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24 alternatives to World of Warcraft

Ten years in, World of Warcraft gets another huge expansion.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. World of Warcraft launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   World of Warcraft: Legion▲62

   Blizzard Entertainment's latest MMO expansion

   2015 · worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hello Tech Pros - The Secondary IT Market is Becoming the World of Warcraft Auction House▲65

   Doug Wick of TradeLive

   2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Destiny: House of Wolves ▲66

   The long-awaited next expansion for Destiny.

   2015 · bungie.net · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Gigantic▲133

   Gorgeous new game by Starcraft's lead designer (pre-launch)

   2014 · gogigantic.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III▲72

   DEATH COMES FOR ALL. DESTINY CHOOSES A FEW.

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Starcraft▲62

   The best sci-fi real-time strategy video game of all time

   2014 · starcraft.blizzard.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Heroes of the Storm▲88

   Blizzard's answer to Lol and Dota2 is now live

   2015 · heroesofthestorm.blizzard.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Age of Empires: World Domination▲72

   Your empire, your legend

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Civilization: Beyond Earth- Rising Tide▲66

   First expansion for Beyond Earth

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    World of Warcraft: Classic▲108

    Return to a lost era of Azeroth

    2019 · worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Destiny: House of Wolves▲53

    Expansion II of the popular shared-world shooter

    2015 · destinythegame.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Path of Exile▲57

    The F2P RPG that Diablo 3 should have been

    2015 · pathofexile.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Civilization VI▲120

    The next entry in the long running Civ franchise

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void▲78

    3rd Installment of the Starcraft 2 Franchise

    2015 · starcraft2.blizzard.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Manyland▲98

    Browser-based MMO universe. Minecraft in 2D.

    2014 · manyland.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Dark Nexus Arena▲60

    Warhammer 40k MOBA? Yes please!

    2015 · darknexusarena.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone▲71

    First large expansion to The Witcher 3.

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    TowerFall: Dark World▲130

    New expansion to super awesome local multiplayer game

    2015 · towerfall-game.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    StarCraft HTML5▲126

    An HTML5 version of the classic RTS

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hearthstone: Whispers of the Old Gods▲71

    The newest Hearthstone expansion beckons to be played

    2016 · hearthstone.blizzard.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft▲138

    A fast-paced strategy card game for everyone

    2015 · hearthstone.blizzard.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Age of Empires: Castle Siege [CA Soft Launch]▲58

    a free-to-play medieval MMO tower defense

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Wildstar: Reloaded▲66

    Carbine's MMO now free-to-play

    2015 · nc.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Stardew Valley▲76

    A Phenomenal Open-Ended Country-Life RPG

    2016 · stardewvalley.net · its alternatives →

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