Comparison of massively multiplayer online role-playing games
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This article contains an almost full table comparison of current massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs).
General information
Name | Creator | Genre | Client sale method | Client purchase price | Monthly fee required | Monthly subscription available[1] | Release date(s) | Last update |
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Age of Conan[2] | Funcom | Sword & Sorcery | Download | Free | No | Subscriptions available | May 20, 2008 | January 18, 2011 (18.1.11) |
Aion: The Tower of Eternity | NCSoft | Fantasy | Retail sale or Download | Free | No | No | September 22, 2009 | June 18, 2014 (4.5.0.18) |
Anarchy Online | Funcom | Science fiction | Download | Free | No | €17.19/month full access | June 7, 2001 | July 19, 2012 (18.5.1) |
Asheron's Call | Turbine | Fantasy | Download | US$9.99 | No | No | October 31, 1999 | July 13, 2010 |
Champions Online | Cryptic Studios | Superhero comic book genre | Retail sale or Download | Free as of January 2011 (Originally $49.99) |
No | Gold Subscriptions available Adds additional archetypes and character creation options. |
September 1, 2009 ![]() September 10, 2009 ![]() |
February 20, 2014 |
City of Heroes | NCSoft / Paragon Studios | Superhero comic book | Shut Down 11/30/2012 | April 28, 2004 | April 15, 2011 (Last update before closing) | |||
Darkfall | Aventurine SA | Fantasy | Retail sale or Download | €29.95 | Yes | €11.77 | February 26, 2009 | Unknown |
DarkSpace | PaleStar | Science fiction | Download | Free | No | No | 2001 | April 3, 2011 (1.660) |
Dark Age of Camelot | Mythic Entertainment | Fantasy | Download | Free | Yes | US$14.95/month | October 10, 2001 | August 28, 2014 (1.115c)[3] |
Dofus | Ankama Studio | Fantasy | Download | Free | No | US$7/month full access | August 23, 2004 ![]() September 1, 2005 ![]() |
August 10, 2010 (2.0) |
Dragonica | Barunson Interactive | Manga Fantasy Action | Download | Free | No | No | June 10, 2009 ![]() |
March 29, 2011 (Verdourus Forest 0.914.93) |
Dragon Oath | Changyou.com | Fantasy | Download | Free | No | No | 2007 | 2010 |
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited | Turbine | Fantasy | Download | Free | No | US$14.95 per month. | February 28, 2006 | February 29, 2016 (Update 30) |
Elder Scrolls Online | ZeniMax Online Studios | Medieval Fantasy | Download | $59.99 | No | Yes | April 4, 2014 | May 2, 2015 |
Eternal Lands | Eternal Lands | Medieval Fantasy | Download | Free | No | No | February 13, 2003 | February 14, 2012 1.9.3 |
EVE Online | CCP Games | Science Fiction, Space simulation | Download | Free - US$19.99[4] | Yes | US$14.95 / Can be paid with ingame currency | May 6, 2003 ![]() ![]() May 23, 2003 ![]() |
August 25, 2015 (Galatea) |
EverQuest | Verant Interactive | Fantasy | Download | Free | No | US$14.99/month | March 16, 1999 | July 28, 2010 |
EverQuest II | Sony Online Entertainment | Fantasy | Retail sale or Download | Free | No | US$14.99 | November 8, 2004 | August 4, 2010 |
Final Fantasy XI | Square Enix | Fantasy | Retail sale | US$9.99 (PC) US$14.99 (Xbox 360) €19.99 (PC/Xbox 360) |
Yes | US$12.95 + $1.00 per extra character €12.95 + €1 per extra character |
May 16, 2002 | April 29, 2013 |
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | Square Enix | Fantasy | Download | US$39.99 for Standard Edition US$59.99 for Collector's Edition |
Yes | US$14.99 for 30 days US$12.99 if paid for 180 days [5] |
August 27, 2013 (PC & PlayStation 3) | June 7, 2016 |
Game of Thrones Ascent | Disruptor Beam | Fantasy | Download | Free | No | No | February 10, 2013![]() |
November 1, 2014 |
Grand Fantasia | X-Legend Entertainment Corp. | Fantasy Anime/Steam-punk | Download | Free | No | No | November 6, 2009![]() February 26, 2010 ![]() |
