Royal Quest
| Royal Quest Online | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Katauri Interactive, 1C Online Games |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | fantasy, massively multiplayer online role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | player versus environment, player versus player |
Royal Quest Online[1] (previously known as Royal Quest[2]) is a 2012 free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Windows, originally developed by Katauri Interactive and published by 1C.[3]
The game was officially announced on October 22, 2010.[4] Katauri Interactive director Dmitry Gusarov hinted that Royal Quest might be more action-oriented than a traditional MMORPG, stating that "the present MMORPG market is full of projects with massive world distances and unhurried battles. We consider Royal Quest a nice adrenaline injection to the market and it will allow players to act as real heroes".[5]
The game takes place on the fictional planet of Aura, where wizardry, alchemy, steampunk, and futuristic technologies coexist.[6] Players choose one of four classes (Warrior, Archer, Mage, Rogue) and enter the service of King Roland, the ruler of the kingdom of Elenia, who is waging war against the mysterious Black Alchemists — humanoid creatures who arrived on Aura from another world in pursuit of "highly rare and precious Elenium mineral with its many unique features".[3]
Players are able to play in both player versus environment and player versus player modes within a fantasy and technology based world.
Development
The game was announced on October 22, 2010.[7]
Open beta of the Russian version has been launched April 10, 2012.
Open beta of the English version was made available via Steam since August 4, 2014 (early access since July 31, 2014).
Royal Quest has been officially released December 8, 2015 in Russia and December 23, 2015, in the world.
An announcement has been made in 2020, stating that the US servers will be shut down.[8] As a result, the game is currently unavailable to play via Steam. ARC and stand-alone client are available on the official website.
Story
Blossoming world of Aura, Golden Goddess, is endangered by vicious Black Alchemists, invaders from mysterious Terra. Hidden in their secret lairs they weave perfidious designs seeking to lay hold on resources of Elenium - rare and highly precious mineral of unusual nature and unique features - but also striving to obtain material for their unholy researches: human flesh and souls. Hideous chimeras are created of kidnapped victims' bodies and their souls bound with Elenium serve for prolonging Black Alchemists' unwholesome life.
King Roland of Elenia, sprawling Human realm, calls everybody young, honest and brave to join his army preparing for last stand with malicious enemies of humankind and Aura herself. To arms heroes!
Classes
There is only one playable race in Royal Quest - Humans. Player can choose of four classes: Warrior, Archer, Rogue and Mage. Each class can be evolved to a more specialized class with each special talents and abilities.
References
- ^ "Royal Quest Online on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ "Royal Quest - Royal Quest is back! - Steam News". store.steampowered.com. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ a b Co-founder, John Walker; Walker, John (2010-10-22). "King's Bounty Devs Announce Royal Quest". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ Indie-Game-Freak (2010-10-22). "Royal Quest – 1C Announces Development of its First Ever MMORPG + Video Game Trailer". Indie Game Reviewer - The Best Indie Games. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ "King's Bounty Dev Katuri Announces MMORPG 'Royal Quest'". Shacknews. 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ "Royal Quest". www.royalquest.ru. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ Walker, John (2010-08-22). "King's Bounty Devs Announce Royal Quest". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
- ^ "Steam :: Royal Quest :: Important announcement for Steam players". store.steampowered.com. 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
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