TOP 10 Free MMORPG 2017
october Top 10
Our list with the best ten free MMORPGs of October 2017. This Month TERA claims the top of the list with the release of a new expansion. RIFT and Revelation Online also released a new update. Let us know what you think about it with a comment below.
# 10 Neverwinter
Neverwinter is a free-to-play action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter. Explore and defend one of the most beloved cities from the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms Campaign setting as it rises from the ashes of destruction. This immersive MMORPG will take players from the besieged walls of the city to subterranean passageways in search of forgotten secrets and lost treasure.
# 9 Secret World Legends
Secret World Legends is a free to play Action RPG where players take on the role as agents of powerful factions battling against various evils, myths and supernatural enemies. With three available factions and multiple classes, players create their own character and explore a huge modern day world under threat in this story focused, quest-based title. The game is feature packed with a re-vamped combat system, weapon customization, PVE content, exploration and PVP. A relaunched/updated version of the previous The Secret World MMORPG, Legends offers updates animations, graphics, combat and various other features.
# 8 Blade & Soul
Blade & Soul is an Asian martial arts adventure MMORPG set in a world crafted from myths and legends where players will embark on an epic journey of self-discovery, intense training and revenge! It is a story of good versus evil, of warring factions and gods and the journey of bringing honour to your clan.
# 7 Star Trek Online
Based in the Star Trek universe this free to play massively multiplayer online role-playing game gives players the chance to captain their own customisable ship and join either the Klingon Empire of the Federation. Flying through space, board friendly and hostile ships and been down to planets and explore the alien terrain, as well is taking advantage of the powerful Forge system where players are able to create their own content and quests.
# 6 Echo of Soul
Echo of Soul is completely free to play and sends players on an exciting journey through a fantasy world as a Soulkeeper seeking out corrupt souls and looking to vanquish malign spirits that threaten the world. With elements of PvP, PvE, Questing and Crafting the game is filled with features to please all types of players.
# 5 EVE Online
EVE Online is a sci-fi themed MMORPG where players fight in the distant future for control of the galaxy of New Eden as part of one of the major rivalling factions of the region. Players can level up, acquire resources, craft or purchase new ships and fully upgrade them with items to best suit their playstyle, whatever that may be, as EVE Online offers a full sandbox experience where players can play the type of role they wish to and engage in their preferred types of features whether resource gathering, crafting, or battling in Faction Warfare. The game offers a free to play account version as well as a subscription based model, allowing players to test out the main gameplay of the title before committing to a sub and accessing all of the game’s features.
# 4 Elsword
An action packed MMO with an smooth combat and simple-to-use controls, racked up in a unique graphical style. Play the parts of Elsword and companions as you journey through your adventure tackling quests along the way and witnessing the growth of your character from would-be hero to legend.
# 3 Revelation Online
Revelation Online is a fantasy-themed free to play MMORPG that takes players to a realm of magic in which, as heroes, they’ll have to fight the rising evil. It features many staples of the MMORPG genre: PVE (Dungeons, Raids), PVP (guild wars, mass combat, battlegrounds), questing, crafting and more, adding its own unique spin on various mechanics.
# 2 RIFT
In Rift: Planes of Telara players band together as heroes fighting off a planar invasion entering the world through a magical rift, which is slowly tearing the world apart. Play with thousands of other players in this action packed, free to play MMORPG.
# 1 TERA
Tera (short for The Exiled Realm of Arborea) is a completely free to play fantasy MMORPG set in a land created from the bodies of two mighty Titans, from which races bloomed, empires rose and mighty kingdoms flourished. In this in-depth MMO RPG players are able to personally control the player a con and have an effect on the world environment.
september Top 10
Our list with the best ten free MMORPGs of September 2017. This month, Revelation Online claims the first place after releasing a new content update introducing a new level cap and a new raid. We have also seen a new class in Blade & Soul and a brand-new expansion for Villagers & Heroes. Let us know what you think about it with a comment below.
# 10 Villagers & Heroes
Villagers & Heroes is a free to play fantasy-based MMORPG where players can explore a vast magical realm as one of four different classes and take part in various features and systems within the game to encourage achievement based gameplay, social mechanics and exciting action-based combat.
# 9 RIFT
In Rift: Planes of Telara players band together as heroes fighting off a planar invasion entering the world through a magical rift, which is slowly tearing the world apart. Play with thousands of other players in this action packed, free to play MMORPG.
# 8 ArcheAge
A free to play MMORPG ArcheAge is a free to play sandbox MMORPG with a huge open world were players live, work, fight and trade. With high levels of PVE, PVP, Crafting and Trading, players can focus on a type of gameplay that they prefer and band together with other players to share their favourite pursuits.
# 7 Path of Exile
Path of Exile is a free to play online MMORPG set in a fantasy world whose core mechanics revolve around a barter-based player economy, in-depth character customisation, competitive PVP and challenging PVE.
# 6 Neverwinter
Neverwinter is a free-to-play action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter. Explore and defend one of the most beloved cities from the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms Campaign setting as it rises from the ashes of destruction. This immersive MMORPG will take players from the besieged walls of the city to subterranean passageways in search of forgotten secrets and lost treasure.
