Anarchy Online

Anarchy Online
An abstract symbol of two complementary metal forms is shown partially buried in sand. Below it is text reading: "Anarchy Online: The Future In Your Hands".
Developer(s)Funcom
Publisher(s)Funcom
Designer(s)Gaute Godager
Writer(s)Ragnar Tørnquist
Platform(s)Windows
Release
  • NA: June 27, 2001
  • EU: September 28, 2001
Genre(s)Massively multiplayer online role-playing
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Anarchy Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) published and developed by Norwegian video game development company Funcom. Released in June 2001, the game was the first in the genre to include a science-fiction setting, dynamic quests, instancing, free trials, and in-game advertising. The game's ongoing storyline revolves around the fictional desert planet Rubi-Ka, wherein a valuable mineral known as Notum is found. Players assume the role of a new colonist to Rubi-Ka. With no specific objective to win Anarchy Online, the player advances the game through the improvement of a character's skills over time. After more than 20 years, Anarchy Online has become one of the oldest surviving games in the genre.[1]

  1. ^ "Anarchy Online's 13-Year Anniversary". Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2019.