The first open-world MMORPG in the Ragnarok franchise spanning PC and mobile, with cross-platform progression, a no-penalty job-switching system, and a new Druid class.
Ragnarok: The New World is a free-to-play open-world MMORPG developed and published by GRAVITY Game Vision, the Hong Kong subsidiary of GRAVITY Co., Ltd., the original creator of the Ragnarok franchise. It is billed by the developer as the first open-world MMORPG in the Ragnarok series to span both PC and mobile with shared, cross-platform account progression.
The game officially launched in Southeast Asia on July 16, 2026, following a closed beta test that drew positive feedback for its art direction and reduced monetization pressure compared to other titles in the genre. A wider global release, covering regions outside Southeast Asia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Korea, and the CIS, is planned for Q4 2026.
Ragnarok: The New World launches with eight playable classes drawn from the franchise's core archetypes: Swordsman, Mage, Archer, Acolyte, Thief, Merchant, Gunslinger, and Druid. Druid is new to the franchise, built around hybrid melee, ranged, and nature-magic combat through shifting transformation forms.
The game's Job Freedom System lets players switch between class trees on a single character without losing core account progress. Traditional Ragnarok titles require rolling a new character or committing to a rebirth process to try a different class. Here, switching jobs is treated as a build choice rather than a permanent decision, which removes much of the incentive to run multiple alt characters just to sample different playstyles.
Unlike earlier Ragnarok mobile titles that use instanced maps or semi-open zones, Ragnarok: The New World is built around a continuous open world that players move through without loading screens between areas. Field bosses, known in the franchise as MVPs, can be tamed and used as mounts, and an offline auto-hunting system keeps characters earning basic rewards even when a player is not actively logged in.
Progression carries over between PC, iOS, and Android through a single account, so a character built on one platform continues seamlessly on another. This is a departure from prior Ragnarok releases, which have generally kept PC and mobile versions as separate games with their own economies and player bases.
Player-run stalls let characters set up as street merchants to sell crafted goods and farmed materials directly to other players, alongside a standard auction house for broader trading. Player housing, extensive costume and outfit customization, and an in-game marriage and coupling system round out the social layer, all systems with a long history in the Ragnarok franchise that carry over into this open-world format.
Prior Ragnarok titles, including Ragnarok Online, Ragnarok Origin, Ragnarok M: Eternal Love, and Ragnarok Online 2, have each stayed within a single platform lane, either classic PC, mobile, or a 3D relaunch, without merging progression across devices. Ragnarok: The New World is positioned specifically as the franchise's open-world, cross-platform entry, built to let a single character move between PC and mobile rather than requiring separate accounts for each.
The Job Freedom System is also a meaningful departure from how the franchise has traditionally handled class identity. Where older Ragnarok games treat your job as a long-term commitment tied to your character's build, this system treats it as something you can revisit, lowering the cost of experimenting with different playstyles on a single character.
Yes. Ragnarok: The New World is free to play on PC, iOS, and Android.
No. Ragnarok: The New World is a separate, newer title from GRAVITY Game Vision, built as the franchise's first true open-world MMORPG with shared progression across PC and mobile. It is not connected to the servers or progression of Ragnarok Online, Ragnarok Origin, or Ragnarok M: Eternal Love.
The game launched in Southeast Asia on July 16, 2026. A wider global release covering regions outside Southeast Asia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Korea, and the CIS is planned for Q4 2026.
Yes. The Job Freedom System allows players to switch between class trees on one character without losing core account progress, removing the need to create separate alt characters to try different classes.