The most successful PC MMORPG in the world is not WoW, but a game that doesn’t look like an MMORPG at all

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Here in the West, World of Warcraft is considered the most profitable and successful MMORPG of all time. But on a global scale, there is a title in Nexon’s Dungeon Fighter Online that is almost as old as WoW and even more successful. The game from South Korea doesn’t look like an MMORPG at all – at least not in our eyes.

What are the most successful MMORPGs in the world? Accurate sales figures are hard to come by in the world of MMORPGs. But there are always numbers that come out when a developer can brag about a new milestone. There are also plausible estimates.

  • It is assumed that World of Warcraft has generated sales of around 1 billion US dollars a year for a long time. In 2017, WoW had a turnover of 9.23 billion US dollars (via wiki). According to other sources, WoW should have reached $14 billion in sales by 2022 (via headphonesaddict).
  • The MMORPG “Dungeon Fighter Online” had achieved sales of 20 billion US dollars by 2022 (via mmos.com). Publisher Nexon proudly announced this at the time.

    • Therefore, it can be said that Dungeon Fighter Online is actually the most successful PC MMORPG in the world.

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    What is so strange from a western point of view? When it comes to MMORPG, we have a clear image in mind that has been shaped by games like Everquest or WoW: a 3D MMORPG with the perspective from above.

    Dungeon Fighter Online was released in 2005, a year after WoW. But both games could hardly be more different.

    Dungeon Fighter Online is a beat ’em up action MMORPG that works as a 2D side scroller. Like a typical double dragons or golden ax brand brawler.

    The game, which is extremely unusual for us, has been on the market in South Korea since 2005 and in the years that followed it reached Japan, China, Taiwan and even had a worldwide release in 2015, even if it never caught on in the West.

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    Is the game going to be developed further? Yes, of course. Even if it seems like a fighting game, Dungeon Fighter Online as an MMORPG is constantly evolving. As the name suggests, there are often new dungeons to fight through.

    A new patch has just been released, Season 7, Act 5, “The Cruel King of Dungeons”. The update promises the toughest raid in the MMORPG’s 18-year history. As reported by a Polish MMORPG site, the raid is intended for 12 heroes and, in addition to the final boss Bakal, brings three other monstrous bosses: the “Death Dragon Spirazzi”, the ice dragon Skasa and a berserker dragon, whatever that is supposed to be.

    The bosses promise to use tactics and mechanics unlike anything seen before.

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