The Ultimate Free MMORPG List [Updated 1/23/2012]

[Eric]

List of free MMORPGs:

3700AD
Description: 3700AD - A space online game is a free-4-life space strategy Role-Playing Game.
Wiki: http://3700ad.gamestotal.com/en/wiki/
Official Site: 3700 AD English Selected (http://3700ad.gamestotal.com/)
Supported Platforms: Browser based

9Dragons
Description: First authentic martial arts MMORPG.
Wiki: 9dragons Wiki (http://9dragons.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page)
Official Site: 9Dragons - Free Online MMORPG - Play Free Multiplayer Games Online - Nine Dragons (http://9dragons.gamescampus.com/)
Supported Platforms: Windows (".exe" binary installer)

Achaea
Description: Text-based MMORPG (MUD).
Wiki: AchaeaWiki (http://wiki.achaea.com/Main_Page)
Official Site: Role Playing Games | Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands (http://www.achaea.com/)
Supported Platforms: Browser based

Crystal Saga
Description: 2D browser game, closely follows Chinese culture.
Wiki: Crystalsaga Wiki (http://crystalsaga.wikia.com/wiki/Crystalsaga_Wiki)
Official Site: Crystal Saga - Action packed MMO Role Playing Game! (http://cs.r2games.com/sign_up.php?sub_id=6586&adid=28)
Supported Platforms: Browser-based

Drakensang Online
Description: 3D MMORPG
Wiki: The Drakensang Wiki - Armor, locations, quests, and more (http://en.drakensang.wikia.com/wiki/Drakensang_English_Wiki)
Official Site: Drakensang Online | The online fantasy game in your browser Home (http://agathon.drakensang-online.com/)
Supported Platforms: Browser-based

Eden Eternal
Aeria Games
Description: Anime-style MMORPG
Wiki: Eden Eternal Wiki (http://edeneternal.wikia.com/wiki/Eden_Eternal_Wiki)
Official Site: Eden Eternal - A free MMORPG from Aeria Games (http://edeneternal.aeriagames.com/)
Supported Platforms: Windows

Elsword
Description: 2D Side-scrolling MMORPG
Wiki: Elsword Wiki (http://elswordhq.wikia.com/wiki/Elsword_Wiki)
Official Site: Elsword Online (http://www.elswordonline.com/)
Supported Platforms: Windows

Flyff
Description: Fantasy MMORPG, flying.
Wiki: Main Page - FlyFF WIki (http://flyff-wiki.gpotato.com/wiki/Main_Page)
Official Site: gPotato Presents Flyff - A Completely Free To Play Online Game! (http://flyff.gpotato.com/)
Supported Platforms: Windows

Glory Destiny Online
Description: Cute 3D MMORPG
Official Site: Glory Destiny Online- Official Website (http://www.glorydestiny.com/)
Supported Platforms: Windows

Grand Chase
Description: 2D Side-scrolling MMORPG
Wiki: Grand Chase Wiki (http://grandchase.wikia.com/wiki/Grand_Chase_Wiki)
Official Site: Welcome to Grand Chase! (http://grandchase.gamerage.com/Default.aspx)
Supported Platforms: Windows

Grand Fantasia
Aeria Games
Description: Anime-style MMORPG
Wiki: Main Page - Grand Fantasia Wiki (http://wiki.aeriagames.com/grandfantasia/index.php?title=Main_Page)
Official Site: Grand Fantasia - Free anime themed 3D MMORPG at Aeria Games (http://grandfantasia.aeriagames.com/)
Supported Platforms: Windows

Knight Online
Description: 3D fantasy MMORPG
Wiki: Knight Online Wiki (http://knight-online.software.informer.com/wiki/)
Official Site: http://www.gamersfirst.com/knightonlineworld/
Supported Platforms: Windows

Mabinogi
Nexon
Description: Fantasy life MMORPG
Wiki: Wiki Home - Mabinogi World Wiki (http://wiki.mabinogiworld.com/)
Official Site: Mabinogi - FREE Fantasy Life (http://mabinogi.nexon.net/)
Supported Platforms: Windows

