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EverQuest II

EverQuest II

EverQuest® II is a deep fantasy MMORPG with over two decades of content, a thriving world, and ongoing expansions that keep Norrath growing. Create your hero and adventure through a massively rich, ever-evolving universe.

Released Dec 7, 2011 Developer Darkpaw Games Publisher Daybreak Game Company Platforms Windows Free to PlayRPGMassively MultiplayerMMORPGFantasy
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

79.5%positive2,704 reviews
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“Grew up playing this, always been my #1 all-time favorite. For a game so old it's actually aged really well and still looks pretty and runs smoothly for the most part. Loads of content and classes and races to choose from so it's near impossible to run out of new stuff to do.…”

— a player, Steam review · 1,597 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Sometimes the mmo you needed is the mmo you missed when it was new. Fantastic game with a small, but passionate community. Slower gameplay is great for the social side and mercs are great for when you have to solo. The one thing is the graphics haven't aged the best, but that's…”

— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs played
Not recommended · 17 found this helpful

“Most of the bad reviews i've seen are from new players or smooth brain simpletons. Here's a review from someone who has played the game for years up until 6 months ago. The game overall is dead, the company Day Break took over the game some years back and is a financial firm not…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:51 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

151playing at last check
28224-hour peak
631all-time peak
0 250 500 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 290 avg · Jul 2024

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 01, 2019
Summer Spectacular 2019!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/3953123/258d386c6a5869742c5d9caaa7baee07bd4d8ecb.jpg Summer Spectacular! Get ready for all the bonuses, gifts, and deals you can hand

Jun 26, 2019
Fire Up! Scorched Sky Celebrations Return!

Scorched Sky Celebrations Are Back! The pyres of the Scorched Sky Celebration have been ignited once more, and worshipers of Fennin Ro and his son, Solusek Ro, can be found celebrating their gods acro

Jun 17, 2019
Producer's Letter: Summer 2019

Hail, almighty Norrathans! Summer is upon us and we've got updates for you! We are all really excited for what's coming this year, including the 15th Anniversary of EverQuest II and our expansion. And

Dec 12, 2018
New Expansion: Chaos Descending

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34023932/da069bd9da973e088f34a6deca3e4b82c89e875b.jpg Hail, brave heroes of Norrath! A mystery of celestial proportion threatens the

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresMassively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play
Player tagsFree to Play · RPG · Massively Multiplayer · MMORPG · Fantasy · Crafting · Open World · Adventure · Multiplayer · Exploration · Action · Character Customization (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · MMO
LanguagesEnglish
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.everquest2.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum System Specifications Operating System: Windows 7 SP1 + Platform Update 64-bit or newer Processor: Intel Core i7-4771 / AMD Athlon X4 840 Ram: 6 GB RAM Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti / AMD Radeon HD 7970, hardware feature level 11_0 or greater Hard Drive: 10 GB of Free Disk Space Broadband Internet connection