Master X Master
Master X Master was NCSoft's third-person MOBA where each player controlled two swappable "Masters" drawn from across NCSoft's game catalog. It's a match-based lobby game rather than a persistent shared world, and it shut down on January 31, 2018, about seven months after launch.
Platform availability
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- Status
- Closed (2018)
- Business model
- Free-to-play
- Genre
- MOBA / action game
- Release
- —
- Platforms
- Windows
- Developer
- NCSoft (Studio MXM)
- Publisher
- NCSoft
- Profile
- Full
MMO DNA
A visual fingerprint built from MMOFinder’s current verified catalog fields—not a review score.
Both PvE co-op modes and MOBA-style PvP are recorded
MOBA-style matches favor group play, though solo/co-op PvE is supported
Structured, match-based content is the stronger catalog signal
Real-time MOBA-style combat with dual-character switching is recorded
Not a persistent MMO
- Master X Master is a session-based multiplayer game — matches are short, instanced rounds, not a persistent shared world.
- It's catalogued here as "MOBA / action game" — 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.
Things to consider
- The game is permanently closed — NCSoft shut it down in early 2018 as part of a wider closure of several underperforming titles that year, citing that the game 'failed to connect with players.'
- No notable fan revival or private server exists for this title, likely due to the complexity of recreating a crossover game built on multiple licensed character rosters — it's unplayable today outside of archived footage.
- As a relatively short-lived title, documentation and community memory of the game are sparser than for NCSoft's longer-running MMOs like Guild Wars or Lineage.
Research record
- Last checked
- 2026-08-28
- Profile depth
- Full
- Source note
- Historical or online-game directory entry pending deeper verification
What MMOFinder has checked
- Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
- Gameplay mediaTwo verified, locally hosted gameplay screenshots are available.Verified
- Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
- Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 28, 2026.Verified
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Master X Master relationship map
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Master X Master timeline
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- —Released
MMOFinder records Master X Master as released in —.
- CurrentCatalog status
Catalog
- 2026-08-16Research checked
Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.
Master X Master screenshots & gameplay
Two verified, locally hosted gameplay screenshots are available.
Source: Verified YouTube gameplay video
Gameplay, availability and research notes
Master X Master is cataloged by MMOFinder as a MOBA / action game. Its recorded status is Closed — shut down January 31, 2018, while the business model is listed as Free-to-play. MMOFinder records its release year as —. 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-style combat with dual-character switching (service discontinued). Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists NCSoft (Studio MXM), and the publisher field lists NCSoft. 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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