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Dawngate

Dawngate is not a persistent-world MMO. It's catalogued here as "MOBA" and included because it's commonly searched for in MMO-related contexts — see below for what it actually is.

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Status
Cancelled; official service shut down 2016 before leaving beta
Business model
Free-to-play
Genre
MOBA
Release
2013
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Waystone Games
Publisher
Electronic Arts
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MMO DNA

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PvECombat focusPvP

Competitive PvP lane battles are the sole recorded focus — there is no PvE

SoloPlay styleGroup

Team-based 5-player lane matches are the sole recorded format

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

A structured, lane-based MOBA format is recorded

TargetedCombat feelAction

Real-time MOBA action combat with customizable character "Shapes" is recorded

HousingNot recordedCraftingNot recordedTradingNot recordedControllerNot recordedPvENot recordedPvPRecorded
Catalog note

Not a persistent MMO

  • Dawngate is a session-based hero shooter or MOBA — short, instanced team matches rather than a persistent shared world.
  • It's catalogued here as "MOBA" — a related but distinct genre from the persistent-world MMOs this site otherwise covers.
  • It's included in this directory because it's commonly searched for by people trying to figure out whether it counts as an MMO — this page exists to give you a straight answer.
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  • This entry is intentionally excluded from MMOFinder's platform, genre, and catalog-wide statistics, since it isn't a persistent-world MMO.
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  • If you came here specifically to check whether this game is an MMO: it isn't, by the definition this site uses (a persistent, shared, many-player online world) — but it may still be worth playing on its own terms.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-08-30
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Full
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Official/publisher feature documentation, Wikipedia, Steam/store listings and community wiki cross-checks
No direct official link verified in the current record.
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What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaNo reliable locally hosted gameplay screenshot is currently available.Unavailable
  • Source trailA research source note is recorded, but no direct source URL is currently linked.Partial
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified

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Game history

Dawngate timeline

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    Released

    MMOFinder records Dawngate as released in —.

  2. Current
    Catalog status

    Cancelled

  3. 2026-08-16
    Research checked

    Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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Dawngate screenshots & gameplay

Two verified non-YouTube gameplay screenshot sources for this game.

Source: YouTube gameplay video

Gameplay screenshot 2Source: Kotaku / Alice Lo portfolioOpen verified screenshot source

Gameplay, availability and research notes

Dawngate is cataloged by MMOFinder as a MOBA. Its recorded status is Cancelled; official service shut down 2016 before leaving beta, while the business model is listed as Free-to-play. MMOFinder records its release year as 2013. Current platform data lists Windows. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.

Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Real-time MOBA action combat with a strategic character-customization system called Shapes. Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists Waystone Games, and the publisher field lists Electronic Arts. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder’s filtering and comparison tools.

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