Category: 2D

Star Crusade

The far edge of space becomes a battleground after the discovery of what appears to be the last remaining Stargate. Star Crusade takes that premise and turns it into a digital collectible card game where you pick one of six races, build a race-locked deck, and fight other players online for control and bragging rights.

Publisher: Xim, Inc
Playerbase: Small
Type: CCG Strategy
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Pros: +Space setting and faction flavor. +Strong ambient soundtrack. +Card crafting via melting extras. +Developers appear engaged with feedback.
Cons: -Frequent instability, crashes, and assorted bugs. -Very familiar design that closely resembles genre leaders. -Monetization can feel pay-to-win.

Brawlhalla

Brawlhalla is a 2D platform fighting game built around fast matches, simple controls, and the familiar goal of launching opponents off the stage. You pick a Legend, learn how their two weapon types change your options, and then juggle positioning, dodges, and item pickups to win in both casual and competitive formats, either online or locally with friends.

Publisher: Blue Mammoth Games
Playerbase: High
Type: Fighting Game
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Pros: +Strong couch multiplayer support. +Ranked online modes for serious play. +Plenty of laid-back playlists for variety. +Distinct, colorful Legends. +Responsive, consistent controls.
Cons: -Weekly rotation limits free access to Legends. -Core movesets can feel restrained compared to deeper fighters.

Wild Terra

Wild Terra is a top-down survival MMO with a sandbox mindset, gather materials from the wilderness, craft the essentials, and carve out a defensible place to live. Animals can feed you or kill you depending on what you stumble into, but the real uncertainty comes from other survivors. Whether you trade, ally, raid, or wage a long grudge war is up to you, and your ability to protect what you build often matters as much as your ability to craft it.

Publisher: Juvty Worlds
Playerbase: Low
Type: Sandbox Survival RPG
Release Date: May 06, 2015
Pros: +Straightforward crafting and production. +Runs well on modest hardware. +Wide, varied world to explore. +Supports 8 languages.
Cons: -Occasional screen tearing. -Crowded building areas can feel restrictive.

Teeworlds

Teeworlds is a fast, retro-styled 2D shooter that mixes the simplicity of classic side scrollers with the chaos of arena deathmatches. As an open source project, it is built around community servers, custom maps, and mods, with tight movement and a grappling hook that turns every match into a skill-heavy scramble for position and picks.

Publisher: Teeworlds Team
Playerbase: Low
Type: F2P Shooter
Release Date: May 27, 2007
Pros: +Robust map editor and community content. +Quick, high-energy matches. +Responsive movement and aiming.
Cons: -Limited population on many servers. -Development pace can feel slow.

Fantasy Tales Online

Fantasy Tales Online positions itself as a free-to-play, 16-bit 2D MMORPG built around old-school presentation, dungeon runs with shifting layouts, and a huge pool of collectible equipment. It aims to recreate the feel of classic console-era RPGs while layering in MMO staples like questing hubs, hotbar combat, and social features such as housing and guild spaces.

Publisher: Cold Tea Studio
Playerbase: Low
Type: 16-bit MMORPG
Release Date: April 17, 2015
PvP: Currently Unavailable
Pros: +Procedurally changing dungeons. +A massive variety of loot and cosmetics. +Player and guild housing. +Works across multiple platforms.
Cons: -Pixel-art presentation will not appeal to everyone. -Questing can feel grind-heavy. -Familiar fantasy structure and pacing.

Eudemons Online

Eudemons Online is a free-to-play fantasy MMORPG best known for building your character around a team of collectible pets called Eudemons. Instead of treating companions as minor bonuses, the game pushes you to hatch, train, evolve, and fuse Eudemons into a core part of both PvE grinding and its PvP-heavy endgame.

Publisher: TQ Digital
Playerbase: High
Type: MMORPG
Release Date: July 4, 2006
PvP: Duel / Open World / Legion War / Tournaments
Pros: +Rapid leveling pace. +Standout pet collection and growth. +Welcoming community vibe.
Cons: -Steeper learning curve than it first appears. -Pay-to-win pressure. -Questing content can feel thin.

Epic Card Battle

Epic Card Battle is a free-to-play, 3D online trading card game where your main job is assembling decks and chasing better cards through PvE stages and asynchronous PvP. While it borrows the presentation and collectible appeal of bigger TCGs, it has earned a rough reputation because the actual matches resolve automatically, leaving players with little to do beyond deck selection and progression management. It is available on both mobile devices and PC.

Publisher: momoStorm Entertainment
Playerbase: Low
Type: F2P Card Game
Release Date: 2013 (NA/EU)
Pros: +Striking card art and a polished fantasy look. +Plays across iOS, Android, and Steam.
Cons: -Battles largely play themselves with minimal strategy. -Limited card pool. -Premium currency advantages can feel pay-to-win.

The Elder Scrolls: Legends

The Elder Scrolls: Legends is a 2D collectible card game rooted in The Elder Scrolls universe. Matches are turn-based and revolve around careful card timing, building class-driven decks, and controlling two separate lanes that create constant tactical tradeoffs.

Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Playerbase: Medium
Type: CCG
Release Date: March 08, 2017
Pros: +Faithful Elder Scrolls visuals and lore-inspired presentation. +Two-lane battlefield adds real tactical depth. +Plays well on PC and tablets.
Cons: -No Android support.

Stronghold Kingdoms

Stronghold Kingdoms is a standalone MMORTS set in a medieval world of villages, castles, and constant political pressure, built as an always-online spin on Firefly Studios’ long-running Stronghold strategy series. You start small with a single settlement and quickly get folded into a larger regional structure where other players can coordinate taxes, protection, and war plans, so cooperation and diplomacy show up early rather than feeling like endgame features.

Publisher: Firefly Studios
Playerbase: Low
Type: Strategy MMO
Release Date: October 17, 2012
Pros: +Grounded medieval systems with a more realistic lean. +MMO-style politics and parish play add a distinctive twist. +Deep control over economy, logistics, and growth.
Cons: -Visuals feel dated by modern standards. -Not a browser-only title, it needs a client install. -Monetization can tilt the playing field.

Albion Online

Albion Online is a medieval-themed sandbox MMORPG built around player choice rather than fixed classes. Instead of picking a rigid archetype at character creation, you shape your role through what you wear, what you craft, and which weapons and armor you invest time into mastering. Its biggest draw is a fully player-driven economy where gear, buildings, and supplies exist because players gathered the resources and made them.

Publisher: Sandbox Interactive
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Sandbox MMORPG
Release Date: July 17, 2017
PvP: Open World / Territory Control
Pros: +Flexible, classless progression. +Deep gathering and crafting loops. +Economy shaped by players. +Useful farming and housing features.
Cons: -UI feels dated in places. -Premium options can translate into practical benefits.