Albion Online

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

Sandbox Interactive GmbH · Released May 16, 2018

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 78% of 94K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 73% of 777 in 30 days
Playing now: 2,643; peak 24h 6,403
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 weeks ago; Sep 8, 2026

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 93,914 reviews are positive · 73% of 777 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Albion Online system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

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

Steam Deck: Playable

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

Multiplayer and co-op

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.