Ragnarok Online
Ragnarok Online is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by Gravity based on the manhwa Ragnarok by Lee Myung-jin. It was released in South Korea on 31 August 2002 for Microsoft Windows. The game has spawned an animated series, Ragnarok the Animation, and a sequel game, Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second. The player's characters exist in a world with a player environment that includes NPCs that can be interacted with, and creatures spawning in maps that need to be defeated to level-up and to acquire items.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2002
- Developer
- Gravity Corporation
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 31 August 2002 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Gravity Corporation |
| Publisher | Gravity Corporation |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q475628, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Ragnarok Online? How long to beat it
Total play time for Ragnarok Online is about 4500 hours to do everything, and around 61.5 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 61.5h | 2 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 134.6h | 4 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 4500h | 2 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Ragnarok Online sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Ragnarok Online lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 63ahead of 16% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 57ahead of 94% of the catalogue
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What readers say about Ragnarok Online
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Common questions about Ragnarok Online
What platforms is Ragnarok Online on?
Ragnarok Online is available on PC. It first released in 2002.
Who made Ragnarok Online?
Ragnarok Online was developed by Gravity Corporation and published by Gravity Corporation.
How long does it take to beat Ragnarok Online?
about 61.5 hours for the main story, 134.6 hours with the main extras, 4500 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.