Play Shards of Britannia
Shards of Britannia is free to play and it is easy to create an account and start playing. Follow the instructions below to get started.
See you in Britannia!
Create or Manage Account
Steam Users: Steam is no longer supported. If you are new or coming back to the game after a break, please create a new account
Create New Account
Manage Existing Account
Shards of Britannia is a Windows PC game, and is not supported on any other OS, below are the system requirements:
Required PC Specs
Minimum Requirements |
Recommended Requirements |
CPU: Core i3 2 series or higher |
CPU: Core i5 3 series or better |
RAM: 8 GB |
RAM: 16 GB |
Video Card: DirectX 11 Compatible NVIDIA 960 / AMD 560 |
Video Card: DirectX 11 Compatible NVIDIA 960 / AMD 560 |
Dedicated Video RAM: 2048 MB |
Dedicated Video RAM: 2048 MB |
Pixel Shader: 5.1 |
Pixel Shader: 5.1 |
Vertex Shader: 5.1 |
Vertex Shader: 5.1 |
OS: Windows 7 or newer |
OS: Windows 7 64 bit or newer |
Free Disk Space: 12 GB |
Free Disk Space: 12 GB |
Installing the game
Download the latest installer
Setup instructions
- Download the installer (link above)
- Run the installer, and either accept the default installation folder, or select a folder you'd like to use. We suggest not using a folder inside "Program Files" or "Program Files (x86)" to avoid any complications with file permissions.
- The installer will offer to start the launcher immediately on completion
- On the first run, the launcher will update any required files. This will take some time depending on your internet connection
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Go to Running the Game below
Alternative installation method
If you have issues using our launcher to download game files, or any other general issue getting up and running, you can download the full client using the links below. Please download BOTH files, then run "SoB-Client.exe" to install the game.
https://cdn.shardsofbritannia.com/client/SoB_Client.exe
https://cdn.shardsofbritannia.com/client/SoB_Client.7z
Running the game
Always start the game using the launcher
Our installer will create a shortcut for you, or you can double click SoB_Launcher.exe
in the game folder. If you do not do this, the client will hang on startup and you will not be able to play
- Open the SoB Launcher from the shortcut or SoB Launcher.exe
- Select the server you want to connect to. The live server will be selected by default (highlighted in brown), or you can select Test Center if needed
- Wait for the continue button to appear after the various checks and click continue
- The launcher will then download any additional files that might be needed, and then the continue button will change to 'Launch'
- Click Launch to enter the game
Logging in to Shards of Britannia
After first loading the game client you will be greeted with the login screen
- Enter your email address/account ID and password to log in
- After connecting you will be able to create a character or select one of your existing characters
- Complete character creation -or- selection your character then click Enter World
- If this is your first time logging in, the game will download the custom artwork files at this time, it may take a few minutes, please wait
- After the custom assets load, you should arrive in Britannia! Welcome home!
Multiboxing: The Shards of Britannia launcher stays running in the background. To run additional copies of the client/log in to additional accounts, right click "SoB Launcher" in your system tray and click "Launch" again. The system tray is the section of small icons near your clock, typically on the right hand side of your taskbar