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EVE Online is a massively multiplayer game. Hundreds of thousands of players compete within a single persistent universe for military, economic and political power. Explore the suns of New Eden, mine and refine resources, drive the economy, and wage war on one another in a richly detailed virtual world set 35,000 years in the future in a stellar cluster far from Earth. All it taking place across more than literally 5000 separate star systems, each individually visitable. There are rumors of many more.
With over 300.000 subscribers worldwide inhabiting the same virtual universe, EVE features a vast player-run economy where your greatest asset is the starship, designed to accommodate your specific needs, skills and ambitions. EVE offers professions ranging from commodities trader to mercenary, industrial entrepreneur to pirate, mining engineer to battle fleet commander or any combination of these and much more. From brokering business deals to waging war, you will have access to a diverse array of sophisticated tools and interfaces to forge your own destiny in EVE.
Play on just one single server - EVE Online is a leader in online gaming technology, hosting hundreds of thousands of players in the same persistent universe. Play with over 50.000 players at the same time!
Liberating advancement - Never “grind” for a skill again. Because the EVE universe is persistent, your skills increase even while you’re offline.
PvP (Player vs. Player) based on strategy, not levels - Tactics have value in EVE Online. Experience and treachery will often and do beat top-of-the-line modifications and fancy ships. A skilled player with a 5 day old toon can beat someone with years of advancement in the right situation.
Free EVE Online expansions - You will never be charged for an EVE expansion - as the EVE universe grows, so do the benefits of your subscription.
Free to Play - Eve Online is also now free to play. Now you cal load it and try it. See if you have what it takes to Eve!