PAX DEI
BUILD BATTLE BELONG
Available On Steam
Ratings
204000 +
Active Users
3964 +
Reviews
6.5
Ratings
Launch Trailer
About Pax Dei
Pax Dei invites you into a vast, persistent medieval world where myths walk among mortals and magic is part of everyday life. In this social sandbox MMO, every structure, item, and story is crafted by the players. Build your home in the safety of the Heartlands, form Clans, gather resources, and trade with others. Venture into the Wilderness for dangerous PvE adventures, engage in territorial PvP, and uncover the mysteries scattered across ancient ruins. Whether you’re a builder, explorer, warrior, or merchant, Pax Dei offers the freedom to play your part in a world shaped entirely by its community. Your legacy is yours to make.
How to Play Pax Dei?
Begin Your Journey
- Start in the Heartlands, a safe haven where you can claim land and build your home.
- Create your character and choose how you want to live—builder, crafter, trader, explorer, or warrior.
- Join or form a Clan to pool resources and share your progress with others.
Build and Craft
- Gather materials from forests, fields, and mines to craft everything from tools to clothing and weapons.
- Place and upgrade your plot, construct buildings, and shape your homestead using modular building pieces.
- Support your Clan or the surrounding community with your craftsmanship—every item has value.
Explore the World
- Venture beyond the safety of the Heartlands into the dangerous Wilderness.
- Discover ruins, hidden dungeons, and ancient relics while battling hostile creatures.
- Choose your path—go it alone or bring allies for greater strength and safety.
Engage in PvP and PvE
- Challenge other players in contested zones like Lyonesse, where PvP is active and loot is at stake.
- Face powerful enemies and uncover secrets in co-op dungeons scattered across the map.
- Balance risk and reward—death in dangerous areas can carry real consequences.
Shape the Economy
- Participate in a fully player-driven economy—everything from food to armor is crafted and traded by players.
- Use markets (coming in future updates) to buy, sell, and trade with others.
- Specialize your skills to become known for specific crafts or rare goods.
Grow Your Legacy
- Customize your character with gear, skills, and recipes unlocked over time.
- Develop your village with friends or guildmates into a hub of activity and defense.
- Create your own goals—there’s no main quest, only the story you choose to tell.
Survive, Together
- Coordinate with your Clan to defend your land and resources.
- Share knowledge, support newcomers, and shape the culture of your corner of the world.
- From peaceful communities to warlike factions, every playstyle matters.
Be Part of the Development
- As an Early Access Founder, your feedback directly helps shape the game’s future.
- Join the official Discord and community forums to share suggestions, report bugs, and connect with the devs.
- Your experience, ideas, and stories will help define what Pax Dei becomes.
System Requirements
Minimum:
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Intel i5-7600K or AMD equivalent
- 16 GB RAM
- GeForce RTX 2060 (12 GB) / Radeon RX 5700 XT
- Version 12
- 80 GB available space
- SSD required
Recommended:
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel equivalent
- 16 GB RAM
- GeForce RTX 3060 / Radeon RX 6600 XT
- Version 12
- 80 GB available space
- NVMe SSD recommended
Help & FAQS
How do I install Pax Dei?
- Purchase a Founder's Pack and download Pax Dei through Steam.
- Once downloaded, find it in your Steam Library and click 'Install'.
- After installation, press 'Play' to launch the game. You’ll be prompted to create or link a Pax Dei account.
Why won’t Pax Dei launch?
- Ensure your PC meets the minimum system requirements.
- Update your graphics card drivers and Windows OS.
- Run the game as administrator and temporarily disable overlays (e.g. Discord, GeForce).
- Use Steam’s 'Verify integrity of game files' feature to check for corrupted files.
How can I improve game performance?
- Lower graphics settings like shadows, view distance, and post-processing effects.
- Use fullscreen mode instead of windowed.
- Ensure the game is installed on an SSD for better asset loading.
