 Moshi Monsters logo | |
| Developer | Mind Candy |
|---|---|
| Type | Massively multiplayer online game |
| Launch date | 16 April 2008 |
| Discontinued | 13 December 2019 |
| Platform(s) | Web browser (Adobe Flash) |
| Status | Defunct |
| Website | Moshi Monsters website at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 December 2019) |
Moshi Monsters was a British children's web browser massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) aimed at children aged 6–12,[1] with over 80 million registered users in 150 territories worldwide.[2] Users could choose from one of six virtual pet monsters (Katsuma, Poppet, Diavlo, Luvli, Furi, and Zommer) they could create, name and nurture. Once their pet had been customized, players could navigate their way around Monstro City, take daily puzzle challenges to earn 'Rox' (a virtual currency), play games, personalize their room and communicate with other users in a safe environment, although this has been disputed.[by whom?][3]
The servers for the game were officially closed on 13 December 2019, due to the game requiring Adobe Flash Player, which ended support on 31 December 2020.[4]
Mind Candy continues to actively use the "Moshi" intellectual property in the mobile app Moshi, an award-winning younger children's app featuring bedtime stories, games and guided mindfulness meditations aimed at very young children.[5]
- ^ Mike Butcher (2 May 2013). "As Moshi Monsters hits 5 years, can it pull off three new games?". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
Moshi Monsters started out as an online world of adoptable pet monsters for boys and girls aged 6-12 back in 2008.
- ^ Moshi Monsters founder: 'I was Mr Stress, now I'm Mr Calm' Archived 3 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Business Insider
- ^ "Moshi Monsters - Welcome to Moshi Monsters, Parents!". www.moshimonsters.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "'Moshi Monsters' is shutting down because it runs on Flash". engadget.com. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ Amelia Heathman (21 April 2020). "Moshi sleep app for kids branches out into mindfulness and meditation for children". Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 July 2020.