# 5 Star Trek Online
Based in the Star Trek universe this free to play massively multiplayer online role-playing game gives players the chance to captain their own customisable ship and join either the Klingon Empire of the Federation. Flying through space, board friendly and hostile ships and been down to planets and explore the alien terrain, as well is taking advantage of the powerful Forge system where players are able to create their own content and quests.
# 4 TERA
Tera (short for The Exiled Realm of Arborea) is a completely free to play fantasy MMORPG set in a land created from the bodies of two mighty Titans, from which races bloomed, empires rose and mighty kingdoms flourished. In this in-depth MMO RPG players are able to personally control the player a con and have an effect on the world environment.
# 3 Secret World Legends
Secret World Legends is a free to play Action RPG where players take on the role as agents of powerful factions battling against various evils, myths and supernatural enemies. With three available factions and multiple classes, players create their own character and explore a huge modern day world under threat in this story focused, quest-based title. The game is feature packed with a re-vamped combat system, weapon customization, PVE content, exploration and PVP. A relaunched/updated version of the previous The Secret World MMORPG, Legends offers updates animations, graphics, combat and various other features.
# 2 Blade & Soul
Blade & Soul is an Asian martial arts adventure MMORPG set in a world crafted from myths and legends where players will embark on an epic journey of self-discovery, intense training and revenge! It is a story of good versus evil, of warring factions and gods and the journey of bringing honour to your clan.
# 1 Revelation Online
Revelation Online is a fantasy-themed free to play MMORPG that takes players to a realm of magic in which, as heroes, they’ll have to fight the rising evil. It features many staples of the MMORPG genre: PVE (Dungeons, Raids), PVP (guild wars, mass combat, battlegrounds), questing, crafting and more, adding its own unique spin on various mechanics.
august Top 10
Our list with the best ten free MMORPGs of August 2017. After releasing a major expansion, Path of Exile claims the top of the list. This month we've also seen Secret World Legends launching on Steam, a new expansion for Revelation Online and several content updates. Let us know what you think about it with a comment below.
# 10 Cabal 2
An exciting action packed free to play MMORPG, Cabal 2 is the sequel to the popular Cabal. The game allows players to explore a vast world of monsters and magic, all connected through a powerful element known as the Force. Play as a variety of different classes, embark on epic quests and engage other players in challenging PVP in this feature packed MMO.
# 9 Star Trek Online
Based in the Star Trek universe this free to play massively multiplayer online role-playing game gives players the chance to captain their own customisable ship and join either the Klingon Empire of the Federation. Flying through space, board friendly and hostile ships and been down to planets and explore the alien terrain, as well is taking advantage of the powerful Forge system where players are able to create their own content and quests.
# 8 TERA
Tera (short for The Exiled Realm of Arborea) is a completely free to play fantasy MMORPG set in a land created from the bodies of two mighty Titans, from which races bloomed, empires rose and mighty kingdoms flourished. In this in-depth MMO RPG players are able to personally control the player a con and have an effect on the world environment.
# 7 RIFT
In Rift: Planes of Telara players band together as heroes fighting off a planar invasion entering the world through a magical rift, which is slowly tearing the world apart. Play with thousands of other players in this action packed, free to play MMORPG.
# 6 Trove
Trove is a sandbox voxel based adventure where players can explore an endless amount of randomly generated worlds filled with quests, enemies and treasure to be explored and discovered. The landscape is completely destructible and re-buildable, smashing through walls or deep underground your next adventure may be just under the surface.
# 5 Aion
Aion is a classic fantasy themepark MMORPG with quest oriented progression in which players can battle through the world of Atreia, a realm shattered into two parts by the Cataclysm that divided the ancient Daeva race into two factions that blame each other for the worlds sundering. With all the standard elements expected of an MMORPG, Aion provides questing, crafting, PVE, instances, PVP, exploration and is all completely free to play.
# 4 Neverwinter
Neverwinter is a free-to-play action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter. Explore and defend one of the most beloved cities from the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms Campaign setting as it rises from the ashes of destruction. This immersive MMORPG will take players from the besieged walls of the city to subterranean passageways in search of forgotten secrets and lost treasure.
# 3 Revelation Online
Revelation Online is a fantasy-themed free to play MMORPG that takes players to a realm of magic in which, as heroes, they’ll have to fight the rising evil. It features many staples of the MMORPG genre: PVE (Dungeons, Raids), PVP (guild wars, mass combat, battlegrounds), questing, crafting and more, adding its own unique spin on various mechanics.
# 2 Secret World Legends
Secret World Legends is a free to play Action RPG where players take on the role as agents of powerful factions battling against various evils, myths and supernatural enemies. With three available factions and multiple classes, players create their own character and explore a huge modern day world under threat in this story focused, quest-based title. The game is feature packed with a re-vamped combat system, weapon customization, PVE content, exploration and PVP. A relaunched/updated version of the previous The Secret World MMORPG, Legends offers updates animations, graphics, combat and various other features.
# 1 Path of Exile
Path of Exile is a free to play online MMORPG set in a fantasy world whose core mechanics revolve around a barter-based player economy, in-depth character customisation, competitive PVP and challenging PVE.
july Top 10
Our list with the best ten free MMORPGs of July 2017. This month we have seen several major updates. Neverwinter and RIFT released a new expansion, Revelation Online added housing, and Kritika introduced pets. Let us know what you think about it with a comment below.
