Active2020–· San Diego, California, US

Darkpaw Games

Daybreak's dedicated EverQuest studio, spun up in 2020 to give the franchise its own roof. Darkpaw runs both EverQuest (1999) and EverQuest II (2004), still shipping annual expansions for worlds now decades old.

Studio lineage

Formed in 2020 as the EverQuest franchise team inside Daybreak — the lineage of the original Verant/SOE EverQuest studio. (as of 2026-07-19 · source ↗)

Key people

Brad McQuaid🏆John Smedley🏆Holly Longdale

Darkpaw Games games in the MMOlist database

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Live

EverQuest

1999 · Free-to-Play + Sub Option · Tab Target

79Themepark

Old SchoolForced GroupingTLP Servers

Live

EverQuest II

2004 · Free-to-Play + Sub Option · Tab Target

77Themepark

HousingCraftingOld School