MMORPG stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game which means many players around the world can play together in its virtual world and challenge, interact or fight each other to assert dominance. Players typically, can choose among a wide range of characters to define their avatar but before they have to unlock them first. You will also have to complete missions, challenges or quests to earn points and win battles.Some of the most popular MMORPG games are: Guild Wars 2, World of Warcraft, The Elder Scrolls Online, Final Fantasy XIV and many more. But we have listed the top 15 ones which you must play once in your life.
#15 Lord of Rings Online
The game is based on popular English novelist J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel Middle-Earth were all the novel landscapes like the Shire, the Mines of Moria, and Lothlórien are present and you have to embark on a journey amongst them . You have more than a hundred different character customizations available. You have to find legendary items like Bilbo’s Sting or Gandalf’s Glamdring to win the game. You have to fight against other players in combat battles and to win, you need to grow your own crops in the Shire or make your hammer ring in Dwarven halls Ered Luin.
#14 Aion
Aion, a beautiful MMORPG game with beautiful graphics and an intense character customization where you have to explore the world of Ateria. It was first released in 2008 by South Korean game development giant NCSoft and today has millions of daily active players from all around the world. In the world of Atreia, you have to fight PvP battles against other players and need to complete quests to get points and uncover the mysteries of Atreia.
#13 Star Trek
You are in a Star Trek universe and are the captain of your own starship which even has other crew members and you have to travel to different worlds to explore them and seek out new life forms and civilizations and even in areas of space no one has ever reached. It was released in 2010 by Arc Games and leads the world in action games with over ten million global players as of 2024. As you explore new locations in the universe, you will find aliens with whom, you have to battle till the end to conquer their lands and explore their resources.
#12 TERA
TERA or also known as TERA online is a massive multiplayer RPG game developed by Bluehole Studio (subsidy of Krafton) and published by Microsoft in 2011. Since then, it has accumulated over 50 million players from all over the world and across various platforms like console, PC and more. It takes you to a world filled with mysterious creatures, monsters and more where you have to fight in dungeons and other places in PvP battles and win to proceed to next levels.
#11 ArcheAge
ArcheAge was started being developed in 2006 but wasn’t released until 2015 and was developed and self published by XL Games. It only works on PC and in it, you get a open world gameplay where you have to fight on the land, water and air. However, mostly it gives you the sandbox experience. It also has economy driven gameplay where ou have to build castles, trade goods and even fight PvP battles.
It takes you on an adventurous journey into the fantasy world with amazing lore, dungeons and graphics unlike any other MMORPG games that’s why it comes under top 10 of our 15 best MMORPG games. It was developed by Darpaw Games and published by DayBreak Game Company in 2011 and has a user base of more than sixty million active users. You will need to fight in dungeons and get points to craft more powerful weapons to win even more in it.
#09 Blade & Soul
If your are into martial arts then this MMORPG game is for you as the whole gameplay is based on action battles which include various martial arts like Judo, Karate, Tai Chi and more. It was developed by Team Bloodlust and published by NCSoft and the best part is that it works on PC, iOS, Android, iPadOS and many more platforms. It grasped over hundred million users in 8 years since its release.
#08 RuneScape
Its a fantasy MMORPG game where you embark on an ever evolving world where you have to complete various missions, challenges and quests to stay alive. It was developed and published by Jagex Ltd and has been downloaded more than ten million times across various platforms like PC, iOS, Mac and Android. Your character will have to acquire a wide number of skills and have to battle with monster and perform activities like fishing, mining and more in a world full of magical mysteries to earn points and win.
#07 Black Desert
The name itself suggests that the gameplay theme is based on desert and its developed by Play ABCSS and has more than ten million downloads and can be played on mobile, PC, android and even on iOS devices. It an action game which offers you tens of characters to choose and each character further offers you tens of different customizations. You have to craft weapons, hunt, trade and participate in multiplayer battles to win resources.
#06 Star Wars: The Old Republic
We all are aware of the highly popular star wars movie series and its a part of various games launched by them. It features an immense storyline which is backed by the original series and unlike any other movie game, you get to explore the full stars wars universe in it. You get to choose whether to align yourself with the light or the dark force and complete quests, engage in duel battles and roam though the galaxy in your starship.
#05 Counter Strike: Global Offense
The list of best MMORPG games is incomplete without our OG (Original Gangster) game like counter strike which has a massive series of games which together has crossed more than hundred million active players. You have to choose your character and embark on a difficult journey either with your squad or all by yourself and across various levels to fight enemies and win points.
#04 The Elder Scrolls Online
The Elder Scrolls takes you on a journey or never ending adventure where you can join with more than twenty two million global players and explore new worlds filled with monstrous creatures and battle them to earn points. It was developed by ZeniMax Studios and relased in 2014 and ever since has been in top 5 mmorpg games in the world.
#03 Guild Wars 2
Only quite a handful of people in the world, must be not knowing of the guild wars gaming series as being released by NCSOFT in 2022, it has amassed a user base of more than fifty million players across of the world in such a short time. It offers you a fast paced gameplay where you have to enter a new world filled with stunning landscapes, action adventure gameplay and more. Instead of just fighting, it also promoted collaboration among various players in the game.
#02 Final Fantasy XIV
This is the one of the two games which were very difficult to rank in the list whether on rank 1 or 2, because its the all in one MMORPG game you will ever need as it features each and every aspect of them. It includes, stunning graphics, amazing mechanics, beautiful and highly customizable characters and a wide range of quests to complete and win rewards. Its one of the most loved MMORPG games with over hundred million global downloads.
#01 Word of Warcraft
It ranks number one on our list because it offers you with not just one, or two but more than ten fantasy worlds with unique locations, attractions, quests and adventures which you can perform with other players and have a lot of fun. Even after a decade after its release, it still is devoured by players around the world, thanks to its ever green game elements.
Conclusion
We are at the end of the best 15 MMORPG games list and we conclude it by saying that these rankings were made by my own personal experience of playing these games instead of ranking them on the basis on number of downloads, users, ratings and other criteria’s. You may follow up with our other posts in our gaming section.
