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Create a fantasy hero in Norrath, quest through sprawling zones, develop your class, craft items, and tackle dungeons with others.
Released 07 Dec 2011
Decorate Player Housing
Craft Gear And Furniture
Discover Hidden Quests
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.
Developed by Darkpaw Games · Published by Daybreak Game Company







Set in the fantasy world of Norrath, EverQuest II is a massively multiplayer role-playing game where you create a hero from a range of races and classes, then explore regions filled with quests, dungeons, and enemies.
Progress by gaining levels, learning class abilities, specializing your character, and collecting gear. You can quest and explore alone or take on group dungeons and raids with other players.
Outside combat, you can develop tradeskills to make items, gather materials, decorate a player home, and join a guild. The game also includes live events and ongoing expansions.
Players who enjoy EverQuest II often point to its extensive questing and world to explore, range of classes, and slower-paced classic MMO feel. Housing and crafting are also recurring highlights, as are the stories and opportunities to play with friends or a guild. Others criticize the monetization and paywalled features, dated or hard-to-read interface, and inconsistent population or support; reviews differ on how welcoming and active the game feels.
Enter a vast, living online world in EverQuest® II, the definitive fantasy MMORPG experience for players who crave adventure, depth, and limitless character progression. Whether you prefer heroic questing, competitive challenges, or building a home of your own, EverQuest II offers a massively rich world shaped by two decades of content and an active community.
Forge your legend across the sprawling lands of Norrath as one of 21 races and 26 classes, each with unique spells, combat arts, and playstyles. Explore handcrafted zones filled with quests, dungeons, and formidable bosses. Master tradeskills, build and decorate player housing, collect powerful gear, and join guilds that unite players in social, competitive, and end-game activities.
New expansions and regular updates continue to expand the story, systems, and endgame—keeping Norrath evolving year after year.
• 21 Races & 26 Classes – Create the hero that fits your fantasy, from arcane spellcasters to deadly scouts and stalwart fighters.
• A Massive World to Explore – Quest through dozens of continents, regions, and realms packed with lore, secrets, and discoveries.
• Deep Character Progression – Advance through hundreds of levels, specialize with Alternate Advancements, and collect powerful gear sets.
• Group & Raid Challenges – Take on heroic dungeons and epic raids with coordinated strategies, teamwork, and skill.
• Tradeskills & Crafting – Master crafting professions, create valuable items, and complete a fully supported tradeskill questline.
• Player Housing – Earn, build, and customize homes with thousands of placeable objects and full creative freedom.
• A Thriving Community – Join guilds, participate in live events, and experience ongoing updates and new expansions.
Begin your journey and write your legend in one of the most content-rich MMORPGs ever made.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 0 |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 83/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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