Sunset2002–2008
The Sims Online
Maxis / EA · NA · Social MMO
What happened to The Sims Online?
The Sims Online shut down in 2008 after launching in 2002. The Sims as a shared world; economy botting and griefing wrote sociology papers.
↻ Community revival: FreeSO (community)
- Years
- 2002–2008
- Business model
- Subscription
- Region
- NA
In context
It ran for 6 years (2002–2008).
Of the 9 MMOs on MMOlist that launched in 2002, 6 are still playable today.
Scratch the same itch — alive today
The Sims Online has an archive entry, not a full profile — these picks match its era, model, and style from the curated database.
Live
80
Final Fantasy XI
2002 · Subscription · Tab Target
80Themepark
Old SchoolStory-DrivenTrusts
same eraold-school philosophy
AT
Live
88
A Tale in the Desert
2003 · Subscription · Turn-Based
88Sandbox
No CombatEgyptSociety Building
same eraold-school philosophy
Live
74
Ragnarok Online
2002 · Free-to-Play · Tab Target
74Themepark
2D SpritesWar of EmperiumCards
same eraold-school philosophy
More from the archive
Other MMOs that shut down or never shipped from around 2002.
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