Best Online MMORPGs for PC

When it comes to pure world immersion few games come as close as an MMORPG. They’ve become titans of the gaming industry for a reason. But it can be illuminating to really take a look at why they’re played by so many people all over the world.

MMORPGs take you on an easily identified and very satisfying character arc. You begin as a low level vagabond barely able to defeat a solitary goblin to this titanic force of nature capable of slaying gods. There’s a real sense of progression with MMOs which enhances the sense of growth. You’re getting better gear, better weapons and facing off against stronger enemies. But even more than that you’re achieving a better sense of the world you’re inhabiting and your role inside of it.

Another area that MMORPGs have excelled in have been in the technological realm. And this means more than just better graphics and more detailed game worlds. In recent years browser based free MMOs have become more and more prevalent. With browser MMOs you don’t need a powerhouse PC to get the most out of your gaming experience. Any PC with an internet connection can connect you to any number of fantastic free-to-play games.

It was also common for MMOs to only be accessible through a monthly subscription fee or, at the very least, a pricey upfront purchase. While many of these games can justify these costs that doesn’t mean that everyone’s willing or able to pay them. This is another area where browser based MMOs excel. They’re free to play which means there is zero financial commitment. So if you don’t like a game you don’t have to play and you’re not missing out on a dime. And thanks to recent advancements in browser based games you don’t have to sacrifice quality either. These games can be just as enthralling and impressive as their more established brethren. But don’t take our word for it, you’ll find dozens of free-to-play browser based MMORPGs on this page alone, including standouts such as League of Angels II and Dragon of Legends. Give one of them a try and see for yourself what all the excitement is about.

Crossout

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The Pitch: Put your ingenuity and murderous intent to work by constructing unstoppable vehicles capable of causing mass carnage. When putting together your killer ride you have thousands of options to choose from, both cosmetic and lethally practical. Equip a dune buggy with rocket launchers and machine guns. Or throw together an armored vehicle with … Read more

The Exiled

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The Exiled is the world’s first Open World Survival Arena – we’re bringing together MOBA tactics and Sandbox MMO strategy. Our goal is to make MMOs fun again for PvP fans. No more grind. No more pay-to-win. No more tab-targeting. We are creating a game designed to be compatible with the busy life of an adult gamer. The Exiled rests on the three defining pillars; Meaningful Conflict, Skill-Based Combat, and Constantly Changing Worlds.

We will throw you into a dark fantasy prison valley. You start each game with nothing but your wits and your PvP skills. Over the course of weeks and months you will explore this world, grow stronger and learn to survive.

Hundreds of players will join you in the valley. Amongst them you will find friends and allies to form a clan. Start building your own settlement and empire whilst competing with rival clans.

In a completely player-driven economy, your influence and income will grow through diplomacy and warfare. You will strive to break free of your chains, defeat your captors and emerge victorious from your exile.

ArcheAge

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ArcheAge is an open-ended MMORPG from XLGames and Trion Worlds that seeks to free the player from the predefined paths and progression that has become a staple to the RPG genre. Described as a “Sandpark MMORPG,” the game lies firmly between the sandbox and themepark genres.

Players will play as one of four available races, divided between two continents. The Nuians and Elves dominate the western continent, while the Firran and Harani stake claims in the east. More than 100 unique classes can be created through the combination of up to three Skillsets, ranging from Battlerage, to Sorcery, to Shadowplay and more. Skillsets can be swapped at any time allowing the player to tailor their character to any preference or situation.

ArcheAge features a world driven by the player. You can become who you want, perfect the skills and crafts that you love and exploit them to make a living through the game’s player-driven economy. Farming and collecting resources will give you the necessities you need to create your own home, castle or even city through the use of city stones. But be wary, your creations are always at the risk of PvP attack. Constructed siege weapons and rallied armies can deal a devastating blow to even the greatest of powers.

The ocean promises to play a key role in ArcheAge’s player-driven economy. Build and equip ships, assemble crews and secure trade routes to work the seas to your good fortune. Or, take a completely different approach and pirate unsuspecting ships, taking advantage of those trying to make a decent living.

