15 Games Like Adventure Quest
On our list of popular browser based MMO role playing games you'll find games like Adventure Quest and games like Adventure Quest Worlds that offer you an ever increasing turn based combat challenge.
Adventure Quest was the original game in the AQ series and launched in 2002 as a web browser experience offering single player content only. In AQ players would gear up their virtual character with a range of equipment pieces, stats and skills while attacking engaging in turn based combat against various evil foes. Quickly rising to become one of the most popular browser games of the day the development of a sequel sought to build on the foundation with MMO features.
This MMO enhancement to the original was released in 2008 and named Adventure Quest Worlds (AQW) which just like its predecessor grew rapidly to millions of registered accounts. The new MMO setting did wonders for the AQ series allowing players to finally see and communicate with each other while also expanding on the core RPG mechanics to offer greater class depth, larger quest lines and a new persistent game world to explore.
Whether you want a single player game like Adventure Quest or a free to play MMO browser game like Adventure Quest Worlds you will find a suitable option in the collection below.
Dark Gnome
Dark Gnome gives players the opportunity to help a generation of dwarves throw up their arms and revolt against the oppressive rat kingdom that has prevented them from leaving freely in the valley for countless generations. You’ll recruit your own team of dwarves as you travel across the countryside of various maps hunting for items, gaining experiencing and building our your dwarf settlement with supporting vendors and activities. Opting to present itself through a retro pixel design this...[Read Review]
Wizard101
Wizard101 is a popular role playing adventure of magic that is designed with younger gamers in mind from the setting to accessible turn based combat system. Released in 2008 the huge success of Wizard101 resulted in the development of a mechanically similar game that explored a pirate theme in Pirate101. Wizard101 takes place and the sister game of Pirate101 are both set in the world of Spiral which is under an increasing threat of darkness which calls on players to battle evil and secure the fu...[Read Review]
Drakensang Online
Drakensang Online started as a free to play browser based game that offers similar gameplay to the classic action role playing games of days long past. With the retirement of Flash and Java support within modern browsers though Drakensang Online is now entirely available through the small game client for Windows. Opting for 4 playable classes players can tackle the Drakensang Online game world as a Dragonknight, Spellweaver, Ranger or Steam Mechanicus with further customisation for gender, ethn...[Read Review]
Shakes and Fidget
Shakes and Fidget offers a unique mixture of RPG and fortress management allowing players to take on quests, fight in PvP and ultimately develop their ideal character in a satire fantasy world. Available on both mobile devices and your computer (either as a browser or PC/Mac) Shakes and Fidget has built an audience in the millions who have formed guilds on their journey to the top of the Hall of Fame. Shakes and Fidget opens with players selecting from the five available classes of warrior, mage...[Read Review]
Elsword Online
Elsword Online offers a skill based free to play action packed MMORPG experience with 2.5D side scrolling mechanics at the core of the experience and comic book undertones. Like many MMOs Elsword first launched in Korea in 2007 and eventually landing to North American shores in 2011. Gameplay in Elsword centres around beat ’em up style mechanic within a MMO framework that emphasises co-operative play. With this beat ’em focus you are guaranteed a fast paced adventure as you move acro...[Read Review]
Spiral Knights
Spiral Knights is a co-operative game that draws inspiration from the likes of Zelda while also offering a MMO inspired experience focused on co-operative play. While Spiral Knights was originally available to play in your browser this has been retired given its reliance on Java limiting the game to the downloadable client through the official website or Steam. In Spiral Knights players control their own knight which belongs to the Spiral Knight Order as they explore the planet Cradle and its va...[Read Review]
Dofus
Dofus is a turn based MMORPG that started in French in 2004 and quickly expanded to other languages from the initial success. Further than this the story of the Dofus universe has been expanded with spin off games such as Wakfu and other media. Set in The World of Twelve which is named after the 12 gods of the universe the range of environments on offer in Dofus is high with many well carefully designed biomes and locations to explore. Your main objective as you step into this world is to hunt f...[Read Review]
Puzzle Pirates
Puzzle Pirates has been a popular MMO since 2003 and combines pirates and puzzles (in case the name hadn’t given it away already) and despite its age has continued to hold a consistent audience encouraging regular updates to support the thousands of pirates online at any one time. The game can be downloaded through the Puzzle Pirates website or through the Steam platform With not many MMOs with a pirate theme out there Puzzle Pirates stands out in the multiplayer focused genre and an attractive ...[Read Review]
RuneScape
RuneScape has long been a popular free to play MMORPG and grown significantly since its original 2001 release date with regularly updated content delivered to its millions of registered players. It is widely regarded as one of the original and most popular browser based MMO games ever created. While RuneScape is no longer available to play in your browser it has expanded to be a cross platform adventure for computer and mobile gamers. Alongside this modern RuneScape version (also known as RuneSc...[Read Review]
Pirate101
Pirate101 is a popular MMORPG developed for children by KingsIsle Entertainment that features a number of familiar mechanics to their similarly named adventure, Wizard101. Opting for a pirate theme instead though and released four years later Pirate101 has a number of fresh opportunities for players familiar with the formula or those entirely new to this child friendly franchise that utilises turn based combat systems. Set within the same universe known as the Spiral your adventure of Pirate101 ...[Read Review]
Villagers and Heroes
Villagers and Heroes (previously known as A Mystical Land) is a free to play MMORPG with cross platform functionality across Windows, iOS and Android. Featuring a 3D fantasy world that has familiar elements of similar titles you’ll be able to progress your account across platforms with full cross-play support. Offering a simple and accessible title on the surface as you advance you’ll uncover the underlying depth across a range of activities and mechanics that provide you with MMO lo...[Read Review]
Therian Saga
Therian Saga offers players an intriguing mixture of MMORPG and sandbox gameplay as players create their unique hero while exploring, fighting, crafting, farming, hunting and other activities in the vast medieval era world. Those seeking something different from their gaming adventure will no doubt be hooked on this turn based like RPG that almost feels like a Dungeons & Dragons quest. While originally available through the browser on release the game has since transitioned to a downloadable...[Read Review]
Dragon Eternity
Dragon Eternity offers a cross platform MMO role playing experience with the ability to play across your mobile (iOS/Android) devices and fills an important gap in the market with a limited number of games offering this functionality. Staying close to the formula of similar games players will fight enemies, progress their character stats, unlock loot, command a pet and explore the community based mechanics. Starting out players will have the option to choose their gender and empire that they wan...[Read Review]
Epic Duel
Enter into duels, customise your equipment and chat with other players in the MMO realm of Epic Duel which is just one of the many addicting role playing games to be developed by Artix Entertainment. Originally a browser based game but transitioned to the Artix Launcher (Windows, Mac and Linux) with the retirement of Adobe Flash Player Epic Duel is focused on a futuristic setting that features plenty of combat. This futuristic game is set on the surface of Delta V, a planet that attracted many d...[Read Review]
Wartune
Wartune is a free to play game that you can play from your browser with a blend of traditional RPG content and easy to learn turn based combat system with automated mechanic options. Originally launched in 2013 it was the premier game in the genre for some time and inspired many similarly themed titles in the browser based RPG genre since. Despite the countless copycats in the genre Wartune has continued to develop itself along with trading publisher hands a few times that has resulted in a burs...[Read Review]