Free to play · action-adventure game
The Secret World
By Funcom, released 1 Jan 2012
- Microsoft Windows
- massively multiplayer online role-playing game
What it is
The Secret World is a massively multiplayer action-adventure role-playing game from Funcom, released for Windows. Its story places a shared-world cast of players in a modern-day conflict with supernatural forces, drawing on ancient myths and legends. Players use weapons and special abilities while investigating mysteries and fighting hostile forces. Investigation Missions put puzzle-solving alongside combat, and the story travels through locations including London, Seoul, New York, Transylvania, Egypt and a coastal town in New England. The game supports MMO multiplayer, PvP, online PvP, co-op and online co-op, as well as Steam Trading Cards and Family Sharing. It is free to play. The Steam release date is July 31, 2017, and its listed genres include action, adventure, massively multiplayer, RPG and free to play.
What players like, and what they don't
- Free to play
- Investigation missions combine mystery-solving and combat
- Shared-world MMO setting
- Co-op, online co-op and PvP
- Available on Windows only
- Multiplayer-focused; no single-player feature listed
Who it suits
It suits players looking for a shared-world supernatural story with both combat and investigation missions. Co-op, online co-op and PvP options support several ways to play with or against others.
The Secret World combines supernatural action with mysteries that ask players to use their wits as well as their abilities. Its shared-world structure and range of multiplayer modes are key parts of its appeal.
