What happened to City of Heroes (official)?
City of Heroes (official) shut down in 2012 after launching in 2004. NCSoft's 2012 shutdown sparked the genre's most famous fan campaign.
↻ Community revival: Homecoming (licensed — see full profile)
- Years
- 2004–2012
- Business model
- Subscription
- Region
- NA
In context
It ran for 8 years (2004–2012).
Of the 13 MMOs on MMOlist that launched in 2004, 12 are still playable today.
Also from Cryptic / Paragon Studios: Champions Online (2009), Star Trek Online (2010), Neverwinter (2013).
Scratch the same itch — alive today
City of Heroes (official) has an archive entry, not a full profile — these picks match its era, model, and style from the curated database.
A Tale in the Desert
2003 · Subscription · Turn-Based
Final Fantasy XI
2002 · Subscription · Tab Target
Dofus
2004 · Free-to-Play + Sub Option · Turn-Based
More from the archive
Other MMOs that shut down or never shipped from around 2004.
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