THE DIRECTORY
The servers closed. The stories didn’t.
Games with a documented original-service shutdown. Explore their independent community projects, where available.
Games in this selection
31 games in this selection
Marvel Heroes
MHServerEmu
An online action RPG with a large roster of Marvel characters. Its servers went offline in November 2017, earlier than the announced end-of-year date. MHServerEmu is an open-source emulator for running it yourself.
Screenshot · Soapbox Race WorldPlayableNeed for Speed: World
Soapbox Race World
A free-to-play online racing game set in an open world. EA closed it in 2015; Soapbox Race World provides a launcher and community servers.
Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst
Ephinea
The PC edition of Sega's online action RPG, released first in Japan. Community servers keep cooperative play available.
Pirates of the Caribbean Online
The Legend of Pirates Online
Disney's pirate MMORPG with sailing, sword combat and the Black Pearl storyline. It closed on the same day as Toontown Online; The Legend of Pirates Online recreates it independently of Disney.
Screenshot · Sony Online EntertainmentPlayablePlanetSide
PSForever
A massively multiplayer first-person shooter with continent-wide battles between three empires. PlanetSide 2 is a separate game; PSForever emulates the 2003 original.
RuneScape Classic
OpenRSC
The original version of RuneScape, launched as a browser game in 2001 and kept running alongside its successors until 2018. OpenRSC runs community worlds inspired by it.
Star Wars Galaxies
SWG Legends
A sandbox MMORPG set in the Star Wars universe, with player-run economies, crafting and housing. Several community emulator servers recreate different eras of the game.
Screenshot · Square EnixPlayableSupreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Forged Alliance Forever
Large-scale science-fiction strategy with land, air and naval battles. Forged Alliance Forever maintains a community multiplayer ecosystem around the original game.
Screenshot · Project Paradise 2PlayableTest Drive Unlimited 2
Project Paradise 2
An open-world driving game set on Ibiza and Oahu, with online racing and a shared world. Project Paradise 2 restores online play on PC and PlayStation 3.