December 13, 2010 |
Guild Wars | ArenaNet | Fantasy | Retail sale or Download | US$39.99 (includes Factions and Nightfall campaigns) €34.99 (includes Factions and Nightfall campaigns) |
No | No | April 28, 2005 | August 25, 2011 |
Guild Wars 2 | ArenaNet | Fantasy | Retail sale or Download | Free | No | No | August 28, 2012 | October 23, 2015 (Heart of Thorns) |
Hero Online | Netgame | History | Download | Free | No | No | 2006 | Unknown |
Knight Online | MGame Corporation and Noah System | Fantasy | Download | Free | No | No | December 6, 2004 | August 5, 2010 (1840) |
Lineage | NCsoft | Fantasy | Download | US$9.99 | Yes | US$15/month | September 3, 1998 | August 11, 2010 (Season 3, Episode 1) |
Lineage II | NCsoft | Fantasy | Download | Free | No | Non-free | October 1, 2003 ![]() April 27, 2004 ![]() |
July 25, 2012 |
The Lord of the Rings Online | Turbine | Fantasy | Retail sale or download | Free | No | US$14.95/month | April 24, 2007 | May 1, 2015 ![]() |
MapleStory | Wizet | Fantasy | Download | Free | No | No | May 2002 ![]() November 2003 ![]() December 2004 ![]() July 4, 2005 ![]() May 11, 2005 (Global) June 23, 2005 (SEA) |
July 19, 2010 (0.88) ![]() July 15, 2010 (0.63) ![]() |
Minions of Mirth | Prairie Games | Fantasy | Download | Free - US$29.95[6] | No | No | December 2005 | Unknown |
Omerta (video game) | Omerta Game Limited | Fantasy | Retail sale or Download | Free | No | No | September 2003 | February 2013 ( Version 4.0 ) |
Perfect World | Beijing Perfect World | Fantasy | Retail sale or Download | Free | No | No | July 2005 ![]() December 2006 ![]() March 2007 ![]() TBA 2007 ![]() |
December 16, 2014 (Patch version 824) |
Pirates of the Burning Sea | Flying Lab Software | Fantasy | Retail sale or download | US$19.99 (free download) | Yes | US$12-month subscription: US$143($12/month) or 1-month subscription: US$14.99 Part of Station Access |
January 22, 2008 | June 23, 2009, V. 1.15.52 |
Ragnarok Online | GRAVITY Co., Ltd. | Fantasy, Steampunk | Download | Free | No | US$10/month | August 31, 2002 | December 4, 2009 (Episode 13.2) |
Regnum Online | NGD Studios | Medieval fantasy | Download | Free | No | Lowest Ximerin (points) possible 5 USD; highest ximerin possible 60 USD | April 24, 2007 | April 29, 2010 |
Rift (video game) | Trion Worlds | Future fantasy | Download | Free | No | Paid with In-game Credits; US$12.99/Month | March 1, 2011 | February 17, 2011 |
Rise: The Vieneo Province | Unistellar Industries | Science fiction, Space simulation | Download | Free | Yes | US$5.95 | April 1, 2006 | Unknown |
Runes of Magic | Runewaker Entertainment | Fantasy | Download | Free | No | No | March 19, 2009 | December 14, 2011 |
RuneScape | Jagex Ltd | Fantasy | Browser-based | Free | No | £6.67/month full access/Can be paid with ingame currency | January 4, 2001 | March 5, 2016 |
Ryzom | Nevrax | Science Fantasy | Download | Free | No | US$10.95/month €7.95 |
September 20, 2004 | May 28, 2011 (1.12.0) |
Star Trek Online | Cryptic Studios | Science fiction, Star Trek | Retail sale or Download | Free | No | Yes | February 2, 2010 | October 14, 2014 |
Star Wars Galaxies | Sony Online Entertainment | Science fiction, Star Wars | Shut Down | June 26, 2003 | ||||
Star Wars: The Old Republic | Bioware | Science fiction, Star Wars | Retail and Download | Free | No | Yes | December 20, 2011 | December 10, 2015 |
Tabula Rasa | NCsoft | Science fiction | Shut down | US$49.99 | Yes | US$14.99/month | November 2, 2007 | October 27, 2008 |
A Tale in the Desert | eGenesis | Historical | Download | Free | Yes | US$13.95/month | February 3, 2003 | August 7, 2010 (Fifth Telling) |
TERA: Rising | BlueHole Studio | Fantasy | Download | Free | No | No | January 25, 2011 | June 21, 2015 |
