The MMORPG “Noah’s Heart” was released on June 28, 2022, for PC, Android, and iOS. Upon release, it was often compared to well-known animes like Sword Art Online or the successful game “Genshin Impact.” However, in initial tests, many bugs and problems were revealed. Not even 2 years after the release, the servers will be shut down on April 29, 2024.
How was the game perceived? Before the release, many were looking forward to Noah’s Heart:
- Because there is a great desire for “Anime-style MMORPGs”: Sword Art Online is the dream of many MMORPG players: In the anime, the characters are pulled into an MMORPG and must prove themselves there.
- Also, in Noah’s Heart, the world is “virtual” and the MMORPG relies on anime graphics.
- The game also offers an open world, the character was not bound to a class, and there was detailed class development.
Mixed reviews at launch: Many bugs and poor translation
How was the game discussed? However, doubts about Noah’s Heart arose even before the release. The MMORPG expert from MeinMMO, Alexander Leitsch, wrote that the company behind Noah’s Heart is known for Pay2Win games like Dragon Raja.
In a preview report by MeinMMO author Anny Bader, she stated on August 13, 2022, after spending some hours in the MMORPG, that the leveling process in Noah’s Heart was progressing far too quickly and one could not follow the story at all.
While the game has some advantages over Genshin Impact, it does not reach the quality of the big role model. Especially bugs and errors in translation made Noah’s Heart hardly playable.
The voiceovers are in English, but not recorded by native speakers, and dialogues ended mid-sentence.
After 6 hours, the MeinMMO author judged that bugs and the quality of the translations made it impossible for her to continue playing the MMORPG. The version that was released had too many problems.
Noah’s Heart is closing – Play our other game!
This is how it all ended: Noah’s Heart will close all servers on April 29. A download is no longer possible (via Noah’s Heart).
The developers announce casually: “All good things must come to an end” and recommend players download Dragon Raja instead.
This is exactly the game that has earned the developers a reputation for leaning too much towards Pay2Win even before “Noah’s Heart.”
MMORPG is apparently being discontinued due to lack of success
Why is it being discontinued now? No reason is given, but according to data from the mobile site SensorTower, Noah’s Heart
was by far the worst-performing game from developer Archosaur Games.
Out of 25 games, it ranked 25th and earned less than $5,000 in the last month. The game that the developers recommend, Dragon Raja, however, is in 2nd place and earned $100,000 – and that with only one version.
From the list, it can also be seen that Noah’s Heart hadn’t received its last update 7 months ago: While many of the developer’s more successful games received their last update within the last 14 days.
Noah’s Heart also had relatively mediocre ratings on apps like Google Play with 3.5/5 or in the App Store with 3.2/5.
Noah’s Heart was probably quite a flop
What lies behind it: This is a lesson that many MMORPG developers have to learn painfully: There is only one chance for a first impression. If the version with which you launch has serious problems in crucial areas, it is very hard for such MMOs to remain profitable and stay on the market.
The significantly more successful alternative: A concert for Genshin Impact made me realize what a masterpiece the game is