One of the more unique systems to be implemented in the ArcheAge is the judicial system. Commit an in-game crime? You could be subject to punishment by authority of the player run courts. Serving prison time and working off your debt — or attempting escape — is all part of this living, breathing world.

ArcheAge is a free-to-play MMORPG experience. For more information or to sign up, click the Play Now button.

H1Z1: King of the Kill

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H1Z1: King of the Kill is a post-apocalyptic zombie battle royale from Daybreak Games. The game is set fifteen years after an initial horrifying outbreak of the virus where players must survive against the infected, wild animals, and other survivors. The game was first announced by then SOE’s president John Smedley in early April of 2014. Heading to both the PC and Playstation 4 in late 2014, the game will soon be coming to Steam via Early Access.

H1Z1: King of the Kill puts players on a map for them to figure out who is the best, by having everyone kill each other.

Riders of Icarus

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Nexon America and WeMade Entertainment invite players to embark on the ride of their life in Riders of Icarus, an upcoming free-to-play action-adventure MMORPG featuring exhilarating aerial combat unlike anything ever seen before in the genre. Players take flight on the backs of fantastical beasts, ranging from ferocious bears to fire-breathing dragons, to fight by both land and air in the unprecedented experience MMO players have been waiting for.

“With Riders of Icarus, we want to bring an all-new action element to MMORPGs: Thrilling aerial combat,” said Seok Hoon, producer, WeMade Entertainment. “There are many games with dragons and other flying mounts, but they hardly ever impact battles in a meaningful and entertaining way.  In Riders of Icarus, mounts truly add another level of challenge and excitement, delivering expansive vertical gameplay in addition to action-oriented ground mount combat.”

In Riders of Icarus, players will explore a vast, majestic and ever-expanding world where they can collect and train hundreds of different wild beasts, taming them to become rideable mounts with unique special abilities.  As a legendary Rider, with renowned combat abilities, players will coordinate with other heroes both in the air and on the ground to engage in theatrical boss battles utilizing the game’s frenetic action-oriented melee combo system.  With hundreds of ground and aerial mounts to collect, the sky is no longer the limit for the Riders of Icarus, who fight to protect mankind from an ancient invading evil.

Beginning Thursday, Jan. 28 and running through Tuesday, Feb. 2, Nexon America is hosting a beta test for local servers in North America and Mexico. A larger closed beta test will follow at a later date for North America, Mexico, Europe and Australia/New Zealand.

To sign up for the chance to join a beta test, as well as to stay up-to-date on the latest news and announcements for Riders of Icarus, join the community today: ridersoficarus.com

Skyforge

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Skyforge is a new fantasy / sci-fi MMORPG from Allods Team, My.com and Obsidian Entertainment. The game is being developed by a team that has worked on such titles at Allods Online, South Park: Stick of Truth, Fallout: New Vegas and Neverwinter Nights 2. The game will be set in a fantasy and science fiction universe called Aelion. Among the features boasted by Skyforge are its unique class system that features limitless character progression, a tightly integrated social network that will see massive servers spread across entire regions and your journey from immortal to a fully fledged god.

For more information about Skyforge be sure to check out our coverage:

Skyforge Classes Guide
Skyforge PvP Maps Guide

Steel Ocean

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Steel Ocean MMO Game

Steel Ocean is a free to play war battleship simulation MMO game from ICE Entertainment and Changyou.com.  In the game you are the commander in the navy where you choose from 6 types of World War II Warships to take part in 16v16 naval battles.

System Requirements

RECOMMENDED:

    • OS: Windows XP SP 3 or higher
    • Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)I5-3570
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650
    • DirectX: Version 9.0c
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 6 GB available space

Wild Terra

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Wild Terra is a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game with open world. The main idea behind Wild Terra is to survive in the wild nature while harvesting, hunting, gathering, craft, building, PvPing, sieging, treasure hunting, and more! The game is a hybrid between action-RPGs and sandbox games. There are no NPCs in the game, so the only way to get anything accomplished is to do it yourself or buy it from other player (or take it with force).

In Wild Terra you will explore a huge world where every player can find a place for him or herself to enjoy and search for discoveries.