Terra Militaris | SNAIL Game | Historical | Web | Free | No | No | 2010 | Unknown |
Tibia | CipSoft | Fantasy | Download | Free | No | €7.45/month | 1997 | July 25, 2015 (10.80) |
Toontown Online | The Walt Disney Company | Classic cartoons | Download | Free | No | US$9.95/month | 2003 | June 2, 2010 (1.0.40.15) |
Ultima Online | Origin Systems | Fantasy | Download | US$29.99 | Yes | US$12.99/month | 1997 | December 6, 2013 (Publish 85) |
Underlight | Lyra Studios LLC | Fantasy | Download | Free | No | No | March 1998 | June 22, 2015 |
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes | Sony Online Entertainment | Fantasy | Retail sale or download | Free (free download) | No | No | January 30, 2007 | June 2, 2009 (Build 2461) |
Vendetta Online | Guild Software | Space simulation | Download | Free | Yes | US$9.99/month US$6.66/24 months |
November 1, 2004 ![]() |
August 15, 2012 (VO 1.8.224) |
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning | Mythic Entertainment | Fantasy | Shut Down | September 18, 2008 | ||||
WonderKing Online | Ryu & Soft | Fantasy | Download | Free | No | No | March 20, 2006 ![]() February 24, 2007 ![]() June 19, 2009 ![]() 2009 ![]() 2009 ![]() |
September 12, 2009 |
World of the Living Dead: Resurrection | Ballardia | Survival Strategy | Browser-Based | Free | No | No | October 11, 2013 | January 1, 2014 (2.1.9) |
World of Warcraft | Blizzard Entertainment | Fantasy | Retail sale or Download | US$19.99 Battle Chest (includes up to Mists of Pandaria expansion); Warlords Of Draenor $49.99 | Yes | Free limited (to Lvl 20) Full US$14.99/month €12.99 |
November 23, 2004 ![]() ![]() February 11, 2005 ![]() |
November 17, 2015 (6.2.3) |
Name | Creator | Genre | Client sale method | Client purchase price | Monthly fee required | Monthly subscription available | Release date(s) | Last update |
Statistics table
Name | No. of players | No. of players per server / shards / worlds | No. of servers / shards / worlds | Common peak of players | Contains Instances |
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Anarchy Online | [7] | 12,000? | 3 | ? | Yes (Missions) |
Asheron's Call | ? | ? | 9 | ? | Yes |
City of Heroes | [7] | 200,000? | 11 (American version), 4 (European version) | ? | Yes (Missions) |
DarkSpace | 4,500 | ? | 1 | ? | No |
Dark Age of Camelot | [7] | 125,000? | 6(?) | 5,000 (America), 6,000 (Europe) | Yes |
Dofus | [8] | 500,000? | 44 | 45,000 per server (~6000 online) | Yes |
Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach | ? | ? | 8 | ? | Yes (Entire world) |
EVE Online | [9] | 500,000500k Tranquility (rest of world), 50k Serenity (China)[10] | 2 (China, and rest of world) Also has a test server for devs, but is open to playerbase to test/view new features incoming.[10] | 35k Tranquility average in 2015 [10] 60,453 peak Tranquility,[11] ~500 Test shard [10] 7.2k China/Serenity average in 2015 [10] | Yes (Incursions) |
EverQuest | [7] | 200,000~8,000 | 25 as of August 2007 | ~4,000 | Yes (LDON, Plane of Time, Post GoD Raid Locations) |
EverQuest II | [12] | 185,000~8,000 | 27 as of March 2008 | ~2,500 per server | Yes |
Final Fantasy XI | [7] | 500,00015,000-20,000[13] | 32 servers[14] | Generally 1500–2000 per world | Expansion only |
Final Fantasy XIV | [15] | 5,000,000Avg. 62,500 | 64[16] | Yes | Yes |
Guild Wars | ? | All | 1 | 8 in PvE | Everywhere except towns and outposts |
Guild Wars 2 | ? | Avg. 62,500 | 48 (21 US, 27 Europe)[17] | ? | Yes (Dungeons and Personal Story missions) |
Knight Online | 4,250,000 | 1-2 million | 12x3(subservers) | 30,000 per subserver 30kx36 total | ? |
Lineage II | [7] | 1,300,000? | 10 | ? | Yes |
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar | ? | ? | 38 | ? | Yes |
MapleStory | [18] | 5,000,000? | 89 (All versions) ; 7 (Global version) | ? | No |