MapleStory
Nexon
Description: 2D Fantasy MMORPG
Wiki: Wikimedia Error (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MapleStory)
Official Site: MapleStory - A Free Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game (http://maplestory.nexon.net/)
Supported Platforms: Windows

Neverwinter
Description: Open beta fantasy MMORPG that takes places in the Forgotten Realms city of Neverwinter, in the D&D universe.
Wiki: http://neverwinter.gamepedia.com/Neverwinter_Wiki
Official Site: http://nw.perfectworld.com/
Supported Platforms: Windows

Perfect World
Description: Traditional Chinese adventure/fantasy MMORPG
Wiki: Main Page - PWpedia (http://pwi-wiki.perfectworld.com/index.php/Main_Page)
Official Site: Perfect World (http://www.perfectworld.com/)
Supported Platforms: Windows

RIFT
Description: RIFT - A fantasy based MMO that takes place in the world of Telar.
Wiki: http://telarapedia.gamepedia.com/Rift_Wiki
Official Site: RIFT English Homepage (http://www.riftgame.com/en/)
Supported Platforms: Windows

Runescape
Description: Fantasy MMORPG
Wiki: The RuneScape Wiki - Skills, quests, guides, items, monsters, and more (http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/RuneScape_Wiki)
Official Site: RuneScape - MMORPG - The No.1 Free Online Multiplayer Game (http://www.runescape.com/)
Supported Platforms: Windows

Runes of Magic
Description: Fantasy MMORPG.
Wiki: Runes of Magic Wiki (http://www.theromwiki.com/Runes_of_Magic_Wiki)
Official Site: Runes of Magic - Homepage (http://us.runesofmagic.com/us/)
Supported Platforms: Windows

Rusty Hearts
Description: Hack and slash MMORPG, can play through Steam
Wiki: Rusty Hearts Wiki (http://rustyhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Rusty_Hearts_Wiki)
Official Site: http://rustyhearts.perfectworld.com/
Supported Platforms: Windows

Shaiya
Aeria Games
Description: Fantasy MMORPG - light versus darkness.
Wiki: The Shaiya Wiki - Guides, maps, items, and more (http://shaiya.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page)
Official Site: Shaiya - Free Online MMORPG at Aeria Games (http://shaiya.aeriagames.com/)
Supported Platforms: Windows

Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online
Aeria Games
Description: MMORPG based in the Shin Megami Tensei universe.
Wiki: Main Page - Megami Tensei IMAGINE Wiki (http://wiki.aeriagames.com/megaten/index.php?title=Main_Page)
Official Site: Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online - Free Online MMORPG at Aeria Games (http://megaten.aeriagames.com/)
Supported Platforms: Windows

Silkroad Online
Description: Fantasy MMORPG, set in 7th century AD
Wiki: Silkroad Online Wiki (http://silkroadonline.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page)
Official Site: http://silkroadcp.joymax.com/userenv.htm
Supported Platforms: Windows

TERA: Rising
Description: Fantasy action-combat based MMORPG, set in the world of Arborea
Wiki: N/A
Official Site: http://tera.enmasse.com/
Supported Platforms: Windows, Mac (With Bootcamp)

Here are some great resources if you're searching for a new, free MMORPG to play:
Free MMORPG List - Free MMORPG Online - mmorpg games - Free To Play Games (http://www.freemmorpglist.com/)

[LiNuX]

Rush On Seven Episodes - Free to play since June 29th 2008, used to be P2P

Runescape is another

[Eric]

Ill work on this later. Its storming out and my internet is being slow heh..

But I have a lot of em to put up, and thanks for those adds :)

[zantanzuken]

.... sigh. aeriagames
all their games are FTP, didnt see the no-links rule

[EpsilonX]

theres http://www.godsoftime.com

i used to be like addicted to that retarded game.

[jcowns]

Silkroad :D
i still play it

[Exodyus]

I hardly think it's fair that he can place hold and double-post and I can't.

