Uncharted Waters Online | |
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Developer(s) | Koei Tecmo |
Publisher(s) | Netmarble→OGPlanet→Papaya Play (NA, EU) Koei→Koei Tecmo (Japan) Softstar→Cayenne Tech (Taiwan) |
Platform(s) | Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 |
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Genre(s) | MMORPG |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Uncharted Waters Online (大航海時代 Online, lit. "Great Age of Sail" or "Age of Great Voyage") is an MMORPG set in the Age of Exploration, with the English version published by Papaya Play. It features over a hundred different sailing ships and an open world based on real Earth geography, with players engage in many activities such as combat, exploration, and trade on both sea and land while interacting with each other. It has a sandbox style game play and skill based character development. The game requires monthly subscription fee in Japan but the international server is free to play. It is developed by KOEI based on the Uncharted Waters series of games, and originally released in Japan.
Uncharted Waters Online is available on the Windows platform in English, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Six years after the initial Asian release, Netmarble published the game, under its traditional English title, for the non-Asian market in North America and Europe.[1] The official English site was opened in August 2010.[2] The closed beta test was conducted from August 25 to September 6,[3] followed by its open beta test October 1.[4] The game was officially launched on October 7.[4] In November 2013, the global Netmarble service ended and was transferred to OGPlanet.[5] In September 2017, the OGPlanet service ended and was transferred to Papaya Play,[6][7] with a complete reset.[8]
The Japanese version of the game was also available on the PlayStation 3 from 2009 until 2018,[9][10] and is available on the PlayStation 4 since September 2015.[11]