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EverQuest II

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

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Massively MultiplayerRPGFree To Play

Modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

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.

245
playing now
79%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
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)
Free
steam price (US)

245 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 245 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 32% of 871 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

260862026-08-06 22:00 — 198 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 124 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 124 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 206 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 136 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 179 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 248 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 146 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 179 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 255 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 122 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 142 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 204 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 122 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 124 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 177 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 111 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 178 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 242 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 138 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 110 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 180 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 166 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 116 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 184 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 211 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 89 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 162 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 245 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Attention

142562026-05-30 — 83 pageviews2026-06-02 — 87 pageviews2026-06-05 — 111 pageviews2026-06-08 — 134 pageviews2026-06-11 — 120 pageviews2026-06-14 — 96 pageviews2026-06-17 — 121 pageviews2026-06-20 — 90 pageviews2026-06-23 — 120 pageviews2026-06-26 — 90 pageviews2026-06-29 — 84 pageviews2026-07-02 — 97 pageviews2026-07-05 — 82 pageviews2026-07-08 — 79 pageviews2026-07-11 — 73 pageviews2026-07-14 — 94 pageviews2026-07-17 — 98 pageviews2026-07-20 — 94 pageviews2026-07-23 — 96 pageviews2026-07-26 — 131 pageviews2026-07-29 — 142 pageviews2026-08-01 — 112 pageviews2026-08-04 — 127 pageviews2026-08-07 — 113 pageviews2026-08-10 — 106 pageviews2026-08-13 — 79 pageviews2026-08-16 — 89 pageviews2026-08-19 — 86 pageviews2026-08-22 — 68 pageviews2026-08-25 — 98 pageviews2026-08-27 — 73 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1002026-08-28 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 2 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsMulti-playerMMO3 DLC

1 supported languages: English

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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