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Warlords Awakening

Warlords Awakening (often referred to as ELOA) is a vibrant, anime-styled action MMORPG presented from an isometric viewpoint. Its standout hook is a flexible combat setup where every character carries three weapons at once, swapping between them to access different skill kits on the fly, while adventuring across a large fantasy world built around instanced zones, dungeons, and PvP.

Publisher: Playwith Interactive (Previously Webzen)
Playerbase: Shut Down
Type: B2P MMORPG
Release Date: July 24, 2015 (As ELOA)
Shut Down Date: June 28, 2019
Pros: +Clean, friendly UI. +Handy in-game encyclopedia for drops and enemies. +Distinctive three-weapon combat design. +Pets feel meaningful and practical.
Cons: -English localization is rough in places. -Skill targeting can be finicky from the top-down view. -Visual variety in areas can feel repetitive.

Warlords Awakening Shut Down on June 28, 2019

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Figureheads

Figureheads is a third-person science fiction mech shooter built around small-team tactics rather than lone-wolf duels. In each match you pilot a roster of bipedal machines called 2Foots, swapping between different frames and loadouts to react to the battlefield. The result is a 5v5 base-capture game that mixes shooter fundamentals with a light, real-time strategy style layer of unit management and counterpicking.

Publisher: Square Enix
Type: Third Person Mech Shooter
Release Date: July 8, 2015 (Japanese Beta)
Shut Down Date: June 30, 2018
Game Modes: 5 v 5 Base Capture
Pros: +You field a small squad of mechs instead of a single character. +Matches emphasize coordination and smart decisions. +Deep build variety through mech roles and interchangeable parts.
Cons: -Public details and documentation are sparse. -It never received an announced Western release.

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EZ PZ RPG

EZ PZ RPG is a mobile MMORPG built around one clear premise, your character plays itself. Marketed as an “easy” alternative to time-heavy online RPGs, it leans fully into auto-battling and background progression so you can log in, collect loot, tweak your build, and log out again without the usual grind. For players who enjoy watching numbers climb and gearing up between short check-ins, it delivers that loop in a streamlined package.

Publisher: Reality Squared Games (R2 Games)
Type: Mobile RPG
Release Date: April 8, 2015
Shut Down: February 15, 2019
Pros: +Surprisingly robust crafting and gear upgrading. +Arena PvP, team play, and dungeon content. +Easy to pick up for new players.
Cons: -Most of the experience runs automatically with limited hands-on combat. -Frequent technical issues. -Support and service quality disappointed many players.

EZ PZ Shut Down on February 15, 2019

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Burstfire

Burstfire is a 3D tactical shooter built around competitive 5v5 matches where attackers and defenders trade roles across rounds. It positions itself as a deliberately methodical FPS, prioritizing planning, information, and coordinated pushes over constant run-and-gun chaos. In practice, that “slow-paced” label points to a round-based structure where every decision matters because a single mistake can remove you from the action until the next round.

Publisher: Free Reign Entertainment
Playerbase: TBD
Type: Shooter
Release Date: 2015 (Estimate)
Pros: +Tactical, team-first round design. +Defensive traps add mind games. +Cosmetic and weapon customization options.
Cons: -TBD

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Voxelnauts

Voxelnauts was pitched as a 3D, voxel-based MMO designed to work with virtual reality headsets. Framed as a sandbox universe, it aimed to let players shape worlds with robust building and crafting tools, turning exploration and creation into the main long-term hook.

Publisher: Retro Ronin
Type: Sandbox MMO
Release Date: Never Released
Abandoned Dated: 2017
Pros: +Built with VR support in mind. +Planets already made to explore. +Tools planned for creating custom planets, creatures, items, and more.
Cons: -Concept overlaps heavily with other voxel sandboxes. -Public details are sparse. -No firm release date was ever announced.

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Order and Chaos Online

Order & Chaos Online was a free-to-play fantasy MMORPG built specifically for phones and tablets, offering a surprisingly large open world, classic tap-to-target combat, and a quest-driven leveling path that felt closer to older PC MMOs than most mobile RPGs.

Publisher: Gameloft
Type: Mobile MMORPG
Release Date: April 27, 2011
Shut Down: February 16, 2023
Pros: +A genuinely big persistent world. +A huge amount of quests and systems to dig into. +Plenty of races, classes, and skills for build variety.
Cons: -Monetization can provide advantages, especially in PvP. -Progression often asks for heavy grinding. -Traditional point-and-click style can feel dated on mobile.

Order & Chaos Online Shut Down on February 16, 2023

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Combat Arms: Line of Sight

Combat Arms: Line of Sight set out to refresh the Combat Arms playbook with cleaner visuals, more involved weapon modding, and an extra hook that nudges it past typical military FPS norms: combat skills that dip into the supernatural. The idea stands out and the customization options run deep, but this particular build is no longer available. It later resurfaced via a relaunch, Line of Sight.

Publisher: Nexon EU
Type: Shooter
Release Date: May 28, 2015 (Closed Beta 2)
Pros: +Noticeably stronger visuals than its predecessor. +Exceptional depth in weapon tuning and parts. +A range of powers that change engagements.
Cons: -Dead (relaunched as Line of Sight)

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Lord of Vermilion Arena

Lord of Vermilion Arena is a 3D fantasy-themed MOBA that folds collectible card game ideas into the standard lane-pushing formula. Instead of picking from a traditional roster alone, you bring a hand-picked set of summonable creatures, then spend mana during 7v7 battles to call them in and swing fights around objectives.

Publisher: Square Enix
Type: CCG MOBA
Release Date: June 4, 2015
Shut Down Date: June 30, 2016
Pros: +A distinctive MOBA and card-collection hybrid. +More than one map to play on. +Large card pool to chase and experiment with. +Includes a solo Story Mode.
Cons: -Hard to find comprehensive details today. -A Western launch was never confirmed. -High-value cards risk creating pay-to-win style balance concerns.

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The Repopulation

The Repopulation is a 3D sci-fi sandbox MMORPG built around open-ended, player-driven systems. It blends traditional RPG mechanics with shooter-like controls, and it leans heavily on skill-based character growth rather than rigid classes.

Publisher: Idea Fabrik
Type: Sandbox MMORPG
PvP: Faction Based
Release Date: December 19, 2014
Shut Down: January 11, 2023
Pros: +Large, systems-heavy sandbox world. +Strong emphasis on a player-run economy. +Flexible combat that can feel like RPG or shooter.
Cons: -High barrier to entry for new players. -Interface can feel awkward and outdated. -Visual presentation shows its age.

The Repopulation Shut Down on January 11, 2023

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Peria Chronicles

Peria Chronicles was positioned as a 3D, anime styled fantasy MMORPG built around cell shaded visuals and a heavy sandbox mindset. Its standout promise was letting players do more than just adventure, it aimed to give the community real tools to design maps, towns, quests, and other playable content that could be shared and enjoyed by everyone.

Publisher: Nexon
Type: Sandbox MMORPG
Canceled: August 27, 2019
Pros: +Distinctive, colorful art direction. +Creature capture and companion growth. +Strong emphasis on player made maps, quests, and shared creations.
Cons: -Public details remained sparse. -No confirmed Western launch plans. -Development timeline saw multiple postponements.

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