Sierra On-Line (previous), Codemasters (previous), Norseman Games (previous), Rat Labs (previous), Realm Worlds (previous), Digital Alchemy (current)
Publisher(s)
Sierra On-Line (previous), World Opponent Network (previous), Codemasters (previous), Norseman Games (previous), Virtual World Holding Company (current)
Designer(s)
Stephen Nichols, Jordan Neville, Gil
Platform(s)
Windows
Release
NA: 1996
EU: 1996
JP: 1996
Genre(s)
MMORPG
Mode(s)
Multiplayer
The Realm Online, originally known as The Realm, is a massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) launched in December 1996 for Windows PC.[1] It was designed in the tradition of graphical MUDs,[2] before the usage of the terms "massively multiplayer" and "MMORPG".[3]
Originally published by Sierra On-Line, it was abandoned by that company because of its unfavorable comparison to Ultima Online and EverQuest.[4] It was next taken up for a short time by a company called World Opponent Network which was also owned by Sierra On-line, then Codemasters, Norseman Games, and presently a Virtual World Holding Company.[5]
In April 2018 Norseman Games of Michigan, LLC granted an exclusive license to Rat Labs LLC (then Realm Worlds LLC), to develop and distribute The Realm. Later in June 1, Rat Labs opened a "fresh start" server that is free to play.
The Realm Worlds LLC closed the last game server on June 30, 2023.[citation needed] After the closure, Norseman Games began the sale of the IP to a brand new company named Virtual World Holding Company. VWHC (publisher) and Digital Alchemy (developer) were still working on the reboot of the game. By that September, the studio made an announcement about the re-opening of Despothe's Grove (the old game server), and the grand opening of Mabon's Gamble, the brand-new game server created by Digital Alchemy and successor of Finvarra's Fortress, the former server of Realm Worlds LLC.
^"Realm Online - Online Game of the Week".
^Lynn, Casey (2008-11-17). "RPG Nostalgia: The Realm". Geeks are Sexy. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
^"The Top Ten Oldest MMORPGs - MMO Hut". mmohuts.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-18.
^Bartle, Richard (2003). Designing Virtual Worlds. New Riders. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-13-101816-7.
reviews. The inspiration for Regnum Online is theonline game Dark Age of Camelot (DAOC). As such, RO is heavily focussed on Realm vs Realm (also known...
Realm versus Realm (RvR) is a type of player versus player (PvP) gameplay in massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) where the player...
series The Shadow Realm, a fictional location in the video game Spyro: Shadow Legacy The Shadow Realm, a fictional location in the film Thor: Love and...
1996, Sierra released TheRealmOnline, an online fantasy role-playing game. After the sale, Ken Williams remained within the software division so that...
hundreds of people to play at the same time, including Habitat (beta-tested in 1986), TheRealmOnline, Neverwinter Nights (the AOL version) and Meridian...
Java in 2006. Both player versus player and realm versus realm combat are possible in the game. Wurm Online is a sandbox MMO game. Players can perform...
instances were first used in this genre. However, TheRealmOnline (1996) is sometimes credited as introducing the concept. Single-player games are great, and...
The Elder Scrolls Online, abbreviated ESO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by ZeniMax Online Studios and published...
needed] TheRealmOnline was another successful early Internet MMORPG, launched by Sierra Online. Although released just after Meridian 59, the beta was...
later under the name Realms of Arkania. The trademark Realms of Arkania was owned by the now-defunct Sir-tech Software, Inc., which spurred the name change...
Archived from the original on 11 December 2010. "Psycho Pinball on GameRankings". GameRankings. Retrieved 23 December 2016. "TheRealmOnline for PC reviews"...
magic, the player character of the original version escaped, reappearing at the start of A Realm Reborn. As Eorzea cements its recovery, the player must...
realms (such as Version 5). Imperia Online is set in the Medieval times. The current version is 7, although there are still active version 5 realms as...
The Defence of theRealm Act 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 29) (DORA) was passed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 1914, four days after the country entered...
Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers as "The Realms"...
Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Japanese: 黄泉のツガイ, Hepburn: Yomi no Tsugai, lit. 'The Hinge of the Underworld') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated...
Realm Royale is a free-to-play third-person shooter battle royale game developed by Heroic Leap Games. The game features multiple character classes each...
had over 25,000 players. Ken Williams acted as Executive Producer of theRealm from its release until late 1998. "Assault Heroes to assault XBL". GameSpot...
the Womb Realm (Sanskrit: garbhakoṣadhātu, Traditional Chinese: 胎蔵界; Pinyin: Tāizāngjiè; Rōmaji: taizōkai) is the metaphysical space inhabited by the...
"Realm of Fear" is the 128th episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It is the second episode of the...
Realm of the Titans (Chinese: 天翼決; pinyin: tiān yì jué) is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed by Ningbo Shengguang Tianyi for Microsoft...
both player versus environment (PvE) and realm versus realm (RvR) combat. Developed by Mythic Entertainment, the game is in large part an adaptation of...
pioneers in the e-commerce realm, capturing the attention of a growing audience. Researchers identified a crucial factor for internet success – the suitability...
Global Information