Kartuga
Kartuga is a researched MMOFinder catalog entry whose broad genre or lifecycle classification was cross-checked against public game-directory references.
Platform availability
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- Status
- Closed — service ended July 2013
- Business model
- Free to play
- Genre
- Browser pirate-themed MMO
- Release
- 2012
- Platforms
- Web Browser
- Developer
- Ticking Bomb Games
- Publisher
- InnoGames
- Profile
- Full
MMO DNA
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PvE and PvP are roughly balanced
Solo and Group are roughly balanced
Structured is the stronger recorded signal
Targeted and Action are roughly balanced
Why you might like it
- Was a stylish, browser-based pirate action MMO built on Unity 3D, letting players captain customizable ships across three distinct classes (Destroyer, Protector, Engineer) with a free-flowing skill tree.
- Blended a gritty pirate aesthetic with punk-influenced rebellious flair, and had recently added its first proper PvP mode (Domination) before its cancellation, showing real development momentum right up to the end.
- Its brief but well-received open beta period left a small but dedicated fanbase who still discuss the game fondly in retrospectives.
Things to consider
- Publisher InnoGames pulled the plug on the game just weeks after it entered open beta in July 2013, citing that it didn't meet their quality standards and didn't fit their cross-platform strategy.
- Developer Ticking Bomb Games closed its doors entirely as a result, so there's no path to a revival from the original team.
- Because InnoGames never open-sourced or re-released the game, there is no legal path to playing Kartuga today in any form.
Research record
- Last checked
- 2026-08-16
- Profile depth
- Full — individually researched
- Source note
- Discovered in MMORPG.com / MMO game directories; deeper fields pending verification
What MMOFinder has checked
- Gameplay mediaTwo verified, locally hosted gameplay screenshots are available.Verified
- Source trailA research source note is recorded, but no direct source URL is currently linked.Partial
- Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified
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Kartuga relationship map
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Kartuga timeline
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- —Released
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- CurrentCatalog status
Cancelled
- 2026-08-16Research checked
Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.
Kartuga screenshots & gameplay
Two verified, locally hosted gameplay screenshots and a gameplay video are available.
Source: Verified YouTube gameplay video
Gameplay, availability and research notes
Kartuga is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Browser pirate-themed MMO. Its recorded status is Closed — service ended July 2013, while the business model is listed as Free to play. MMOFinder records its release year as 2012. Current platform data lists Browser. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.
Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Ship-based real-time PvP combat. Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists Ticking Bomb Games, and the publisher field lists InnoGames. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder’s filtering and comparison tools.
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