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Ragnarok RE:START

Ragnarok RE:START is Gravity Interactive's official classic-era relaunch of the original Ragnarok Online, preserving its Norse-mythology-inspired world, job classes, and guild-vs-guild War of Emperium sieges; it launched July 18, 2017 and remains active with a steady daily player base.

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Status
Active
Business model
Free-to-play
Genre
Fantasy MMORPG
Release
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Developer
Gravity
Publisher
Gravity Interactive
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PvECombat focusPvP

Both PvE monster-hunting and guild-vs-guild War of Emperium sieges are core

SoloPlay styleGroup

Soloable leveling with guild-based endgame content

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

A structured, questline-driven classic themepark world

TargetedCombat feelAction

Classic 2.5D action combat with job-class skills

HousingNot confirmedCraftingConfirmedTradingConfirmedControllerNot confirmedPvEConfirmedPvPConfirmed
Player fit

Why you might like it

  • Was an official iRO 'progression server' launched by WarpPortal in 2017 that let players relive classic 2003-era Ragnarok Online content from the beginning.
  • Appealed strongly to nostalgic players who wanted an authentic old-school RO experience without private-server risk.
  • As an official Gravity/WarpPortal-sanctioned server, it offered a safer alternative to unofficial private servers claiming the same classic-era experience.
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Things to consider

  • Community commentary referred to RE:Start's eventual decline as a cautionary example, and the server is no longer part of WarpPortal's active offerings.
  • Players wanting that classic-era experience today would need to look at other official low-rate/classic servers or vetted private servers instead.
  • No reliable gameplay screenshot could be independently sourced for this specific closed server variant; treat the profile's media as a placeholder.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-09-09
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MMOTOP.org / MMORPG.com
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What MMOFinder has checked

5/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresDetailed feature verification is not yet complete.Unavailable
  • 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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Ragnarok RE:START timeline

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  3. 2026-08-16
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Ragnarok RE:START screenshots & gameplay

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Gameplay, availability and research notes

Ragnarok RE:START is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Classic fantasy MMORPG. Its recorded status is Active; an official classic-era relaunch of Ragnarok Online by Gravity Interactive, live since July 18, 2017 with a steady daily player base, 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 Classic 2.5D fantasy combat with job-class advancement and guild-vs-guild War of Emperium sieges. Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists Gravity, and the publisher field lists Gravity Interactive. 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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