Perfect World | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
Pirates of the Burning Sea | ? | Avg. 350 as of 2009-June 23 | 6 as of 2009-June 23 | ? | Yes |
Ragnarok Online | ? | ? | 3 (iRO) | ? | Announced for a future update |
Rift (video game) | 1,400,000 | 100,000 | 22 | 15000 | Yes (dungeons, warfronts, player/guild housing) |
Rise: The Vieneo Province | 4,000 | 4,000 | 1 | 100 | Entire world |
RuneScape | [19] | 750,000 (As of 2016)2,000[20] | 141 | 95,000 | Yes |
Ryzom | style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; font-size: smaller; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="unknown table-unknown"|? | ? | 3 | ? | Partial: Ryzom Ring allows instanced content generated by players with a scenario editor. |
Star Trek Online | [21] | 2,500,000All | 2 | ? | Yes |
Star Wars Galaxies | [7] | 100,000? | 12 | ? | Yes |
Star Wars: The Old Republic | [22] | 1,600,000? | 214 as of 2011-12-25 | ? | Yes |
TERA: Rising | [7] | 4,000,000? | ? | ? | Yes |
Tibia | [7] | ?500 (max. is 950) | 77 as of Feb. 4, 2010[23] | Close to 35,000 as of 2010-02-04[23] | No |
Ultima Online | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
Underlight | ? | All | 1 | ? | No |
Vendetta Online | ? | All | 1 | ? | No |
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning | [24] | 300,000? | 4 | ? | Yes |
WonderKing Online | ? | ? | 2 (NA Version) | ? | No |
World of Warcraft | [25] | 5,600,000Avg. 35,000 | 246 | ? | Yes |
No. of players | No. of players per server / shards / worlds | No. of servers / shards / worlds | Common peak of players | Contains Instances |
Engine table
Game engine type | Source code available? | Fully customizable user interface | Windowable[26] | Custom UI Mods / Addons | |
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Aion: The Tower of Eternity | 3D | No | Partial | Yes | No |
Anarchy Online | 3D | No | Yes | Yes | |
Asheron's Call | 3D | No | ? | Yes | |
City of Heroes | 3D | No | Partial | Yes | |
DarkSpace | 3D | Yes | No | Yes | |
Dark Age of Camelot | 3D | No | Yes | Yes | |
Dofus | 2D | No | Yes | Yes | |
Dragon Oath | 3D | No | Partial | Yes | |
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach | 3D | No | No | Yes | |
EVE Online | 3D | No | Adjustable/movable windows and Colors, no custom additions | Yes | No[27] |
EverQuest | 3D | No | Yes | Yes | |
EverQuest II | 3D | No | Yes | Yes | |
Final Fantasy XI | 3D | No | No | Yes[28] | |
Guild Wars | 3D | No | Adjustable/movable windows, no custom additions | Yes | |
Guild Wars 2 | 3D | No | Adjustable/movable windows | Yes | ? |
Knight Online | 3D | No | Partial | Yes | |
Lineage II | 3D | No | Adjustable/movable windows | Yes | |
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar | 3D | No | Partial | Yes | Yes |
MapleStory | 2D | No | No | Yes | |
Perfect World | 3D | No | Yes | Yes | |
Pirates of the Burning Sea | 3D | No | Yes | Yes | |
Ragnarok Online | 2D, 3D | No | Partial | Yes | |
Rift (video game) | 3D | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Rise: The Vieneo Province | 3D | No | Adjustable/movable windows | Yes | |
RuneScape | 3D | No | Yes | Yes | |
Ryzom | 3D | Yes | Partial | Yes | |
Star Trek Online | 3D | No | Yes | Yes | |
Star Wars Galaxies | 3D | No | No | Yes | |
Star Wars The Old Republic | 3D | No | Yes (update 1.2) | Yes | No |
Tabula Rasa | 3D | No | No | Yes | |
Tibia | 2D | No | Partial | Yes | |
Ultima Online | 2D, 3D | Some | Yes | Yes | |
Underlight | 3D | No | No | No | No |
Vendetta Online | 3D | No | Partial | Yes | Yes |
WonderKing Online | 2D | No | No | Yes | |
World of Warcraft | 3D | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Feature Set
The term "content" to be used where the type of content is the objective (e.g., PVP content = objective is to kill players).
