# Albion Online > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Albion_Online > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Albion_Online.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion_Online > Source revision: 1354605918 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Medieval fantasy MMORPG video game This article is about the 2017 game. For the 1995 one, see [Albion (video game)](/source/Albion_(video_game)). This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral. Please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable, independent sources. (September 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Find sources: "Albion Online" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 2017 video game Albion Online Developer Sandbox Interactive Publisher Sandbox Interactive Designer Robin Henkys Engine Unity Platforms Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Xbox Series X/S Release Windows, macOS, Linux WW: July 17, 2017 iOS, Android WW: June 9, 2021 Xbox Series X/S WW: April 21, 2026 Genre MMORPG Mode Multiplayer ***Albion Online*** is a free-to-play [medieval](/source/Medieval) [fantasy](/source/Fantasy) [MMORPG](/source/MMORPG) by Sandbox Interactive, a company under the [Stillfront Group](/source/Stillfront_Group) since January 2021. Set in a medieval world, *Albion Online* is a medieval fantasy game based on the [Arthurian legends](/source/Arthurian_legends), with militaristic strategy aspects to it. The game has been translated into 11 languages and has over 5 million registered users over three servers. ## Gameplay *Albion Online*'s gameplay centers itself around a classless system, in which the equipment a player chooses to wear defines their abilities and the way they can play. Players can go out and do activities in Albion's world in order to gain Fame, which functions similarly to experience in other MMORPGs. Fame is used to level up skills, such as proficiency with a weapon. Achieving a certain proficiency will allow the player to use higher tier of the same weapon class. Items in Albion Online have eight tiers, ranging from Beginner to Elder. Item Power (IP) of an item increases with the tier. Items can also be enchanted, giving them more IP. Levels of weapon specialization (commonly referred to as "spec"), which is leveled up with Fame, also significantly increases IP. The game has a large open-world map that players can travel through. Different [PVP](/source/Player_versus_player) zones offer different levels of risk and reward, including Yellow, Red, and Black zones; Red and Black zones feature full loot drop upon death. The game has a fully player driven economy. All equipment and items are made by other players. The game offers both [PVE](/source/Player_versus_environment) and PVP combat. Players may join a guild, which are created by other players for a fee. Guilds may consist of up to 300 players and fight over territories, castles, and other objectives. These large-scale battles are called ZvZ, short for Zerg vs. Zerg. Guilds may additionally form an alliance together. ## Development The game was developed and published by Berlin-based studio Sandbox Interactive.[1] During the beta stages of development, players were able to purchase "Founder's Packs" to gain access to the closed beta play-tests which were run intermittently by Sandbox Interactive, typically after an interval of a few months of development. After the release of the game, these founder's packs were made unavailable for purchase. *Albion Online* removed its free-to-play model for various reasons in December 2015 (which was then made free again at a later date).[2] When it was initially released on July 17, 2017,[3] *Albion Online* offered a selection of "Starter Packs" which granted players access to the game and offered a varying amount of gold (in-game currency) to get started.[4] Once a player purchased any of the starter packs, they would be granted open-ended access to the game with no extra mandatory fees. Players could also purchase membership for a limited amount of time without the benefits of the starter packs. By April 2019, *Albion Online* went [free to play](/source/Free_to_play).[5] Players can also buy premium with in-game currency (gold & silver). A second server based in Singapore named "Albion East", later renamed to "Albion Asia", was opened to the public in March 2023.[6][7] A new server for the Europe, Middle East and North Africa regions was opened on April 29, 2024.[8] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Careers at Sandbox Interactive"](https://albiononline.com/en/jobs). *www.albiononline.com*. Retrieved 20 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Road to Release - Albion Online Forum"](https://forum.albiononline.com/index.php/Thread/27962-Road-to-Release/). *Albion Online Forum*. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Albion Online- The Journey Starts NOW!"](https://albiononline.com/en/news/albion-online-official-release). *www.albiononline.com*. Retrieved 17 July 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Albion Online:Become a Founder"](https://albiononline.com/en/founderpacks). *www.albiononline.com*. Retrieved 20 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Albion Online is Now Free-to-Play"](https://forum.albiononline.com/index.php/Thread/106156-Albion-Online-is-Now-Free-to-Play/). *Albion Online Forum*. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-25. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Albion Online | the Fantasy Sandbox MMORPG"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230327133749/https://albiononline.com/asia). Archived from [the original](https://albiononline.com/asia) on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Albion Online's Albion East server is officially live today for F2P players with no region locking | Massively Overpowered"](https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/20/albion-onlines-albion-east-server-is-officially-live-today-for-f2p-players-with-no-region-locking/). 20 March 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Albion Europe is Open!"](https://albiononline.com/news/albion-europe-live). 29 April 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2026. ## External links - [Official website](https://albiononline.com) - [Official wiki](https://wiki.albiononline.com/wiki/Albion_Online_Wiki) Authority control databases MusicBrainz work --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Albion Online](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion_Online) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion_Online?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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