Category: Graveyard

Iron Knights

Iron Knights was a free-to-play mobile action RPG built around fast, arcade-like dungeon runs and a flexible party setup. You controlled a main hero in real time, then filled the rest of the squad with collectible companions that fought alongside you, letting you swap lineups to suit different encounters. Its focus was straightforward hack-and-slash combat, flashy skill activations, and repeated clears of linear stages for upgrades and drops.

Publisher: Eyedentity Mobile
Type: Mobile Action RPG
Release Date: July 17, 2014
Shut Down: May 31, 2017
Pros: +Sharp-looking 3D presentation for a mobile title. +Large pool of companions to collect and build around. +Satisfying, skill-driven hack-and-slash action.
Cons: -Stage flow can feel samey over time. -Environments lack variety and personality. -Monetization can create power gaps.

Iron Knights Shut Down on May 31, 2017

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Immune (Game)

Immune is an open-world sandbox survival game set in the aftermath of a global outbreak that brought society to its knees. Survivors fall into two camps: immune player characters who can roam without a mask, and aggressive gas-mask-wearing NPCs who see the unmasked as prey and will open fire immediately.

Publisher: Vidiludi Games
Playerbase: Shut Down
Type: Sandbox Survival
Release Date: March 25, 2015
Pros: +Welcoming, helpful community. +Solid scavenging, survival, and crafting loop. +Challenging AI encounters.
Cons: -Visuals feel dated. -Controls can be clumsy. -Low population reduces options for group play.

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Aima

Aima is a 3D side-scrolling MMORPG that blends arcade-like brawling with traditional online progression. Players pick from more than five class-based characters and push through dungeon runs, combo-heavy combat, and party boss fights, all wrapped in a bright, stylized presentation.

Publisher: Nexon
Type: MMORPG
Release Date: October 8, 2015 (KR)
Shut Down: November 17, 2016
Pros: +Strong-looking 3D visuals for a side-scroller. +Plenty of instanced dungeons with multiple challenge tiers. +Deep customization for both appearance and build choices.
Cons: -Did not receive an official Western launch.

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Project Dynasty Warriors

Project Dynasty Warriors is a mobile hack-and-slash action title that adapts the Dynasty Warriors formula for touch devices, letting you pick a hero and carve through large groups of enemies while pushing toward objectives across each battlefield.

Publisher: Nexon
Playerbase: TBD
Type: Hack-n-Slash
Release Date: Q4 2016
Pros: +Large roster with distinct fighters. +Smooth, combo-focused combat flow. +Plenty to revisit (achievements, many characters to learn).
Cons: -Renamed later to Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed.

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SAO’s Legend

SAO’s Legend is a free-to-play, browser MMORPG from GameSprite that borrows its setting and familiar faces from Sword Art Online. You pick from four playable character classes and spend most of your time running instanced content for upgrades, collectibles, and companion pets called Girl Friends, with convenience features like automation shaping much of the moment-to-moment play.

Publisher: GameSprite
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Browser MMORPG
Release Date: June 24, 2016
Shut Down Date: 2021
Pros: +Four playable options tied to SAO characters, each with their own roles. +Plenty of instanced activities to grind for rewards. +Companion Girl Friend (pet) and a marriage feature.
Cons: -Localization quality is rough in places. -Heavy reliance on auto systems reduces hands-on gameplay. -Pay-to-win pressure.

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Darkfall: New Dawn

Darkfall: New Dawn was positioned as a community-driven revival of the original Darkfall Online, built around the same kind of open world freedom and player conflict that defined the series. Its pitch centered on a seamless sandbox where clans could carve out territory, fight over resources, and shape the politics of Agon.

Publisher: Ub3rgames
Playerbase: TBD
Type: MMORPG
Release Date: never launched
Pros: +Classless progression with flexible builds. +Strong focus on territory control and clan empires. +Massive PvP conflicts framed around races.
Cons: -Development was discontinued.

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Versus: Battle of the Gladiator

In Versus: Battle of the Gladiator, you step into the sandals of a gladiator slave and fight other players in close-quarters arena matches. It is built around quick reactions, timing-based offense and defense, and learning weapon styles well enough to outplay opponents in brutal melee PvP.

Publisher: Netker
Playerbase: Low
Type: MMO Action
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Shut Down: August 2017
Pros: +Strong visual detail and satisfying hits. +Skill-driven, high-tempo melee duels and brawls. +Crafting for weapons and armor customization.
Cons: -Bugs were a recurring issue. -Latency can undermine dodges and tight timing.

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Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms

Destiny of Ancient Kingdoms (DOAK) was a free-to-play MMORPG built around a three-kingdom power struggle, mixing open-world adventuring with a heavy focus on competitive play. It offered a large map set to roam, multiple PvP formats to jump into, and a social ladder that let dedicated players rise all the way to ruling a kingdom as its King.

Publisher: UDEA
Playerbase: Shut Down
Type: MMORPG
Release Date: August 30, 2016
Pros: +A true kingdom leadership system with a player King. +Six distinct, race-locked classes. +A wide selection of PvP modes.
Cons: -Visually outdated presentation. -Combat and questing feel fairly standard.

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Fable Fortune

Fable Fortune was a free-to-play digital collectible card game set in the Fable universe, built around tactical, turn-based duels where positioning and timing mattered as much as deckbuilding. It mixed familiar Albion flavor with a few standout systems, most notably a morality choice you made during matches that could alter how your hero and certain cards developed. Players could queue for PvP, tackle solo quests, or team up in co-op battles against AI opponents before the game ultimately shut down.

Publisher: Flaming Fowl Studios
Playerbase: Shut Down
Type: CCG
Release Date: February 21, 2018
Pros: +Morality choices that transform heroes and upgrade cards. +Co-op mode offers a different reminder of teamwork. +Strong, polished visual presentation.
Cons: -Competing in an already crowded digital CCG space.

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Kinetik

Kinetik is a tactical RPG shooter built around careful, squad-driven combat where positioning, roles, and coordination matter as much as aim. It supports both third person and first person perspectives, letting players choose the view that best fits their playstyle.

Publisher: Hero Machine Studios
Type: Tactical RPG Shooter
Release Date: 2017
Shut Down Date: November 09, 2018
Pros: +Deep character customization for a shooter RPG. +Strong focus on coordinated squad tactics. +Co-op and multiplayer raid-style missions.
Cons: -Very little official information remains available.

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