A Tale in the Desert
2003Noncombat social sandbox MMORPG · Subscription
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Afterglow: Mobile MMORPG
2026Post-apocalyptic sandbox MMORPG · Free-to-play / subscription progression
AION 2
2025Cross-platform aerial fantasy MMORPG · Free-to-play / membership
Astonia III
20012D isometric fantasy MMORPG · Originally subscription; source-released/community-run
Astonia Reborn
2019Fantasy MMORPG · Subscription
Cross Gate
2001Japanese turn-based MMORPG · Subscription
CyberStrike
19933D online action game / MMO precursor · Subscription online service
Dark Saver
1998Korean strategy MMORPG · Subscription then free-to-play
DC Universe Online
2011Superhero action MMORPG · Free-to-play + optional membership
DragonRealms
1996Text-based fantasy MMORPG / MUD · Free-to-play / subscription options
Eternal Tombs
2027Dark fantasy action MMORPG · Buy-to-play / optional subscription
EVE Online
2003Single-shard space sandbox MMO · Free-to-play Alpha access + Omega subscription
EverQuest II
2004Traditional fantasy MMORPG · Free-to-play + optional All Access membership
EverQuest Legends
2026Fantasy MMORPG · Subscription
Final Fantasy XIV
2013Story-driven fantasy MMORPG · Free trial + paid game / subscription
Final Fantasy XIV (Original)
2010Fantasy MMO · Subscription
GemStone III
1990Text-based fantasy MMORPG / MUD · Subscription online service
Guild Wars 2
2012Horizontal-progression fantasy MMORPG · Free core game + paid expansions; no subscription
Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted
2003PvE fantasy sandbox MMORPG · Free entry with optional paid access or subscription
Last Kingdom
1998Korean fantasy MMORPG · Subscription
Lineage Classic
2026Classic isometric PvP MMORPG · Subscription
Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds
1996Korean-mythology social MMORPG · Free trial with subscription access
Old School RuneScape
2013Fantasy MMORPG · Free-to-play + optional membership
PlanetSide
2003MMOFPS · Subscription, later free-to-play
Prince of Qin Online
2003Historical Chinese MMORPG · Subscription / trial
PS - Online 2D MMORPG
20232D open-world fantasy MMORPG · Free-to-play / optional subscription
Redmoon
1999Korean sci-fi/fantasy MMORPG · Subscription
RetroMMO
2020Retro turn-based MMORPG · Free-to-play / optional subscription
RuneScape
2001Skill-based sandbox MMORPG · Free-to-play + optional membership
Star Sonata
2002Space action MMORPG · Free-to-play with optional subscription
Star Wars: The Old Republic
2011Story-focused Star Wars MMORPG · Free-to-play + optional subscription
Tabula Rasa
2007MMOFPS · Subscription
The Chronicles of Spellborn
2008Fantasy MMO · Free / subscription
The Elder Scrolls Online
2014Open-world fantasy MMORPG · Buy-to-play + optional subscription / additional content
The Sims Online
2002Massively multiplayer online social simulation · Subscription
The Thousand Years
2000Martial-arts MMORPG · Subscription then free before closure
Toontown Online
2003Social MMORPG · Free to play with optional membership
Ultima Online
1997Skill-based sandbox MMORPG · Free access + optional subscription
vSide
—Social virtual world MMO · Free-to-play
Westward Journey Online
2001Chinese classical-fantasy MMORPG · Time-based subscription
Westward Journey Online II
20022D Chinese classical-fantasy MMORPG · Time-based subscription
World of Warcraft
2004Theme-park fantasy MMORPG · Subscription + expansions
World of Warcraft Classic
2019Official legacy fantasy MMORPG · Subscription
X-Wars Resurrection
2026Browser space strategy MMO · Free-to-start / subscription