These MMOGs run on a non-profit basis, requiring no payment from the players.
These MMOGs are free to play, but players may optionally purchase in-game items or currency.
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Developer(s) |
Release date |
Required OS |
Genre |
Payment |
Synopsis |
Type |
| 9Dragons |
Indy21 |
2007 |
Windows |
MMORPG Chinese mythology |
Free-play, with Acclaim Coins purchases and in-game advertisement |
Player characters learn martial arts to survive in the harsh lands of China. |
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| Angels Online |
UserJoy Technology |
2006 |
Multi-platform, Windows and Playstation 3. |
Medieval fantasy MMORPG |
Free to play, optional item shop purchases |
Players control an anime like character in a medieval fantasy world. |
2D |
| ArchLord |
NHN Corporation |
October 3, 2006 |
Windows |
Medieval fantasy MMORPG |
Free play, players may purchase in-game currency[1] |
A human named Zian and his friend, a half-orc named Ugdrasil, find themselves in the midst of a thousand year old conflict for control of five mysterious relics known as Archons. |
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| Ashen Empires |
Iron Will Games |
March 10, 2003 |
Windows |
Medieval fantasy MMORPG |
Free play, but most parts of the game world have certain skills locked and experience points reduced unless a prepaid subscription is purchased. Expansion packs, items, and bonuses can also be purchased. |
Players explore a two-dimensional world which boasts an impressive trade-skill system and includes various quests. |
2D |
| Audition Online |
Nexon |
2005 |
Windows |
Casual MMORPG |
Free to play, using a cash shop system that allows users to use real money to purchase in-game clothes, accessories, etc. to dress up their avatars. |
Players compete against others in a style like that of Stepmania and Dance Dance Revolution |
3D |
| Bang Howdy |
Three Rings Design |
December 1, 2006 |
Windows, Mac, Linux |
Wild west MMO |
Free play with special items and privileges available for purchase with secondary in-game currency. Secondary currency may be traded between players for normal in-game currency, or purchased with real money; however, you cannot trade unless you have spent some real money. |
A collection of wild-west themed games for 2-4 players. Guilds and guild competitions. |
3D |
| Cabal Online |
ESTSoft |
2006 |
Windows |
Magic, Sci-fi MMORPG |
Free to play with cash shop. |
An MMORPG with a unique combo battle system and flashy skills. |
3D |
| Conquer Online |
TQ Digital |
2003 |
Windows |
MMORPG, Chinese mythology |
Free-play, with item purchases |
The Conquer Online landscape is a 2D rendition of mythical China within a 2.5D environment, with combat-focused game play, incorporating common elements of many MMORPGs such as wealth, fame and character development. |
3D |
| Cyber Nations |
Kevin Beaks |
January 6, 2006 |
Browser-Based |
Online Geopolitical Simulator |
Free to play, with optional advertisements for bonus, and ability to donate for ingame cash and items. |
Create a nation and improve it with infrastructure and technology. Cyber Nations centers on politics with the ability to join alliances with hundreds of nations and to coordinate massive attacks on other nations. |
Web |
| DECO Online |
Rocksoft |
2007 |
Windows |
MMORPG |
Free-play, with item purchases |
DECO Online is a fully 3D fantasy MMORPG that focuses on unique combo based combat. It has many common elements that can be seen in other MMORPGs such as fame, item enhancement and job changes. |
3D |
| Dream of Mirror Online |
Aeria Games |
November 12, 2007 |
Windows XP/Vista |
MMORPG |
Free to play with cash shop |
Styled after ancient Chinese mythology. Second online game of the Sword of Xuan Yuan series. |
3D |
| Drift City |
NPLUTO |
2007 |
Windows |
Racing |
Free to play with an item shop. |
Players progress through a linear mission system with multiplayer races. |
3D |
| Entropia Universe |
MindArk |
January 30, 2003 |
Windows only |
MMORPG/MMOFPS, Science-fiction |
Virtual economy with in-game to real-life currency exchange |
Massive virtual universe with a virtual economy. |
3D |
| Eternal Lands |
Open Source license[2] |
February 2003 |
Windows, Mac & GNU/Linux |
MMORPG |
Free to play, with in-game items you can purchase from the home page. |
A medieval fantasy genre MMOG with combat and trading. |
3D |
| Eudemons Online |
TQ Digital Entertainment |
2006 |
Windows |
MMORPG, Medieval fantasy |
Free play with rare item purchases |
Set in the fictional world of YartLand, based on medieval China |
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| Exteel |
NCsoft |
December 2007 |
Windows |
Third-person shooter |
Free play with ability to purchase exclusive in-game weapons, skills, and parts. |
Control giant customized mechs into combat against other online players or against computer controlled enemies. |
3D |
| Fiesta Online |
Netmarble |
June 2007 |
Windows |
MMORPG, Fantasy |
