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
54 games in this selection
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.
Box art · Microsoft Game StudiosPlayableProject Gotham Racing 2
Insignia
A 2003 Xbox street racer built around Kudos points for stylish driving. It is among the more active games on Insignia.
Screenshot · Bethesda Softworks · PC versionPlayableQuake III Arena (Dreamcast)
Dreamcast Live
The Dreamcast port of id Software's arena shooter. Dreamcast Live lists a community master server for it.
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.
Screenshot · Dreamcast LivePlayableSega Tetris
Dreamcast Live
Sega's take on Tetris for Dreamcast, with online play for up to four players. Dreamcast Live lists a community-hosted server with leaderboards for the Japanese release.
Screenshot · Dreamcast LivePlayableSpeed Devils Online Racing
Dreamcast Live
An updated, online-capable Dreamcast release of the racer Speed Devils. Dreamcast Live lists a community-hosted server.
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.
Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)
Insignia
Pandemic's large-scale battles across the Star Wars films. This entry covers the original Xbox release, which Insignia brings back online; newer official editions exist for modern platforms.