Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game

Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs for short) are a genre of video and computer games that involve many players logging into a server that is usually owned by the company that develops or publishes the game and playing in a virtual world. This world is ongoing. (It exists even if you aren't playing)

Most MMORPGs charge a monthly fee. Costs associated with running a MMORPG are for the servers used, for support staff, and for developers to create new content. The cost of developing and running a MMORPG can be high, but with ongoing monthly charges for players, the potential profit can be extraordinary as well.

History

MMORPGs are a step above Multiplayer Online Dungeons (MUDs), which are text-based multiplayer online games.

Commercial MMORPGs

• Everquest
• World of Warcraft
• Warhammer online
• Final Fantasy XI
• Dark Age of Camelot
• City of Heros
• Ultima Online
• Anarchy Online
• Urban Dead
• Second Life
• EVE Online
• Guild Wars pay once, no monthly fees.
• Middle Earth Online
• Phantasy Star Online
• Phantasy Star Universe
• Industry Player massive multi-player online business simulation game that focuses on the "carbon footprint" of businesses and the in-game effects of man-made global warming.
• ToonTown Disney's cartoon theme MMORPG.
• Lineage II
• DarkSpace sci-fi outer-space MMORPG.
• Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach
• City of Villains
• Asheron's Call
• The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
• Soul of the Ultimate Nation fantasy theme MMORPG developed by Korean company.
• Lunia: Record of Lunia war
• Dark Ages MMORPG based on Celtic mythology and horror writings of H. P. Lovecraft.
• The Matrix Online
• Myst Online: Uru Live
• Face of Mankind sci-fi MMORPG
• 9 Dragons Korean company developed MMORPG
• AWplanet
• Neocron world's first cyber-punk theme MMORPG.
• Cronous: The Shadow of Conspiracy
• Fung Wan Online MMORPG developed by Hong Kong company.
• Horizons: Empire of Istaria
• Magical Land chinese MMORPG
• Rise: The Vieneo Province
• Ragnarok Online 2D anime theme MMORPG
• Roma Victor historically authentic MMORPG based on the Roman Empire; pay once, no monthly fee.
• Club Penguin MMORPG for children.
• Navy Field naval combat MMORPG set during World War II.

Free MMORPGS

• Endless Online 2D anime style MMORPG.
• Fly for Fun
• Gaia Online
• Goonzu Online
• Gunz: The Duel
• Habbo
• Maple Story
• Scions of Fate
• Mu Online
• OZ online life simulator.
• Anarchy Online Free Version has in-game advertisements.
• Xiah asian martial arts MMORPG.
• RAN Online school campus based MMORPG.
• O2Jam musical MMORPG.
• Tibia 2D fantasy theme MMORPG
• Kal Online 3D oriental fantasy MMORPG
• Furcadia animal world theme MMORPG
• The Legend of Ares 3D medieval fantasy MMORPG.
• Shot Online massive multiplayer online golf game.
• Trickster Online
• Corum Online 3D fantasy theme MMORG
• Silkroad 3d fantasy theme MMORPG
• Oil Empire
• Space Cowboy Online
• Perfect World chinese MMORPG based on mythologies, cost 30 million dollars to develop.
• RuneScape
• Knight Online
• Dofus 2D anime theme MMORPG.
• The Empire of Martial Heroes
• Dark & Light
• GalaXseeds cartoon theme MMORPG for preteens.
• DarkSwords