City of Heroes
Released: April 27, 2004
Status:
Offline
Type:
Main Game
Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac
Genres:
Role-playing (RPG)
Game Modes:
Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Themes:
Action
Fantasy
Player Perspectives:
Third person
Ratings
User Rating
65.2Based on 14 ratings
Critics Rating
89.0Based on 5 ratings
Total Rating
77.1Based on 19 ratings
Summary
City of Heroes was a superhero based MMORPG that ran from April 2004 to November 2012.
In April 2019, source code capable of running a City of Heroes server was distributed widely. This made it possible to create City of Heroes servers outside the direct purview of NCSoft and revived interest in the game, which by then had been out of development for more than six years.
As of January 2024, NCSoft has not moved to have servers based on this source code shut down. On January 4, 2024, NCSoft officially granted Homecoming Servers LLC who operated the rogue server Homecoming: City of Heroes an official license to host the game.
Screenshots
Involved Companies
Paragon Studios
Role:
Developer
Cryptic Studios
Role:
Developer
NCSOFT
Role:
Publisher
Keywords
ghosts
ninja
time travel
vampire
grinding
guild
robots
androids
pets
flight
steam
parallel worlds
halloween
online
portals
crime
easter egg
teleportation
superhero
day/night cycle
rock paper scissors
alien invasion
heroes
radiation
game critics awards
alternate costumes
customizable characters
based on - comics
werewolves
non-player character
ragdoll physics
character creation
pick your gender
questing
player vs player
melee
steam play
discontinued mmo
evil organization
fetch quests
super speed
griefing
telekinesis
fast traveling
status effects
persistent world
product placement
objective-based team gameplay
pay-to-play
level scaling
pax 2009
e3 2007
e3 2004
e3 2002
pax 2008
spike video game awards 2004
in-app purchases
interior design
Alternative Names
CoH
City of Heroes: Freedom
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