Prime World
Prime World was Nival's hybrid MOBA/MMO, blending PvP arena battles with a persistent castle-building meta-game. It shut down in 2016.
Platform availability
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- Status
- Closed
- Business model
- Freemium
- Genre
- Fantasy MMO
- Release
- 2014
- Platforms
- Windows
- Developer
- Nival
- Publisher
- Nival
- Profile
- Full
MMO DNA
A visual fingerprint built from MMOFinder’s current verified catalog fields—not a review score.
PvP MOBA battles are the focus, with PvE modes and a co-op campaign also recorded
Team-based MOBA matches are the focus, though a single-player campaign is also recorded
A structured MOBA with persistent castle-building meta-progression is recorded
Real-time MOBA action combat is recorded
Why you might like it
- A genre-blending MOBA/MMO hybrid from Russian developer Nival, adding persistent castle-building and hero progression on top of standard MOBA-style matches.
- Its castle-management layer let players develop a base between matches, giving longer-term progression that pure session-based MOBAs of its era lacked.
- A distinctive attempt to bridge MOBA combat with MMO-style persistent investment, worth knowing about for players researching the genre's experimental hybrids.
Things to consider
- The game shut down, so there's no way to play it today — treat any interest as historical/research curiosity.
- Because it blended two different genres, it never fit neatly into either MOBA or MMO marketing, which may have limited its ability to build a dedicated audience in either camp.
- No reliable gameplay screenshot could be sourced during this research pass; the profile uses a placeholder image.
Research record
- Last checked
- 2026-08-30
- Profile depth
- Full
- Source note
- Official/publisher feature documentation, Wikipedia, Steam/store listings and community wiki cross-checks
What MMOFinder has checked
- Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
- Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
- Source trail1 linked source is recorded for review.Verified
- Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Sep 6, 2026.Verified
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Prime World relationship map
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Prime World timeline
A concise timeline built only from dates and lifecycle fields recorded in MMOFinder.
- 2014Released
MMOFinder records Prime World as released in 2014.
- CurrentCatalog status
Closed
Prime World screenshots & gameplay
Two verified gameplay screenshots and a gameplay video for a quick look at the game in action.
Source: Verified gameplay video
Gameplay, availability and research notes
Prime World is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Fantasy MMO. Its recorded status is Closed, while the business model is listed as Freemium. MMOFinder records its release year as 2014. Current platform data lists Windows. 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 Real-time MOBA action combat blended with persistent castle-building and hero talent progression. Discovery tags on the record include Fantasy, Fantasy, Free Entry. The developer field lists Nival, and the publisher field lists Nival. 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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