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EverQuest Next

EverQuest Next was Daybreak Game Company's planned successor to EverQuest and EverQuest II, promising a voxel-based, largely destructible open world built on the ForgeLight engine. After years of development that also spun off the standalone building game Landmark, Daybreak officially cancelled EverQuest Next on March 11, 2016, saying the completed work "wasn't fun."

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Status
Never released — cancelled by Daybreak on March 11, 2016
Business model
Free-to-play (planned)
Genre
Fantasy MMORPG
Release
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Platforms
Windows, PlayStation
Developer
Daybreak Game Company
Publisher
Daybreak Game Company
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Research checked
2026-09-08
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PvECombat focusPvP

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SoloPlay styleGroup

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StructuredWorld structureSandbox

A mix of structured and sandbox signals is recorded

TargetedCombat feelAction

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      Research record

      Last checked
      2026-08-16
      Profile depth
      Full — individually researched
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      • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
      • Gameplay mediaNo reliable locally hosted gameplay screenshot is currently available.Unavailable
      • Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
      • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified

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      Combat matchZentiaBoth cataloged with Not yet verifiedGenre & setting/TG/MUDAlternative profile where no exact genre match is recordedShared featuresX-LegendCatalog features have since divergedBusiness modelWar of the ImmortalsBoth recorded as Not yet verified

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      EverQuest Next timeline

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      3. 2026-08-16
        Research checked

        Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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      EverQuest Next screenshots & gameplay

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      Gameplay, availability and research notes

      EverQuest Next is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Fantasy MMORPG. Its recorded status is Never released — cancelled by Daybreak on March 11, 2016, while the business model is listed as Free-to-play (planned). MMOFinder records its release year as —. Current platform data lists Windows, PlayStation. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.

      Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Never released — planned voxel-based destructible world combat via the ForgeLight engine. Discovery tags on the record include MMO, Catalog. The developer field lists Daybreak Game Company, and the publisher field lists Daybreak Game Company. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder’s filtering and comparison tools.

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