EverQuest
Sign in to saveEverQuest is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) originally developed by Verant Interactive and 989 Studios for Windows. It was released by Sony Online Entertainment in March 1999 in North America, and by Ubi Soft in Europe in April 2000. A dedicated version for Mac OS X was released in June 2003, which operated for ten years before being shut down in November 2013. In June 2000, Verant Interactive was absorbed into Sony Online Entertainment, which took over full development and publishing duties of the title. Later, in February 2015, SOE's parent corpor
Game data
Metacritic 85- Released
- 1999-03-16
- User rating
- 2.62 / 5
- Genres
- Massively Multiplayer, RPG
- Platforms
- PC, macOS
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EverQuest is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released on March 16, 1999. Players move their character throughout the medieval fantasy world of Norrath, often fighting monsters and enemies for treasure and experience points, and optionally mastering trade skills. As they progress, players advance in level, gaining power, prestige, spells, and abilities through valorous deeds such as entering overrun castles and keeps, defeating worthy opponents found within, and looting their remains. Experience and prestigious equipment can also be obtained by co…
- Released
- 1999
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Game modes
- Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Developer
- Verant Interactive, 989 Studios, Sony Online Entertainment, Darkpaw Games
- Publisher
- Sony Online Entertainment, Daybreak Game Company
Key facts
- Video game.engine
- True3D
- Video game.title
- EverQuest
- Video game.image
- EverQuest Coverart.png
- Video game.developer
- Verant Interactive 989 Studios
- Video game.producer
- Brad McQuaid
- Video game.designer
- Steve Clover Brad McQuaid William Trost
- Video game.programmer
- Steve Clover
- Video game.artist
- Rosie Rappaport
- Video game.composer
- Jay Barbeau
- Video game.released
- Microsoft WindowsMac OS X
- Video game.genre
- Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
- Video game.modes
- Multiplayer
- Video game.platforms
- Windows (1999–) Mac OS X (2003–2013)
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- publication date
- 1999-03-16
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30 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Classes
- Deities
- Zones
- History
- Development
- Release
- Growth And Sequels
- Decline
- Expansions
- Servers
- OS X
- European
- Reception
- Accolades
- Sales and subscriptions
- Controversies
- Sale of in-game objects/real world economics
- Intellectual property and roleplaying
- Mystere incident
- Addiction
- Sociological aspects of MMORPGs
- Organized protests
- Prohibition in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
- ''EverQuest'' franchise
- Citations
- Notes
- General and cited references
- Further reading
- External links
EverQuest is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) originally developed by Verant Interactive and 989 Studios for Windows. It was released by Sony Online Entertainment in March 1999 in North America, and by Ubi Soft in Europe in April 2000. A dedicated version for Mac OS X was released in June 2003, which operated for ten years before being shut down in November 2013. In June 2000, Verant Interactive was absorbed into Sony Online Entertainment, which took over full development and publishing duties of the title. Later, in February 2015, SOE's parent corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment, sold the studio to investment company Columbus Nova and it was rebranded as Daybreak Game Company, which continues to develop and publish EverQuest.
It was the first commercially successful MMORPG to employ a 3D game engine, and its success was on an unprecedented scale. EverQuest has had a wide influence on subsequent releases within the market, and holds an important position in the history of massively multiplayer online games.