Free Realms
Free Realms was a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) set in a fantasy-themed world called Sacred Grove. The game was first released on April 28, 2009 for Microsoft Windows. Versions for Mac OS X and PlayStation 3 followed in subsequent years. The game was free-to-play up to level 4, with access to additional content available through a membership fee. The game allowed the player to fight, interact with other players, take up jobs, and more.
| Free Realms | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Sony Online Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Online Entertainment |
| Engine | ForgeLight |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3 |
| Release | Windows April 28, 2009 Mac OS X November 2, 2010 PlayStation 3 March 29, 2011 |
| Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer online, adventure |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
The game's servers were shut down on March 31, 2014 in a closure of three other SOE MMOs that year; with the company stating a necessity to devote resources to other games, as well as to move away from games oriented to children through SOE President John Smedley stating in a Reddit ask-me-anything that "Kids don't spend well and it's very difficult to run a kids game. Turns out kids do mean stuff to each other a lot."