Runes of Magic
Developer: Runewaker Entertainment | Platform: PC | Release Date: March 19, 2009
What is Runes of Magic? The MMORPG strongly resembles World of Warcraft, both in terms of graphics and gameplay. Completing quests and fighting monsters take center stage here.
Runes of Magic offers a special class system where you can combine classes to create a hero that matches your playstyle.
The story takes first place in the MMORPG, and Runes of Magic has managed to tell it quite engagingly – there are even novels about the game.
How did the game start? Despite the similarities to WoW and a lack of innovations, Runes of Magic launched very strongly, especially in Germany. It won the German Developer Award in 2009 for Best International PC Game, and in 2010, the award for Best Online Game followed.
What does it look like today? Runes of Magic is hardly known anymore. Especially younger players might not be familiar with the name.
According to Steamcharts, player counts now are at 161 active users. The peak in the past 30 days was 321 (as of October 12, 2020).
Why did the game fail? Runes of Magic was simply overtaken by time. Visually, it now seems outdated and, while it received new content consistently, it lacked innovations to keep the MMORPG modern.
The developers also focused on other games, and Runes of Magic fell behind. Today, it basically only runs for the veterans.
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