Game Virtual Worlds, often referred to as MMOs or Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG), with the most popular type being Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG), differ from social virtual worlds in that they have game like rules and objectives. TechWeb defines MMOG as:
A game on the computer played by many people. An MMOG differs from a regular computer role playing game because its environment is perpetual. People log on, join the game, take on their role and leave whenever they wish, but the game continues like new soldiers replenishing fatigued troops on the battlefield. In 1987, the Genie online service hosted Air Warrior, an aerial combat game and the first MMOG.1
While not comprehensive, below is a growing list of game-based virtual worlds either already on the market or to be launched shortly. Click on their link to view or add information about each virtual world.
A List of MMOs
0-9
- 2 Moons
- 9 Dragons
A
- Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
- Aion:The Tower of Eternity
- Alganon
- Anarchy Online
- ArchLord
- Armada Online
- Ashen Empires
- Asheron's Call
- Asheron's Call 2
- Astonia
- Auto Assault
- AWplanet
B
- Ballerium
- Battleknight
- Beyond Protocol
- Boundless Planet
C
- Cabal Online
- City of Heroes
- City of Villains
- Clan Lord
- Club Penguin- New Horizon Interactive
- Confinement Online
- Conquer Online
- Corum Online
- Cronous
- Crossgate
D
- Dance Dance Revolution
- Dark Age of Camelot
- Dark Ages
- Dark and Light
- Darkeden
- Darkfall
- Darkwind: War on Wheels
- DECO Online
- Diaspora
- Digimon World Online
- Dofus
- Dragon Ball Online
- Dragonfable
- Dragon Raja
- Dransik
- Dreamlords
- Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach
- Dungeon Runners
E
- Earth & Beyond
- The Empire of Martial Heroes
- Eternal Lands
- Evolve
- Eudemons Online
- EVE Online
- EverQuest
- EverQuest II
- EverQuest Online Adventures
F
- Face of Mankind
- Fallen Earth
- Fragmented Galaxy
- Fiesta
- Final Fantasy XI
- Fly For Fun
- Frontier 1859
- Furcadia
- Fury
G
- Gekkeiju Online
- Ghost Online
- Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising
- Granado Espada
- Guild Wars
H
- Hattrick
- Helbreath
- Hellgate: London
- Hero online
- Hero's Journey
- Horizons: Empire of Istaria
- Huxley
I
- Industry Player
- Infinity: The Quest for Earth
- Irth Worlds
J
- Jumpgate: The Reconstruction Initiative
K
- KAL- Online
- Kartrider
- Knight Online
L
- The Legend of Ares
- The Legend of Mir 2
- The Legend of Mir 3
- Legends of Future Past
- Lineage
- Lineage II
- Lineage III
- The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
- Lunia
M
- Mabinogi
- Mankind
- MapleStory
- Marvel Universe Online
- The Matrix Online
- MechQuest
- Meridian 59
- Minions of Mirth
- MU Online
N
- Neocron and Neocron 2
- Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds
- Nostale
- Navy Field
O
- Ogame
P
- Perfect World
- Pirates of the Burning Sea
- Pirates of the Caribbean Online
- PlaneShift
- PlanetSide
- Priston Tale
Q
R
- Ragnarok Online
- Ragnarok Online 2
- Ran Online
- Rappelz
- Realm Fighter
- Regnum Online
- The Realm Online
- RF Online
- Risk Your Life
- Roma Victor
- ROSE Online
- Rubies of Eventide
- RuneScape
S
- The Saga of Ryzom
- The Secret World
- Shadowbane
- Shadow of Legend
- Shattered Galaxy
- Shenmue Online
- Sherwood Dungeon Online
- Shot-Online
- Silkroad Online
- Society
- Soul of the Ultimate Nation
- Space Cowboy Online
- Starpeace
- Star Trek Online
- Star Wars Galaxies
- Stargate Worlds
- StarQuest Online
- Steel Law Online
- Stendhal
- Supreme Destiny
- Silkroad Online
T
- Tabula Rasa
- A Tale in the Desert
- Tales of Eternia Online
- Tales of Pirates
- Tantra Online
- Test Drive Unlimited
- The 4th Coming
- The Trackmania Series
- True Fantasy Live Online
- Tibia
- Toontown Online
- Trickster Online
- Twelve Sky
U
- Ultima Online
- Upshift StrikeRacer
- Uncharted Waters Online
- Underlight
- Urban Dead
V
- Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
- Vendetta Online
- Voyage Century
W
- Wakfu
- Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
- Westward Journey
- World of Warcraft
- World War II Online
- Wurm Online
X
- Xiah
Y
- Yogurting
Z
References
1. http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=MMOG. Retrieved on 24.11.07.
