MMO Compass

Ranked list · 2026

The best MMOs on Linux in 2026.

MMOs with a native Linux client. Every game here ships a native Linux client. Not sure which fits? Take the quiz.

  1. 01
    MMORPG

    Albion Online

    A cross-platform sandbox of gathering, player markets, territory, guild rivalry, and calculated risk.

    • Serious room for competitive play
    • A meaningful crafting and economy loop
    • Gets better with a real community

    Windows · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android · Free to play · optional Premium

  2. 02
    MMORPG

    Dofus

    A witty, beautifully animated tactical MMO where turn-based combat, unusual classes, professions, quests, and trade all matter.

    • A meaningful crafting and economy loop
    • Rewards planning over reflexes
    • Rewards skill and build mastery

    Windows · Mac · Linux · Free starter area · optional membership

  3. 03
    MMORPG

    PokeMMO

    A free fan-built MMO that stitches five classic Pokemon regions into one living world where thousands of trainers catch, breed, trade, and battle in real time.

    • Rewards planning over reflexes
    • Plenty to collect and make your own
    • A distinctive visual identity

    Windows · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android · Free to play · optional cosmetics

  4. 04
    MMORPG

    Wakfu

    A colorful tactical MMO with turn-based battles, ecology, politics, crafting, player markets, and unusually cooperative party play.

    • Rewards planning over reflexes
    • Rewards skill and build mastery
    • A distinctive visual identity

    Windows · Mac · Linux · Free to play · optional Booster

  5. 05
    MMORPG

    Flyff Universe

    A colorful old-school fantasy MMO rebuilt to run instantly across modern desktop and mobile browsers.

    • Classes with real identity
    • A rewarding climb toward stronger gear
    • A distinctive visual identity

    Web browser · Windows · Mac · Linux · Mobile · Free to play · optional purchases

  6. 06
    MMORPG

    Tibia

    A fiercely persistent sandbox of endless levels, dangerous hunts, player economies, guild politics, and old mysteries.

    • Plenty of long-range goals
    • Gets better with a real community
    • Long-term skills and goals matter

    Windows · Mac · Linux · Free to play · optional Premium

  7. 07
    MMORPG

    City of Heroes: Homecoming

    The officially licensed revival of the beloved superhero MMO, where a legendary costume creator and deep powersets let you build any hero and team up on a whim.

    • Plenty to collect and make your own
    • Rich hand-crafted content
    • A natural fit for a small party

    Windows · Mac · Linux · Free · donation-supported

  8. 08
    MMO

    Prosperous Universe

    A persistent space-economy simulation where every factory, shipment, market move, and corporation matters.

    • A meaningful crafting and economy loop
    • Rewards planning over reflexes
    • A convincing sci-fi setting

    Desktop web browser · Windows · Mac · Linux · Free to play · optional PRO license

  9. 09
    MMO

    Torn

    A text-driven crime MMO where factions, businesses, markets, wars, relationships, and years of character growth form one shared city.

    • Plenty of long-range goals
    • Lets non-combat play lead
    • Gets better with a real community

    Web browser · Windows · Mac · Linux · mobile · Free to play · optional donator benefits

  10. 10
    MMO

    Legends of IdleOn

    A colorful idle MMO where a roster of specialized characters keeps fighting, crafting, gathering, and feeding one shared account.

    • Plenty of long-range goals
    • Welcoming to solo adventurers
    • Long-term skills and goals matter

    Web browser · Windows · Mac · Linux · mobile · Free to play · in-game purchases

  11. 11
    MMORPG

    Margonem

    A long-running browser fantasy MMORPG with a large questing world, class progression, rare loot, and group boss hunts.

    • A distinctive visual identity
    • Plenty to collect and make your own
    • Plenty of long-range goals

    Web browser · Windows · Mac · Linux · mobile · Free to play · in-game purchases

  12. 12
    MMORPG

    Hordes.io

    A lean 3D faction MMO for open-world PvP, party grinding, trading, clans, and world bosses in your browser.

    • Serious room for competitive play
    • Gets better with a real community
    • A living open-PvP world

    Web browser · Windows · Mac · Linux · Free to play

  13. 13
    MMORPG

    stein.world

    A real-time pixel MMORPG that runs directly in a browser, with quests, professions, trading, and group dungeons.

    • A distinctive visual identity
    • Long-term skills and goals matter
    • A natural fit for a small party

    Web browser · Windows · Mac · Linux · mobile · Free to play · optional convenience purchases

  14. 14
    MMORPG

    Project: Gorgon

    A curious indie sandbox where exploration, discovery, strange skills, player shops, and a close-knit community lead.

    • Rewards curiosity and roaming
    • A meaningful crafting and economy loop
    • Long-term skills and goals matter

    Windows · Mac · Linux · Buy to play

  15. 15
    MMORPG

    Mirage Online Classic

    A community-driven retro fantasy world with action combat, trade skills, guild wars, raids, and dozens of handmade dungeons.

    • A distinctive visual identity
    • Gets better with a real community
    • Long-term skills and goals matter

    Web browser · Windows · Mac · Linux · mobile · Free to play · cosmetic supporter shop

  16. 16
    MMORPG

    RPG MO

    A patient 2D sandbox of combat, dozens of skills, housing, farming, crafting, and a player-run market.

    • A meaningful crafting and economy loop
    • Plenty of long-range goals
    • Long-term skills and goals matter

    Web browser · Windows · Mac · Linux · Mobile · Free to play · optional MOS shop

  17. 17
    MMORPG

    Shakes & Fidget

    A comic fantasy browser RPG built around quick quests, character growth, guild competition, dungeons, and irreverent humor.

    • A distinctive visual identity
    • Lets non-combat play lead
    • A real solo road to the endgame

    Web browser · Windows · Mac · Linux · mobile · Free to play · in-game purchases

  18. 18
    MMORPG

    Wynncraft

    A full MMORPG built inside Minecraft: Java Edition — five classes with ability trees, hundreds of quests, dungeons, raids, and guild territory wars across a hand-built continent.

    • A distinctive visual identity
    • Rich hand-crafted content
    • Classes with real identity

    Windows · Mac · Linux (Minecraft: Java) · Free · cosmetic shop · Minecraft purchase required

  19. 19
    MMORPG

    HighSpell

    A free browser MMORPG inspired by RuneScape Classic, with open-ended skills, gathering, trading, quests, and a small persistent world.

    • Long-term skills and goals matter
    • Freeform builds from open skills
    • A real solo road to the endgame

    Web browser · Windows · Mac · Linux · mobile · Free to play

  20. 20
    MMORPG

    Kaetram Online

    A free, open-source 2D pixel MMORPG descended from Mozilla's BrowserQuest that runs in a browser or on your phone, with a small but live official server that ships updates almost daily.

    • Long-term skills and goals matter
    • Plenty of long-range goals
    • A distinctive visual identity

    Web browser · Windows · Mac · Linux · Mobile · Free to play · optional membership

Questions

What is the best MMO on Linux?

Albion Online is our top pick. A cross-platform sandbox of gathering, player markets, territory, guild rivalry, and calculated risk. Dofus and PokeMMO round out the top of the list.

How was this list picked?

Every game here ships a native Linux client. Rankings come from MMO Compass's hand-written profile of each game, the same data behind its MMO quiz.

Which one is right for me?

It depends on how you like to play. Take the MMO Compass quiz to rank every game by your combat style, schedule, group size, and dealbreakers.

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