Players can learn spells and skills, complete quests and puzzles, and kill monsters or other players to build their characters. Meridian 59 has changed in many ways, but the core gameplay remains faithful to the original 1990s version. First commercially released in 1996, the game has received many updates and even changed ownership several times before being released as open source in 2012.
Meridian 59 is a free MMORPG with a long history.