PVE Group Instances | PVE Raid Instances | Open-world PVE Raid Content | PVP Group Instances | PVP Raid Instances | Open-world PVP Raid Content | Item appearance customization | Auction House / Broker | Jumping | Swimming | Mounts | Guild Housing | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aion: The Tower of Eternity | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No (In development) |
Anarchy Online | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Asheron's Call | ||||||||||||
City of Heroes | ||||||||||||
Dark Age of Camelot | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
DarkSpace | ||||||||||||
Dofus | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Dragon Oath | ||||||||||||
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
EVE Online | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | No (In development) |
EverQuest | ||||||||||||
EverQuest II | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Partial | No (In development) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Final Fantasy XI | ||||||||||||
Guild Wars | Yes | Partial | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Guild Wars 2 | Yes | Yes[29] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[30] |
Knight Online | ||||||||||||
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Lineage II | ||||||||||||
MapleStory | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Partial | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Perfect World | ||||||||||||
Pirates of the Burning Sea | ||||||||||||
Ragnarok Online | ||||||||||||
Rift (video game) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Rise: The Vieneo Province | ||||||||||||
RuneScape | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Partial | Partial | Yes |
Ryzom | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Star Trek Online | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Star Wars Galaxies | ||||||||||||
Star Wars The Old Republic | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (soon) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Tabula Rasa | ||||||||||||
Tibia | ||||||||||||
Ultima Online | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Underlight | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Vendetta Online | ||||||||||||
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning | Yes | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
WonderKing Online | ||||||||||||
World of Warcraft | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ Monthly subscriptions usually offer more content in the game
- ↑ "Age of Conan Play for Free". AgeOfConan.com. Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Dark Age of Camelot". www.darkageofcamelot.com.
- ↑ Client is free with 14-day Trial. But you may buy client with 1 month prepaid if you want.
- ↑ "FF XIV official site".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Woodcock, Bruce Sterling. "Mmogchart.com". Retrieved Jan 5, 2007.
- ↑ "結婚祈願 - 縁結び神社 縁結びで恋愛成就ならココ".
- ↑ CCP Games. "EVE Online Surpasses 500,000 Subscribers Worldwide". EVE Community.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "EVE-Offline :: EVE-Online & DUST514 Status monitor".
- ↑ 60,453 pilots: the new eve pcu record Archived June 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ MMOGData.VOIG.com Online Data About Online Games
- ↑ "Protecting Final Fantasy XI From the Gil-Sellers". Retrieved Sep 7, 2007.
- ↑ "FINAL FANTASY XI ONLINE Server Status". Retrieved Jan 9, 2007.
- ↑ "5 Million Accounts". Retrieved Oct 29, 2015.
- ↑ "FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE Server Status". Retrieved Oct 29, 2015.
- ↑ "List Of Worlds". Guild Wars. Retrieved Sep 14, 2012.
- ↑ "2007 warp up". Maple Story Global. Dec 18, 2007.
- ↑ "RuneScape Online Community - Forums, News, Events and more". Jagex Ltd. August 2, 2014. Retrieved Aug 2, 2014.
- ↑ Wagner James Au (2008). "RuneScape Moves to Come Out of the Shadows". GigaOM. Retrieved Jul 14, 2008.
- ↑ "5 Year Anniversary Infographic". Star Trek Online. Star Trek Online. January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Star Wars The Old Republic Statistics". Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- 1 2 "Tiba Server load". Retrieved October 1, 2006.
- ↑ "Axe drops at Warhammer dev as subs sink to 300K". Gamespot. Retrieved Feb 5, 2009.
- ↑ "World of WarCraft Subscribers By Quarter". MMO-Champion. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ↑ Allows the game to be played in a window while running in a desktop environment.
- ↑ "EVE Online End User License Agreement". CCP Games. CCP Games. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ Windowed mode was added with the Nov. 19, 2007 update; however, it has been reported as being buggy and still having an error if Alt-Tab is used.
- ↑ https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/raids-in-guild-wars-2/
- ↑ "Guild Wars 2". Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns.
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