Take Flight
in AION 2
Learn how to play AION 2 from verified facts: confirm access, install the global PC edition, choose from eight launch classes, and prepare for a world built around flight.
Start Here
✦A verified route for anyone searching AION 2 how to play. Begin with access and hardware, then move into class and live-version decisions.
01 Confirm Your Start Date
Check the global launch, Advance Access, and regional availability before you install.
Release guide
02 Download on PC
Use the confirmed official PC routes: Steam or PURPLE. Global mobile support is not announced.
Download guide
03 Choose a Class
Compare the eight classes confirmed for the global launch without relying on invented rankings.
Explore classes
04 Prepare Your PC
Match your hardware against the official minimum and recommended system requirements.
Check requirementsYour six-step launch path
- 01Check access
Confirm the October 5 global PC launch or September 30 Advance Access.
- 02Choose a store
Use Steam or PURPLE—the two confirmed global PC routes.
- 03Check your PC
Allow for 100 GB of storage; an SSD is officially recommended.
- 04Pick a class
Start from the eight officially confirmed global launch classes.
- 05Learn the pillars
Prepare for flight, aerial combat, class customization, PvE, and faction conflict.
- 06Verify live details
Treat routes, rankings, and global progression values as TBD until the client confirms them.
Featured Guides
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ClassesEight confirmed launch classes
Class Tier ListRankings remain TBD
Flying CombatOfficial gameplay pillars
Official DownloadSteam and PURPLE
Release DateGlobal access timeline
System RequirementsMinimum and recommended PC
Combat PowerGlobal route still TBD
Founder's PacksStandard, Deluxe, Ultimate Quick Facts
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About AION 2
AION 2 is a free-to-play MMORPG developed and published by NC. The global edition is scheduled for PC on October 5, 2026, through Steam and PURPLE.
Official global materials confirm flight and aerial combat, Elyos and Asmodians, Unreal Engine 5, eight launch classes, more than 200 dungeons on Steam, and over 200 character customization options.
- Developer & Publisher
- NC
- Global Platform
- PC only
- Confirmed Stores
- Steam + PURPLE
- Business Model
- Free to play
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Launch Classes
- 8 confirmed
- Dungeons on Steam
- 200+
- World Scale
- 36× original AION
Facts verified August 30, 2026. Dungeon party sizes vary by official page and content type; individual guides keep those version boundaries visible. Official Steam source
Ready to take flight?
Build your launch plan from confirmed facts today, then return for version-labeled routes and rankings after the global client can be tested.