-frownpout- Bullshat...

[Id.E.M]

CIVONY is pretty good
Fun Fact: I've mever played/ heard of it before. The add just popped up though xD lawlzore

[iShikamaru]

Maplestory

It gets old after a while, though. =P

[sp0ok]

Titans Mu Season 4 New Start
BEST MMORPG Ever! Forum Is At

[12oz12]

knight online

[JuveThaGreat]

Fiesta Online - best rpg ive played

[Diligence109]

Fiesta Online - best rpg ive played

I played Fiesta for a while and felt let down. :\

If you don't want to read an in-depth review, skip everything between the stars.

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It had an okay start, taking roughly 10 hours of relaxed gameplay to get to level 20 and launch into the mid-game. By the time you reach that level you even are starting to have a grasp on how to manipulate the game's mechanic so the first few quests (although they are just simple "hunt this mob until you kill enough/get a quest loot from them" quests) do well to provide a tutorial into the world.

Once you get to level 20 and start the mid game, it was still fun for me until it showed it's weaknesses around level 30. By level 40, the problems listed below were enough to make me give up on the game despite the time and familiarity I had invested in it:

- The game is very poorly translated. You rarely read a grammatically correct sentence from an NPC and see a lot of erroneous characters. This isn't a big deal if the game underneath the dialogue works well, right? But still, presentation has some value that shouldn't be forgotten...
- The gameplay is contrived. Although they offer each of the four classes their own unique abilities, the reality of it is that each class has one intelligent way to use those abilities, giving you a pre-defined role in the gameplay from the character selection screen. There are very subtle differences you can do to a character's build to make them play differently (i.e. a cleric building with extra STR to play solo or with extra END to "clank," or be a "cleric tank") but the subtleties will make very little difference when you are playing with other people who expect you to fill your role in the party.
- When you realize that you are just the same as everyone else who is your class no matter how you build your "unique" character and the only thing setting you out from others is that you may know how to play, you also realize that you look the same as everyone. Every single person that you pass in town has either blue or violet hair... and the only way to change that is to shell out and spend real money to modify your character's appearance.
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The MMO was fun, but the total lack of character customization in both appearance, build, and skills made it hard for me to feel like I had a personality in game and to really become immersed in this world where I wanted to meet other unique players and introduce myself to them. When I play Fiesta, it's just for a quick fix of that cut and dry MMO grinding with the same set of rules and four character classes we've known since Gauntlet.

It's a decent game, to be fair, but an MMO demands that you spent hours immersed in it's universe and feel "at home" there. Fiesta didn't offer the "above and beyond" to really pull me in and give me a fun, magical world to throw myself into. :\


If someone can find a free MMO that proves that last paragraph wrong, please post it here, cause I've played enough free MMOs at this point to be convinced that it doesn't exist :eek1:

[maddenwarrior]

what about... secrets of the solstice, pretty sweet game...

[youthism_is_me]

How about
Graalonline
anarchyonline

[cr4ftm4ch1ne]

Archlord rocks! Favorite!

[Mowinckel107]

voage online is great

[Diligence109]

voage online is great

What makes it great? What's it all about?
I'm curious as to how this free to play MMO would stand out from others

[thedeparted]

I've never played it nor do I ever intend to but I figured I'd youtube the gameplay and it looks rather interesting

[lusifersangel]

those are superb games i checked that out............

keep up the good work.:-)

[Mowinckel107]

Besides having ok combat on land, it had a great resource gathering, like farming. But it had beautiful sea combat as well and the guilds could make a real impact on the world by taking over cities and so one

[Waffles]

Maplestory if fun, but because of the leveling system it gets boring after awhile, also because its 2D

Flyff is great, its a 3D game and it almost never gets old, the graphics are really high up there for MMOs.

Runes of Mage is another one, i couldn't play long enought to get a strong opinion, but i've heard good things about it.

[Jaykub]

I suggest checking out Stellar Dawn | Free Multi-player Sci-Fi Game | Coming soon from Jagex (http://www.stellardawn.com) its a new MMORPG from Jagex coming out in 2010.