- Close background apps to free up memory and processing power.
Why is my game stuttering or lagging in certain areas?
- This is a known issue in Early Access—some biomes and areas need optimization.
- Try reducing settings such as terrain quality and ambient effects.
- Turn off V-Sync or toggle between fullscreen and borderless modes.
- Developers are actively working on performance improvements with each patch.
Does Pax Dei support controllers?
- Controller support is currently limited or experimental—mouse and keyboard is recommended.
- Future updates may expand support, especially for crafting and exploration functions.
- Some players use Steam Input to configure custom controller mappings.
Why is there no main quest or objective?
- Pax Dei is a sandbox MMO—it's intentionally designed without a linear questline.
- Players create their own goals through exploration, crafting, building, PvP, and social interaction.
- Join a Clan or focus on a personal role like trading, adventuring, or territory control.
What happens if I die in the Wilderness?
- You drop your inventory and must recover your gear from your corpse.
- Other players may loot your body if you’re in a PvP zone like Lyonesse.
- Travel prepared—bring friends and only carry what you're willing to lose.
Can I move or expand my plot later?
- Yes, you can reclaim and place your plot elsewhere within the Heartlands.
- Plot availability may be limited in highly populated valleys.
- Additional plot slots depend on your Founder’s Pack tier and future subscription model.
Is there a wipe during Early Access?
- Yes. Major updates may require a world or character wipe to support new systems.
- Developers aim to keep wipes minimal and will announce them ahead of time.
- A final wipe is expected before the official 1.0 release.
What content is available right now?
- Players can explore five provinces, build on plots, harvest resources, and craft hundreds of items.
- PvE content includes dungeons, hostile creatures, and ancient ruins.
- PvP is currently limited to the province of Lyonesse, with plans to expand it.
Where can I give feedback or report bugs?
- Join the official Pax Dei Discord server—Founders get access to special feedback channels.
- Use the Steam Discussions page to report issues or suggest improvements.
- The dev team is active and regularly posts updates and patch notes.
Pax Dei Reviews
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Beautiful world and solid crafting mechanics, but it's all skin-deep. No real depth or direction, and solo play feels punishing.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ─Corue
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Fantastic building, strong visuals, and great potential for social gameplay—if you’re in a group. Solo? Prepare to grind.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ─Explicable
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Feels like a money trap. Lack of transparency on pricing and no real value in the early access content.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ─wolf.n.the.shadow
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Started strong, but crafting became a full-time job. We’re retired, not looking for a second career.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ─badd455
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The concept of a social sandbox is great, but the systems to support it just aren’t there. The grind is unreal.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ─Waddleton
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Crafting tiers require absurd effort and PvP is a mess unless you’re in a dominant clan. So much potential being wasted.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ─Old Man ZRho
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Progression past level 20 is straight-up pain. Unless you're jobless or in a mega guild, you're not going anywhere.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ─DsVader
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Graphics are top-notch. But full price + future subscription + content gating = hard pass.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ─BelMarduk
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Building is amazing. Crafting is broken. Endgame progression feels impossible unless you’re feeding mats to someone 24/7.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ─GameplayPatriot
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Paid premium for early access, now I’m told I’ll need to pay again and subscribe just to keep playing? No thanks.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ─Tahlana
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Timers, tiny inventory, and pointless crafting hurdles. I want to enjoy this, but they’re making it hard.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ─GrenadeDave
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Some brilliant ideas and fantastic visuals, but random crafting failures and gating systems make it feel punishing instead of rewarding.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ─TeshiKO
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Stunning game, intricate crafting, and great for builders. But the subscription model looming over all of it ruins the trust.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ─m0nk3y_sp8nk3r
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Empty world, wiped progress, and little to do unless you grind endlessly. Wait for 1.0 before deciding.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ─Eviniss
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They promise a social sandbox, but forgot to include the tools that make that possible. No trade system, no economy, just hype.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ─Jiro