Anarchy Online
| Anarchy Online | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Funcom |
| Publisher(s) | Funcom |
| Designer(s) | Gaute Godager |
| Writer(s) | Ragnar Tørnquist |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | |
| 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.