The Best Martial Arts MMORPGs & MMO Games (Wuxia, Xianxia, Wushu, & More)

Martial Arts MMOs are largely influenced by codified systems and traditions of well-known combat practices.
- Wushu is Chinese martial arts that consists of several hundred fighting styles that developed over many centuries in Ancient China.
- Wuxia is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial art heroes and well known martial art figures in ancient China.
- Xianxia is a Chinese martial arts novel genre from the Wuxia genre that is influenced by Taoism and Buddhism.
We are listing these games based on their titles in ascending order.
9Dragons

Rating:
Type: MMORPG
Model: Free-to-play
Platform: PC
What does the game have to offer?
9Dragons offers a skill-based action combat, typical MMORPG progression and small-scale PvP activities in a fantasy world that is set in ancient China at the start of martial arts chivalry.
Type: MMORPG
Model: Free-to-play
Platform: PC
What does the game have to offer?
9Dragons offers a skill-based action combat, typical MMORPG progression and small-scale PvP activities in a fantasy world that is set in ancient China at the start of martial arts chivalry.
Absolver

Rating:
Type: MARPG
Model: Buy-to-play
Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One
What does this game have to offer?
Absolver provides fluid and dynamic martial arts movements similar to dance. The action combat relies on well-timed blocks, dodges, parries and attacks.
Type: MARPG
Model: Buy-to-play
Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One
What does this game have to offer?
Absolver provides fluid and dynamic martial arts movements similar to dance. The action combat relies on well-timed blocks, dodges, parries and attacks.
Age of Wushu

Rating:
Type: MMORPG
Model: Free-to-play
Platform: PC
What does the game have to offer?
Age of Wushu offers a martial-arts based class system and quests surrounding a Wuxia-themed lore. The game’s combat contains actual martial arts as well as elements from Wuxia films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero.
Type: MMORPG
Model: Free-to-play
Platform: PC
What does the game have to offer?
Age of Wushu offers a martial-arts based class system and quests surrounding a Wuxia-themed lore. The game’s combat contains actual martial arts as well as elements from Wuxia films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero.
Blade & Soul

Rating:
Type: MMORPG
Model: Free-to-play
Platform: PC
What does the game have to offer?
Blade & Soul offers a martial arts themed world with epic cinematic cut-scenes for its story-based quests. The game is known for its intense PvP and skill-based action combat that relies on the player’s ability to adapt to various situations.
Type: MMORPG
Model: Free-to-play
Platform: PC
What does the game have to offer?
Blade & Soul offers a martial arts themed world with epic cinematic cut-scenes for its story-based quests. The game is known for its intense PvP and skill-based action combat that relies on the player’s ability to adapt to various situations.
Conqueror’s Blade

Hype Level:
Type: Action Warfare MMO
Model: Free-to-play
Platform: PC
What does this game have to offer?
Conqueror’s Blade combines action combat and tactics with a chosen class role with micro-managing dozens of powerful and varying troops to command. The warfare game takes inspiration from ancient Eastern and Western civilizations.
Type: Action Warfare MMO
Model: Free-to-play
Platform: PC
What does this game have to offer?
Conqueror’s Blade combines action combat and tactics with a chosen class role with micro-managing dozens of powerful and varying troops to command. The warfare game takes inspiration from ancient Eastern and Western civilizations.
Moonlight Blade

Rating:
Type: MMORPG
Model: Free-to-play
Platform: PC
What does the game have to offer?
Moonlight Blade offers a Wuxia-themed world in which you choose the path of one of eight distinct clans by performing assassinations, spying and more. Beautiful graphics and the ability to infinitely glide are often highlighted.
Type: MMORPG
Model: Free-to-play
Platform: PC
What does the game have to offer?
Moonlight Blade offers a Wuxia-themed world in which you choose the path of one of eight distinct clans by performing assassinations, spying and more. Beautiful graphics and the ability to infinitely glide are often highlighted.
Revelation Online

Rating:
Type: MMORPG
Model: Free-to-play
Platform: PC
What does this game have to offer?
Revelation Online offers a wuxia-themed seamless open-world with nearly unrestricted flight. There are instanced areas such as housing, battlegrounds and dungeons. The combat features extend and make use of the game’s flight system.
Type: MMORPG
Model: Free-to-play
Platform: PC
What does this game have to offer?
Revelation Online offers a wuxia-themed seamless open-world with nearly unrestricted flight. There are instanced areas such as housing, battlegrounds and dungeons. The combat features extend and make use of the game’s flight system.
Revelation M

Hype Level:
Type: Mobile MMORPG
Platform: Mobile Devices
Model: Free-to-play
What does this game have to offer?
Revelation M offers the same creative universe as its PC predecessor Revelation Online. Based on images from development updates in 2017, famous characters from Revelation Online’s lore may be playable characters in the game.
Type: Mobile MMORPG
Platform: Mobile Devices
Model: Free-to-play
What does this game have to offer?
Revelation M offers the same creative universe as its PC predecessor Revelation Online. Based on images from development updates in 2017, famous characters from Revelation Online’s lore may be playable characters in the game.
The Mythical Realm 2

Rating:
Type: MMORPG
Model: Free-to-play
Platform: PC
What does the game have to offer?
The Mythical Realm 2 offers a wuxia-themed world filled with flying eternal gods, legendary weapons and martial arts. The game has a very linear story line and quest-based progression. Flying is unrestricted and begins at the start of the game.
Type: MMORPG
Model: Free-to-play
Platform: PC
What does the game have to offer?
The Mythical Realm 2 offers a wuxia-themed world filled with flying eternal gods, legendary weapons and martial arts. The game has a very linear story line and quest-based progression. Flying is unrestricted and begins at the start of the game.
Sadly none of these are Xianxia.