Best Social MMORPGs
Every MMORPG has some social elements. Heck, when you throw a bunch of people into the same virtual world, whether they’re killing dragons or customizing their mechs, people are socializing. Apparently, teaming up with random people, selling swords and joining a guild isn’t ‘social enough’ for some people, as more and more ‘social MMORPGs’ are being released. These ‘social MMORPGs’ or MMOs, as the name implies, have a much greater emphasis on social interaction than actual gameplay. Players chat, dance and interact instead of killing monsters. This may sound ridiculous to some people, but think about it. How much time do you spend lurking on forums or trolling chat rooms? I don’t know about you, but I’d much rather log into a social MMO than spend time in a chat room. At least you get to walk around and interact with the people you’re talking to. If anything, you can always find amusement in trolling, and trust me, trolling in an MMO can be quite fun! Anyway, whether you’re looking to kill some time, make some friends, or just troll – the best free social MMORPGs currently available are:
#1 Gaia Online
Gaia Online is an enormously popular browser based social MMO. Players can create and dress up their avatars as well as walk around a virtual world. It’s not only the most popular social MMO, it’s one of the most popular browser games out there.
#2 5Street
5Street is a 3D dancing / social MMO published by Snail Game. It’s actually one of the only client based social MMOs out there. It’s actually marketed as a rhythm based dancing MMO, but it has quite a bit of social features. Unlike the other games on this list, 5Street does have some serious gameplay components to it, but it comes second to its social aspects.
#3 Habbo
Habbo, previously known as Habbo Hotel, is a 2D browser based social MMO. Players create and customize their own avatars and are given a room inside of the ever expanding hotel within the game. Make friends, earn badges, customize your room and more!
#4 PetPet Park
PetPet Park is a 2D Social MMO with Mini Games developed and published by the same folks that made Neopets. Create your own PetPet, walk around and play mini-games. The game has dozens of games, plenty of zones to explore and great background music. It is geared towards a younger audience though.
#5 OurWorld
OurWorld is a 2D Social MMORPG set in a large virtual world with an incredible amount of content. The game has hundreds of high quality mini games, clothing, accessories and more. The game’s housing system is also top notch.
By, Michael K.
March 5, 2010
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ok i am about to flip a lid
gaia online is not a mmorpg =-= its a social web site really nothing to do with role playing or games if anything its another facebook for geeks
only mmo rpg in it is zomg and that has alot of bugs
=-= sorry its been on my mind for a long time had to get it out
March 13, 2010
#1
No it is a Social MMO, because it boasts plenty of games, a currency and stuff you can buy and equip to your avatar. Facebook and Myspace do not have that…
March 10, 2010
#2
Nice list, but I cant help but to say that Second Life should be up there.
June 29, 2011
#3
No, SL should NOT be up there. Second-Life is way too serious, you describe it as vague like a game but Second-Life users treat Second-Life everything BUT a game.
March 11, 2010
#4
what about runescape
June 12, 2010
#5
Runescape is an MMORPG, it’s gameplay based, these are social. They don’t rally have quests and monsters and things like that.
December 5, 2010
#6
umm runescape is not quite social in im wrong let omar correct me but dude like what the hell runescape you need other players to play or the site will go apeshit same with others but you dont need players to relay on you because they keep killing u the worst they got on imvu or gaia or some as habbo is random people
-MmoPlayer
December 5, 2010
#7
I wouldn’t consider runescape a Social MMORPG, though it has a lot of social interaction in it (all MMOs do). This list is for games that are built around social interaction.
March 13, 2010
#8
crappy article. i dont even play 2nd life and i know that 2nd life should have been mentioned. you also forgot about the mmo “there”
March 13, 2010
#9
The article clearly says the ‘best FREE social games’ right before the top list. MMOHut is dedicated to free to play games, so we generally don’t talk about pay to play games specifically unless its in context of free to play.
May 19, 2010
#10
I’m not sure if IMVU qualifies since you use rooms instead of a persistent world, but it’s definitely one of the best. It’s the game that’s closest to real life.
June 14, 2010
#11
Kaneva, Onverse, OZ World, IMVU, vSide, Frenzoo, Papermint, Free Realms, Whirled, Smeet, VMTV and Twinity all are social MMOs that are free. They should be on the list also.
June 14, 2010
#12
And I also would like to add the social MMO “ClubStruck”. You forgot that one too.
November 30, 2010
#13
Remo, Second Life is free to play. You can create your own clothing and etc. in game if you do not wish to buy it.
December 20, 2010
#14
Second life is NOT Ftp. unless you buy linden your account is worthless and you cant really have any fun.
February 2, 2011
#15
SL is free to play. been playing since 2006 and you don’t need to buy linden at all. you can go out and do “jobs” which are usually fun to do like DJ…or host events. Anyone who thinks SL can’t be free to play gets on SL and is just plain too lazy to go and do anything.
May 8, 2011
#16
Onverse should be there
January 8, 2012
#17
IMVU? D:
April 7, 2012
#18
Emm…Second Life, Entropia Universe…where are they?…some of the ones listed up here are really not that popular…
April 14, 2012
#19
uhm…u forgot the spineworld