# 10 Elsword
An action packed MMO with an smooth combat and simple-to-use controls, racked up in a unique graphical style. Play the parts of Elsword and companions as you journey through your adventure tackling quests along the way and witnessing the growth of your character from would-be hero to legend.
# 9 ArcheAge
A free to play MMORPG ArcheAge is a free to play sandbox MMORPG with a huge open world were players live, work, fight and trade. With high levels of PVE, PVP, Crafting and Trading, players can focus on a type of gameplay that they prefer and band together with other players to share their favourite pursuits.
# 8 Secret World Legends
Secret World Legends is a free to play Action RPG where players take on the role as agents of powerful factions battling against various evils, myths and supernatural enemies. With three available factions and multiple classes, players create their own character and explore a huge modern day world under threat in this story focused, quest-based title. The game is feature packed with a re-vamped combat system, weapon customization, PVE content, exploration and PVP. A relaunched/updated version of the previous The Secret World MMORPG, Legends offers updates animations, graphics, combat and various other features.
# 7 EVE Online
EVE Online is a sci-fi themed MMORPG where players fight in the distant future for control of the galaxy of New Eden as part of one of the major rivalling factions of the region. Players can level up, acquire resources, craft or purchase new ships and fully upgrade them with items to best suit their playstyle, whatever that may be, as EVE Online offers a full sandbox experience where players can play the type of role they wish to and engage in their preferred types of features whether resource gathering, crafting, or battling in Faction Warfare. The game offers a free to play account version as well as a subscription based model, allowing players to test out the main gameplay of the title before committing to a sub and accessing all of the game’s features.
# 6 TERA
Tera (short for The Exiled Realm of Arborea) is a completely free to play fantasy MMORPG set in a land created from the bodies of two mighty Titans, from which races bloomed, empires rose and mighty kingdoms flourished. In this in-depth MMO RPG players are able to personally control the player a con and have an effect on the world environment.
# 5 Revelation Online
Revelation Online is a fantasy-themed free to play MMORPG that takes players to a realm of magic in which, as heroes, they’ll have to fight the rising evil. It features many staples of the MMORPG genre: PVE (Dungeons, Raids), PVP (guild wars, mass combat, battlegrounds), questing, crafting and more, adding its own unique spin on various mechanics.
# 4 Kritika Online
A free to play action-combat MMORPG, Kritika Online is a fantasy based title where players find themselves in a world taken over by an oppressive ruler that rules over the land with an iron fist and needs to be stopped. With classic PVE and PVP elements the game offers anime graphics and fast-paced action combat more akin to a beat-em-up platform title where players put together string of combos to defeat their opponents.
# 3 Star Trek Online
Based in the Star Trek universe this free to play massively multiplayer online role-playing game gives players the chance to captain their own customisable ship and join either the Klingon Empire of the Federation. Flying through space, board friendly and hostile ships and been down to planets and explore the alien terrain, as well is taking advantage of the powerful Forge system where players are able to create their own content and quests.
# 2 RIFT
In Rift: Planes of Telara players band together as heroes fighting off a planar invasion entering the world through a magical rift, which is slowly tearing the world apart. Play with thousands of other players in this action packed, free to play MMORPG.
# 1 Neverwinter
Neverwinter is a free-to-play action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter. Explore and defend one of the most beloved cities from the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms Campaign setting as it rises from the ashes of destruction. This immersive MMORPG will take players from the besieged walls of the city to subterranean passageways in search of forgotten secrets and lost treasure.
june Top 10
Our list with the best ten free MMORPGs of June 2017. On this occasion we welcome two new games to our list, as both titles were made available during June: Kritika Online and Secret World Legends. We also saw a new expansion for ArcheAge and minor updates for other games. Let us know what you think about it with a comment below.
# 10 Elsword
An action packed MMO with an smooth combat and simple-to-use controls, racked up in a unique graphical style. Play the parts of Elsword and companions as you journey through your adventure tackling quests along the way and witnessing the growth of your character from would-be hero to legend.
# 9 Skyforge
Skyforge is a free to play sci-fi meets fantasy MMO RPG set in a unique universe where players take on the role of immortals and can progress to becoming gods themselves. Developed by Obidian Entertainment (South Park: The Stick of Truth, Fallout: New Vegas) and Allods Team (Allods Online) the game promises to be an action packed hit that tries to redefine the MMO RPG genre.
# 8 Star Trek Online
Based in the Star Trek universe this free to play massively multiplayer online role-playing game gives players the chance to captain their own customisable ship and join either the Klingon Empire of the Federation. Flying through space, board friendly and hostile ships and been down to planets and explore the alien terrain, as well is taking advantage of the powerful Forge system where players are able to create their own content and quests.
# 7 EVE Online
EVE Online is a sci-fi themed MMORPG where players fight in the distant future for control of the galaxy of New Eden as part of one of the major rivalling factions of the region. Players can level up, acquire resources, craft or purchase new ships and fully upgrade them with items to best suit their playstyle, whatever that may be, as EVE Online offers a full sandbox experience where players can play the type of role they wish to and engage in their preferred types of features whether resource gathering, crafting, or battling in Faction Warfare. The game offers a free to play account version as well as a subscription based model, allowing players to test out the main gameplay of the title before committing to a sub and accessing all of the game’s features.
