Free To Play · June 9, 2016
WildStar (2016)
Critically acclaimed and now Free to Play, WildStar is a fantastical sci-fi MMO where you can join your friends or undertake your own epic adventures on the fabled planet Nexus! Explore the huge and amazingly vibrant world packed with unique characters, exotic locations, thrilling challenges and dark mysteries. Recruit fellow citizens of Nexus to solve the primordial puzzles of the universe itself as you experience exhilarating action combat, deep character customization, and one of the most powerful housing systems ever seen in a MMORPG. Key Features: • Free to Play • Fast-paced Action Gameplay • Unique Art Style and Personality • Best-in-Class Housing • Diverse Marketplace Including Hoverboard Mounts, Costumes, Pets, and more • Endless Customization • Amazing Dungeons and Raids with World Bosses Dropping Epic Loot
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Free to Play · 336
- Massively Multiplayer · 195
- MMORPG · 187
- Open World · 183
- RPG · 147
- Sci-fi · 139
- PvP · 104
- PvE · 89
- Multiplayer · 87
- Character Customization · 86
- Action · 81
- Funny · 55
- Adventure · 54
- Action-Adventure · 52
- Fantasy · 48
Position in Free To Play
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 5.1k Steam reviews | Top 41% in Free To Play |
| Positive rating | 75% positive | Genre average: 82% — this title sits in top 72% |
| Metacritic | 82/100 | Genre average 76 — top 25% of Free To Play titles |
| Engagement hours | 6 h average | Top 50% for session depth among Free To Play |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
75%Mostly Positive · 5.1k reviews
3.8k positive · 1.3k negative
Metacritic
82/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.5/10
Curator recommendations
126
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- MMO
- Online PvP
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Other
- In-App Purchases
- Family Sharing
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (3)
- English volume_up
- French volume_up
- German volume_up
Full audio (3)
- English
- French
- German
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jun 9, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Carbine Studios |
| Publisher | NCSOFT |
| Base price | Free-to-play |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
6h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
Achievements
142
Steam unlocks available
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