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Lineage

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Lineage, also known as Lineage: The Blood Pledge in Western markets, is a medieval fantasy, massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in Korea and the United States in 1998 by the South Korean computer game developer NCSoft, based on a Korean comic book series of the same name. It is the first game in the Lineage series. It is most popular in Korea and is available in Chinese, Japanese, and English. The game was designed by Jake Song, who had previously designed Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds, another MMORPG.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.

Role-Playing

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Released
1998
Developer
NC
Platforms
1 systems
Critics
Not scored
Steam Deck
Unknown
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Catalogue facts
First released3 September 1998
DeveloperNC
PublisherNC
PlatformsPC
GenresRole-Playing

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q489800, seeded 30 August 2026.

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The whole catalogueLargely forgotten
Year
56ahead of 11% of the catalogue
Reach
48ahead of 86% of the catalogue

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What platforms is Lineage on?

Lineage is available on PC. It first released in 1998.

Who made Lineage?

Lineage was developed by NC and published by NC.