- September 24, 1997
- Origin Systems
Ultima Online
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About Ultima Online
Ultima Online is a multiplayer open world role playing game with fantasy and business themes. It was developed by Origin Systems and was released on September 24, 1997. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and very positive reviews from players.
Ultima Online is the product of Richard Garriott's idea for a fantasy game involving several thousand people who can all play in a shared fantasy world. It is responsible for grandfathering the genre of the MMO, and showing the industry that MMO's were the next era of gaming.





Critic Reviews
Game News

Former Ultima Online lead says MMOs are "finally free of the fever dream of imitating World of Warcraft" thanks to Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, and more

Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies vet tells me the theme park 'assembly line' MMO just isn't viable anymore, especially as dev costs spike: 'We hit the wall'
Frequently Asked Questions
Ultima Online is a open world role playing game with fantasy and business themes.
Ultima Online is available on PC.
Ultima Online was released on September 24, 1997.
Ultima Online was developed by Origin Systems.
Ultima Online has received very positive reviews from players.
Ultima Online is a multiplayer game.
