Category: MMORPG

Elemental Heroes

Elemental Heroes blends MMO-style progression with tactics-game combat, putting you in charge of a small elemental squad rather than a single avatar. Battles play out in turn-based encounters on a hex grid, while the broader game loop revolves around exploring portal zones, completing quests, collecting and upgrading units, and gearing up for tougher PvE challenges and PvP skirmishes. It is an accessible concept on both PC and mobile, but its energy limits and monetization can shape how freely you can play.

Publisher: JED GAMES
Playerbase: Low
Type: Strategy MMORPG
Release Date: March 4, 2016
Pros: +Playable on both desktop and mobile platforms. +Several races and class paths to experiment with. +Strong emphasis on PvP and territory pressure.
Cons: -Stamina limits can restrict longer sessions. -Monetization can create pay-to-win pressure. -Core activities can feel samey over time. -Bought units have restrictions on how freely they can be used.

Eldevin

In Eldevin, players step into a narrative-focused MMORPG where the Kingdom of Eldevin is locked in a desperate struggle against the Infernal Empire. It mixes quest-heavy adventuring with real-time combat, and sends you across more than 160 distinct realms filled with different enemies and environments.

Publisher: Hunted Cow Studios
Playerbase: Low
Type: MMORPG
Release Date: November 5, 2014
Pros: +Strong, quest-led narrative. +Large variety of realms and enemy types. +Flexible talent and ability progression.
Cons: -Visuals show their age. -Lower population can make grouping, raids, and organized PvP harder to find.

Pirates of the Burning Sea

Pirates of the Burning Sea is a free-to-play MMORPG set in the Caribbean during the 1700s, built around methodical ship battles, faction conflict, and a largely player-made economy. You pick a side among three European nations or sail under the pirate banner, then split your time between commanding an Age of Sail vessel and getting involved in on-foot skirmishes, duels, and boarding actions.

Publisher: Vision Online Games
Playerbase: Low
Type: MMORPG
PvP: Port Battles / Open Sea Combat
Release Date: January 22, 2008
Pros: +Authentic-feeling naval combat. +Swordplay and boarding fights. +Four distinct factions. +Good mix of activities.
Cons: -High barrier to entry. -Stiff character visuals and animations. -Some loops can feel grindy.

Eternal Lands

Eternal Lands is a medieval fantasy MMORPG built around a flexible, skill-driven progression system rather than fixed classes. Instead of picking a rigid archetype at character creation, you shape your identity over time by training the skills you care about, whether that means combat, crafting, magic, or a hybrid approach. It is an older-school online world with a small but loyal community, dungeon crawling, gathering and production, and optional PvP through a dedicated PK server.

Publisher: Radu Privantu
Playerbase: Low
Type: MMORPG
PvP: PK Server
Release Date: August 2004
Pros: +Flexible, classless progression. +Friendly, role-play leaning community. +Open-source engine with mod-friendly roots.
Cons: -Visually dated presentation. -Some features and options are premium. -Interface can feel clunky.

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.

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.

Ninelives

Ninelives is an open world RPG with MMO-style trappings, built around freeform exploration in a bleak fantasy setting. You roam the world looking for quests, dungeons, and dangerous elites, earning experience from most activities and turning that progress into new skills. Loot hunting and crafting sit alongside combat, letting you chase better gear through drops or by assembling materials into useful items.

Publisher: SmokeyMonkeyS
Type: Exploration MMORPG
Release Date: January 09, 2016
Pros: +Procedural, unpredictable touches. +Progression without traditional levels. +Straightforward, readable UI. +Moody fantasy music.
Cons: -Multiplayer support is not available yet. -Left incomplete and appears abandoned. -Visuals feel dated.

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.