Preserving the experience
Careful, ongoing work toward the original Destiny experience. The complete game is not yet playable.
- Current focus
- Destiny 1 on PC
- Development status
- In development
- Latest Dev Blog
- A new Guardian is created and starts A Guardian Rises
- Last development update
- 7 November 2026
Mission 1 · The Cosmodrome
A Guardian Rises
The first mission, step by step. 9 of 9 steps now run in the restored game. A running step can still have rough edges; the Dev Blogs describe them.
- Running
The Ghost revives you
The opening cinematic in the Cosmodrome.
- Running
Enter the Wall
Take refuge inside the ancient wall.
See the Dev Blog - Running
Find a weapon
Through the Breach, in the dark.
See the Dev BlogWatch it run - Running
Grab the rifle
The lights come on and the starter rifle drops.
See the Dev BlogWatch it run - Running
Fight through the Wall
First contact with the Fallen in the corridors.
See the Dev BlogWatch it run - Running
Fight through the Fallen
Out into the Divide, and the first level-up.
See the Dev Blog - Running
Find the ship
Across the Cosmodrome to the hangar.
See the Dev Blog - Running
Clear out the Fallen
The hangar fight.
See the Dev BlogWatch it run - Running
Mission complete
The ship and the closing cinematic.
See the Dev BlogWatch it run
Next chapter · The Last City
The Tower
After the first mission, the Guardian travels on to the Tower. 1 of 5 steps run so far.
- Running
Arrive in the Tower
Continue after the mission and land in Tower North.
See the Dev BlogWatch it run - In progress
The story cinematic
The original scene between the mission and the Tower.
- Works in the lab
Walk the Tower
Move freely through Tower North.
Reported from the lab, 29 October at 22:15. Video to follow in a Dev Blog.
- Works in the lab
Meet the vendors
The Tower’s characters and vendors answer.
Reported from the lab, 30 October at 23:39. Video to follow in a Dev Blog.
- Works in the lab
Reach orbit
Take the jumpship to orbit and the Director.
Reported from the lab, 29 October at 19:15. Video to follow in a Dev Blog.
Beyond the console
Playing on PC
Things the PS4 version never had. 2 of 3 work in the lab so far; the Dev Blogs follow with video. 60 fps is experimental and a long way off.
- Experimental
60 fps (experimental)
Experimental and a long way off. The 60 fps setting works in the menus, but busy gameplay scenes run at about 34–38 fps, held back by the emulator’s cost per draw.
The in-game Display menu switches to 60 FPS live and saves the choice. The game clock reached 60 ticks per second in the menu. (4 November at 14:37)
- Works in the lab
Mouse
Turn the camera and use the menus with a PC mouse.
PC mouse: the mouse now moves the menu cursor and turns the camera in a match (an opt-in lab setting for now). (31 October at 00:53)
- Works in the lab
Keyboard
Move and play with a PC keyboard.
PC keyboard: the game's own PC key layer is switched on and walks the Guardian; a PC key layout is next (an opt-in lab setting for now). (31 October at 01:28)
Careful steps toward a consistent experience
Current work focuses on reliability, visual consistency and repeatable testing. Confirmed observations guide the next development steps; they do not establish a finished or fully playable game.
Detailed test records, limitations and video evidence are published in the Dev Blogs, and the code behind them lives on GitHub.
Recording the journey
Technical reports, inspected screenshots and video records document every meaningful observation.
Looking ahead
A coherent experience remains the direction. There is no public build or promised release timetable.
Latest footage
Each Short shows one step of the first mission running. More on the media page.
The same first fight, eight days apart
An Arc melee drops a Dreg
The whole first mission, outside the Wall to the Tower, at 30x
Rahn hits back in the original Destiny on PC
Latest observations
· Build 56578
A new Guardian is created and starts A Guardian Rises
A new Guardian was created in a test run, then played the prologue and A Guardian Rises in its class's starter gear. The Guardian's body still draws as a black silhouette, so the chosen look can't be seen yet. Fixing that drawing fault comes next.
Read the update · Build 56578
Restoration launches from the map for the first time
In a test run, the second story mission, Restoration, now launches from the game's map, and the Guardian appears in it. The mission's own objects don't load yet, so it can't be played through, and the Tower can't be chosen on the map yet. Loading those objects comes next.
