AION 2
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ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGFree To PlayMMORPGArtificial IntelligenceCharacter CustomizationOpen WorldSexual Content

131,493 playing#6 on Steam by players#6 on Steam

Peak in the last 24 hours: 208,994

Peak in the last 7 days: 232,402

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Game description

AION 2 is the only MMORPG built around a world where the sky is the battlefield. Choose your faction, ascend as a Daeva, and fight a faction war across a world 36 times larger than the original. PC only, on Unreal Engine 5.

Basic info

DeveloperNC
PublisherNC
PlatformsWindows
Release dateOct 5, 2026
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows 10/11 (64-bit)
ProcessorAMD Ryzen™ 5 2600 / Intel® Core™ i5-10500
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti (4GB)
Storage100 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 406 reviews from the past 1 year

60.7/ 100
Bottom 10%

Steam rating: Mixed (56%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Price decides how most players see AION 2, with 145 reviews criticizing a subscription and paid progress; it scores 60.7.

👍 Strengths

The praise starts with the look. 108 reviews praise the visuals, and the most upvoted calls the world beautiful and the combat good. Visuals & Sound appears in 50% of analyzed reviews. 37 say it is fun to play, and 14 praise the combat feel, with the most upvoted describing fast, responsive fights and dungeons that reward attention. Tech & Support ranks 212th of 1399, so stability is not the issue.

👎 Where it falls short

Pricing & Fairness ranks 1302nd of 1399 and comes up in 51% of analyzed reviews, and some point to character locked items. Beyond cost, 33 reviews criticize the combat feel, some calling it boring and floaty, and 15 find it confusing for new players, with some describing forced PvP and no explanation. Gameplay ranks 1160th of 1396, and some buyers of the expensive edition say there is almost no co-op content, while veterans of the series say it falls short of what they expected.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“world is beautiful, characters okay, combat feels good” · 108 reviews
“the game is fun and enjoyable to play” · 37 reviews
“iconic music and nostalgic atmosphere from original Aion creates memorable gaming experience” · 8 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 57% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy -1.92 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Negative “two-button combat with no class identity or mechanical depth” · 8 reviews

Progression 32% · Difficulty 10% · Onboarding 18% · Freedom 17% · Controls & feel 31%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +1.07 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “iconic music and nostalgic atmosphere from original Aion creates memorable gaming experience” · 8 reviews
Negative “world feels empty and shallow, lacks immersion despite open world” · 6 reviews

Story 19% · Characters 5%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.08 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “combat is repetitive, holding one button then pressing another every 30 seconds” · 11 reviews
Positive “various bosses and activities with content for solo players” · 2 reviews

Volume 15% · Replayability 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.41 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “world is beautiful, characters okay, combat feels good” · 108 reviews
Negative “overloaded, colorful yet sluggish, hipster item shop ruins fantasy world” · 8 reviews

Audio 9%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together -0.96 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Negative “almost no co-op content despite paying 100 dollars for edition” · 15 reviews
Positive “excellent PvP content and fun with friends; 100 hours of engaging gameplay” · 4 reviews

Community 10% · Servers & Connection 5%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 51% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -1.20 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “subscription and character-locked items create pay-to-progress restrictions” · 145 reviews
Positive “generous free content, grindable outfits and mounts” · 6 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 15% · Matchmaking 3%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.21 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “extremely well optimized with many players on screen” · 4 reviews
Negative “poor optimization, crashes, stutters and mobile UI not adapted for PC” · 14 reviews

Stability 4% · Developer support 10%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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