Free play with non-permanent item purchases |
Four human classes (Fighter, Cleric, Archer, Mage), 3D fantasy environment, pvp and lots of quests. |
3D |
| Fly For Fun |
Aeonsoft |
August 2004 |
Windows |
MMORPG, Aerial combat |
Free play with item purchases (except for some countries) |
Centers on aerial combat; either fighting monsters, fulfilling quests or player versus player combat. |
3D |
| Forumwarz |
Crotch Zombie Productions |
February 2008 |
Browser based |
Multiplayer browser game, Strategy |
Free play with item purchases |
RPG parodying internet culture |
Web |
| Gaia Online |
- |
February 2003 |
Forum-based |
Fantasy, Online Community |
Users may purchase special, month-specific items called Monthly Collectibles with real currency. |
Online Community updated with new items and contests as well as having a unique forum system which only needs the page to be refreshed in order to see changes. Soon to have a new second site which will be a battle system. |
Web |
| Granado Espada |
imc GAMES |
2007 |
Windows |
MMORPG |
Free play with the ability to purchase gold for ingame items such as UPCs(Unique Player Character. |
Sword of the New World: Granado Espada was developed by Hakkyu Kim, CEO of imcGAMES and creator of Ragnarok Online. It was originally pay-to-play, but became free-to-play on August 21, 2007. |
3D |
| Gunbound |
Softnyx |
2006 |
Windows |
Shooter, Action |
Free to play with cash shop. |
A turn-based game similar to Worms. |
2D |
| Gunz: The Duel |
MAIET Entertainment |
Beta-2003 Official-2005 |
Windows |
Third-person shooter |
Browser (Windows client available), free-play, no in-game advertisement, where players can buy "G coins" at a rate of 10 G coins=1 American Dollar |
Player characters fight on different levels and kill each other to level up. |
3D |
| Habbo |
Sulake Ltd. |
September 2001 |
Internet |
Chat |
Option to buy Credits which can be redeemed for 'furni' (items) and 'Habbo Club' subscription. |
Customise your own character and create hotel rooms filled with 'furni' for you and other people to visit. Habbo also features token-redeemable minigames in different areas of the hotel. |
2D |
| Hattrick |
Extralives |
August 1997 |
Browser-based |
Sports game |
Optional "supporter service" and "mobile service" |
Players manage a simulated soccer team in competition with hundreds of thousands of other players. |
Web |
| Kingdom of Loathing |
Asymmetric Publications |
February 2003 |
Browser-based |
Comedy, fantasy, RPG |
Free to play with items available for purchase |
Players follow a story to free King Ralph whilst interacting with others online. |
Web |
| Kart Rider |
Nexon |
2007 |
Windows |
MMORPG Racing |
Free-play, with an item shop. |
A racing MMO with multiplayer and singleplayer capabilities. |
3D |
| LaTale |
Actoz Soft / OGPlanet |
September 18, 2008 |
Windows |
MMORPG |
Free to play with items available for purchase. |
Players take the role of adventurers in a mythological fantasy world. |
2D |
| Lunia: Record of Lunia War |
allm |
February 18, 2008 |
Windows |
MMORPG, Action |
Free to play with cash shop |
An adventure with role playing elements, staging, comboing and PvPing. |
3D |
| MapleStory |
Nexon |
April 29, 2003 |
Windows |
Fantasy |
Free to play, with items and gameplay enhancements available for purchase on website |
2D platform mixed with action RPG elements, quests, party quests, and guild quests |
2D |
| Miniconomy |
Trade Games International |
Januari 1, 2001 |
Browser-based |
MMO Trade Game |
Free to play, with additional options and gameplay enhancements available for purchase on website |
Browser-based trading game where players all start equal, and have to sell to, and buy from, each other to become the richest within a given timeframe |
Web |
| Navy Field |
SD Enternet |
February 8, 2006 |
Windows |
MMORPG/Naval Simulation |
Free to play, with additional items and gameplay enhancements available for purchase on website |
A naval combat MMOG set during World War II. |
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| Nostale |
Entwell |
2007 |
Windows |
MMORPG, Fantasy |
Free play with item purchases |
Player starts as an adventurer and can pick from three different classes in order to complete timestone missions and quests that follows with the game's story. |
2D |
| O2 Jam |
02 Media Inc. |
March 31, 2006 |
Windows |
Music Rhythm/Beat |
Free play, players may purchase in-game currency to buy clothes and other items. |
This game involves controls that are similar to a piano. It is a rhythm game that contains over 300 different songs, with more that can be downloaded. |
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| Pangya/Albatross18 |
Ntreev Soft |
(Please add) |
Windows |
Sports game |
Free play with item purchases |
Anime-based, arcade-styled golf game. Items are primarily available through in-game money, with equivalent/seasonal items available through purchased 'Astros'. |
3D |
| Perfect World |
Beijing Perfect World |
