Eve Online 2003

About

Eve Online came out on May 6, 2003 for PC, then for Linux and Mac on November 6, 2007. On Steam, 73% of 39,765 player reviews are positive (Mostly Positive). 3,388 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 5,912 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck. It was nominated for 1 award.

EVE Online is a free MMORPG sci-fi strategy game where you can embark on your own unique space adventure. EVE's open world MMORPG sandbox, renowned among online space games, lets you choose your own path and engage in combat, exploration, industry and much more.

Story

Set more than 21,000 years in the future, the background story of Eve Online explains that humanity, having used up most of Earth's resources through centuries of explosive population growth, began colonizing the rest of the Milky Way. As on Earth, this expansion also led to competition and fighting over available resources, but everything changed with the discovery of a natural wormhole leading to an unexplored galaxy subsequently dubbed "New Eden." Dozens of colonies were founded, and a structure, a gate of sorts (which bears the inscription "EVE" on the New Eden side), was built to stabilize the wormhole that linked the colonies of New Eden with the rest of human civilization. However, when the wormhole unexpectedly collapsed, it destroyed the gate as well as the connection between the colonies of New Eden and the Milky Way. Cut off from the rest of humanity and supplies from Earth, the colonies of New Eden were left starving and disconnected from one another; many died out entirely. Over the millennia the descendants of the surviving colonists managed to rebuild their own societies, but by this time the memories and knowledge of humanity's origins, of Earth and the Milky Way galaxy, as well as the history of the settling of New Eden, was lost; what little information that survived transmission over the generations was misunderstood, lost in translation, and/or consigned to mythology. Five major distinct societies rose to prominence from the surviving colonies, each growing into interstellar spaceflight-capable civilizations. The states based around these societies make up the five major factions in Eve Online: the Amarr Empire, the Caldari State, the Gallente Federation, the Minmatar Republic and the Jove Directorate.

What is happening now

EVE Online is CCP Games' long-running space MMO centered on player-driven warfare, economics, and territorial conquest across a persistent universe. The game has maintained a dedicated playerbase for over two decades through regular expansions and updates that evolve its systems and content. Recent coverage has highlighted an unusual promotional event: Fenris Creations will place an actual cow in control of a character within EVE Online, with the gameplay livestreamed on Twitch. The stunt represents the kind of experimental, community-driven content that has periodically generated attention around the notoriously complex and often chaotic sandbox.