EverQuest II

EverQuest II

Fair · RPG · 2011

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

NO RUSH.

Free and middling. Worth a look if the genre is yours.

PriceS
Free to play
Reviews▼
79% of 2,965
Critics
83 players 4 lower
Genre rank
Top 16% RPG

Holding it back: Reviews, Reach

Players and genre

Online
97 now
Better reviewed
72% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story

The value story

Its score sits in the top 16 percent of its genre. It is better reviewed than 72 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Guild Wars 2® (free, scores 66) beats it on value, while it beats The Lord of the Rings Online™ (free, scores 52).

It is still busy. 97 players were online when we last checked, on Nov 1, 09:48 UTC, across 35 days of weekly checks.

Buy now or wait

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Cost per hourFree
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
MonetizationNone
Checked: no in-game purchases or loot boxes. That earns a small credit unless Steam lists in-app purchases
Holding it back
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
Reach750K+ owners
How many own it, by SteamSpy's estimate (an old snapshot). A free game has no price to weigh, so this is its value read
For context
RefundsFree
A free game cannot be refunded, so the label never applies
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

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.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 10 GB of storage. Windows only.

No data upstream: length (HowLongToBeat), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

Cite this score

BANG Score badge
EverQuest II scores 53/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/201230/everquest-ii
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Reviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 31. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players-4
Critics83
Players79
Metacritic critics · 2,965 Steam player reviews

Details

DeveloperDarkpaw Games
PublisherDaybreak Game Company
GenreRPG
Released2011
Players750Kowners, SteamSpy estimate