warlock Osiris. It was vaulted in November 2020.
Warmind (May 8, 2018)
Set on Mars, Warmind dealt with the Hive worm god Xol and introduced the Escalation Protocol horde activity. It was also vaulted in November 2020.
Forsaken (September 4, 2018)
Forsaken opened with the death of Cayde-6 at the hands of Uldren Sov and turned into a revenge story across the Tangled Shore and the Dreaming City. It introduced Gambit and the Last Wish raid. Its campaign was vaulted in 2022.
Shadowkeep (October 1, 2019)
Shadowkeep returned to the Moon and its Nightmares, and brought the Garden of Salvation raid. Its launch day also made the base game free-to-play under the New Light name and moved the PC version to Steam.
Beyond Light (November 10, 2020)
On the frozen moon Europa, the Guardian faced the Fallen Kell Eramis and gained Stasis, the first Darkness subclass. It also brought the Deep Stone Crypt raid and launched the Destiny Content Vault.
The Witch Queen (February 22, 2022)
Savathûn’s Throne World was the new destination, with the Witch Queen herself as the antagonist. It added weapon crafting, the glaive weapon type and the Vow of the Disciple raid.
Lightfall (February 28, 2023)
Lightfall introduced Neomuna, a city on Neptune, and the Strand subclass with its grappling hook. The Witness and Calus were the threats, and the raid was Root of Nightmares.
The Final Shape (June 4, 2024)
Guardians entered the Pale Heart inside the Traveler to stop the Witness, closing the Light and Darkness saga that had run since the first game. It added the Prismatic subclass and the Salvation’s Edge raid.
The Edge of Fate (July 15, 2025)
The first chapter of the planned Fate saga took players to Kepler, a planetoid in the Oort Cloud, and introduced the Nine as the new mystery. It reset Power, added tiered gear and reworked armor stats, and its raid was The Desert Perpetual.
Renegades (December 2, 2025)
The final expansion was a Star Wars-inspired story on the Lawless Frontier across Mars, Venus and Europa. Players took on Dredgen Bael and the Cabal Barant Imperium, and the Equilibrium dungeon launched with it.
The end of active development
Bungie announced on May 21, 2026 that Monument of Triumph would be Destiny 2’s last content update. It launched on June 9, 2026, together with Destiny 2: The Collection, a bundle of the expansions, content packs and Dungeon Keys still in the game. The Fate saga that The Edge of Fate started was left unfinished.
Destiny 2 remains online and playable, just as the original Destiny did after its support ended. New to the game? Start with our Destiny 2 beginner’s guide. If you want to dig into the details of any era, our raid archive, dungeon archive and Destiny 2 database cover the gear and activities from every release.