Video games developed in South Korea

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Korean massive multiplayer online role-playing game

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MapleStory () is a free-to-play, 2D, side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game, developed by South Korean company Wizet and published by Nexon. Several versions of the game are available for specific countries or regions, published by various companies (such as Nexon).

1998 massively multiplayer online role-playing video game

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Crimson Desert is a 2026 action-adventure game developed and published by Pearl Abyss. Originally planned as a prequel to Black Desert Online, the game evolved into a standalone title during development. It was released for macOS, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on March 19, 2026. It received generally positive reviews and sold three million copies within the first week of release.

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InZOI (stylized as inZOI) is an upcoming life simulation game developed by inZOI Studio and published by Krafton. The game was released in early access for Windows on 28 March 2025. On 9 June 2025, during Apple's WWDC 2025, Craig Federighi announced that the game will be released on macOS, with a PlayStation 5 release coming in early 2026.

Metin2 is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Ymir Entertainment and first released in South Korea in 2004. The game is published in Europe and other regions by Gameforge. It is known for its action-oriented combat system, open-world player interaction, and long-term live service support. Since its release, Metin2 has maintained an active international player base and continues to receive regular updates, expansions, and seasonal in-game events.

Flyff (short for Fly for Fun) is a fantasy MMORPG by Korean development company Gala Lab (formerly Aeonsoft & nFlavor).

2021 role-playing game developed by Nexon Games

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2004 online multiplayer racing video game developed by Nexon Korea Corporation

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2020 video game developed by Devsisters

2011-2022 South Korean MMORPG

2023 video game developed by Round 8 Studio

2024 video game developed by Shift Up

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ArchLord was a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by NHN Corporation and Codemasters Online Gaming (COG). The game was released in March 2005 in South Korea and October 2006 in North America and Europe, receiving poor reviews from the gaming press. In August 2007, ArchLord became free-to-play to coincide with the release of the first episodic expansion pack, Season of Siege. The second expansion, Spirits Awakening, was released in August 2008. From August 2009, Webzen published ArchLord in additional countries where Codemasters did not have rights to distribute th

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ArcheAge is an MMORPG developed by Korean developer Jake Song (former developer of Lineage) and his development company, XL Games. The game was released in Korea on January 15, 2013, and in Europe and North America on September 16, 2014. ArcheAge is described as a "sandpark" MMORPG, which the developers say is a hybrid of the open content style of a "sandbox" game and the more structured play experience of a "themepark" game. A sequel, ArcheAge Chronicles (formerly ArcheAge 2), was announced on September 24, 2024, as part of September PlayStation State of Play.

PangYa (, ) was a free-to-play MMO casual golf simulation video game, designed by South Korean development company Ntreev Soft for Microsoft Windows. Although the game was a realistic simulator, it had fantasy-themed courses and anime-style characters, and the game made use of microtransactions to customize characters. Released in its home country in 2004 before expanding to Japan and other territories, it was released the following year in North America published by GameFactory, where it was initially titled Albatross18. PangYa servers were discontinued in most territories as of 2017, and the

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2023 video game developed by Mintrocket

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Gunbound (stylized as GunBound; Geonbaundeu) is a free-to-play, multiplayer, turn-based artillery game developed by South Korean developer Softnyx. It has been compared to the Worms series as it shares many common gameplay features.

2010 free-to-play fantasy MMORPG developed by Eyedentity

2022 free-to-play third-person shooter game

2005 video game

CrossfireX was a first-person shooter game developed and published by Smilegate Entertainment and released for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on February 10, 2022. The game was the third installment in the Crossfire series. Remedy Entertainment worked on the game's two single-player campaigns, which are also available on Crossfire HD. It received generally negative reviews from critics.

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2008 tactical massively multiplayer online role-playing game

2019 mobile game

Rappelz is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game. The game was developed by the Korean company Gala Lab, formerly nFlavor. It is published in Europe and North America by Gala Lab Corp under their Play2Bit Co. Ltd. subsidiary. It was formerly published by Webzen, Inc. until 2020. The game is offered in languages such as English, French, German, Italian, Polish, and Turkish, on their Play2Bit games portal.

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Elsword () is a free-to-play, 2.5D action MMORPG developed by the South Korean company KOG Studios. It features real-time action gameplay and includes both player vs. environment and player vs. player modes. There are fifteen playable characters within the game, each with unique backstories and distinct abilities. While playing the game is free, some items and costumes can be purchased through an in-game "Item Mall" using real currency. The game was originally made with the intention of being the spiritual successor to Grand Chase by upgrading the graphics from 2D to 2.5D.

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Vindictus is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by devCAT, an internal studio of Nexon. The story follows the player character joining a group of mercenaries and going on a series of missions to battle monsters. The gameplay has players exploring dungeons, fighting monsters, and upgrading their characters.