Category: Fantasy

Shakes and Fidget

Shakes and Fidget is a free-to-play, fantasy-themed 2D MMORPG that riffs on classic role-playing tropes with a steady stream of satire. Beneath the comic-book presentation is a familiar loop of quests, dungeons, gear upgrades, and one-on-one PvP, but the game’s appeal comes from its light, sarcastic tone and its largely automated battles that keep sessions quick and low-pressure.

Publisher: Playa Games GmbH
Playerbase: High
Type: 2D Fantasy MMORPG
Release Date: December 09, 2010
PvP: 1vs1 Arena Battles
Pros: +A memorable parody take on MMORPG staples. +Consistently amusing writing and flavor text. +Strong comic-book 2D art style and presentation. +Plays smoothly across multiple platforms.
Cons: -Very limited combat animation and spectacle. –Few moment-to-moment choices once a fight starts. –Combat resolves automatically. –Progression can feel like repeated click, wait, and return.

Dogs Of War Online

Dogs of War Online takes the framework of the Confrontation tabletop miniatures game and adapts it into a free-to-play, turn-based strategy MMO. You assemble a mercenary company from fantasy troops, then test your tactics in structured PvP modes or practice against AI, with positioning and unit matchups doing most of the heavy lifting.

Publisher: Cyanide
Playerbase: Low
Type: Strategy MMO
PvP: Battleground / Tournaments
Open Beta Date: February 4, 2014
Pros: +Simple ruleset that clicks fast. +Unit roster feels well-tuned. +Strong tabletop tactics vibe.
Cons: -Support effectively ended. -Very small active community. -Strategy layer can feel shallow long-term.

Soul Worker

Soul Worker is a free-to-play action MMORPG built around fast third-person combat and a bright, cel-shaded anime presentation. You step into the role of a psychic teenager whose emotions manifest as an oversized “soul weapon”, then carve through monster-infested streets in the deserted city of Cloudrealm.

Publisher: LION Games
Type: MMORPG
PvP: Small-Scale PvP Battles
Release Date: February 26, 2018
Pros: +Striking anime-inspired visuals. +Responsive, combo-driven action combat.
Cons: -Small roster of playable characters. -Character customization is fairly limited. -PvP offerings are narrow in scope. -Classes are gender locked.

Luna Online

Luna Online is an anime-styled MMORPG built around two big pillars, an unusually deep job tree with dozens of branching class paths, and a heavy emphasis on community systems like matchmaking, families, and shared farming. With three playable races and a mix of PvE grinding, dungeons, and light PvP, it is very much a classic-era online RPG that tries to make social play part of your character progression rather than a separate side activity.

Publisher: Suba Games
Type: MMORPG
PvP: Duels
Release Date: 2007 (Original Launch in Korea)
Pros: +Massive job tree with lots of branching paths. +Plenty of activities beyond leveling. +Strong focus on social systems and grouping.
Cons: -Visually dated by modern standards. -Leveling often leans into grinding. -Character creator feels limited.

Revelation Online

Revelation Online is a free-to-play MMORPG built around fast, ability-driven combat and one headline feature that genuinely changes how you move through its zones, permanent flight. Rather than treating aerial travel as a short buff or a special mount, the game leans into vertical exploration as a normal part of adventuring, wrapped in a glossy fantasy presentation and a class roster that supports both PvE and PvP playstyles.

Publisher: My.com
Playerbase: Low
Type: MMORPG
PvP: Duels / World PvP / Arena / Guild Wars
Release Date: February 27, 2017
Pros: +Robust character creator and cosmetic control. +Flexible skill point allocation outside combat. +True, always-on flight for traversal. +Connected zones that encourage seamless exploration.
Cons: -Performance and optimization can be inconsistent. -UI and menus feel busy and hard to parse. -Progression often funnels you into daily activities.

Heroes of SoulCraft

Jump into Heroes of SoulCraft if you want a lightweight, match-based MOBA that favors speed and approachability instead of marathon sessions. Designed for both PC and mobile, it offers 2v2 and 4v4 team play and keeps things punchy with arcade-style pacing, quick objectives, and simple lane pressure.

Publisher: MobileBits
Playerbase: Low
Type: Arcade MOBA
Platforms: PC, Android, iOS
Release Date: March 25, 2015
Pros: +Free-to-play. +Cross-platform. +Controller support.
Cons: -Instability issues like crashes, lag spikes, and assorted bugs. -Very little onboarding, with minimal tutorials or helpful tooltips. -Not much variety in content over time.

Laplace

Laplace is an action-focused MMORPG built around dungeon runs, trap-heavy corridors, and boss fights that are meant to feel dramatic and chaotic. You pick from four core classes, then customize your playstyle further by pairing that class with one of several weapon types, letting you experiment with unusual loadouts inside a bright, anime-inspired world.

Publisher: X-Legend
Playerbase: Low
Type: MMORPG
Release Date: October 02, 2018
Pros: +Colorful, lively zones and dungeons. +Flexible class and weapon pairings with distinct skills. +Strong anime-style presentation.
Cons: -Only four base classes to start with. -Chinese language only, and an English release has not been announced.

Cards and Castles

In Cards and Castles, battles play out like a tabletop skirmish brought to life, you build a deck, draw into options each turn, then spend coins to deploy units, structures, and spells onto a grid. It is a free-to-play hybrid of collectible card game and tactics, built around five distinct factions that encourage different approaches, from aggressive melee pushes to slower, defensive setups.

Publisher: Bit Mass, LLC
Playerbase: Medium
Type: CCG Strategy
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Pros: +Distinct factions support varied strategies. +Plays across multiple platforms. +Polished interface with appealing sound and visuals.
Cons: -Occasional freezing and stability hiccups. -Slow card acquisition for free players. -Familiar mechanics that echo other CCGs.

Kritika Online

Kritika Online, sometimes branded as Kritika: REBOOT and more recently as Kritika Global, is a free-to-play, anime-styled 3D action MMORPG built around fast dungeon runs, flashy skill chains, and big damage numbers. Instead of an open world that you slowly wander through, the game leans on town hubs and a steady stream of instanced content, letting you jump quickly from questing to boss fights to PvP battlegrounds.

Publisher: Allm Co / Com2uS
Type: Action MMORPG
Release Date: June 8, 2016
Relaunched as Play2Earn Game: June 8, 2022
PvP: Team-based Battlegrounds
Pros: +Multiple classes with distinct playstyles. +Vibrant anime-inspired presentation. +Satisfying, stylish combo combat.
Cons: -Character appearance options feel fairly limited.

Dungeon Defenders 2

Dungeon Defenders 2 is a 3D fantasy tower defense RPG that mixes hands-on hero combat with classic lane defense planning, acting as a follow-up to the original Dungeon Defenders. Whether you queue up alone or bring a group, each map asks you to juggle building smart defenses, maintaining them under pressure, and jumping into the fight as one of four recognizable heroes.

Publisher: Trendy Entertainment
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Tower Defense RPG
Release Date: December 5, 2014
Pros: +A satisfying mix of tower placement and active combat. +Light, goofy tone that fits the setting. +Plays well solo or with friends. +Social hub tavern to regroup and manage gear.
Cons: -Convenience purchases and extra storage cost real money. -Progression balance issues with stats and skills