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EverQuest

Darkpaw Games · Daybreak Game Company · 2012-12-13

Steam

Massively MultiplayerRPGFree To Play

Modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jun 24, 2003 (Mac), Apr 28, 2000 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Welcome to EverQuest® - the original fantasy MMORPG. Explore huge worlds, fight challenging foes, and grow your character with friends. Discover why players have quested, grouped, and raided in Norrath for more than two decades.

EverQuest is a Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play game released in 2012, priced at free, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and Mostly Positive (79% of 2709 reviews).

120
playing now
79%
positive of 2.7k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (28 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

120 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

EverQuest is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) originally developed by Verant Interactive and 989 Studios for Windows. It was released by Sony Online Entertainment in March 1999 in North America, and by Ubisoft in Europe in April 2000. A dedicated version for Mac OS X was released in June 2003, which operated for ten years before being shut down in November 2013. In June 2000, Verant Interactive was absorbed into Sony Online Entertainment, which took over full development and publishing duties of the title. Later, in February 2015, SOE's parent corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment, sold the studio to investment company Columbus Nova and it was rebranded as Daybreak Game Company, which continues to develop and publish EverQuest.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 120 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 172 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~22/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 1,833 Massively Multiplayer games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-26

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2021-12-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
424220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2711112026-09-15 13:00 — 133 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 192 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 175 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 149 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 245 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 203 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 132 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 196 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 228 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 145 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 172 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 246 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 128 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 175 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 260 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 111 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 151 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 209 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 171 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 172 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 271 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 195 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 120 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
52476Dec 2012Aug 2026Dec 2012 — avg 214 · peak 394May 2013 — avg 157 · peak 262Oct 2013 — avg 152 · peak 261Mar 2014 — avg 155 · peak 298Aug 2014 — avg 121 · peak 220Jan 2015 — avg 100 · peak 184Jun 2015 — avg 244 · peak 508Nov 2015 — avg 110 · peak 196Apr 2016 — avg 211 · peak 371Sep 2016 — avg 162 · peak 301Feb 2017 — avg 210 · peak 342Jul 2017 — avg 318 · peak 643Dec 2017 — avg 216 · peak 389May 2018 — avg 254 · peak 445Oct 2018 — avg 192 · peak 349Mar 2019 — avg 376 · peak 821Aug 2019 — avg 204 · peak 341Jan 2020 — avg 201 · peak 338Jun 2020 — avg 524 · peak 962Nov 2020 — avg 269 · peak 455Apr 2021 — avg 245 · peak 434Sep 2021 — avg 292 · peak 572Feb 2022 — avg 280 · peak 504Jul 2022 — avg 415 · peak 708Dec 2022 — avg 247 · peak 400May 2023 — avg 335 · peak 838Oct 2023 — avg 325 · peak 516Mar 2024 — avg 238 · peak 397Aug 2024 — avg 338 · peak 586Jan 2025 — avg 263 · peak 437Jun 2025 — avg 338 · peak 589Nov 2025 — avg 269 · peak 444Apr 2026 — avg 277 · peak 468Aug 2026 — avg 216 · peak 362
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Attention

6582562026-05-28 — 401 pageviews2026-06-01 — 362 pageviews2026-06-05 — 389 pageviews2026-06-09 — 368 pageviews2026-06-13 — 256 pageviews2026-06-17 — 375 pageviews2026-06-21 — 308 pageviews2026-06-25 — 334 pageviews2026-06-29 — 307 pageviews2026-07-03 — 359 pageviews2026-07-07 — 382 pageviews2026-07-11 — 328 pageviews2026-07-15 — 342 pageviews2026-07-19 — 388 pageviews2026-07-23 — 404 pageviews2026-07-27 — 398 pageviews2026-07-31 — 570 pageviews2026-08-04 — 593 pageviews2026-08-08 — 434 pageviews2026-08-12 — 376 pageviews2026-08-16 — 402 pageviews2026-08-20 — 424 pageviews2026-08-24 — 376 pageviews2026-08-28 — 338 pageviews2026-09-01 — 344 pageviews2026-09-05 — 348 pageviews2026-09-09 — 326 pageviews2026-09-13 — 521 pageviews2026-09-17 — 407 pageviews2026-09-21 — 382 pageviews2026-09-25 — 358 pageviews2026-09-29 — 435 pageviews2026-10-03 — 338 pageviews2026-10-07 — 337 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

9932026-10-02 00:34 — 78 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 89 viewers2026-10-02 02:34 — 99 viewers2026-10-02 03:34 — 86 viewers2026-10-02 04:34 — 69 viewers2026-10-02 05:34 — 38 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-02 07:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-02 08:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-02 11:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-02 12:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-02 14:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 3 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsMulti-playerMMO4 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2013-10-08, latest 2014-11-11 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

ElfRPGDwarfActionMMORPGClassicFantasySandboxAdventureOld School

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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