MMORPG Games Comparison

Comparison table of 80 MMORPGs by key parameters

Game	Developer	Year	Model	PvP	PvE	Sandbox	Platforms	Status
Ragnarok Online	Gravity	2002	Free-to-Play / Subscription	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
EVE Online	CCP Games	2003	Free-to-Play + Subscription	✓	✓	✓	PC, Mac	Active
Lineage 2	NCSoft	2003	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Lineage 2 Main	NCSoft	2003	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
World of Warcraft	Blizzard Entertainment	2004	Subscription	✓	✓	—	PC, Mac	Active
RPG-Club	RPG-Club	2004	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Perfect World	Beijing Perfect World	2005	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Lineage 2 Interlude	NCSoft	2007	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Popular on community servers
Shock World	Shock-World Team	2007	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Warmane	Warmane	2008	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Aion	NCSoft	2009	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Tauri WoW	Tauri	2009	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Project 1999	P99 Team	2009	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
TheMega	zMega Team	2010	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
L2Gold	L2Gold	2010	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
WoWCircle	WoWCircle	2010	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
L2Mafia	L2Mafia Team	2011	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Guild Wars 2	ArenaNet	2012	Buy-to-Play + Free version	✓	✓	—	PC, Mac	Active
Lineage 2 High Five	NCSoft	2012	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Popular on community servers
Gran Kain	Gran Kain	2012	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
PandaWoW	PandaWoW	2012	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Final Fantasy XIV	Square Enix	2013	Subscription + Free Trial	✓	✓	—	PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox	Active
Asterios	Asterios	2013	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
ArcheAge	XLGames	2014	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	✓	PC	Active
Euro-PVP	Euro-PVP	2014	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Return of Reckoning	RoR Team	2014	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Black Desert Online	Pearl Abyss	2015	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	✓	PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox, Mobile	Active
Scryde	Scryde Tech	2015	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Lucera2	Lucera2 Team	2015	Commercial license	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Lineage 2 Legacy	NCSoft	2015	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
NovaRO	NovaRO	2015	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
L2Classic.club	L2Classic.club	2016	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
TheBattle.Club	TheBattle	2016	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Sunwell	Sunwell	2016	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
SWG Legends	SWG Legends Team	2016	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	✓	PC	Active
ArcheRage	ArcheRage	2016	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	✓	PC	Active
Lineage 2: Revolution	Netmarble	2017	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	Android, iOS, PC (emulator)	Active
L2J Mobius	Mobius Development	2017	Open-source	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Albion Online	Sandbox Interactive	2017	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	✓	PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android	Active
L2Shrine	L2Shrine	2017	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Sirus	Sirus	2017	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Ascension WoW	Ascension	2017	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
MapleLegends	MapleLegends	2017	Free-to-Play	—	✓	—	PC	Active
ElmoreLab	Independent team	2018	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Lineage 2 Classic	NCSoft	2018	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
La2Era	La2Era Team	2018	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
L2Dex	L2Dex Team	2018	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Destarion	Destarion Team	2018	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
L2Phoenix	L2Phoenix Team	2018	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
L2Reborn	L2Reborn	2018	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
UO Outlands	UO Outlands Team	2018	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	✓	PC	Active
Aion Empire	Aion Empire Team	2019	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Valhalla-Age	Valhalla-Age Team	2019	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Lineage 2 Essence	NCSoft	2019	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Lineage 2M	NCSoft	2019	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	Android, iOS, PC (Purple)	Active
Turtle WoW	Turtle WoW	2019	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Homecoming (City of Heroes)	Homecoming Team	2019	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
EuroAion	EuroAion	2019	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Aion Destiny	Aion Destiny Team	2020	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
MasterWork	E-Global	2020	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Istina	Lineage 2 Scarlet Team	2020	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
L2Tales	L2Tales	2020	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Aion Classic	NCSoft	2021	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active (RU — 4Game, since 2023)
Abyss	l2abyss.com Team	2021	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Melior Classic	Melior Team	2021	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
ChromieCraft	ChromieCraft	2021	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
BoHpts	Independent team (unofficial)	2022	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
ForcePlay	ForcePlay Team	2022	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Flauron	Independent team	2022	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Mortal Online 2	Star Vault	2022	Buy-to-Play	✓	✓	✓	PC	Active
Stormforge	Stormforge	2022	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Menma's TERA	Menma Team	2022	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
L2MAD	Independent team	2023	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Arcane World	Arcane World Team	2023	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Lu4	E-Global / MasterWork	2024	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
Throne and Liberty	NCSoft	2024	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC, PS5, Xbox Series	Active
Tarisland	Tencent	2024	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC, iOS, Android	Active
Aion 2	NCSoft	2025	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC (Steam/Purple), Android, iOS	Released in KR/TW (Nov 2025); global September 2026
L2 Sunrise	Independent team	2025	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active
L2Reunion	GM MiKi	2025	Free-to-Play	✓	✓	—	PC	Active

About this comparison

The table lists the main characteristics of 80 MMORPG games featured in the MMORPG Wiki catalog. The data is current as of 2026. For detailed information about each game, visit its page. Definitions of the terms (PvP, PvE, Sandbox, F2P, etc.) are available in the glossary.