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· Build 56578
The story cinematic after A Guardian Rises plays for the first time
The story cinematic after A Guardian Rises now plays in full in a test run: the jumpship, then the Traveler over the Last City. The second cinematic and the arrival in the Tower don't follow yet, so the game goes to orbit instead. Those two come next.
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· Build 56578
The first mission plays through on its own, and gear can be dismantled
A Guardian Rises now plays from start to finish in test runs with nobody at the controller. In the Tower, a spare rifle can now be dismantled. Dismantling gives nothing back yet, and the story scene before the Tower still doesn't play.
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· Build 56578Includes video
The Guardian equips gear, and the Breach's Fallen return
After the first mission, the Guardian can now swap weapons on the character screen and has a head in the Tower. The Fallen in the Breach appear and fight again in test runs, but their waves don't yet follow the original timing.
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· Build 56578
The first purchase from a vendor, and PC mouse and keyboard
Guardians can now buy emblems from Eva Levante with Glimmer, and the PC mouse and keyboard control the game at 60 frames a second. Other currencies, selling and the other vendors aren’t tested yet, and the Guardian has no head in the Tower. Next come purchases with marks.
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· Build 56578
Tower North fills with people and its first vendors open
Tower North now has its civilians, and Executor Hideo and Eva Levante open their vendor screens with stock and prices. Nothing can be bought yet because characters have no Glimmer. Next comes a first purchase.
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· Build 56578 (01.33)Includes video
The first mission reaches its end, then the Tower
A Guardian Rises ends and the Guardian reaches Tower North on PC through emulation. A story scene is skipped; scores are synthetic and vendors unfinished.
Read the update · Build 56578 (01.33)
The first mission reaches its closing cinematic
In test runs, the Guardian now crosses the Divide, reaches the hangar and sees the first mission's closing cinematic for the first time. Two Fallen squads still never appear in the hangar fight, and the mission summary doesn't follow the cinematic yet.
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· Build 56578 (01.33)Includes video
Out of the Wall and into the Divide
Guardians can now leave the Wall through the fan tunnel and step into the Divide, where Fight Through the Fallen appears. Combat, enemy arrivals and the route beyond its far gate still need work.
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· Build 56578 (01.33)Includes video
The Breach lights up and the starter rifle arrives
Guardians can now walk through the lit Breach, pick up the Khvostov and face the first Fallen attack. The route, the fight's progress and some lighting still need work.
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Why the mission stalls at the Wall: new tools and a connection error
New tools now watch what the game does when the mission should move on at the Wall. The one test run ended with a connection error, so the objective still doesn't advance.
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The first mission reaches the Wall
New screenshots show the opening scene and the outside and inside of the Wall. The next objective doesn't start yet, the starting weapon is wrong and the interior is too dark.
Read the updateTesting a later version of the game ends in a crash
Early tests on a later version of the game check its content, but a scene still crashes. There are no new pictures or video this time, and the game doesn't start normally yet.
Read the updateGetting ready for the PS4 version: content checks pass, the game doesn't run yet
The project turned to the PS4 version, and its content checks pass. The game itself doesn't run yet, and there are no new pictures or video this time.
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Fewer pop-ups, and the objective moves on
Test runs of the opening mission show fewer unwanted notices and the objective moving to its next step. Staying connected, ammunition, combat and how it all looks still need work.
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The rifle drops and the first enemies attack
In a test run the mission announces the rifle, the Guardian picks it up, and enemies attack, kill and respawn the player. Aimed kills, rewards, ammunition and lighting still need work.
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The Ghost's revival scene and a torch in the Breach
The opening scene plays further, with a better-looking Ghost and a lit torch in the Breach. Stability, lighting, the power-up sequence and the rest of the mission are unfinished.
Read the updateBetter tools to find out why the opening mission stops
One recorded menu action now replays correctly and a broken link inside the game is repaired, which helps explain why the mission doesn't move on. Characters, the world, movement and combat aren't working reliably yet.
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· Build 01.24Includes video
Character select returns
Destiny now reaches the character select screen with a Titan, then loads and shows a "servers going offline" notice. That notice comes from the test session, and gameplay isn't working yet.
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· Build 01.24Includes video
Inventory items land in the right slots, but armour glitches
Equipment now shows in the right inventory slots instead of under Materials. A new bug scrambles the Titan's leg armour, and the new renderer is still being tested.
Read the updateNo completion percentages, speculative dates or unverified achievements. Updates reflect confirmed, inspected evidence.