Buy To PlayFarever
MMORPGReleased
Farever is Shiro Games' online co-op action RPG, set in the reclaimed realm of Siagarta and built around exploration, weapon-driven builds and dungeon...
Similar to Blue Protocol: Star Resonance
If Star Resonance won you over with its lock-on-free action combat and solo-friendly pacing, Tower of Fantasy and Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis are worth a look — both build progression around dungeons and raid bosses rather than PvP, and keep spending limited to cosmetics.
This shortlist was built around three traits: dodge-and-combo combat with no target lock, an anime art direction for both world and characters, and a monetization model where money buys looks rather than power. Blade & Soul brings a stronger story and more theatrical combo chains, while TERA offers the same lock-free combat in a classic fantasy setting without the anime aesthetic.
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Buy To PlayEmbers Adrift
MMORPGReleased
Embers Adrift is a group-focused PvE MMORPG from independent studio Stormhaven Studios, built on classic MMO principles: no quest markers, no minimap,...
Pay To PlayUltima Online
MMORPGReleased
Ultima Online launched in 1997, predates the term "MMORPG" itself, and is still adding new content today, currently under Broadsword Online Games, who...
Free To PlayPirate King Online
MMORPGReleased
Pirate King Online began as a private continuation of Tales of Pirates II after IGG shut the original down in 2016, with fan studio ServerDev relaunch...
Free To PlayForsaken World
MMORPGClosed
Forsaken World's original PC and mobile servers shut down in November 2022 after more than a decade of operation, but the game didn't fully disappear:...
Buy To PlayHytale
MMORPGReleased
Hytale was canceled in June 2025 after Riot Games shut down developer Hypixel Studios, ending a ten-year project that had built one of gaming's bigges...
Free To PlayDragon Nest
MMORPGReleased
Dragon Nest trades tab-targeting for console-style action combat, all built around jumps, dodges, and aerial combos inside instanced dungeons called N...
Project Ghost
MMORPGClosed
Project Ghost was an in-development MMORPG from Fantastic Pixel Castle, the studio founded by former World of Warcraft designer Greg "Ghostcrawler" St...
Buy To PlayEldegarde
MMORPGReleased
Eldegarde spent a year as Legacy: Steel & Sorcery, rebranded into a mini-MMO, and shut down ten weeks after its 1.0 launch. A look back at what a ...
Free To PlayBrighter Shores
MMORPGEarly access
Brighter Shores is a free-to-play episodic MMORPG from Fen Research, the studio founded by RuneScape co-creator Andrew Gower, built on a custom engine...
RecommendedFree To PlayDarkfall Online
MMORPGReleased
Darkfall Online is the full-loot sandbox MMORPG that pushed open-world PvP further than almost anything else in the genre: six races, no classes, no c...
Free To PlayMapleStory
MMORPGReleased
MapleStory is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling MMORPG from Nexon that has run continuously since 2003, now home to more than 260 million registered ac...