Overview
- NCsoft announced at Summer Game Fest on Friday that AION 2 will launch globally on PC in September 2026 and will be available on Steam and the company’s Purple platform.
- The global build will include dedicated servers in North America, South America, Europe and Asia and support about ten languages, with the publisher encouraging Steam wishlists and newsletter signups instead of running a public beta.
- NCsoft emphasizes core systems that make flight integral to combat, fast manual (no auto) combat, large-scale PvPvE faction warfare with fortress sieges, eight playable classes, and extensive character customization.
- The game world Atreia is rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 and is presented as roughly 36 times larger than the original AION, with open aerial-to-ground zones, 200+ dungeons, and layered exploration.
- AION 2 first launched in Korea and Taiwan in November 2025, which NCsoft called commercially and critically successful, while press coverage noted pay-to-win criticism and a brief post-launch stock drop; players and analysts will watch monetization, server stability, and community response during the September global window.