# 6 Neverwinter
Neverwinter is a free-to-play action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter. Explore and defend one of the most beloved cities from the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms Campaign setting as it rises from the ashes of destruction. This immersive MMORPG will take players from the besieged walls of the city to subterranean passageways in search of forgotten secrets and lost treasure.
# 5 MapleStory
MapleStory is a free to play side-scrolling MMORPG with a combined total of over 50 million subscriber accounts in all of its versions. There are unlimited opportunities to customize the character, and everyone0s got their own sense of style. Players will be able to combine hundreds of different hairstyles, facial expressions, and equipment pieces.
# 4 TERA
Tera (short for The Exiled Realm of Arborea) is a completely free to play fantasy MMORPG set in a land created from the bodies of two mighty Titans, from which races bloomed, empires rose and mighty kingdoms flourished. In this in-depth MMO RPG players are able to personally control the player a con and have an effect on the world environment.
# 3 Secret World Legends
Secret World Legends is a free to play Action RPG where players take on the role as agents of powerful factions battling against various evils, myths and supernatural enemies. With three available factions and multiple classes, players create their own character and explore a huge modern day world under threat in this story focused, quest-based title. The game is feature packed with a re-vamped combat system, weapon customization, PVE content, exploration and PVP.
# 2 ArcheAge
A free to play MMORPG ArcheAge is a free to play sandbox MMORPG with a huge open world were players live, work, fight and trade. With high levels of PVE, PVP, Crafting and Trading, players can focus on a type of gameplay that they prefer and band together with other players to share their favourite pursuits.
# 1 Kritika Online
A free to play action-combat MMORPG, Kritika Online is a fantasy based title where players find themselves in a world taken over by an oppressive ruler that rules over the land with an iron fist and needs to be stopped. With classic PVE and PVP elements the game offers anime graphics and fast-paced action combat more akin to a beat-em-up platform title where players put together string of combos to defeat their opponents.
may Top 10
Our list with the best ten free MMORPGs of May 2017. This month Echo of Soul is celebrating its second anniversary, Marvel Heroes launched on PS4, and Aura Kingdom, Neverwinter, EVE Online and Revelation Online received new content updates. Let us know what you think about it with a comment below.
# 10 Marvel Heroes
Marvel Heroes is a free-to-play action MMO game created by David Brevik, the visionary behind Diablo and Diablo 2. Set in the iconic Marvel Universe, the game combines the core gameplay style of action RPGs and MMOs with the expansive rooster of heroes from the Marvel Universe. Players can collect and play as their favourite Marvel superheroes and team up with friends in order to stop Doctor Doom from devastating the world with the power of the Cosmic Cube.
# 9 TERA
Tera (short for The Exiled Realm of Arborea) is a completely free to play fantasy MMORPG set in a land created from the bodies of two mighty Titans, from which races bloomed, empires rose and mighty kingdoms flourished. In this in-depth MMO RPG players are able to personally control the player a con and have an effect on the world environment.
# 8 Blade & Soul
Blade & Soul is an Asian martial arts adventure MMORPG set in a world crafted from myths and legends where players will embark on an epic journey of self-discovery, intense training and revenge! It is a story of good versus evil, of warring factions and gods and the journey of bringing honour to your clan.
# 7 Neverwinter
Neverwinter is a free-to-play action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter. Explore and defend one of the most beloved cities from the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms Campaign setting as it rises from the ashes of destruction. This immersive MMORPG will take players from the besieged walls of the city to subterranean passageways in search of forgotten secrets and lost treasure.
# 6 Echo of Soul
Echo of Soul is completely free to play and sends players on an exciting journey through a fantasy world as a Soulkeeper seeking out corrupt souls and looking to vanquish malign spirits that threaten the world. With elements of PvP, PvE, Questing and Crafting the game is filled with features to please all types of players.
# 5 Star Trek Online
Based in the Star Trek universe this free to play massively multiplayer online role-playing game gives players the chance to captain their own customisable ship and join either the Klingon Empire of the Federation. Flying through space, board friendly and hostile ships and been down to planets and explore the alien terrain, as well is taking advantage of the powerful Forge system where players are able to create their own content and quests.
# 4 Skyforge
Skyforge is a free to play sci-fi meets fantasy MMO RPG set in a unique universe where players take on the role of immortals and can progress to becoming gods themselves. Developed by Obidian Entertainment (South Park: The Stick of Truth, Fallout: New Vegas) and Allods Team (Allods Online) the game promises to be an action packed hit that tries to redefine the MMO RPG genre.
# 3 Aura Kingdom
Aura Kingdom is a majestic new MMORPG that features state-of-the-art graphics and a detailed anime art style to depict a sprawling fantasy world for players to journey through. They will be accompanied by faithful interactive companions able to evolve and give support in battle. The game moreover offers eight classes to choose from, a dynamic action combat system, and elaborate skill trees.
# 2 Revelation Online
Revelation Online is a fantasy-themed free to play MMORPG that takes players to a realm of magic in which, as heroes, they’ll have to fight the rising evil. It features many staples of the MMORPG genre: PVE (Dungeons, Raids), PVP (guild wars, mass combat, battlegrounds), questing, crafting and more, adding its own unique spin on various mechanics.
