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EverQuest II

Darkpaw Games · Daybreak Game Company · 2011-12-07

Steam

Massively MultiplayerRPGFree To Play

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

Releases: Nov 08, 2004 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

EverQuest II is a free-to-play Massively Multiplayer, RPG and Free To Play game released in 2011, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and Mostly Positive (79% of 2942 reviews).

103
playing now
79%
positive of 3.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

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

EverQuest II is a 3D fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) originally developed and published by Sony Online Entertainment for Microsoft Windows PCs and released in November 2004. It is the sequel to the original EverQuest, released five years earlier, and features updated graphics and more streamlined gameplay compared to the previous entry, as well as an abundance of voice acting with contributions from actors such as Christopher Lee and Heather Graham. In February 2015, Sony Online Entertainment's parent corporation Sony Computer Entertainment sold it to investment company Inception Acquisitions, where it continues to develop and publish the game under its new name, Daybreak Game Company.

Trailer

EverQuest II trailer thumbnail

EverQuest II Original CGI Launch Trailer [OFFICIAL TRAILER]

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Health check

Quietly active
  • · 103 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 151 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~19/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 1,827 Massively Multiplayer games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
424220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

271322026-09-15 13:00 — 102 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 184 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 129 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 123 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 257 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 179 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 79 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 201 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 191 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 105 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 171 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 210 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 65 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 112 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 189 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 67 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 32 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 141 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 102 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 124 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 232 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 117 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 103 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
29099Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 233 · peak 380Dec 2012 — avg 235 · peak 453May 2013 — avg 201 · peak 365Oct 2013 — avg 247 · peak 439Mar 2014 — avg 216 · peak 396Aug 2014 — avg 197 · peak 341Jan 2015 — avg 213 · peak 401Jun 2015 — avg 123 · peak 215Nov 2015 — avg 133 · peak 258Apr 2016 — avg 154 · peak 274Sep 2016 — avg 129 · peak 260Feb 2017 — avg 146 · peak 244Jul 2017 — avg 173 · peak 317Dec 2017 — avg 150 · peak 272May 2018 — avg 131 · peak 239Oct 2018 — avg 159 · peak 277Mar 2019 — avg 181 · peak 429Aug 2019 — avg 102 · peak 179Jan 2020 — avg 143 · peak 311Jun 2020 — avg 172 · peak 311Nov 2020 — avg 165 · peak 297Apr 2021 — avg 161 · peak 304Sep 2021 — avg 144 · peak 289Feb 2022 — avg 145 · peak 251Jul 2022 — avg 228 · peak 425Dec 2022 — avg 163 · peak 283May 2023 — avg 195 · peak 369Oct 2023 — avg 135 · peak 248Mar 2024 — avg 128 · peak 238Aug 2024 — avg 214 · peak 397Jan 2025 — avg 177 · peak 315Jun 2025 — avg 150 · peak 270Nov 2025 — avg 154 · peak 274Apr 2026 — avg 146 · peak 263Aug 2026 — avg 164 · peak 302
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Attention

183682026-05-30 — 83 pageviews2026-06-03 — 101 pageviews2026-06-07 — 126 pageviews2026-06-11 — 120 pageviews2026-06-15 — 85 pageviews2026-06-19 — 110 pageviews2026-06-23 — 120 pageviews2026-06-27 — 83 pageviews2026-07-01 — 94 pageviews2026-07-05 — 82 pageviews2026-07-09 — 107 pageviews2026-07-13 — 110 pageviews2026-07-17 — 98 pageviews2026-07-21 — 120 pageviews2026-07-25 — 82 pageviews2026-07-29 — 142 pageviews2026-08-02 — 128 pageviews2026-08-06 — 109 pageviews2026-08-10 — 106 pageviews2026-08-14 — 100 pageviews2026-08-18 — 89 pageviews2026-08-22 — 68 pageviews2026-08-26 — 68 pageviews2026-08-30 — 96 pageviews2026-09-03 — 88 pageviews2026-09-07 — 100 pageviews2026-09-11 — 88 pageviews2026-09-15 — 103 pageviews2026-09-19 — 98 pageviews2026-09-23 — 110 pageviews2026-09-27 — 167 pageviews2026-10-01 — 106 pageviews2026-10-05 — 114 pageviews2026-10-08 — 98 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsMulti-playerMMO3 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2013-11-12, latest 2014-11-25 (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

RPGDwarfActionMMORPGClassicFantasyCraftingAdventureOpen WorldExploration

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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