Destiny, developed by Bungie, is a first-person shooter game that features MMO-elements, emphasizing online raids and shared-world mechanics. It is the first game in the series and followed by Destiny 2, released three years later. The game centers around the Guardian, the main playable character, divided into three unique classes: Hunters, Warlocks, and Titans, each with their own abilities.

One of the game's main features is interfering in other players' games, although communication is limited to the team that is matched. The game highlights PvE and PvP types of play, with strikes and raids in the former and typical FPS multiplayer in the latter. Strikes are quests played by three characters, while raids are story-related, with a total of six players and a boss at the end.