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WildStar

WildStar is a sci-fi MMO set on the planet Nexus. Players explore its varied locations, meet its inhabitants, and uncover mysteries while adventuring alone or with friends. Combat is described as fast-paced and action-focused. Players can take on challenges across the world, including dungeons, raids, and world bosses. Character customization and player housing are major systems. The game also features a marketplace with items such as hoverboards, costumes, and pets.

Explore the sci-fi world of Nexus in an action-focused MMO, battling challenges, customizing your character, and building a home.

Released 09 Jun 2016

75%positive of
5.1k player reviews

Free

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Massively Multiplayer

MMORPG

Open World

RPG

Sci-fi

PvP

PvE

Multiplayer

Character Customization

Explore Planet Nexus

Solve Primordial Puzzles

Build Your Home

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!

Developed by Carbine Studios · Published by NCSOFT

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Players Praise Most

Memorable MMO
Fun to Play
Hoverboards and Gacha

Common Player Critiques

Bugs and Bots
Raid Attunement
Starter Area Drop-Off
Not for Co-op

75%

positive of 5.1k player reviews

82/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

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! Explore the huge and amazingly vibrant world packed with unique characters, exotic locations, thrilling challenges and dark mysteries. Recruit fellow citizens of Nexus to solve the primordial puzzles of the universe itself as you experience exhilarating action combat, deep character customization, and one of the most powerful housing systems ever seen in a MMORPG.

Key Features:
• Free to Play
• Fast-paced Action Gameplay
• Unique Art Style and Personality
• Best-in-Class Housing
• Diverse Marketplace Including Hoverboard Mounts, Costumes, Pets, and more
• Endless Customization
• Amazing Dungeons and Raids with World Bosses Dropping Epic Loot

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows
Achievements	142
Age ratings	ESRB T — Crude Humor Fantasy Violence Mild Blood Mild Language Mild Suggestive Themes Use of Alcohol PEGI 12 USK 12
Players	1–40
Play modes	Online co-op Online PvP MMO Persistent world
Other modes	Expeditions Adventures Dungeons Veteran dungeons Prime dungeons Raids Prime raids World boss raids World bosses Battlegrounds Arenas Open-world PvP Warplots Public events Cooperative missions
Multiplayer	WildStar is a massively multiplayer online RPG with online PvE and PvP. It supports solo play for some content and group play for expeditions, dungeons, raids, world bosses, battlegrounds, arenas, open-world PvP, and Warplots. Reviews state expeditions scale from 1-5 players, dungeons are 5-player, raids were 40-player at launch and later reduced to 20-player, and some raids required 10-20 players.
Multiplayer & mods	Reviews mention integrated addon support and UI/HUD modding. Addons appear to affect interface and housing tools, but no provided text states they add or change multiplayer modes.
Controller required	No
DRM / EULA	Requires 3rd-Party Account: NC Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Content notices	Crude Humor Fantasy Violence Mild Blood Mild Language Mild Suggestive Themes Use of Alcohol Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic	82/100 View on Metacritic
Website	Official website