# 1 EVE Online
EVE Online is a sci-fi themed MMORPG where players fight in the distant future for control of the galaxy of New Eden as part of one of the major rivalling factions of the region. Players can level up, acquire resources, craft or purchase new ships and fully upgrade them with items to best suit their playstyle, whatever that may be, as EVE Online offers a full sandbox experience where players can play the type of role they wish to and engage in their preferred types of features whether resource gathering, crafting, or battling in Faction Warfare. The game offers a free to play account version as well as a subscription based model, allowing players to test out the main gameplay of the title before committing to a sub and accessing all of the game’s features.
april Top 10
Our list with the best ten free MMORPGs of April 2017. Blade & Soul takes the lead with the release of a major free content expansion. This month also saw how TERA added a new class, MU Online and Revelation Online received new content updates, and the re-launch of Twin Saga. Let us know what you think about it with a comment below.
# 10 Twin Saga
Free to play Twin Saga is a journey through a fantasy realm of monsters and magic where players step into the boots of the hero of the story, choosing from a variety of classes they must battle their way through numerous environments helping those who need it along the way as they prepare to face off against an ultimate evil. The game sees elements of questing, PVE, PVP and crafting and is a colourful anime style MMORPG suitable for most ages.
# 9 Elsword
An action packed MMO with an smooth combat and simple-to-use controls, racked up in a unique graphical style. Play the parts of Elsword and companions as you journey through your adventure tackling quests along the way and witnessing the growth of your character from would-be hero to legend.
# 8 Skyforge
Skyforge is a free to play sci-fi meets fantasy MMO RPG set in a unique universe where players take on the role of immortals and can progress to becoming gods themselves. Developed by Obidian Entertainment (South Park: The Stick of Truth, Fallout: New Vegas) and Allods Team (Allods Online) the game promises to be an action packed hit that tries to redefine the MMO RPG genre.
# 7 Riders of Icarus
Riders of Icarus is a free to play theme-park style MMORPG set in a fantasy world where players will ultimately become legendary Riders, those who can ride flying mounts and save the world from the dangers of a rising legion of evil. With a number of features traditional to MMORPGs and some unique elements the game boasts a well written storyline and beautiful graphics made on the Crytek engine.
# 6 Neverwinter
Neverwinter is a free-to-play action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter. Explore and defend one of the most beloved cities from the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms Campaign setting as it rises from the ashes of destruction. This immersive MMORPG will take players from the besieged walls of the city to subterranean passageways in search of forgotten secrets and lost treasure.
# 5 MU Online
MU Online is a free to play fantasy MMORPG that takes players to a gritty and dark realm filled with monsters and magic where they embark on epic quests to overcome the most dangerous and challenging creatures the continent and beyond has ever seen. Filled with PVE and PVP features the game has extensive content that is added with its seasonal updates and constant in game events.
# 4 Star Trek Online
Based in the Star Trek universe this free to play massively multiplayer online role-playing game gives players the chance to captain their own customisable ship and join either the Klingon Empire of the Federation. Flying through space, board friendly and hostile ships and been down to planets and explore the alien terrain, as well is taking advantage of the powerful Forge system where players are able to create their own content and quests.
# 3 Revelation Online
Revelation Online is a fantasy-themed free to play MMORPG that takes players to a realm of magic in which, as heroes, they’ll have to fight the rising evil. It features many staples of the MMORPG genre: PVE (Dungeons, Raids), PVP (guild wars, mass combat, battlegrounds), questing, crafting and more, adding its own unique spin on various mechanics.
# 2 TERA
Tera (short for The Exiled Realm of Arborea) is a completely free to play fantasy MMORPG set in a land created from the bodies of two mighty Titans, from which races bloomed, empires rose and mighty kingdoms flourished. In this in-depth MMO RPG players are able to personally control the player a con and have an effect on the world environment.
# 1 Blade & Soul
Blade & Soul is an Asian martial arts adventure MMORPG set in a world crafted from myths and legends where players will embark on an epic journey of self-discovery, intense training and revenge! It is a story of good versus evil, of warring factions and gods and the journey of bringing honour to your clan.
march Top 10
Our list with the best ten free MMORPGs of March 2017. This month Revelation Online entered Open Beta, Trove launched on consoles, WildStar and Riders of Icarus released major content updates, and Elsword introduced a new PvP league. Let us know what you think about it with a comment below.
# 10 Elsword
An action packed MMO with an smooth combat and simple-to-use controls, racked up in a unique graphical style. Play the parts of Elsword and companions as you journey through your adventure tackling quests along the way and witnessing the growth of your character from would-be hero to legend.
# 9 Skyforge
Skyforge is a free to play sci-fi meets fantasy MMO RPG set in a unique universe where players take on the role of immortals and can progress to becoming gods themselves. Developed by Obidian Entertainment (South Park: The Stick of Truth, Fallout: New Vegas) and Allods Team (Allods Online) the game promises to be an action packed hit that tries to redefine the MMO RPG genre.
# 8 Blade and Soul
Blade and Soul is an Asian martial arts adventure MMORPG set in a world crafted from myths and legends where players will embark on an epic journey of self-discovery, intense training and revenge! It is a story of good versus evil, of warring factions and gods and the journey of bringing honour to your clan.
# 7 TERA
Tera (short for The Exiled Realm of Arborea) is a completely free to play fantasy MMORPG set in a land created from the bodies of two mighty Titans, from which races bloomed, empires rose and mighty kingdoms flourished. In this in-depth MMO RPG players are able to personally control the player a con and have an effect on the world environment.
