Having appeared at the turn of the century, the MMORPG genre, like the gaming industry, is constantly developing and growing. And it has grown over a considerable number of projects over the long years of the existence of multiplayer games.

The game world has become more dynamic and mobile, leaving less and less time for the time-consuming boosting of characters. That’s why many can say that the MMORPG genre is going through difficult times. But a sufficient number of representatives of the genre have accumulated over the years. Many of them have achieved the popularity and recognition of the players.

Certainly, not every MMORPG can be on the Top list. And such a Top will be personal for each player. After all, we all have different tastes. Someone loves massive PvP battles. Someone is crazy about colorful and realistic graphics. Someone likes hard bosses and conquering content. And someone prefers a good storyline.

Obviously, we can’t list all MMORPGs in one article. So let’s take a look at the best MMORPGs on PC ever. Let’s go!

• World of Warcraft

Unrivaled in popularity, the great and terrible World of Warcraft is still taking first place in any MMORPG game top list to this day. The developers of this game continue to amaze fans. Every two years, add-ons replace each other, content expands, new mechanics and activities constantly appear.

In addition, the game itself is an excellent booster for the development of players not in the game only. Indeed, with the advent of updates and the release of add-ons, all-new secret passages are regularly turning up. Currently, numerous professional gamers are actively helping less experienced or desperate players in completing various quests and challenges, for instance, the well-known WoW Mage Tower carry. Such challenges generate even more interest in the game and attract more and more players.

The game is notable for its captivating history, vivid graphics, characters, and lots of interesting details.

• Guild Wars 2

Guild Wars 2 is one of the most successful attempts to replace World of Warcraft. And although WoW still occupies the first position of all the top lists, this MMORPG has gained considerable popularity. The developers from ArenaNet managed to mix the familiar things with fresh ideas, which allows the game to be successful presently.

The product has become popular among fans of this genre due to its high-quality plot with an engaging story and nice characters, excellent graphics, game art design, and a variety of locations in the main game and add-ons. Despite the strong PvP component, PvE was very sensibly implemented in the game. In general, this project is still one of the favorites of thousands of gamers around the world.

• Final Fantasy XIV

Unlike many other representatives of the genre, FFXIV is based on PvE. Of course, you can fight other players, and such fights are no less exciting. But still, the zest of the game is a high-quality plot — you can spend more than 200 hours in front of the screen. New portions of content usually appear every three months, and fans are waiting for news as a new episode of their favorite series.

Furthermore, distinctive features of this game are the soundtracks, the highest quality script, and incredibly cool English localization. There are thousands of characters and their speech is caused by the background and situation. Someone speaks primly. Someone has a colloquial speech. Many use words that have fallen out of everyday use but are very suitable for the fantasy world in which events are unfolding. In general, the game has its audience and has won gamers’ love.

• EVE Online

The first look at the EVE Online universe is often misleading — complex controls, strange game principles, lack of familiar character levels, and much more. It becomes completely incomprehensible how such a huge number of players from all countries and continents can play this online game?

However, this project has already become a legend. In this game, all players are in a single universe. EVE Online isn’t just a multiplayer MMORPG about space. It’s a huge community of people and their interactions.

There are a lot of options for the development of events in EVE Online. It has no scenario that will end your adventure in the universe — it’s a sandbox game. But there are ambitions of other players and yours which can lead to conflicts. They can result in gigantic battles, where the loss of a ship is calculated in thousands of real dollars in the equivalent of game currency.

• Star Wars: The Old Republic

Star Wars: The Old Republic is a Massively Multiplayer Online RPG from BioWare. It’s one of the best games in its genre — it’s not a sandbox game, and there is no open PvP. Among the positive features, critics immediately identified high-quality sound design and plot.

Updates are periodically released for the project, created by the development team, among which are the creators of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Baldur’s Gate. They are the authors of exciting stories, which makes the story of this MMORPG very fascinating.

The project is also experiencing a surge in popularity with the release of films and TV series in the Star Wars universe.

Summing Up

MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) is a genre of multiplayer role-playing games for computers, browsers, and mobile devices where each player has his character and can interact with other players in a large virtual world. Today, MMORPGs bring their creators billions of dollars.

Of course, the list isn’t complete. There are still a lot of MMORPGs on the market. We can also mention Black Desert, Fallout 76, Lineage 2, Runes of Magic, Revelation Online, etc. However, our task was to tell you about the top 5 most popular MMORPG games on the market that are still existing and actual.

What are your favorite MMORPG games?