ETHYRIAL is a fantasy massively multiplayer RPG built around a world of quests, monsters, and character progression. Its current store description identifies it as free-to-play while in Open Alpha, and presents a broad mix of activities rather than a single combat-focused loop. Players can collect equipment, gather resources, develop professions, and encounter other players through cooperative or competitive play.
A distinctive feature is the ability to switch among 23 classes on one character using Relics, alongside 18 professions such as mining, fishing, cooking, and monster hunting. The world offers group dungeons and elite areas, world bosses, and a solo boss, with weapons, trinkets, armor, minipets, and mounts to pursue. PvP includes Trade Pack and Wildlands activities described as full loot, giving its competitive side a different risk profile from its co-op and exploration offerings.
Its listed multiplayer, MMO, online co-op, and online PvP formats frame the game as a shared-world experience, while its class switching and profession systems provide varied ways to shape a character.