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Virtual World of Kaneva

Virtual World of Kaneva was a 3D social virtual-world MMO centered on avatars, user spaces and persistent online interaction.

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Status
Closed — service ended November 14, 2016
Business model
Free to play
Genre
Social MMO / virtual world
Release
2006
Platforms
Windows, Web Browser
Developer
Kaneva, LLC
Publisher
Kaneva, LLC
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PvECombat focusPvP

PvE and PvP are roughly balanced

SoloPlay styleGroup

Solo and Group are roughly balanced

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

Sandbox is the dominant recorded signal

TargetedCombat feelAction

Targeted and Action are roughly balanced

HousingConfirmedCraftingNot confirmedTradingNot confirmedControllerNot confirmedPvENot confirmedPvPNot confirmed
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Why you might like it

  • An early and ambitious 3D virtual world/social network hybrid, founded in 2004, that combined video sharing, social networking and a shared 3D environment years before similar concepts became mainstream.
  • Notable in gaming-industry history for its role in helping shape Georgia's video game development incentive law in 2004, a genuine piece of legislative history tied to a game company.
  • Kaneva's developer platform and 'Elite Developers' program (with source code released publicly in November 2009) made it an interesting case study in early user-generated-content virtual worlds.
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Things to consider

  • The Virtual World of Kaneva shut down permanently on November 14, 2016, with its accompanying 2D social networking site closing shortly after — there is no current way to access it.
  • A serious 2016 data breach exposing 3.9 million user records (emails, usernames, birth dates, and salted password hashes) wasn't publicly disclosed until December 2023 — worth knowing if you ever had an account, as the exposure long predates public awareness.
  • The company pivoted away from virtual-world development afterward, launching CasinoLife Poker in 2017 — there's no indication of any interest in reviving the original virtual world.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-08-16
Profile depth
Full — individually researched
Source note
Wikipedia: List of massively multiplayer online games
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 trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified

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Game history

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  2. Current
    Catalog status

    Closed

  3. 2026-08-16
    Research checked

    Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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Virtual World of Kaneva screenshots & gameplay

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Source: YouTube gameplay video

Gameplay, availability and research notes

Virtual World of Kaneva is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Social MMO / virtual world. Its recorded status is Closed — service ended November 14, 2016, while the business model is listed as Free to play. MMOFinder records its release year as 2006. Current platform data lists Windows, Browser. 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 Non-combat social virtual world. Discovery tags on the record include Social MMO, Virtual World, Closed. The developer field lists Kaneva, LLC, and the publisher field lists Kaneva, LLC. 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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