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World of Warcraft

Also known as WoW

2004 Blizzard Entertainment MMORPG Updated 25 Jul 2026

World of Warcraft is a 2004 MMORPG developed by Blizzard Entertainment, set in the fantasy universe of the Warcraft strategy games. It became the most influential and commercially dominant massively multiplayer online game of its era, at its peak drawing over ten million subscribers into the world of Azeroth.

Players create heroes among the opposing Alliance and Horde factions, choosing from races and classes, then quest, explore, gather professions, and group up for instanced dungeons and large-scale raids against powerful bosses. Its accessible design, polished and colourful world, forgiving death penalties, and steady sense of rewarding progression brought online role-playing to a mainstream audience like never before, reshaping the entire genre in its image and drawing countless imitators.

World of Warcraft continues to run today through numerous major expansions that have raised the level cap and added continents, and Blizzard later launched Classic servers recreating the original experience for nostalgic players. It remains one of the most storied online games ever made.

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Where can you play World of Warcraft today?

Device by device, which of the 3 alternatives below you can play on it.

PC: Final Fantasy XIV Online (Free + in-app purchases), World of Warcraft (Free + in-app purchases) and Guild Wars 2 (Free + in-app purchases).
Mac: Final Fantasy XIV Online (Free + in-app purchases) and World of Warcraft (Free + in-app purchases).
Linux: None of the alternatives to World of Warcraft runs on Linux.
iPhone: None of the alternatives to World of Warcraft runs on iPhone.
iPad: None of the alternatives to World of Warcraft runs on iPad.
Android phone: None of the alternatives to World of Warcraft runs on Android phone.
Android tablet: None of the alternatives to World of Warcraft runs on Android tablet.
PlayStation: None of the alternatives to World of Warcraft runs on PlayStation.
Xbox: None of the alternatives to World of Warcraft runs on Xbox.
Switch: None of the alternatives to World of Warcraft runs on Switch.
Steam Deck: Final Fantasy XIV Online (Free + in-app purchases) and Guild Wars 2 (Free + in-app purchases).

Games like World of Warcraft

Modern alternatives to World of Warcraft, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.

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Final Fantasy XIV Online

Free + in-app purchases

A story-rich MMORPG with a generous free trial and acclaimed narrative.

Final Fantasy XIV Online is also an alternative to 2 other classics

Available on

PC Mac Linux iPhone iPad Android phone Android tablet PlayStation Xbox Switch Steam Deck Playable

Final Fantasy XIV Online runs on PC, Mac. Not available on Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.

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