The game also features PvP with no hand-holding. There are dozens of types of weapons and armor along with many different ways to use them in the combat system.

The game is currently still in development but if you’d like to play it right away, you will have to purchase a bundle for Early Access. The bundles start at $9.99 and go up to $99.99 depending on what different features you would like to help you experience in the game.

Crossout

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Award-winning developer and publisher of smash hit, War Thunder, Gaijin Entertainment and Targem Games development studio today announced Crossout, a new team based multiplayer vehicle combat game, that is currently in pre-alpha on PC. Set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by an alien invasion and human genetic testing gone awry, Crossout tests players’ creativity in building, upgrading and customizing deadly armored vehicles to destroy enemies in open player vs player combat.

 

“Crossout is about customization, the freedom to construct the most destructive vehicles to wage war against your enemies”, said Anton Yudintsev, CEO of Gaijin Entertainment. “Trading, earning or purchasing parts and upgrades for vehicles, survivors can build the perfect fighting machine to their own preference, taking into account how each new addition affects the whole vehicle’s performance”.

No two vehicles in Crossout are the same, as players can create any kind of combat vehicle from the speediest buggy to the heaviest of off-road vehicles to reflect their warrior sense of gameplay. Offering complete customization, Crossout gives players thousands of possibilities to design their vehicle, including shape, armor, weapons, support systems and, cosmetic enhancements. Visit your own garage to build new advanced mechanisms and sell them via the in-game auction system.

Players also have multiple options when it comes to mass destruction – combat vehicles can be equipped with an explosive range of weapons from chainsaws, power drills and machine guns, to rocket launchers, flying drones and stealth generators. Featuring an advanced damage model, destroy any part of an enemy machine and it will affect that vehicle’s performance.

“When destroying your enemy’s gun with a precise shot and leaving him defenseless, that creates a lot of satisfaction,” said Stanislav Scorb, CEO of Targem Games. “And when you reach the enemy’s base, crawling on the only two wheels left, that’s even more exciting.”

Be the first to join Crossout – beta testing starts this summer. To apply for participation, please visit Crossouts official website: http://Crossout.net/

Star Conflict

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Star Conflict is a dynamic MMO action game that puts you at the helm of a space ship to fight in the star fleet’s massive battles!

The galaxy is divided between the militant star empires and independent mercenary groups. In a remote corner of the galaxy – Sector 1337, the area of the dead – a world has been left behind. Here, the ruins of a great civilization of Aliens have recently been discovered. Mercenaries and adventurers from all over the galaxy are flocking into the sector without consideration of the danger.

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A Fleet at Your Fingertips
Take command of varied battleships, from nimble scouting ships to heavy frigates loaded with guns and rockets. In due time, you can command your own fleet.

Survival n Outer Space
You can undock from the station and travel around space colonies invaded by an ancient alien race. You can complete quests, collect valuable items, craft modules and ships, meet other players to fight or team up to resist pirates and evil aliens from deep space.

Choose Your Path
Each ship can be used for strategic missions – investigate the area, hunt enemies from the shadows, or gain support from allies. Impressive arsenal of weapons and gadgets, as well as the opportunity to craft items and ships will help you with it.

Corporations War
Form an alliance with friends to create a deadly squadron of elite pilots. Fight with other players, perform PVE missions. Create corporation and take part in the battles for control of the territories. Enter your name in the annals of Universe history.

Gain Experience and Skill
Develop your abilities, establish specialized skills, and perfect your tactics. You could rush into battle full-force, operate stealthily from a distance, or sneak around your enemies and strike a crushing blow from behind – the strategy is up to you!

 

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Dragon of Legends

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An ancient threat looms on the horizon. The Forces of Nature signal with distress, but all calls fall on deaf ears. Two races fight for dominance within the world of Hávamál while time runs out. Will you stand for reconciliation, or reckless abandon?

Dragon of Legends is a 2D Orthogonal MMORPG that seeks to reinvigorate the old school feel of our favourite childhood games with updated game mechanics.

Dragon of Legends will be a cross-platform MMORPG which will be coming to PC, OSX, iOS, Android, PS4 and XBOX One!