MDS.2026.0005
Shardfall Online
2005–2011
- Origin
- Mid-tier studio, $14.99/month, three expansion packs
- Medium
- Proprietary 3D engine, 4GB client, server-side everything
An entire world, presented here in the only form that survives: a screenshot. Shardfall Online housed 1.2 million characters, 40,000 guilds, and one economy that its developers described as "mostly stable." When the servers closed, every sword, castle, and friendship stored upon them ceased to exist simultaneously — the largest single extinction event in this museum’s catalog. The elf pictured was somebody.
Cause of death
Server shutdown, June 30, 2011. The final hours were spent dancing in the capital city.