NCSOFT

NCSOFT at a Glance

If you are browsing PlayPile to find a publisher with a long history in the online gaming space, NCSOFT is a major name to consider. Based in South Korea and founded in 1997, this company has been active from 1998 through 2025. They have released 38 games on PlayPile, acting as a publisher for 37 of them and a developer for 18. Their catalog is heavily focused on the Role-playing genre with 27 titles, followed by Adventure games at 15. While they have dipped into Strategy, Shooter, and other categories, their output remains dominated by RPGs. Platform availability shows a strong preference for PC Microsoft Windows, which accounts for 35 of their releases. They also have a significant mobile presence with 11 Android games and 9 iOS titles, along with smaller support for Mac, Switch, and PlayStation or Xbox consoles. The company has grown its output over time, releasing only one game in the 1990s and ten in the 2000s. Production slowed slightly in the 2010s with eight games but picked up again in the 2020s with twelve new titles. Quality trends for NCSOFT are generally positive based on the 13 rated titles available. They have no poor or mixed rated games on the site. Three titles achieved a great rating of 80 or higher, including Guild Wars (85.3), Guild Wars 2 (84.9), and Tabula Rasa (80). Ten other titles fall into the good range between 60 and 79, such as Lineage II (77.6) and Fuser (79.1). The average rating across these 13 games sits at 75.3 out of 100. Recent releases show a mix of performance levels. Hoyeon from August 2024 is in the pipeline, but Aion 2 released in November 2025 with a 65/100 score. Other recent entries like Blade & Soul Heroes and Blade & Soul Neo are listed for late 2025. The company maintains offices globally including locations in the United States, Europe, and Asia to support its massive multiplayer online games which have reached tens of millions of players.

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