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Albion Online

Albion Online is a free-to-play sandbox MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy world inspired by Arthurian legends. The game uses a classless system where a player's equipped gear determines their abilities and…

88 17 July 2017 Free to play

Albion Online is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Sandbox Interactive, released 17 July 2017 on Xbox Series X|S, Android, iOS and Linux. It is free to play. The main story takes about 1,504 hrs to finish.

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What Albion Online is

Albion Online is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Sandbox Interactive and released in 2017. It is available on Xbox Series X|S, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Albion Online is a free-to-play sandbox MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy world inspired by Arthurian legends. The game uses a classless system where a player's equipped gear determines their abilities and playstyle. Items span eight tiers and are entirely player-crafted, forming a fully player-driven economy. The open world features zones with varying levels of PvP risk, from safe areas to full-loot zones where defeated players lose their equipment. Players can join guilds of up to 300 members to fight over territories and castles in large-scale battles. The game also offers PvE combat and various gathering and crafting activities.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy, open world and sandbox. Available modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) and Multiplayer. There are 154 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Albion Online holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 89% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 83, across 154 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 1,504 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 9,999 hrs, roughly 6.6 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel/AMD CPU with SSE2, 4 GB RAM and Graphics card with DirectX 10 support or better. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Albion Online launched on 17 July 2017, within three weeks of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Diablo III: Eternal Collection. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It was a Xbox Series launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Diablo III: Eternal Collection.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Albion Online — frequently asked questions

When did Albion Online come out?
Albion Online was released on 17 July 2017 for Xbox Series X|S, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Is Albion Online free?
Yes — Albion Online is free to play.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Albion Online?
At minimum, Albion Online needs Intel/AMD CPU with SSE2, 4 GB RAM, Graphics card with DirectX 10 support or better graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Albion Online?
The main story of Albion Online takes around 1,504 hrs, or 9,999 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Albion Online?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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