July 2005 |
Windows |
Chinese mythology |
Free play with item purchases |
Perfect World is a full-feature 3D online game that is based on rich Chinese mythology and set in the world of Pangu,created a world with flying monsters and floating cities and ruins, all waiting to be explored. |
3D |
| PoxNora |
Octopi, Inc. |
August 2006 |
Java |
Real-time strategy, Fantasy |
Free play with item purchases |
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| Puzzle Pirates |
Three Rings Design |
December 8, 2003 |
Windows, Mac, Linux |
Pirate-themed MMO based on puzzles. |
Free play with special items and privileges available for purchase with secondary in-game currency. Secondary currency may be traded between players for normal in-game currency (eliminating any need to spend real money), or purchased with real money. |
Players perform tasks as pirates by playing a number of puzzle-style mini games. |
2D |
| Rakion |
softnyx |
2005 |
Windows |
Third person perspective fighting/shooting game |
Free play with in-game currency and improved status available for purchase. |
A room based game, were people create a room with a different game play type. Examples of this are PvP or Team PvP. |
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| Rappelz |
nFlavor |
2006 |
Windows |
Fantasy |
Free play with special items available for purchase |
|
3D |
| Regnum Online |
NGD Studios |
2007 |
Windows, Linux |
Fantasy |
Free play with premium item available for purchase |
Players join a realm in a fight against 2 other realms. Apart from the usual PvP, forts and castles are available to be captured. |
3D |
| Rising Force Online |
Codemasters |
2006 |
Windows |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
Free play with cash shop |
Set in a distant planet where magic and technology co-exist, emphasizes a 3-way race vs. race vs. race PVP system |
3D |
| Second Life |
Linden Lab |
2003 |
Windows, Mac OS X, Linux (Alpha Release) |
Virtual world |
Basic accounts are free, real world currency can be converted to in game currency. |
Freeform with in-game build system. Players can sell their own virtual creations. |
3D |
| Secret of the Solstice |
DNC Entertainment |
2008 |
Windows |
Fantasy |
Free play with non-permanent item purchases |
Set in the world of Xen, players complete quests and customize characters using branching job trees. |
3D |
| Shaiya |
Aeria Games |
Unavailable |
Windows |
Medieval fantasy MMORPG |
Free to play, with premium items available to purchase. |
Medieval combat and trading with PvP-centric gameplay. |
3D |
| Shot Online |
OnNet Co. Ltd. |
2004 |
Windows |
Sports, MMORPG |
Free to play with cash shop. |
A sports MMO that is revolved around the sport of golf. |
3D |
| Soldier Front |
DragonFly |
2007 |
Windows |
Shooter. Action |
Free to play with an item shop. |
A FPS with a synopsis similar to Counter-Strike. |
3D |
| Starport: Galactic Empires |
Playtechtonics |
2003 |
Windows |
Sci-Fi, Action |
Free to play with an in-game shop |
A strategic action space combat, trading and colonization game. |
2D |
| Sudden Attack |
GameHi |
2005 |
Windows |
First-person shooter |
Free play with a cash and point shop. |
A team based Military First-person shooter with its Ranking levels similar to the Republic of Korea's military rank system. |
3D |
| Tales of Pirates |
MOLI |
March 30, 2007 (Beta) |
Windows |
Piracy |
In open-beta; free-play, with items for purchase |
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3D |
| There |
There inc |
2003 |
Windows |
Virtual world |
Basic accounts are free, Premium Membership is One-Time fee of $9.95 (Lifetime). real world currency can be converted to in game currency. |
Freeform play / chat. Players can sell their own virtual creations. |
3D |
| Travian |
Travian Games GmbH |
(Please Add) |
Browser-based |
Historical strategy |
Additional game tools are available for a fee. |
Players interact in a virtual world set roughly in Classical antiquity at the time of the Roman Empire. |
Web |
| Trickster Online |
Ntreev Soft |
April 2003 (Korea) |
Windows |
Fantasy |
Free to play, with items available for purchase |
2D with 8 classes to choose from. |
2D |
| Voyage Century Online |
Snail Game / IGG |
December 22, 2006 |
Windows |
Historical nautical |
Free play with items available for purchase |
Set in the 17th century and features accurate historical representations of several coastal cities. |
3D |
| Xiah |
Taewool Entertainment |
2006 |
Windows |
Martial arts |
Free play with items available for purchase |
Xiah was designed for players to enjoy martial arts in the form of an MMORPG. |
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| Yulgang |
IGG |
2005 |
Windows |
Martial arts |
Free play with items available for purchase |
Based on the Korean martial arts comic which shares its name. |
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These MMOGs offer optional additional game content through paid subscription, but are otherwise free to play.
