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What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
19 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“There's no other game like this one, and if it is it's probably a cheap ai rip off. Go ahead, jump in. ;) we're all still waiting for you. r.i.p. xKabookyx. dearly loved and remembered eternally.”
“Game is fun, nostalgic game design, fun mechanics, nice community. However, with the extreme pay2win aspect of the game and the lack of company support, this deserves a thumbs down..”
“It's fun. The gameplay is legitimately good and there's a lot of deep systems to learn and master over time - but without being a pure "grind game", as there's plenty of real challenging content and it's not just a…”
3 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“100+ hours in and I cant decide what to main still. I think Ill need a couple more hours to find out!”
3 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“Honestly I struggle to recommend this. It feels really bad to play in the movement, controls and level design. Art-wise this game is great, the sprites look amazing, the world looks great, the music is okay. It feels…”
25 of the 105 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“NO, GOD! NO GOD, PLEASE NO! NO! NO! NOOOOOO! In all seriousness though, just don't. this game is literally why I avoid other MMOs. gave me an early insight into the business model of service games. it's so stuffed to…”
“After 4200 hours and 20+ years of gameplay, this is it. This latest patch is worthless, no hyperburn, milking players for Goddess Pass, and then removing accented names? To make matters worse, no Inkwell note, no…”
“current game is overly complicated and too expensive. the only possible redemption is classic. they teased it too early and developed it too slowly, hype is dying. please fix it and release soon*. part of this negative…”
21 of the 105 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“NO, GOD! NO GOD, PLEASE NO! NO! NO! NOOOOOO! In all seriousness though, just don't. this game is literally why I avoid other MMOs. gave me an early insight into the business model of service games. it's so stuffed to…”
“I have really fond memories of playing this game with my friend about 20 years ago, the game was fun, full of content, a player base so full that often you had to wait for an available spot and then sadly, I stopped…”
“After 4200 hours and 20+ years of gameplay, this is it. This latest patch is worthless, no hyperburn, milking players for Goddess Pass, and then removing accented names? To make matters worse, no Inkwell note, no…”
16 of the 105 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“NO, GOD! NO GOD, PLEASE NO! NO! NO! NOOOOOO! In all seriousness though, just don't. this game is literally why I avoid other MMOs. gave me an early insight into the business model of service games. it's so stuffed to…”
“I'd come back for MapleStory Classic. It's too far beyond where I'm willing to start.”
“Don't play it, they will scam every cent they can out of you. One of the most Pay to win games of all time. -Designed to make you want to buy a VAC pet 100-300$ depending on events -Will take 4 years on average to max…”
10 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“I have really fond memories of playing this game with my friend about 20 years ago, the game was fun, full of content, a player base so full that often you had to wait for an available spot and then sadly, I stopped…”
“current game is overly complicated and too expensive. the only possible redemption is classic. they teased it too early and developed it too slowly, hype is dying. please fix it and release soon*. part of this negative…”
“I played from beta to I think 2008, so I'm basically a new player. The experience is completely different and awful. I hit the mid 150's on two characters in the amount of time I had played and felt I had zero…”
3 of the 105 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“0/10 game, cant even rebind movement keys to WASD, HAVE to use arrows and you mouse at the same time.... in 2026. 0/10 game.”
“Honestly I struggle to recommend this. It feels really bad to play in the movement, controls and level design. Art-wise this game is great, the sprites look amazing, the world looks great, the music is okay. It feels…”
“Back for maple story classic; can't wait. ads on las vegas sphere > controller support <3”
Counted across 105 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 61.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“The 2026 classic beta is going similar to the 2004 global beta, but there are still many differences. Various qol and a different crafting system with smithing, weaponcrafting, tailoring, woodcrafting, leatherworking, and arcforge. [b]Edit:[/b] They've added a new town…”
— a player, Steam review · 114 hrs played“never could get into just good ol Maplestory but if they brought back maplestory 2 and patched it up there would be a lot more happier players. cause from all that i see too many complications had come about on the grinding side of the game and everyone's wanting maple story…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Been playing this game for years, and taken several *long* breaks due to how things are implemented. I wouldn't recommend playing if you're not looking to waste everyday, all-day to gain progression that will inevitably be set back by boom rates on equips. This game punishes you…”
— a player, Steam review · 1,946 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Scheduled Minor Patch Maintenance - September 17, 2026
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Maple Memo: Notice Regarding Unauthorized MapleStory Servers
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[Completed] Unscheduled Channel Maintenance - September 10, 2026
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v.271 Known Issues
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Player tags | MMORPG · 2D Platformer · Character Customization · Loot · Free to Play · Side Scroller · PvE · Multiplayer · Multiple Endings · Co-op · Cute · Anime (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · MMO · Co-op · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | https://www.nexon.com/maplestory |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo @ 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 @ 3.0GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 9600 GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 5670 Hard Drive: 50 GB available hard disk space or more DirectX®: Version 11.0 Network: Broadband (high-speed internet)