EVE Online
Player-driven space MMO built around trade, exploration, and warfare
Fenris Creations · Released Dec 15, 2010
ActionMassively MultiplayerRPGStrategyFree To Play
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 73% of 40K
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 243 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 3,240
- peak 24h 3,512
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 week ago
- Sep 15, 2026
Metacritic: 88/100 (critic reviews)
What is EVE Online?
A free-to-play space MMO set across more than 7,000 star systems in New Eden. You pilot and customize ships to explore relic sites and wormholes, fight in PvP or PvE, mine resources, manufacture goods, trade, and run missions in an open-world, player-shaped economy.
For you if...
- +you enjoy difficult games built around long-term learning
- +you want coordinated play within player-run corporations
Not for you if...
- −you want a casual solo MMO with quick progression
- −you dislike losing ships and cargo to other players
- −you prefer guided objectives over an open-ended sandbox
What players say
73% of 39,520 reviews are positive · 66% of 243 in the last 30 days
Players praise the player-run economy, broad range of careers, and scale of fleet battles. The most common complaints are multiboxing, hostility toward newcomers, and free-account limits that make the free tier feel like a trial.
Screenshots and trailer
EVE Online system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Dual Core @ 2.0 GHz, AMD Dual Core @ 2.0 GHz)
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon 5450 or NVIDIA GeForce 420 or better with at least 1024 MB VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB or higher
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 11
- Processor
- Intel i7-7700 or AMD Ryzen 7 1700 @ 3.6 GHz or greater
- Graphics
- NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon RX 580 or better with at least 4 GB VRAM
- Memory
- 16 GB or greater
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Default configuration is not performant
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, German, Russian, French, Korean, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Space Sim
- Exploration
- Open World
- Adventure
- Difficult
- Space
- Simulation
- Trading
- Sandbox
- Massively Multiplayer
- Co-op
- PvE
- Third Person
- Mining
- Lore-Rich
- Character Customization
Recent updates
- Sep 15, 2026 · Major Update: Force Projection Revamped
- Mar 23, 2026 · Catalyst Major Update
- Mar 11, 2026 · Standings & Awoxing Update
22 DLC available.
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