EverQuest
EverQuest is a 1999 MMORPG developed by Verant Interactive and published by Sony, and it became one of the defining early 3D online role-playing worlds. Thousands of players shared its sprawling fantasy realm of Norrath together on persistent servers.
It offered a vast, dangerous world where players chose from many races and classes, then formed groups to battle monsters, undertake long quests, and slowly gain experience through cooperative play that heavily rewarded teamwork and dedication. Its immersive 3D presentation, punishing death penalties, and deep social reliance made it enormously influential, popularizing the persistent online RPG for a mass Western audience. The sheer commitment it demanded famously earned it the nickname "EverCrack."
It received dozens of expansions over more than two decades and still runs today, having shaped nearly every MMORPG that followed and inspiring the developers who would later create the genre's biggest blockbusters.
Where can you play EverQuest today?
Device by device, which of the 2 alternatives below you can play on it.
- PC
- Project Gorgon (Free + in-app purchases) and Final Fantasy XIV Online (€ 19,99 + in-app purchases).
- Mac
- Project Gorgon (Free + in-app purchases).
- Linux
- None of the alternatives to EverQuest runs on Linux.
- iPhone
- None of the alternatives to EverQuest runs on iPhone.
- iPad
- None of the alternatives to EverQuest runs on iPad.
- Android phone
- None of the alternatives to EverQuest runs on Android phone.
- Android tablet
- None of the alternatives to EverQuest runs on Android tablet.
- PlayStation
- None of the alternatives to EverQuest runs on PlayStation.
- Xbox
- None of the alternatives to EverQuest runs on Xbox.
- Switch
- None of the alternatives to EverQuest runs on Switch.
- Steam Deck
- Project Gorgon (Free + in-app purchases) and Final Fantasy XIV Online (€ 19,99 + in-app purchases).
Games like EverQuest
Modern alternatives to EverQuest, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
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Project Gorgon Indie
Free + in-app purchasesAn indie MMORPG evoking classic open-ended progression and social exploration.
Project Gorgon runs on PC, Mac. Not available on Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Final Fantasy XIV Online
€ 19,99 + in-app purchasesA modern story-driven MMORPG with deep group content and a generous free trial.
Final Fantasy XIV Online is also an alternative to 2 other classics
Final Fantasy XIV Online runs on PC. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
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