Tag: Graveyard

Erectus The Game

Erectus is a free-to-play, browser-based empire building MMO that places players in a prehistoric setting roughly 10,000 years in the past. You expand a growing realm, manage cities and resources, and lean heavily on diplomacy, because the larger threat, the computer-controlled Homo Erectus, is designed to be tackled as a community rather than as a lone empire.

Developer: Maata Games
Type: Empire Building MMO
Release Date: April 07, 2016
Shut Down Date: November 27, 2018
Pros: +Several playable races with distinct strengths. +Server-wide objective encourages cooperation. +Alliance tools support coordinated play.
Cons: -Visuals feel dated. -Some features were subject to change. -Interface can feel awkward and unintuitive.

Cabals: Magic and Battle Cards

Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards blends traditional collectible card game deckbuilding with a grid-based battlefield that feels closer to a light tactics game than a pure CCG. Matches are designed for two players, and the core hook is choosing a Cabal, building around its identity, then outmaneuvering an opponent through careful positioning and resource control.

Developer: Kyy Games
Playerbase: Low
Type: Collectible Card Game
Release Date: February 06, 2018
Shut Down Date: November 02, 2018
Pros: +Large card pool to unlock and experiment with. +Leaderboards for competitive tracking. +Online matchmaking supported.
Cons: -Game direction and features were subject to change. -Limited public information and long-term support.

Earthrise

Earthrise is a sandbox MMORPG shooter built around survival in a ruined future, where crafting and scavenging matter as much as gunplay. Instead of locking you into a traditional class, it lets you shape a character through open-ended skill trees, encouraging experimentation with builds and playstyles as you explore a persistent world.

Developer: SilentFuture
Playerbase: TBA
Type: Sandbox MMORPG Shooter
Release Date: April 21, 2014
Shut Down Date: March 17, 2016
Pros: +Class-free skill progression with lots of build flexibility. +Deep crafting with modding and upgrades. +Large persistent 3D open world to roam.
Cons: -Rough, glitchy visuals at times. -Weak audio work, including effects and voice acting. -Irregular update cadence and support.

Garlock Online

Garlock Online aimed to fuse classic MMORPG progression with shooter-style combat, letting players build a character from three classes and bring a summoned monster into fights as a companion. On paper it reads like an unusual genre mashup, with instanced missions, loot-driven upgrades, and social play through factions, even if the game is now no longer active.

Developer: HellconX Games
Playerbase: Shut Down
Type: MMORPG Shooter
Release Date: May 30, 2016
Pros: +An uncommon mix of MMO leveling and shooter action. +Summonable monster companions add variety to combat.
Cons: -English localization quality is weak.

Ragnorium

Ragnorium is an action MMORPG presented in 2D pixel art, set during a zombie apocalypse where survival depends as much on other players as it does on the undead.

Developer: Vitali Kirpu
Type: Action MMORPG
Release Date: 2016
Shut Down: 2018
Pros: +Retro pixel presentation with personality. +Lots of gear and items to scavenge and use. +Bleak tone with a comedic edge.
Cons: -Not much documentation remains. -Rough technical state, with many bugs.

The SKIES

The SKIES was a post-apocalyptic MMO that dropped players into a harsh wasteland where scavenging, crafting, and player conflict were core to day-to-day survival. It leaned into a sandbox approach with a loose, non-linear storyline, and even aimed to let communities form their own player-led power structures.

Publisher: EFORB
Type: F2P Survival MMO
Release Date: April 16, 2016
Shut Down: August 26, 2022
Pros: +Town-control clan conflicts. +PvP-first design. +Economy largely shaped by players. +Inspired by a novel. +Big sandbox aspirations.
Cons: -Familiar survival-game beats. -Hard-to-read interface.

The Skies Shut Down on August 26, 2022

Shattered Skies

Shattered Skies is a 3D sandbox survival shooter that drops you into a ruined Earth after a comet shattered the moon and pelted the planet with debris. The result is a harsh scavenging game where you are just as likely to die to another player as you are to the alien threats that arrived with the impact.

Publisher: Free Reign Entertainment
Type: Sandbox MMO
Release Date: July 21, 2016
Shut Down Date: January 31, 2017
Pros: +Large-scale open PvP. +Mission structure tied to factions. +Memorable alien look and atmosphere. +Character leveling with RPG flavor.
Cons: -Feels closely related to the team’s earlier titles. -No real base-building loop. -Only one character slot per account.

Asheron’s Call

Asheron’s Call is a landmark MMORPG that dropped players into the dangerous continent of Dereth, a shared world filled with other adventurers, hostile creatures, and a steady stream of secrets to uncover. Released during the genre’s formative years, it earned its reputation through deep character customization, harsh death penalties, and a distinctly sandbox approach that feels very different from the guided theme park structure many modern MMOs rely on.

Publisher: Microsoft, Turbine, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Playerbase: Shut Down
Type: MMORPG
PvP: Open World / Duels
Release Date: November 02, 1999
Shut Down Date: January 31, 2017
Pros: +Highly flexible character building. +High-stakes PvP with full loot. +Guild housing and social structures. +Exploration-driven sandbox design.
Cons: -Demanding learning curve. -Aged visuals and interface. -Little in-game guidance or tracking.

Traverse

Welcome to Traverse, a voxel-styled sandbox MMORPG that set out to let players do more than simply explore. In Mad Cow Studio’s short-lived experiment, you could sculpt terrain, craft gear, and leave your mark on a persistent universe made of many planets, all wrapped in clean poly art visuals.

Publisher: Mad Cow Studio
Playerbase: Low
Type: MMORPG, Sandbox
Release Date: 2016
Shut Down Date: October 08, 2016
Pros: +Robust character customization. +A wide selection of planets to explore. +Deep crafting and building tools.
Cons: -Performance and latency problems. -Frequent loading when traveling between planets.

TDP4: Team Battle

TDP4: Team Battle is a side-scrolling 2D shooter with light MMORPG-style progression, set in a sci-fi conflict between three factions, humans, cyborgs, and mutants. Matches are built around fast, arcade-like gunplay across a range of hand-drawn arenas, with multiple PvP modes and a leveling system that lets you shape your character over time. If you enjoy lobby-based competitive shooters with gear unlocks and stat growth, it is an easy game to jump into, although its late-life economy and balance issues defined a lot of the experience for long-term players.

Publisher: JAVELIN OÜ
Type: 2D Shooter
PvP: Deathmatch / Capture the Flag / Duel
Release Date: September 30, 2010
Shut Down: September 01, 2022
Pros: +Plenty of arenas and layouts to learn. +Accessible controls and quick matchmaking. +Progression and builds allow personalization.
Cons: -Pay-to-win pressure from premium items. -Balance issues between gear and builds. -Aging visuals. -Controls can feel sluggish at times.