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AION 2: Steam record and rewards from October 2026
Archive — a report from 6 October 2026. This article covers the launch-period Steam result and gifts announced the previous day. These are historical figures and announcements, not a live player count or a promise of rewards available today. Check NC’s current announcements and your account for claiming conditions.
Our 6 October 2026 launch recap reported 397,905 concurrent AION 2 players on Steam on 5 October, alongside official gift announcements: a Customization Voucher and rewards for player-count milestones. The article below preserves that account of the game’s first days.
Information in the archived report as of: .
Steam record: 397,905 concurrent players, recorded on 5 October.
Cosmetic gift: Customization Voucher (Bound), announced on 5 October at 21:02 Poland time.
What Steam result was reported after launch?
SteamDB was the source of the peak reported at the time: 397,905 concurrent players on 5 October. This measures players using Steam. Those launching the game through the PURPLE client are not included in that statistic.
Inven's morning report was published on 6 October at 11:04 in Korea, or 04:04 in Poland (CEST). The outlet compares the result with 171,530 players during Early Access: an increase of 226,375, or roughly 2.3 times the earlier figure. A separate official team post thanks players for passing 400,000 active users.
NC uses the term “active users”, while the SteamDB chart shows concurrent players on one platform. The figures have different scopes and should not be added together.
The record captures the largest number recorded at a single moment. The live count changes with the time of day; you can check it on the linked chart. The result alone does not reveal queue times on a particular server.
What Customization Voucher was announced on 5 October?
In the voucher announcement for all players, NC said it would send a Customization Voucher (Bound). The post was published on 5 October at 19:02 UTC, or 21:02 CEST. The gift responded to players’ interest in appearance and character skin changes.
In that announcement, the developers gave the menu path ESC → Closet. We retain the English menu name so you can find it in the game client. Before confirming a change, read the received item's description and the message in the cosmetic customization window.
Check the current item description and in-game notices for claiming conditions and any voucher expiry date. The announcement confirms the gift and the Closet menu, but does not give a claim deadline or a complete list of usage restrictions.
Which gifts were announced for 300,000 and 400,000 players?
The official thank-you for 400,000 active users lists two gifts:
- Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) ×15 — the reward accompanying the 400,000 milestone.
- Artisan’s Roasted Fogus (Bound) ×15 — the earlier 300,000 gift, also described in this post.
The announcement was published on 5 October at 16:04 Poland time (CEST). These are gifts announced by the game team. The linked notices do not include a redemption code or a requirement to watch Twitch streams. Check current AION 2 notifications for availability on your account.
What was the global free-to-play launch?
The global free-to-play PC launch was scheduled for 5 October 2026, around 15:00 Poland time (CEST), based on the maintenance timetable. The game's Steam page labels AION 2 as Free To Play and lists in-app purchases. Free access to the game does not mean that every item or service is free.
If you previously looked up the server opening time, the schedule and launch changes are covered in our earlier article about the AION 2 launch in Poland time. This article adds the launch-day result and the specific gifts.
A later announcement, dated 8 October, covered the new EU servers Nathara and Tassin and planned maintenance. That article also details the announced compensation for the European server outage.
Sources and announcement dates
Our sources are NC's official Steam posts about the voucher and rewards, the game page and the SteamDB chart. We confirmed announcement publication times in the Community Announcements feed through Steam's public interface; we give them in Poland's CEST time zone. Inven's morning report confirms the record's context. The gifts were announced on 5 October; this article, originally published on 6 October, is an archived launch recap. It does not update the player count or gift availability.