# 6 Neverwinter
Neverwinter is a free-to-play action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter.
# 5 Trove
Trove is a sandbox voxel based adventure where players can explore an endless amount of randomly generated worlds filled with quests, enemies and treasure to be explored and discovered. The landscape is completely destructible and re-buildable, smashing through walls or deep underground your next adventure may be just under the surface.
# 4 RIFT
In Rift: Planes of Telara players band together as heroes fighting off a planar invasion entering the world through a magical rift, which is slowly tearing the world apart. Play with thousands of other players in this action packed, free to play MMORPG.
# 3 WildStar
WildStar is a free-to-play sci-fi MMO developed by Carbine Studios. Set on a wondrous alien world, the game delivers a wild and mysterious adventure among the ruins of an advanced civilization, allowing you to play the way you want to play while experiencing an unprecedented level of exploration and discovery.
# 2 Riders of Icarus
Riders of Icarus is a free to play theme-park style MMORPG set in a fantasy world where players will ultimately become legendary Riders, those who can ride flying mounts and save the world from the dangers of a rising legion of evil. With a number of features traditional to MMORPGs and some unique elements the game boasts a well written storyline and beautiful graphics made on the Crytek engine.
# 1 Revelation Online
Revelation Online is a fantasy-themed free to play MMORPG that takes players to a realm of magic in which, as heroes, they’ll have to fight the rising evil. It features many staples of the MMORPG genre: PVE (Dungeons, Raids), PVP (guild wars, mass combat, battlegrounds), questing, crafting and more, adding its own unique spin on various mechanics.
february Top 10
Our list with the best ten free MMORPGs of February 2017. This month we have seen several content updates, an expansion and classic games coming back to the scene. Neverwinter released The Cloaked Ascendancy expansion, TERA and Blade & Soul released new content updates, and Anarchy Online was made available on Steam. Let us know what you think about it with a comment below.
# 10 Crush Online
A free to play MMORPG with heavy MOBA influences to create a different genre of MMORPG, Crush Online has traditional RPG elements with players able to choose different classes as they play through a world of content completing quests, acquiring items and furthering the storyline. The MOBA elements can be found in both the combat style and the actual in-game MOBA features interspersed with the rest of the PVE and PVP content.
# 9 Anarchy Online
Anarchy Online (AO) is a science fiction themed massive multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG). The first three expansion packs, Notum Wars, Shadowlands and Alien Invasion, have received high praise and won 20 international awards. Step almost 30,000 years into the future, to an age where common surgical implants and microscopic nano-bots can relieve most forms of human suffering or transform any normal being into a weapon of destructive force.
# 8 Star Trek Online
Based in the Star Trek universe this free to play massively multiplayer online role-playing game gives players the chance to captain their own customisable ship and join either the Klingon Empire of the Federation. Flying through space, board friendly and hostile ships and been down to planets and explore the alien terrain, as well is taking advantage of the powerful Forge system where players are able to create their own content and quests.
# 7 DC Universe Online
Set in the world of the DC Comics players will rise up as their own superhero or super villain, choosing their side and which of the universe is greatest characters they will align themselves to. With a fully customisable character Creator players can create weird and wonderful powerful new forces as they prepare for the ultimate war against such legends as Superman, Batman, the Joker and Lex Luther.
# 6 Marvel Heroes
Marvel Heroes is a free-to-play action MMO game created by David Brevik, the visionary behind Diablo and Diablo 2. Set in the iconic Marvel Universe, the game combines the core gameplay style of action RPGs and MMOs with the expansive rooster of heroes from the Marvel Universe. Players can collect and play as their favourite Marvel superheroes and team up with friends in order to stop Doctor Doom from devastating the world with the power of the Cosmic Cube.
# 5 ArcheAge
A free to play MMORPG ArcheAge is a free to play sandbox MMORPG with a huge open world were players live, work, fight and trade. With high levels of PVE, PVP, Crafting and Trading, players can focus on a type of gameplay that they prefer and band together with other players to share their favourite pursuits.
# 4 Skyforge
Skyforge is a free to play sci-fi meets fantasy MMO RPG set in a unique universe where players take on the role of immortals and can progress to becoming gods themselves. Developed by Obidian Entertainment (South Park: The Stick of Truth, Fallout: New Vegas) and Allods Team (Allods Online) the game promises to be an action packed hit that tries to redefine the MMO RPG genre.
# 3 Blade and Soul
Blade and Soul is an Asian martial arts adventure MMORPG set in a world crafted from myths and legends where players will embark on an epic journey of self-discovery, intense training and revenge! It is a story of good versus evil, of warring factions and gods and the journey of bringing honour to your clan.
# 2 TERA
Tera (short for The Exiled Realm of Arborea) is a completely free to play fantasy MMORPG set in a land created from the bodies of two mighty Titans, from which races bloomed, empires rose and mighty kingdoms flourished. In this in-depth MMO RPG players are able to personally control the player a con and have an effect on the world environment.
# 1 Neverwinter
Neverwinter is a free-to-play action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter.
january Top 10
Our list with the best ten free MMORPGs of January 2017. With the release of a massive expansion, Marvel Heroes takes the first place, but Star Trek Online is close behind after launching Season 12. This month has also seen several content updates and DCUO's 6th anniversary. Let us know what you think about it with a comment below.
