⚜ SteamCozy

Home / Games / WildStar

WildStar

WildStar

Critically acclaimed and now Free to Play, WildStar is a fantastical sci-fi MMO where you can join your friends or undertake your own epic adventures on the fabled planet Nexus!

Released Jun 9, 2016 Developer Carbine Studios Publisher NCSOFT Platforms Windows Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerMMORPGOpen WorldRPG
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.

74.9%positive5,100 reviews
Recommended · 62 found this helpful

“who's here in 2026 and still misses this game?”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“I played it for a few minutes. It was fine. Think I had a few minutes in the standalone launcher, too.”

— a player, Steam review · 2,568 hrs played
Not recommended · 14 found this helpful

“I miss this game, you were supposed to be the chosen one”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Read more reviews ↗

Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:06 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

0playing at last check
124-hour peak
5,040all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2017 2018 2019 1.7k avg · Jun 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

142achievements
2.0%median completion
0.6%rarest: Node Support
45.1% of players 26.8% of players 19.8% of players 16.9% of players 16.0% of players 13.3% of players 9.4% of players 7.1% of players 6.6% of players 6.1% of players 5.6% of players 5.2% of players 4.7% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 45.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
45.1%Ground to Bits — Deliver a Critical Deathblow, leaving your enemy in pieces
43.2%Triple Threat — Get 100 Triple Kills
26.8%Safety in Numbers — Join a group
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%Node Support — Unlock all support ability nodes
0.6%Primal Efficiency — Earn the tier 3 for each of the Crimson, Cobalt, and Viridian essence collection achievements
0.7%Node Assault — Unlock all assault ability nodes

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.

Nov 29, 2018
WildStar Game Service Officially Closed

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/23645541/aecb32941884eb77709d205389f3902767492ff7.jpg

Sep 26, 2018
WildStar Signing Off November 28

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/23645541/1189e094d6cbaff2e8204a18611ef2e1b0bcc698.jpg When Carbine first started working on what would become WildStar back in 2005,

Jul 24, 2018
For the Latest Info—Visit Us, Follow Us, Like Us!

For updates on monthly events, maintenance downtimes, and more, please visit the main site at WildStar-Online.com , follow us on Twitter , like us on Facebook , and visit the official forums . https:/

Oct 13, 2017
Residential Renovation! October 13–20

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/23645541/53f0b6986f0cf3518442f431b6d3a35eca181d7f.jpg Lights, camera, action! Sara Conavius, housing designer and renovator extra

Oct 06, 2017
Double XP X-Plosion! October 6–9

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/23645541/cf22b487fb0c28c768486bc1ffc8ebcdcc4909be.jpg For a limited-time Protostar will match your experience point for point, wh

Games like WildStar

From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.

TERA - Action MMORPG TERA - Action MMORPG 74.5% · 3,431 reviews shares MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer, Character Customization, Free To Play Star Trek Online Star Trek Online 79.2% · 16,618 reviews shares MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer, Character Customization, Free To Play Neverwinter Neverwinter 74.8% · 18,806 reviews shares MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer, Character Customization, Free To Play RIFT RIFT 73.6% · 7,467 reviews shares MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer, Character Customization, Free To Play The Lord of the Rings Online™ The Lord of the Rings Online™ 81.0% · 14,266 reviews shares MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer, Character Customization, Free To Play Dragons and Titans Dragons and Titans 73.8% · 1,330 reviews shares MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, PvP Wurm Unlimited Wurm Unlimited 70.8% · 2,371 reviews shares MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer, Building, PvE Albion Online Albion Online 74.7% · 26,700 reviews shares MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, PvE

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

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

GenresFree To Play, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
Player tagsFree to Play · Massively Multiplayer · MMORPG · Open World · RPG · Sci-fi · PvP · PvE · Multiplayer · Character Customization · Action · Funny (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMMO · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , German * *
Achievements142
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.wildstar-online.com/en/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows® XP SP3 (32-bit) or later Processor: Intel® Pentium® Core2 Duo 2.4 GHz, AMD Phenom™ X3 2.3 GHz, or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce® 8800 GT, ATI® Radeon® HD 4850, or better Storage: 30 GB available space