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MMO98

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2026

Should you play it?

An incremental game where you go from small-scale MMO development studio up to global market domination. Improve your server infrastructure, address the technical challenges of running an MMO, release new games, and become the world's #1 MMO game studio.

What works

  • Nostalgic windows 98 aesthetic
  • Relaxing incremental gameplay loop
  • Fair price for content
  • Engaging early progression
  • Developer responsiveness and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive and shallow late game
  • Uninspired upgrade and research systems
  • Lack of meaningful strategic depth
  • Minimal customization and expression
  • No multiplayer or social features

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with MMO98. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with MMO98. These titles are not in What to play next.

MMO98: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Survival, Competence, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Intimacy.

Last update: 26/08/2026