# 10 Elsword
An action packed MMO with an smooth combat and simple-to-use controls, racked up in a unique graphical style. Play the parts of Elsword and companions as you journey through your adventure tackling quests along the way and witnessing the growth of your character from would-be hero to legend.
# 9 Conquer Online
Conquer Online is a free to play 2.5 MMO set in the world of the ancient China with multiple versions in 10 different languages. . The game has a straightforward combat-focused play style, incorporating common elements of many MMORPGs such as wealth, fame and character development. Its combat is fast paced and fluid, offering a myriad of PvP options.
# 8 DC Universe Online
Set in the world of the DC Comics players will rise up as their own superhero or super villain, choosing their side and which of the universe is greatest characters they will align themselves to. With a fully customisable character Creator players can create weird and wonderful powerful new forces as they prepare for the ultimate war against such legends as Superman, Batman, the Joker and Lex Luther.
# 7 Neverwinter
Neverwinter is a free-to-play action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter.
# 6 Skyforge
Skyforge is a free to play sci-fi meets fantasy MMO RPG set in a unique universe where players take on the role of immortals and can progress to becoming gods themselves. Developed by Obidian Entertainment (South Park: The Stick of Truth, Fallout: New Vegas) and Allods Team (Allods Online) the game promises to be an action packed hit that tries to redefine the MMO RPG genre.
# 5 Blade and Soul
Blade and Soul is an Asian martial arts adventure MMORPG set in a world crafted from myths and legends where players will embark on an epic journey of self-discovery, intense training and revenge! It is a story of good versus evil, of warring factions and gods and the journey of bringing honour to your clan.
# 4 ArcheAge
A free to play MMORPG ArcheAge is a free to play sandbox MMORPG with a huge open world were players live, work, fight and trade. With high levels of PVE, PVP, Crafting and Trading, players can focus on a type of gameplay that they prefer and band together with other players to share their favourite pursuits.
# 3 TERA
Tera (short for The Exiled Realm of Arborea) is a completely free to play fantasy MMORPG set in a land created from the bodies of two mighty Titans, from which races bloomed, empires rose and mighty kingdoms flourished. In this in-depth MMO RPG players are able to personally control the player a con and have an effect on the world environment.
# 2 Star Trek Online
Based in the Star Trek universe this free to play massively multiplayer online role-playing game gives players the chance to captain their own customisable ship and join either the Klingon Empire of the Federation. Flying through space, board friendly and hostile ships and been down to planets and explore the alien terrain, as well is taking advantage of the powerful Forge system where players are able to create their own content and quests.
# 1 Marvel Heroes
Marvel Heroes is a free-to-play action MMO game created by David Brevik, the visionary behind Diablo and Diablo 2. Set in the iconic Marvel Universe, the game combines the core gameplay style of action RPGs and MMOs with the expansive rooster of heroes from the Marvel Universe. Players can collect and play as their favourite Marvel superheroes and team up with friends in order to stop Doctor Doom from devastating the world with the power of the Cosmic Cube.
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Problem with this list is that Path of Exiles is not an MMORPG, as it is completely void of any MMO feature.
Yes, a lot of people do play the game on a daily basis, but even so, that is not enough to label it as an MMO or MMORPG.
Neverwinter is also a prime example of a lobby and instanced based online game that claims to be an MMORPG even though it lacks most of the main features of an MMORPG.
An MMORPG is not defined by how many people that plays the game. It is defined by how many people are able to interact with each other in the same open, world.
An online game can be considered an MMO ONLY when each server can hold hundreds or thousands of players at the same time, capable of interacting with each other and the game world itself by way of grouping up with people you find out in the open world etc.
Neither of those two games are capable of doing just that.
Said games are just online multiplayer games. Nothing more, nothing less.
But are they MMORPGs? No. Far from it.
Debates on this topic have split the communities, but most people in general agree that games such as Path of Exiles (Basically a Diablo 2/3 clone), or Neverwinter Online, are not MMORPGs and will never be MMORPGS, for the reasons i mentioned above.
MMORPGs are games like World of Warcraft, TERA Online, just to name a couple.
I’ve been playing games since the late 70s and i’ve seen the start of the mmorpg era with games such as Avalon and the first ever full 3D MMORPG Meridian 59.
Some people today believe that terms change, for different games.
While this may be true, the genre never changes, NEVER.
Which brings me to this point.
Terms can be misused. Calling a game, an MMORPG simply because it has a lot of people playing it world wide, is misusing the term FOR the genre.
Misusing the genre is when game developers uses the genre term as a sales pitch, which is also why a lot of newer generations of gamers believe that even some single player games are MMORPGs these days (Games made in RPGMaker etc), or that games such as ARK Survival Evolved are MMORPGs.
There used to be a time, well, not really that long ago, but about 6 years ago, when people were still using the term correctly for the correct genres.
These days, the term is being put into other games that have nothing to do with the genre whatsoever. Games such as Path of Exiles, Neverwinter Online, Continent of 9th and so on. Basically lobby/group based online games.
I also want to add that i have studied the evolution of gaming and technology for the past 20 years, which is also why i am so passionate, about telling people (Younger generations in particular) not to misuse these terms and put it to use for games that are as far from the correct genre as they can get.
Well said, Grumpy. I agree with you 101%.
