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Meridian 59
Meridian 59 was the first 3D massively multiplayer game, released in 1996. It's back, and it's free to play!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“Meridian 59, developed by Archetype Interactive with Andrew and Christopher Kirmse and published by The 3DO Company and later Near Death Studios, occupies a unique place in gaming history as one of the earliest fully 3D graphical MMORPGs. Long before the genre became defined by…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“It has the vicious guardcow, which punishes all wrongdoers and great tunes!!”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“3000 dpi yeet!”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedLatest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Update 1.7.0 Announcement
Hello adventurers! Patch 1.7.0 is now live, and it builds directly on the audio foundation laid in 1.6.0. Sound in Meridian is now truly positional: sounds follow moving objects, monsters swing from w
Patch V1.6.0 Announcement
Happy New Year adventurers! Patch 1.6.0 is now live and includes a major update to the game’s audio system, along with a wide range of fixes and quality-of-life improvements. The original Miles Sound
Patch V1.5.0 Announcement
Hello adventurers! Patch 1.5 is now live, and it’s packed with updates to clean things up and smooth things out. As always, thanks for continuing to play Meridian and be a part of our community. Speci
God's Day: Riija Day
**Happy Riija Day!**:eye: On this special God's Day, it's a most mischievous of days in Meridian 59... Lord Fool Riija, God of Illusions and Deceptions, has bestowed their "blessing" upon the land of
Vale of Sorrows
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Massively Multiplayer · Free to Play · RPG · Indie · Fantasy · Action RPG · Classic · MMORPG · PvP (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://meridian59.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 2000 Processor: Pentium 2 Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: Any 3D card DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 350 MB available space