List of massively multiplayer online real-time strategy games
This is a selected list of massively multiplayer online real-time strategy games. MMORTSs are large multi-user games that take place in perpetual online worlds with hundreds or thousands of other players.
Business models
MMORTSs today use a wide range of business models, from completely free of charge or advertise funded to various kinds of payment plans. This list uses the following terms.- Free-to-play means that there might be a cost to purchase the software but there is no subscription charge or added payments needed to access game content.
- Pay-to-play means that players must pay, usually by monthly subscription, in order to play the game.
- Freemium means that the majority of game content is available for free but players can pay for extra content or added perks.
- Absolutely Free means that the game is completely free to play with no option to pay for any extra content or services whatsoever.
List of notable MMORTSs
| Title | Developer | Status | Graphics | Setting | Subscription Model | Initial Release Date | Server Close Date | Platform | Notes |
| Age of Empires Online | Robot Entertainment, Gas Powered Games | Released | 3D | Medieval | Freemium | Microsoft Windows | Official servers were closed, Project Celeste server emulator started in 2018. | ||
| Astrolords | Released | 3D | Space Strategy | Freemium | |||||
| Battle for the Galaxy | Released | 3D | Intergalactic | Freemium | |||||
| Beyond Protocol | Defunct | Intergalactic | |||||||
| Blitzkrieg 3 | In-Development | 3D | World War II | Buy game | |||||
| Call of War | Released | World War II | Freemium | ||||||
| DarkSpace | Released | ||||||||
| Dawn of Fantasy | Released | Medieval | |||||||
| Dawn of Gods | Released | Real-Time Strategy | |||||||
| Dreamlords | LockPick Entertainment | Fantasy | Browser-based | ||||||
| End of Nations | Cancelled | TBA | |||||||
| Evony | Evony, LLC | Historical | Browser-based | ||||||
| Fatelords | Zygimantas Berziunas | Defunct | Sci-fi | Browser-based | |||||
| Happy Farm | Released | ||||||||
| Hyperiums | Released | Intergalactic | Freemium | ||||||
| Ikariam | Gameforge | Historical | Browser-based | ||||||
| Illyriad | Illyriad Games Ltd | Released | Medieval fantasy | Freemium | Browser-based | ||||
| Imperia Online | Released | Medieval | Freemium | ||||||
| Kingdoms Of Marazia | Released | 3D | Medieval fantasy | Buy Game | August 6, 2018 | https://discord.gg/rztMyFK | |||
| Legends World | Released | Freemium | |||||||
| Lord of Ultima | Defunct | Medieval | Freemium | ||||||
| Mankind | Vibes Online Gaming | Defunct | Sci-fi | Microsoft Windows | |||||
| Mechhero | Released | Robots War | Freemium | Link - ' | |||||
| Monopoly City Streets | Released | ||||||||
| Mudcraft | Brian Winn, Jason Tye | Fantasy | Browser-based | ||||||
| NeuroSlicers | In-Development | 3D | Post Cyberpunk | Pay-to-play Free-to-start | TBA | http://press.dreamharvest.co.uk http://discord.neuroslicers.game http://www.neuroslicers.game | |||
| Saga | Wahoo | Released | Fantasy | Microsoft Windows | |||||
| Shattered Galaxy | Kru | Sci-fi | Microsoft Windows | ||||||
| Society | Stardock | In-Development | Fantasy | TBA | Microsoft Windows | ||||
| StarPeace | Oceanus Communications | Sci-fi | Microsoft Windows | City-building game, much like SimCity. | |||||
| Travian | Travian Games GmbH | Released | Historical | Freemium | Browser-based | ||||
| TribalWars | Innogames | Historical | Browser-based | - | |||||
| War of Legends | Jagex | Defunct | Ancient China | Browser-based | Available in English and German | ||||
| World War Online | Released | 3D | Modern Warfare | Freemium | Link - ' | ||||
| Ymir Online | Early Access | 2D | Stone Age | Buy Game | Link - | ||||
| Zandagort | Defunct | 2D | Sci-fi | Absolutely Free | Available in English and Hungarian |