A 27-year-old online role-playing game is still getting significant updates in 2024, in what is one of the longest running video games ever. While the modern live service boom has led to many games being shut down after mere months, there are some online titles that have been around for decades. One notable example is Tibia, a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game which was originally released in 1997.
27 years later, developer Cipsoft is still pushing out updates for the title, with the latest being a summer update this month. Despite its age, Tibia is not a game most people are likely to have heard of and yet it’s part of a surprisingly large group of MMOs that are still going strong long after higher profile titles have been shut down by their publishers. In the summer update , Cipsoft has added new areas within the confectionery-themed Candia to explore, along with new monsters, items and equipment.
There’s also a wave-based survival arena, titled The Soulpit, which grants players special rewards for making it through to the end. There’s even a wealth of quality of life updates, including the ability to quickly loot all nearby corpses and enhancements to the in-game market interface. All the sort of updates you’d expect a few months after launch, not 27 years later.
According to tracker website MMO Populations , Tibia is estimated to have had 8,350 players per day this month – which is a very healthy amount considering it’s been out for nearly three decades..
