On August 25, Valve removed two action MMORPGs from their platform Steam, which you probably have never heard of, as they had barely any players. Notably, they used the same assets and did not have their own website.
What were those games? The two action MMORPGs are called God of Flame and Legend MMO. They come from China and appear extremely generic at first glance. Both games were free-to-play and revolved around slaying monsters from an isometric perspective, which you may recognize from Diablo or Wolcen.
Legend MMO was released in July 2020 on Steam and received a mixed rating of 50% in the reviews. God of Flame, on the other hand, was released in October 2020 and received a 70% positive rating.
However, what exactly players praised or criticized is no longer known, as the Steam pages for the MMOs were deleted.
Why were the games removed from Steam? There is no official statement from Valve regarding the removal, but it is suspected that they might have been clones of the same game:
- God of Flame was developed by Beijing LIGHT WING Century Technology Co., LTD
- Legend MMO, however, was developed by Beijing JG Entertainment Technology Co., LTD
Not only are the names of the developers very similar, but also the assets of the games. The two warriors used in the title image for the players hardly differ:
There are hardly any differences between the two titles in-game:
Are the two games missed on Steam? Not really:
- At its peak, only 173 players played Legend MMO. In the last few weeks, player numbers were even single digits (via SteamDB).
- God of Flame only reached 84 players at peak and mostly had one to three players in August (via SteamDB).
However, those looking for MMORPGs on Steam will find many such titles that look very similar, have few players, and mostly rely on aggressive monetization. We can generally only advise against such games.
However, those looking for modern and well-made MMORPGs will surely find them in this list: The best MMORPGs of 2021 – Which one is right for me?
