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Neverwinter
A free Dungeons & Dragons online action RPG where you and friends fight through dungeons and boss trials.
Online co-op for up to 10 players.
- 10 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op10 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- Not confirmedFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You make a hero from the Dungeons & Dragons classes and fight through the Forgotten Realms. Combat is fast and happens in real time, so you dodge, use abilities and take on monsters. Almost every quest can be played alone, apart from the dungeons built for five players.
Group play happens in dungeon queues. A party holds up to five, and if your group is smaller the game fills the empty seats with other players. Trials are larger boss fights that usually take ten. Bosses in the group dungeons can be hard and need close teamwork.
The game is free to play, with optional purchases, and has been live since 2013. A lot of your time goes into gear and character builds.
How it feels
Kind of game
You play on the same side through shared levels, matches, missions or jobs. Progress comes from combining your actions toward the same objective.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Story
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Fantasy adventure, Monsters
Rated on our own feel scale. 10 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Neverwinter
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Why it scores 90%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Fantasy adventure and Monsters
- Core to both
- Unlocks and progress, Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Granblue Fantasy: Relink differs
- Fits a smaller group than Neverwinter
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are about a fantasy adventure and monsters that hunt you. Both have upgrades that carry over.
But fits a smaller group than Neverwinter.
Lost Ark
Why it scores 90%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Fantasy adventure and Monsters
- Core to both
- Unlocks and progress, Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Lost Ark differs
- More time to just hang out than Neverwinter
- 16 online
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both have a lot of fighting side by side. Both are about a fantasy adventure and monsters that hunt you.
But more time to just hang out than Neverwinter.
Expedition: Into Darkness
Why it scores 88%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Fantasy adventure and Monsters
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Expedition: Into Darkness differs
- More building than Neverwinter
- Coming 2026
- 5 online
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both play in runs or missions you repeat. Both are about a fantasy adventure and monsters that hunt you.
But more building than Neverwinter.
All co-op facts
Last checked 28 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- Yes
Steam marks the game free and lists an In-App Purchases category. Optional purchases do not block co-op.
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- Confirmed free setups
- Five-player dungeon queue. PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series. Online for 5 players. Trial queue. PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series. Online. Group sizes not confirmed. Public encounter up to 10, with other participants.
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- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
15 pages
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Platforms, Release status, Genres, Free base co-op, Confirmed free setups.
- Steam app ID: Steam identifies Neverwinter as app 109600.
- Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op.
- Platforms: Steam lists Windows only. It does not list macOS or Linux builds.
- Release status: The game is live, not coming soon.
- Genres: Steam lists Action, RPG and Massively Multiplayer.
- Free base co-op: Steam marks the game free and lists an In-App Purchases category. Optional purchases do not block co-op.
- Confirmed free setups: The Windows edition is free to download and play.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Fighting, Exploring, About.
- Fighting: User tags include Action RPG and Hack and Slash.
- Exploring: User tags include Open World.
- About: User tags include Fantasy, Dragons and Zombies.
playneverwinter.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op, About, Story, Fighting, Exploring, Getting better, Planning ahead.
- Platforms: The Also available on row shows Epic, Steam, PS4 and Xbox One.
- Free base co-op: The maker invites you to start your adventure now for free.
- About: Set in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms, with monstrous enemies and a war against a lich queen.
- Story: A framing story about a lich queen and her army, told around quests rather than as the main draw.
- Fighting: The page promotes fast paced action combat.
- Exploring: The page promises unique locations and lists zones such as Barovia, Sharandar, Icespire and the Underdark.
- Getting better: Says every attack, ability and dodge takes reflexes and precise execution.
- Planning ahead: Says every attack, ability and dodge takes planning.
arcgames.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Confirmed free setups, Kind of game, Sessions, Getting better.
- Most players online: Arc's post of 2023-11-03 says Trial queues are typically for ten people, and that the matchmaking splits a big queue group into two teams. It gives no hard cap, so ten is the stated typical Trial size. The Xbox store lists 2 to 5, which is the party size. The maker wins over the store.
- Confirmed free setups: The post says most queues are for five players, the same as the party size, and Trial queues are for ten.
- Kind of game: Queue groups work together against bosses.
- Sessions: Group content is run through dungeon and Trial queues.
- Getting better: Says Trials should come down to working out the strategy and tactics to beat the bosses.
arcgames.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Confirmed free setups, Working in sync, Kind of game.
- Confirmed free setups: Dev blog of 2016-03-14 says five is the maximum party size, and that other queued players fill the empty spaces when a queue group is smaller than the content needs.
- Working in sync: Private queues lift class requirements such as needing one healer and one tank, so public queues have role needs.
- Kind of game: Groups queue together for shared dungeon content, including bigger fights such as Tiamat.
arcgames.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Sessions, Unlocks and progress.
- Sessions: Patch notes of 2016-03-14 give weekly reward caches for beating a Trial boss again, so group runs repeat.
- Unlocks and progress: Boss runs pay out Seals of the Protector, resonance stones and caches that carry over.
prnewswire.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Release date, Genres.
- Release date: Press release of 2013-06-06 from the maker says the game launches on June 20, 2013. Steam shows Dec 5, 2013, the date of its own listing. The maker's earlier date is the full release.
- Genres: Calls it a free action MMORPG.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Release date, Genres.
- Release date: P577 is 2013-06-20.
- Genres: P136 is massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
store.epicgames.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op, Confirmed free setups, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.
- Platforms: The Epic listing is the Windows edition.
- Free base co-op: Key features say all playable content from level 1 to the level cap is free. In-game purchases are optional.
- Confirmed free setups: Free base game on Windows with online multiplayer and co-op listed as features.
- Unlocks and progress: Says equipment, companion and mounts are customizable, including stats and new abilities.
- Planning ahead: Describes attacks, abilities and dodges that need planning, plus customizable stats and abilities.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op, Confirmed free setups.
- Platforms: The listed edition is PS4. The page says the game is playable on PS5, though some PS4 features may be absent.
- Free base co-op: The base game is free. In-game purchases are optional.
- Confirmed free setups: Free base game on PS4, playable on PS5.
xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Online co-op, Free base co-op, Confirmed free setups, Unlocks and progress.
- Platforms: Play with Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, optimized for Series X|S.
- Online co-op: Capabilities list online co-op for 2 to 5 players, which matches the party size.
- Free base co-op: The page offers the game with a free Get button and notes in-app purchases.
- Confirmed free setups: Free base game on Xbox One and Series X|S.
- Unlocks and progress: The store text mentions paragon paths, companions and customization.
worthplaying.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Story, Working in sync, Fighting, Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress.
- Story: Review of 2013-10-08 says it is not so much about story as hacking and slashing through dungeons.
- Working in sync: Says some boss fights in the team dungeons are brutal and need close teamwork.
- Fighting: Describes hacking and slashing your way through dungeons.
- Tension and danger: Says some boss fights in the team dungeons are brutal.
- Unlocks and progress: Covers loot and experience rewards as a main payoff of dungeons.
gamingbolt.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Story, Fighting.
- Story: Review of 2013-07-08 lists light story among its cons.
- Fighting: Praises fast paced, visceral real time combat.
gamerevolution.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Tension and danger.
- Tension and danger: PS4 review of 2016-08-04 found no real challenge at level 37. Early play is easy, so tension stays at regular danger and not constant pressure.