Best-in-class action combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“It's easily among the best, if not the best action combat there is, even today, with a lot of skill expression and combo options.”
Steam review · 2609 h played ↗
TERA - Action MMORPG
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%Bluehole, Inc.2017MMORPG · RPG · Action
The verdict
TERA's top-tier action combat is fondly remembered, but PC servers are shut down and it can't be played. Skip it unless you only want it for nostalgia.
Great for
Nostalgic fans and people curious about a classic action-combat MMO's legacy
Main risk
PC servers are shut down, so the game cannot be launched or played
What players love
Great memories and friendships
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“a game that holds many of my childhood memories.”
Steam review · 556.3 h played ↗
Beautiful world and graphics
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the graphics are absolutely stunning”
Steam review · 295.9 h played ↗
Many unique classes and races
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“a lot of unique classes with varying play-styles and different combos to learn”
Steam review · 54.6 h played ↗
Challenging dungeons with real mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“The boss mechanics are top-notch”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Pay-to-win and aggressive monetization
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“game has became extreme p2w, you can literally buy endgame gear if you have enough of cash”
Steam review · 1527.8 h played ↗
Account wipes after publisher migration
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Anyone who didn't migrate had their characters deleted. Permanently. No recourse.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Servers shut down, game unplayable
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“I just spent HOURS downloading this game only to get a Failed to Launch error - checked online and the servers were shutdown months ago!”
Steam review · 44.9 h played ↗
Dead population and long queues
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“very few players online, you wait hours to get into a dungeon”
Steam review · translated · 23.8 h played ↗
Content cut and leveling trivialized
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I don't know how can you have a game with such nice combat and completely ruin it by trivializing the first 25 hours or so of the game”
Steam review · 26.4 h played ↗
Toxic, elitist community and cheaters
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“People kick you out of parties if your Equip doesn't match their desires”
Steam review · 366.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable80 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 7 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel i3 7100 / AMD Ryzen 3-1200
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 760 / Radeon R9 280
Storage80 GB HD space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel i5 7500 / AMD Ryzen 7-1700
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 970 / Radeon R9 380
Storage80 GB HD space
OSWindows® 7 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel i3 7100 / AMD Ryzen 3-1200
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 760 / Radeon R9 280
Storage80 GB HD space
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