Présentation d'AION 2
Les faits : MMORPG free-to-play sur Unreal Engine 5 par NC, lancement mondial le 5 octobre 2026, PC uniquement, un monde 36 fois plus grand que l'AION original, et le ciel comme champ de bataille.
Published 5 octobre 2026 · Last updated 8 octobre 2026
Quick Answer: What Is AION 2?
AION 2 is the MMORPG built around a world where the sky is the battlefield: a free-to-play PC game on Unreal Engine 5, launched globally on October 5, 2026 (Korea and Taiwan have been live since November 19, 2025). You choose a faction — Elyos or Asmodians — ascend as a Daeva, and fight a faction war where flight is a combat mechanic, not a travel shortcut, across a world 36 times larger than the original AION.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Developer / Publisher | NC |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 5 |
| Platform | Windows PC (Steam and NC's PURPLE launcher) |
| Global release | October 5, 2026 (KR/TW: November 19, 2025) |
| Price model | Free to play, with in-app purchases |
| Group content | Solo, 5-player and 10-player instanced PvE |
| Season 1 level cap (global) | 45 |
| Dungeon content | Over 200 dungeons across seven mode families |
| Steam reviews | Mixed — 55% of 14,500+ English reviews; 59% of 29,600+ across all languages (as of October 13, 2026) |
| Steam concurrent players | Over 190,000 players in game at the same time on Steam (sampled October 13, 2026) |
The Core Systems in One Paragraph
Combat mixes tab-target foundations with action-game elements: chain skills, position in three dimensions, and use flight the way other MMOs use terrain. Every character starts as an Adventurer and commits to one of eight classes early in the story. Gear power runs on two tracks — character level (to the Season 1 cap of 45 globally) and aggregate item level, which gates the Conquest dungeon ladder from 700 to 3,000. Around both tracks: crafting, gathering, legions, the Abyss war, and weekly lockouts that make the endgame a schedule.
Capture officielle AION 2 — NC, octobre 2026