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ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGFree To PlayMMORPGFantasyCharacter Customization3DCartoony

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Game description

Ragnarok: The New World is Gravity's officially licensed cross-platform MMORPG, reimagining RO's cute, classic Midgard with high-quality visuals and audio on PC and mobile. Choose 8 Classes, including the new Druid. Explore, tame MVPs as Mounts, trade freely, and customize 100+ looks with friends!

Basic info

DeveloperGravity Game Vision Limited
PublisherGravity Game Vision Limited
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateJul 26, 2026
Price

Minimum specs

Memory12 GB
Storage30 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 362 reviews from the past 1 year

43.1/ 100
Bottom 5%

Steam rating: Mostly Negative (33%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 16, 2026)

Fans of Ragnarok Online find the old atmosphere in Ragnarok: The New World, but 112 reviews fault its monetization, a maze of currencies and gacha; it scores 43.1.

👍 Strengths

55 reviews enjoy how it captures the classic feel of Ragnarok Online on a solid foundation. 55 find the animation and visuals decent, and 15 praise a faithful recreation of the original world, locations, classes and music. A few say everything can be earned in game without paying, and some enjoy character customization with real visual choices. Visuals & Sound ranks 990th of 1249, and Story & World ranks 1012th of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

Pricing & Fairness appears in 57% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1361st of 1399. 112 reviews describe heavy monetization, the most upvoted counting around 30 currencies, a daily energy limit and pay to win gacha. 19 report ping spikes, the most upvoted from 350ms to 999ms, and 17 find the interface confusing, with poor translation and no button to quit. Others object that each extra character needs its own progression and monthly pass. Gameplay ranks 1387th of 1396, Content Volume ranks 1271st of 1351, and Multiplayer ranks 591st of 642.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“30 currencies, daily energy limit, excessive gacha and pay-to-win mechanics” · 112 reviews
“faithful recreation of original game atmosphere, locations, classes, and music” · 15 reviews
“felt extremely bummed, crappy game, bad game, 1/10 rating” · 13 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 67% of reviews · Bottom 1% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -2.85 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle

Progression 35% · Difficulty 3% · Onboarding 20% · Freedom 20% · Strategy 17%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

World +1.17 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “faithful recreation of original game atmosphere, locations, classes, and music” · 15 reviews

Story 10% · Characters 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.85 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “same three enemies forever” · 6 reviews

Volume 12% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.13 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “animation and visuals are decent” · 55 reviews
Negative “Most artwork is AI-generated and disappointing” · 3 reviews

Audio 12%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Community -2.16 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly
Negative “community lacks patience, blames healers, abandons groups after one failure” · 4 reviews

Playing together 17% · Servers & Connection 10%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 57% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -1.65 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “30 currencies, daily energy limit, excessive gacha and pay-to-win mechanics” · 112 reviews
Positive “can obtain everything in-game without gacha, no gatekeeping” · 9 reviews

Anti-cheat 2% · Balance 11% · Matchmaking 4%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.39 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “removed Steam wallet purchase method, blocking player spending” · 5 reviews
Positive “developers very active, listening to community, daily updates” · 2 reviews

Stability 6% · Performance 8%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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