Looking for the best games like MapleStory 2?
MapleStory 2 takes all the great things about the original and supes them up into awesome open-world-3D. Quirky and lovable characters, big punchy damage numbers, and genuinely interesting questlines are all hallmarks of this stellar title.
Wouldn’t it be great if there were other titles that followed this winning equation to gaming goodness?
Well, you’re in luck, because we’ve compiled a list of games- some MMO, some side-scrolling combat, but ALL ACTION- with similar elements that you're sure to enjoy.
10. Peria Chronicles
Peria Chronicles Gameplay
In Peria Chronicles, the ultra-hyped MMOJRPG by Nexon games, players choose their skills by forming pacts with Kirana, mystical beings who grant a variety of powers. Utilize Kirana as weapons, as summons with devastating abilities, and even to facilitate crafting. Peria is being touted as an open-world sandbox game, with a badass anime storyline, and a unique housing system where players literally shape the terrain around them. Fans of this game wait with bated breath for it’s hopefully 2018 South Korean release, which should launchpad an English port within 1-2 years.
Everybody dance! Cute anime art styles are laid atop vivid and lush landscapes.
Kirana are more than just weapons. Ride them as majestic steeds or use them to terraform the world to your liking.
9. Arpiel
Arpiel Gameplay
In this isometric MMORPG, also by Nexon games (prolific, aren’t they?), you control a beastly highschool student with mystical powers tasked with, you guessed it, saving the world from darkness! What makes this game stand out is it’s super fluid, real-time combat system combined with it’s instanced dungeon crawling. Will you choose the greatsword-wielding Snake, and rip through enemies with whirlwind abilities? Or tiny, but powerful, rabbit, who blasts her enemies with magical orbs and flashes of light?
If there’s one thing NEXON does well, it’s kawaii anime mouse-human hybrids dual-wielding steam-punk pistols!!
Visceral explosions and big damage numbers! Slay your foes in isometric action RPG fashion.
8. Aura Kingdom
Aura Kingdom Gameplay
Crisp anime visuals, a robust class system, and a powerful pet system are the hallmarks of this hack-and-slash MMO by Aeria Games. Auto-move questing allows players to focus on other facets of the game besides the grind. Old hands will appreciate gliders, which allow swift travel (assuming you can find something high enough to jump from) with surprisingly fun and responsive mechanics. Aura Kingdom is one of the few remaining anime MMO titles in this otherwise bleak landscape of derelict games that will offer you a well-crafted, truly free to play experience.
Anime MMO at its finest! Build your character and begin your adventure.
You might want to bring a friend to tackle this big fella.
7. Wakfu
Wakfu Gameplay
Imagine the open-world, 360-degree scroll map of MapleStory 2, combined with the real-time strategic RPG combat of Final Fantasy Tactics, and you’ve pretty much summed up Wakfu. Wakfu’s robust class system allows you to choose your playstyle, and the holy trinity of heal, tank, and DPS is alive and well. Choose from 18 classes, each with its own quirks, abilities, and personalities. Did I mention there’s a successful anime spin-off of the game? Have you ever heard of a GAME spawning an ANIME?! Even 12 years after release, Wakfu is still being regularly updated with new content and patches. If you haven’t checked out this excellent game, then stop reading this and go download it for free on Steam today!
Fabulous art and high attention to detail are just a few of the things to appreciate about Wakfu.
Grab some friends and tackle big, beefy bosses!
6. MU Legend
MU Legend Gameplay
Diablo enthusiasts will find a lot to love about the Action RPG MU Legend. Built with the smooth and silky Unreal 3 Engine, this game combines the dungeon crawling, demon smashing, high octane action of Diablo 3 with the story-driven questlines and robust class progression systems of most modern MMOs. Despite the game’s heavily Pay-to-Win endgame, it is a smooth and polished experience that is arguably worth the investment!
Suit up and get ready for some good ol’ hack-and-slash action!
Pit your skills against giant bosses with their own devastating abilities. Be forewarned, adventurer, this will not be easy!
5. Closers
Closers Gameplay
In this 3D action, side-scrolling RPG, send invading dimensional monsters packing back to the dark worlds from whence they game. Mash your way to victory as one of twelve superhuman heroes, equipped with a plethora of flashy combat abilities and weapons big enough to make Guts or Cloud jealous. Unfortunately, Closers, like many modern, cookie-cutter anime MMORPGs, suffers from shady development teams and in-game scammers. It will be up to you to decide if the action-packed gameplay and epic story elements outweigh the potentially negative side-effects of an over-saturated genre.
Rack up huge combos and destroy your foes!
Select your character! Pick your favorite Closer and send those baddies packing!
4. Dungeon Fighter Online
Dungeon Fighter Online Gameplay
As of March, 2015, and with 600 million worldwide players, DFO claimed the title of “The Worlds Most Popular MMORPG”. In this side-scrolling, 2D beat-em-up, baddy-bashing-bonanza, pick from 14 classes and immerse yourself in a retro-style world full of rich storylines and highly customizable avatars. Learn your combos to unleash devastating attacks on your enemies! If you loved the old-school classics like Double Dragon or Golden Axe, then Dungeon Fighter Online should already be in your gaming inventory! Go try it out, completely for free, today!
This is beat-em-ups finest. Fast fingers will serve you well as you annihilate the enemy!
Each dungeon fighter has a unique fighting style with subclasses to choose from. Pick wisely!
3. Dragon Nest
Dragon Nest Gameplay
There’s a lot to love about Dragon Nest, the cutesy, anime-style, instanced dungeon crawling JMMORPG from Nexon games. Run and gun your way through monsters as a powerful, mystical bow-wielding archer. Or, hack and slash your way through the hordes of enemies as a beefy, dangerous Warrior. DNest takes all the great things about MMOs-- dungeons filled with enemies, skill-based real-time combat, and epic raiding content--and serves them up to players on a silver platter. Don’t miss out on your chance to play this epic, and action-packed game!
Unleash arcane blasts upon the monster hordes! Blast your way through dungeons and earn incredible treasures!
Each class is unique and powerful. Which will you choose?
2. Elsword
Elsword Gameplay
Elsword is a dungeon crawling MMO that side scrolls like the first MapleStory and utilizes the combo system of Dungeon Fighter Online. There is a robust character creation system, allowing you to choose a hero specializing in ranged, melee, or magical abilities. As you level, not only will your characters stats and abilities grow, but your equipment and cosmetics become stronger and more aesthetically pleasing as well. Elsword is completely free to play, and the cash shop system provides almost exclusively cosmetic rewards, making this a title for anyone worried about the rampant abuse of modern pay to win systems.
Party up to maximize your rewards and chances for success! Be warned, as your party grows in strength, so too will the enemy!
Will you be a bruiser, a berserker, an archer, or an arcanist? Pick from a plethora of classes to suit your playstyle!
1. Tree of Savior
Tree of Savior Gameplay
Touted as the ‘spiritual successor to Ragnarok Online’, Tree of Savior takes the high fantasy MMO genre to another level. Gameplay is fast and fluid, and a skilled player can rip through hordes of enemies with explosive ease. Maps are beautifully built, with living and breathing terrain, and are chock full of cute, well-drawn, and (sometimes) deadly enemies. The progressive class system keeps things fresh with kick-ass anime cosmetics and devastating skills. Like any good ARPG worth its salt, Savior suffers from gold-sellers and bots, however, fans of the genre will find a lot to enjoy about this fantastic and well-designed game.
Travel across swaying bridges and adventure through lush forests in this beautifully rendered MMORPG.
Bosses lay in wait for the unsuspecting adventurer, remember to keep your guard up!
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