History VideoGame / FreeRealms

Said to be a casual ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', ''Free Realms'' hit over one million players 18 days after it was launched and by its one-year anniversary had over 10 million players. Sony had since released versions for the Mac and UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, but ''Free Realms'' became a {{Defunct Online Video Game|s}} on March 21st, 2014, SOE citing dropping player numbers and the difficulty of monetizing younger players. However, there is a fan effort to revive the game, dubbed ''[[https://www.frsunrise.com/ FR Sunrise]]'' (from the same group behind ''[[VideoGame/ToontownOnline Toontown Rewritten]]'' and ''VideoGame/FusionFall Retro'').

* FetchQuest: In long quest chains this invariably came up at some point. In fact, these "[=FedEx=]" quests are probably why the Postman job even existed.

* TheHighQueen: Queen Valerian.
* HubCity: Sanctuary.
* JobSystem

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Read that page quote again.
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Of the mining variety.

* PuzzleGame: Most of the minigames were of this type.

* YouNoTakeCandle: The Forest Trolls followed this trope dead straight.

* WizardingSchool: The Shrouded Glade.

* SurpriseCreepy: Merry Vale, the 24-hour party place where everyone has fun! [[spoiler:...too much fun to notice that their kids are getting abducted]].

* AllegedlyFreeGame - Unless you subscribed, you were unable to advance to level 5 or higher in the Jobs, a wall you could hit in most jobs in just a couple of hours of play if you took it easy. Of course, standard stuff like decent clothing, {{Cool Pet}}s, mounts, also required a subscription and/or buying Sony's "Station Cash." Many quest-givers also refused to let you progress beyond a certain point in their storylines unless you became a member.

* CoolPet: Started with dogs and cats; by the end it included dragons, various dinosaurs, penguins, spiders, miniature tigers, living bits of cake...

Said to be a casual ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', ''Free Realms'' hit over one million players 18 days after it was launched and by its one-year anniversary had over 10 million players. Sony had since released versions for the Mac and UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, but ''Free Realms'' became a {{Defunct Online Video Game|s}} on March 21st, 2014, SOE citing dropping player numbers and the difficulty of monetizing younger players. However, there is a fan effort to revive the game, dubbed ''[[http://www.freerealmssunrise.com/faq/ Free Realms: Sunrise]]'' (from the same group behind ''[[VideoGame/ToontownOnline Toontown Rewritten]]'' and ''VideoGame/FusionFall Retro'').

* AbortedArc: When you defeat [[EvilChancellor Geoffrey]] in "The Queen's Last Hope", he mentions that "my master... still pulls the strings... from the shadows..", hinting some sort of BiggerBad was behind his coup attempt. However, this was never followed up upon.

-->'''Anne:''' I'm sure you wouldn't like it - it's a lure for young people. One creates a ''[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot kart racing fairy chef]]'' who, when not [[CuteKitten playing with kittens]], explores mines while building decks for a magical card game. You can also be a wiz-
-->'''Gabe:''' [[{{Squee}} EEEEE!]]
-->'''Anne:''' ...ard.
--->'''Webcomic/PennyArcade''', "[[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/4/15/ On Weak Points And Massive Damage]]''

[[caption-width-right:350:Nine realms, one world- infinite possibilities.]]

* DummiedOut: A lot of pet maintenance was taken out over time. First the Pet Trainer class that was used to teach pets tricks, then the need to feed and clean pets and keep them happy. By the end pets knew tricks from the start and will stay happy, clean, and fed.

* SurpriseCreepy: [[spoiler:Merry Vale, the 24-hour party place where everyone has fun! ...too much fun to notice that their kids are getting abducted]].

Tropes used by ''Free Realms'' include:

Said to be a casual ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', ''Free Realms'' hit over one million players 18 days after it was launched and by its one-year anniversary had over 10 million players. Sony had since released versions for the Mac and UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, but in January of 2014 SOE announced its closure, citing dropping player numbers and the difficulty of monetizing younger players. The servers were shut down on March 31st of that year. However, there is a fan effort to revive the game, dubbed ''[[http://www.freerealmssunrise.com/faq/ Free Realms: Sunrise]]'' (from the same group behind ''[[VideoGame/ToontownOnline Toontown Rewritten]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/FusionFall [=FusionFall=] Retro]]'').

** Boombox items made everyone in a certain radius dance. The "Realms Roll" boombox made all the dancers look... [[RickRoll familiar]]... and the Halloween "Chiller" boombox had [[Music/MichaelJackson its own recognizable dance steps]]. Then there's a (presumably Christmas-themed, we don't have confirmation) boombox that makes EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop - [[WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas you know the one]].