MapleStory

This article is about the game for Windows. For the anime, see MapleStory (anime). For the Nintendo DS game, see MapleStory DS. For the Facebook adaptation, see MapleStory Adventures.

MapleStory
Developer(s)Wizet
Publisher(s)
Composer(s)CODA SOUND[2] (CODASOUND, LedZeper[3])
Moonsoo Park[4] (LoudBell Studio)[5][6][7]
Studio EIM[8]
M2U[9][10]
Creed Sound[11]
S.I.D-Sound[12][13][14]
SQUARE MUSIQ[15][16]
ASTERIA (NECORD)[17]
ESTIMATE[18] (ESTi[19][20])
Initium SoundLab[21]
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • KOR: April 29, 2003
  • JPN: December 3, 2003
  • CHN: July 23, 2004
  • NA: May 11, 2005
  • TWN: June 1, 2005
  • SEA: June 23, 2005
  • EU: April 12, 2007
  • THA: August 16, 2005
    October 31, 2017 (relaunch)
Genre(s)Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Mode(s)Multiplayer

MapleStory (Korean: 메이플스토리) is a free-to-play, 2D, side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game, developed by South Korean company Wizet. Several versions of the game are available for specific countries or regions, published by various companies (such as Nexon).

Players travel the "Maple World", defeating monsters and developing their characters' skills and abilities as is typical in role-playing video games. Players can interact with others in many ways, including chatting and trading. Groups of players can band together in parties to hunt monsters and share rewards, and can also form guilds to interact more easily with each other. Players additionally have the option to visit the in-game "Cash Shop" to purchase a variety of character appearances or gameplay enhancements with real money.

In July 2010, the Korean version of the game was revised in a patch named the "Big Bang". Other versions followed suit and have since received the Big Bang update. Later in the year, the Korean version received the Chaos update which introduced player versus player (PvP) and professions to the game. Its sequel, MapleStory 2, was released in July 2015 and features updated 3D graphics and a similar storyline. As of 2020, MapleStory has reached over 180 million registered users worldwide and grossed over $3 billion in lifetime revenue.

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