[BobTD]

I suggest checking out Stellar Dawn | Free Multi-player Sci-Fi Game | Coming soon from Jagex (http://www.stellardawn.com) its a new MMORPG from Jagex coming out in 2010.

There is absolutely nothing to check out. Other then knowing that its a sci fi game they havent told us anything. There is nothing but obscure concept art and pointless trailers that do nothing but make you wonder why you spent the time to watch them.

its frustrating how poorly some people try to build hype. Not even giving a genre and expecting people to get excited is bat**** crazy.

[dylanm504]

i usualyl dont play mmorpg games but i bot on runescape if that counts :D

[dramadecay]

A nice listing here : D

[Exodyus]

Maplestory if fun, but because of the leveling system it gets boring after awhile, also because its 2D

Flyff is great, its a 3D game and it almost never gets old, the graphics are really high up there for MMOs.

Runes of Mage is another one, i couldn't play long enought to get a strong opinion, but i've heard good things about it.

http://flyff.gpotato.com

I'd have to agree with this, and since Version 16 is coming out here in a week, I figured it was definitely worth repping. They redid all the translations and for the most part, the game seems to be rather addicting if you can find friends to play with, lol.

[DCarmen]

While I know this differs from the typical MMO genre, Achaea is an amazing game. It's a MUD, so for those gamers who are too focused on graphics, don't bother. The game centers around the continent of Sapience (Though currently a new continent can be visited, but is still being built in the programming). There are six cities which players can join, with each city housing at least 3 - 5 "Houses" which are essentially guilds. The main difference between the "House" complex and the formerly used Guilds is that in a House, members do not all have to be the same class, or even similar for that matter. Achaea boasts an exceptional 12 different races to choose from ( 2 of which are gender based; Sirens can only be female, Satyrs can only be male) and 16 unique classes. Each class has 3 skillsets assigned to them, and each skillset is made up of anything from 15 - 25 skills. The combat is extremely complex and takes months, if not years, to completely master. There are 37 different Gods and Goddesses that players can choose to follow, each having a Religious Order for their followers to join and progress in. (Bare in mind that since the Gods are PCs that are doing volunteer work they are not always around, and some are even inactive from time to time.) There are just so many different facets to this one game, and it's all contained in the text. If this doesn't give you some brief insight, and maybe even a little intrigue, then you truly can't call yourself a fan of RPGs.

[Sotanji]

Well i Have 3 i can add to this list,
Grandchase,
Elsword,
Rusty Hearts.

All are arcade style mmos, so not much in the character creation area. but im a sucker for arcade style games, what can i say!

[Optic232]

Silkroad :D !

[Exodyus]

This severely needs to be updated or unstickied because it's inaccurate and hasn't ever been kept up.

[thedeparted]

For sure. Somebody should just make a new thread seeing Eric isn't around anymore

[Muffincat]

I'll try and edit it into something more useful :|

[thedeparted]

awesome muffin :fblike:

[Muffincat]

I've got most of the ones suggested in this thread up, as well as some others I came across as I was searching, and I will continue to add some more!

Thanks for suggesting it, exo.

[Exodyus]

Anytime.

It'd thought about talking both of the MMO lists and forming them into one thing, but I'm really too lazy to do that, lol.

I've also been playing a lot of Drakensang Online (http://agathon.drakensang-online.com/), so ... meh.

[imoto]

is anyone doing the TRIBES beta testing?

[56casinob219]

Thanks you! Want to keep this forum small and personable! Sometimes small is better! Again you are not small but better.

[skull43]

OMG :shocked:

[mmoraven]

You can add Rift! It recently went free to play and the players base has grown quite a lot!

[ROFLBRYCE]

Forgot this thread even existed! Thanks! :) Also updated with TERA, and Neverwinter. Remember to bump this as new FTP games come out, or as older ones become unavailable!

I think there's quite a few players that play RIFT on the forums, I still need to get into it :X