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Monkey Quest

Monkey Quest was Behaviour Interactive's family-friendly MMORPG set in Nickelodeon's Nicktoons universe, letting kids explore and battle across a persistent shared world as customizable monkey avatars. It shut down September 26, 2014; a 2020 fan revival was also shut down after a Nickelodeon takedown in 2021.

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Status
Closed — shut down September 26, 2014; a 2020 fan revival ("Monkey Quest Reborn") was also shut down after a Nickelodeon takedown in 2021
Business model
Free-to-play
Genre
Family MMORPG
Release
2011
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Behaviour Interactive
Publisher
Nickelodeon
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MMO DNA

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PvECombat focusPvP

PvE quests and monster battles are the sole recorded focus — there is no PvP

SoloPlay styleGroup

Cooperative play is emphasized, with quests, friendships and tribes recorded

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

A structured, quest-based kids MMO is recorded

TargetedCombat feelAction

Side-scrolling action combat aimed at younger players is recorded

HousingNot recordedCraftingNot recordedTradingNot recordedControllerNot recordedPvERecordedPvPNot recorded
Player fit

Why you might like it

  • A kid-friendly 3D browser MMO from Nickelodeon that mixed console-style action combat with cooperative play, letting players explore the jungle land of Ook and battle alongside friends.
  • Four distinct monkey tribes (Chim Foo, Sea Dragons, Ootu Mystics, Ice Raiders) gave players real identity and social grouping choices beyond just a character class.
  • Reached a genuinely large audience for a kids' MMO — reportedly around 4 million players at its peak — showing it succeeded at bringing MMO-style play to a younger audience.
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Things to consider

  • The game closed permanently on September 26, 2014, after roughly four years of service, and as of 2026 remains dormant with no official revival — there is no way to play it today.
  • Its companion mobile app, Monkey Quest: Thunderbow, was also pulled from the App Store back in mid-2014, so there's no lingering mobile version either.
  • As a browser MMO from the early-2010s era, it required the Unity Web Player plugin, technology that's now obsolete even if the servers were somehow restored.
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Research record

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2026-08-30
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What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
  • Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified

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Combat matchMarvel Super Hero Squad OnlineBoth cataloged with Not yet verifiedGenre & settingLego Minifigures OnlineBoth cataloged as Family MMORPGShared featuresLEGO UniverseShared: PvE, solo playBusiness modelHero: 108 OnlineBoth recorded as Not yet verified

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Game history

Monkey Quest timeline

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    Catalog status

    Closed

  3. 2026-08-16
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Monkey Quest screenshots & gameplay

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Source: Verified YouTube gameplay video

Gameplay, availability and research notes

Monkey Quest is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Family MMORPG. Its recorded status is Closed — shut down September 26, 2014; a 2020 fan revival ("Monkey Quest Reborn") was also shut down after a Nickelodeon takedown in 2021, while the business model is listed as Free-to-play. MMOFinder records its release year as 2011. 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 Side-scrolling action combat aimed at younger players, built around quests, tribes and monster battles. Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists Behaviour Interactive, and the publisher field lists Nickelodeon. 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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Why it connectsHero: 108 OnlineShared online game, catalog classification signals, though genre labels differ (Family MMORPG vs. Family Action MMORPG).Family Action MMORPG · Free-to-playWhy it connectsLego Minifigures OnlineThe same family mmorpg classification; shared online game, catalog signals.Family MMORPG · Free-to-play (later buy-to-play)Why it connectsLEGO UniverseThe same family mmorpg classification; shared online game, catalog signals.Family MMORPG · SubscriptionWhy it connectsMarvel Super Hero Squad OnlineThe same family mmorpg classification; shared online game, catalog signals.Family MMORPG · Free-to-playWhy it connectsStar Wars: Clone Wars AdventuresThe same family mmorpg classification; shared catalog signals.Family MMORPG · Free-to-playWhy it connectsPixie HollowShared family classification signal, though genre labels differ (Family MMORPG vs. Family virtual-world MMO).Family virtual-world MMO · Free-to-play with paid membership
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