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Developer(s) |
Release date |
Required OS |
Genre |
Payment |
Synopsis |
Type |
| Bang Howdy |
Three Rings Design |
December 1, 2006 |
Windows, Mac, Linux |
Wild west MMO |
Free play with special items and privileges available for purchase with secondary in-game currency. Secondary currency may be traded between players for normal in-game currency, or purchased with real money; however, you cannot trade unless you have spent some real money. Secondary currency permits access to new towns (and new games), new units, additional (optional) activities in the towns, etc. |
A collection of wild-west themed games for 2-4 players. Guilds and guild competitions. |
3D |
| Club Penguin |
Club Penguin Entertainment Inc and Rocketsnail Games |
August 28, 2005 |
Internet |
Chat |
Free or premium (paid) accounts available |
Players play mini games to earn coins to spend on things for their character or house |
2D |
| Dofus |
Ankama Games |
September 2004 |
Windows, Mac, Linux |
Medieval fantasy MMORPG |
Extra features available to subscribers |
|
2D |
| Dungeon Runners |
NCSoft |
2007 |
Windows |
MMORPG, Fantasy |
Free to play, with an optional monthly subscription for extra content |
Satirical Roguelike multiplayer RPG with randomly-generated, instanced dungeons. |
3D |
| Goal Line Blitz |
Bort |
2008 |
Internet |
American Football |
Free to play. Optional to buy extra FlexPoints for numeous options. |
An online community soley based on American Football. |
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| Horseland |
Horseland LLC |
1998 |
Internet |
Chat, Horses |
Free to play. Option to pay to own your own stables and other privileges. |
An online community where you can raise horses and dogs. |
| Knight Online |
MGame Corporation |
2004 |
Windows |
Medieval war |
Some servers are free to play |
|
3D |
| Mabinogi |
Nexon |
June 2004 |
Windows |
Fantasy |
Free play with special items and privileges available for purchase through subscription or direct payment |
An MMORPG based on Welsh mythology, with an emphasis on "Fantasy Life" rather than simply hack-and-slash. |
3D |
| OGame |
Gameforge Productions |
October 15, 2007 |
Browser-based |
Science-fiction strategy |
The free-to-play version is advertising-based. Paid subscriptions and premium benefits are also available. |
The gameplay revolves around building and maintaining a galactic empire. |
Web |
| Pirates of the Caribbean Online |
Disney |
October 31, 2007 |
Windows, Mac |
Pirate Fantasy |
Can play free, though paying option offers numerous more upgrades and features. |
Players create their own pirate, and do quests while interacting with characters and following a similar storyline from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. |
3D |
| Puzzle Pirates |
Three Rings Design |
December 8, 2003 |
Windows, Mac, Linux |
Piracy |
Some servers require a monthly subscription to play on, while others are free but require microtransactions for some items. (Note that even the monthly subscription servers can be paid for via microtransactions, without direct cash payment.) |
Players perform tasks as pirates by playing a number of puzzle-style mini games. |
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| Runescape |
Jagex |
2001 |
Java (applet) |
Medieval fantasy, MMORPG |
Free play or paid accounts available, paid accounts have access to more skills, areas, weapons, and quests. |
Players can do quests, fight, or raise their levels. The game is based around getting stats to 99 as well as completing quests. |
3D |
| Rubies of Eventide |
Mnemosyne, LLC |
2003 |
Windows |
Medieval fantasy |
Free play or paid accounts available, with server priority given to the latter |
Players can pick from almost 50 classes and 7 races, making tons of combos. There's a server for just rping, a server for serious pvp, and a server for normal play, depending on which style you like. You get to decide how you play, where you play, and which side you're on. |
3D |
| Tibia |
CipSoft GmbH |
1997 |
Windows, Linux |
Fantasy |
Free to play with restricted content. Can upgrade to a "Premium Account" for full content. |
One of the oldest MMORPGs. Character development based on killing monsters and (optionally) doing quests and fighting other players. |
2D |
| Toontown Online |
Walt Disney Internet Group |
June 2, 2003 |
Windows |
Cartoon |
Free to play, quite restricted. You can purchase membership to unlock items, clothing, neighbourhoods, etc. |
Disney's Toon Town Online is a 3D child-friendly environment where you play as cartoon characters in a battle against 'The Evil Cogs'. Complete Toontasks to earn weapon upgrades such as cakes and water squirters. |
3D |
| Wurm Online |
Mojang Specifications Sunsplash Creations |
2006 |
Java |
Medieval fantasy MMORPG, MMOFS |
Free or premium (paid) accounts available |
Community-centric fantasy MMOFS developed in Java and OpenGL that strives to emulate real life in a fantasy medieval setting. |
3D |
