MMORPG

MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) is the genre that started the entire MMO industry — and it's still the backbone of it. A character you grow from nobody to server legend, a world shared with thousands of other players at once, and an economy, guild structure, and PvP scene that keep running whether you're logged in or not: those three pillars are what actually define an MMORPG. It's the format that set the standard for what "MMO" even means — a persistent world, role-playing progression, and a living community instead of a solo campaign. This section covers the catalog, news, guides, and release calendar for MMORPGs of every kind, from genre-defining classics like World of Warcraft and Lineage II to the new titles shaping where the genre goes next.

131 games in genre
Echo of SoulFree To Play

Echo of Soul

MMORPGReleased

Echo of Soul is a Korean fantasy MMORPG developed by Nvius, a studio built by former Lineage II team members, running since 2013 and still active toda...

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MalinovkaFree To Play

Malinovka

MMORPGSimulatorsReleased

Malinovka is a free Russian roleplay server built on a modified GTA: San Andreas engine, where players work as truckers, police, or criminal factions ...

4
1 rating
Lineage 2 EssenceFree To Play

Lineage 2 Essence

MMORPGReleased

Lineage 2 Essence is NCSoft's free-to-play take on the classic Korean MMORPG Lineage II, built around faster leveling and an auto-hunt system that tra...

NorrothFree To Play

Norroth

MMORPGReleased

Norroth is a tile-based MMORPG that one independent developer has been building since 2018, and it's adding a Steam client alongside a version 1.0 upd...

5
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MU OnlineFree To Play

MU Online

MMORPGReleased

MU Online is a South Korean isometric MMORPG from Webzen, first launched in 2001 and still receiving seasonal content updates today. Its defining feat...

4
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Blue Protocol: Star ResonanceFree To Play

Blue Protocol: Star Resonance

MMORPGReleased

The original Blue Protocol never made it past Japan before Bandai Namco shut it down — Blue Protocol: Star Resonance carries its world forward anyway,...

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TERAFree To Play

TERA

MMORPGClosed

TERA drops you into Arborea, a world built by two sleeping titans and torn apart by a war among twelve gods — one of the first MMORPGs to trade tab-ta...

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1 rating
Aion ClassicFree To Play

Aion Classic

MMORPGReleased

Aion Classic is a permanent legacy server for NCSoft's Aion, rebuilding the fantasy MMORPG's original 2009 launch of winged combat and open faction wa...

5
1 rating
Runes of MagicFree To Play

Runes of Magic

MMORPGReleased

Released by Runewaker Entertainment in 2009, Runes of Magic built its identity around a dual-class system that lets players combine any two of ten cla...

4
1 rating
EVE FrontierFree To Play

EVE Frontier

MMORPGEarly access

Civilization collapsed generations ago, and EVE Frontier hands survivors nothing but a ship, a signal from three black holes, and the very real job of...

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1 rating
The IsleBuy To Play

The Isle

MMORPGSimulatorsEarly access

One egg, no second chances, and an entire lifetime to lose — that's The Isle. This hardcore multiplayer survival game puts you inside a dinosaur's ful...

3
1 rating
ARK: Survival EvolvedBuy To Play

ARK: Survival Evolved

MMORPGReleased

Released by Studio Wildcard in 2017, ARK: Survival Evolved puts players on a prehistoric island where taming, breeding, and riding over a hundred dino...

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