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Albion Online

Open-world sandbox MMORPG with player crafting and full-loot PvP

Sandbox Interactive GmbH · Released May 16, 2018

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Reviews trending down: 67% positive in the last 30 days vs 78% overall Third-party account required

Reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 103K
Recent reviews
Mixed
67% of 545 in 30 days
Players
4,771
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
5 days ago
Nov 2, 2026
Minimum PC
DirectX 10 GPU
4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Albion Online?

A free-to-play sandbox MMORPG set in an open medieval fantasy world. You gather resources, craft and trade equipment, fight players and other foes, join guilds to claim territory, and build homes; your weapons and armor determine your combat skills instead of a fixed class.

For you if...

  • +you want an open-ended MMO with gathering, crafting, and trading
  • +you enjoy tactical PvP where defeated players can lose gear
  • +you prefer gear-based builds over fixed character classes

Not for you if...

  • −you mainly want rewarding solo PvE progression
  • −you dislike grinding or losing equipment after PvP deaths
  • −you prefer relaxed play without high-risk player conflict

What players say

78% of 103,190 reviews are positive · 67% of 545 in the last 30 days

Players praise the freedom to switch among gathering, crafting, trading, PvE, and tactical PvP, along with the player-run economy and gear-based builds. The most common complaints are that worthwhile progression and content favor large groups, while solo players face long grinds, repeated ganking, and costly full-loot deaths.

Players over time

▼ -15% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 9,433 players on Sep 21, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20264,771
Nov 6, 20265,007
Nov 5, 20263,846
Nov 4, 20264,149
Nov 3, 20265,221
Nov 2, 20265,485
Nov 1, 20266,057
Oct 31, 20265,279
Oct 30, 20264,346
Oct 29, 20264,164
Oct 28, 20265,242
Oct 27, 20266,380
Oct 26, 20266,518
Oct 25, 20267,193
Oct 24, 20267,086
Oct 23, 20266,564
Oct 22, 20266,306
Oct 21, 20266,051
Oct 20, 20266,486
Oct 19, 20266,649
Oct 18, 20267,239
Oct 17, 20267,019
Oct 16, 20265,489
Oct 15, 20260
Oct 14, 20265,564
Oct 13, 20265,715
Oct 12, 20265,940
Oct 11, 20266,406
Oct 10, 20265,966
Oct 9, 20265,494
Oct 8, 20265,580
Oct 7, 20265,059
Oct 6, 20265,737
Oct 5, 20266,261
Oct 4, 20266,596
Oct 3, 20266,208
Oct 2, 20265,889
Oct 1, 20265,880
Sep 30, 20266,044
Sep 29, 20266,154
Sep 28, 20266,246
Sep 27, 20266,642
Sep 26, 20266,430
Sep 25, 20266,218
Sep 24, 20266,052
Sep 23, 20262,643
Sep 23, 20266,403
Sep 22, 20266,624
Sep 21, 20269,433

Screenshots and trailer

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Albion Online system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 10 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel/AMD CPU with SSE2
Graphics
Graphics card with DirectX 10 support or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel/AMD CPU with SSE2
Graphics
Graphics card with DirectX 10 support or better
Memory
8 GB RAM
Notes
For an optimal play experience, we strongly recommend installing Albion Online onto an SSD.

Does Albion Online have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online; MMO. There is no single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Albion Online run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Third-party account
Albion Online
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
154
Steam features
Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Russian, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian, Arabic, Turkish.

Does Albion Online use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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