
If it seems as if you’ve been hearing about Albion Online for a long time, you’re not wrong. In fact, the game has delayed its testing periods multiple times for major revamps, to the chagrin of testers, but hopefully that’ll make today’s launch all the better. Yep, today the day this buy-to-play, economy-driven, indie PvP sandbox is finally here, at least if you’re in the top-tier of founders and starter pack purchasers.
“Developed by Sandbox Interactive, fantasy MMORPG Albion Online has officially arrived on PC, Mac and Linux, bringing with it a community of dedicated MMO fans. Kicking off their adventures with a clean slate after the beta server wipe, Legendary Founder and Legendary Starter Pack owners have already begun taking their first steps in the sprawling land of Albion, staking their claim on the untamed wilds and free markets therein. Epic Founders and Starters will be the next group to enter the fray, joining Albion’s servers on July 18th at 13:00 UTC, followed by Veteran Founders and Starters on July 19th at 13:00 UTC. Can’t wait to start forging out on your own adventure? Download the client and grab a Legendary Starter Pack to dive in right away!”
In an AMA over the weekend, Sandbox Interactive said it now counts 250,000 founders and almost $10,000,000 in funding.
We’ve rounded up a smattering of our articles from the last couple of years to bring you up to speed on the sandbox, and stay tuned for our launch-day stream later today!




































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A lot about the game I find appealing. But since I’m not a PVPer I cannot justify the box price (even though $30 is pretty ok). Will check it out when they introduce a trial.
Where are the same haters and people who claim that FFA PVP centered sandbox with full loot don’t have audience and are fated to fail?
Fact is, people is so disgusted and bored of the same redundant themepark wow-clone with p2w cash shop, that even the more reluctant pvp hater will try to change mentality and surf the new sandbox open world trend.
What i have really see as failure these last years are the tons of themepark copy-paste that close after less than 6 months of service because once you reach the cap there is nothing left to do.
Jump and ride the wave freaks hypocrites! :)
Let us know how Albion is doing this time next year.
Even a year of service is 100 times betterand rewarding than 4 month of a crappy pve themepark wow clone with p2w cashshop.
If its core mechanic wasnt crafting i would love this game so much but alas its just too grindy for me.
Pretty much everything I would not want in an MMO, but I am just one person. I hope its audience enjoys it.
Even though it’s very far from the sort of thing I usually play, I’m still curious to try this one.
Whether I stay with it remains to be seen, but I expect I’ll be poking into the game in the next two weeks or so.
The lack of WASD is a turnoff.
Do they have a free trial?
They should if they dont.
Reminds me of vintage RuneScape. It’s very grindy and takes a lot to get what you want, and membership is needed to be competitive.
I’m not sure how I feel about player owned stuff. I foresee, as it has happened in many games, a small handful of players dominating the market and properties. I still want to try it regardless, looks kind of fun. Not sure how I feel about dying and losing all my gear though.
goodluck with your gankbox
250.000 users thanks you too.
Finally! Am having a blast playing. Playing with a few others, but it’s good fun. I really like the gathering/crafting in the game. It’s also really pretty, for the graphics being “below average”.