Darkfall Unholy Wars was a PvP sandbox from the Greek studio Aventurine, a reworked take on its own Darkfall. It launched in April 2013 with a box price plus a monthly fee, and was the first game on Steam sold with a subscription.
The world of Agon was seamless, with no zones or instances: five continents and many islands crossed on foot, on mounts or by ship. Clans took fortresses and clan cities and fought on land and at sea. There were no levels; play earned prowess, spent on skills, boosters and attributes, and each character picked a role with a primary and a secondary school of abilities. The interface borrowed from shooters rather than typical MMOs.
In May 2016 the servers went offline indefinitely, with the studio citing conditions in Greece. Aventurine later licensed Darkfall to two independent teams.