The misuse of terms is truly getting out of hand. Back when I was coming up in the MMORPG scene, everyone was upfront in their determination of what is considered an MMORPG, where the actual capability of interaction with others was blatantly obvious. Games like FFXI, WoW and EQ, just to name a few. I’m sick of looking up a game I MIGHT want to play, find something listed under the genre I’m interested in and then find that either through description of a demonstration on Youtube, that the genre it’s listed under is absolute bullshit. I now play ArcheAge and Star Trek Online, two games that are absolutely, positively MMORPG.
Neverwinter is a MMO. Its running on the same engine as Champions and Star Trek Online.
Its not the old neverwinter knights game placed online.
I belive Neverwinter is a MMORPG and calling is not just being ignorant. Open world or instenced doesnt change anything you can still do same stuff when you go in Neverwinter zones,these zones are massive in size and usualy has better grafical details then open worlds and many people in it doing questing togather or alone.you can even do quests togather even without grouping up.As a plus factor Neverwinter has special instenced quests addition to the zone quests which you can enjoy lore and action whitout anyone else butt in to it.
Neverwinter has every aspect of a MMORPG in it. Open world or instenced world desing is tecnical preference of game developers and obsolutly nothing to do with in game content.
@emre Neverwinter is an mmoArpg , story interface and subtle environmental immersion have been sacked for flashy effects and console controllers. the interpretation of rpg has morphed somewhat over the years… very little RP left in many titles
Grumpy is absolutely correct. Having actually looked for the definition online after this debate instead of trying to pretend to know something I wasn’t certain of and calling people ignorant )you know, like a certain sad little critter in the comments) Neverwinter IS an mmorpg, in that he is mistaken, but his main point is still accurate. My main concern personally, is Elsword. It has long pitched its self as an mmo, but nothing about it’s mechanics is an mmo. Limit of 15 people per area. No large scale cooperative servers. The main issue being some very techy stuff concerning how the game operates.
At any rate, I said my piece, I’m off to look for a top 10 list that is better put together than this bilge >.<
The game is massive, it’s online, and it’s multiplayer, it’s also a role playing game. MMORPG
Get over the fact that mmo’s come in different forms and just play em.
GrumpyOldGamer…”An MMORPG is not defined by how many people that plays the game”
and I always thought MMO stood for massive multi-player online. who knew LOLOL
Call them MORPG then, Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game and leave the Massive out of it and stop bitching about crap like this. If I can role play while playing online with others (doesn’t matter how many players there are) I’ll call it an MMORPG as many times as I want.
The “Massive” in MMO means triple digit numbers worth of people (or more) all on the same server/ in the same instance/ in the same game world. Capabvle of interacting with said world, and each other at the same time. Perfect case Guild Wars vs. Guild Wars 2. Both are instanced. The original game has a max of 8 people in your party with very few exceptions. And each instance is just for that team. Guild Wars 2 still instanced. Each map is an instance that can support hundreds of players. Their WvWvW maps can support 500, and I believe their open world pve maps support around have that. NeverWinter is a hub town with portals to 50 player supporting instances. And before anybody says 50 is good enough to be considered “Massive” keep in mind that fps from 2 decades ago could support almost the same amount of players
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Strikingly ridiculous that people keep saying neverwinter isnt an mmo and path of exile isnt an mmo.. it means massively multiplayer online.. which is what they are..
@thatperson : You are completely wrong.
In the definition of MMORPGS, massive means hundreds to thousands of players, playing in the same instance, not spread across multiple instances or lobbies where they can’t interact with each other through anything but a simple chat.
World of Warcraft is THE best example of an MMORPG and the correct use of the term.
Neverwinter Online is an Online Co-op ARPG at best.
The main city is a player hub. Sure, you might find upwards to 25+ players there at any given time, but massive? No, not at all.
Massive in scope? Well, let me break it down for you.
In Neverwinter Online, every zone is an instance. Not an open world.
You have to enter instances to do quests for the most part.
Massive? Riiight.
Using your logic (or lack thereof) every game ever developed is an MMORPG as long as it has an online component, which you know sounds ridiculous.
Path of Exiles is not massive in any sense of the word. It is the same type of game as Diablo and that game is not an MMO either, which Blizzard also stated on their forums years ago when an ignorant forum poster claimed that it is an mmorpg. At least Blizzard knows what they’re talking about, having been developing games for well over 20 years, compared to these asian developers who misuse the genres in every single game they make over there.
Path of Exiles is an online isometric hack’n slash co-op ARPG.
As i mentioned in my first post (which was last year), i have studied the evolution of gaming and technology for the past 20 years (well 21 now), and you come here, talking as if you even know what you’re talking about? How long have you been gaming? 3-4 years? 6 at most?
I’m 40 and have a bachelor degree in gaming design. What do you have to show for?
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@James Morrison 14/11/2017 at 12:58 –
GrumpyOldGamer…”An MMORPG is not defined by how many people that plays the game”
and I always thought MMO stood for massive multi-player online.”
It does, but you probably didn’t read my original post, which you should have, but i guess the youth of today can’t be bothered getting enlightened by anyone but YouPubes and Twitchscreamers etc and swallow ever word they say.
MMO = Massively Multiplayer Online. This is true, but the DEFINITION is what i was talking about, not the meaning of the acronym being used.
The genre MMORPG is not defined by how many people play the game at the same time, but how many that plays in the same single persistant open world.
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