Riders of Icarus

I had played this a long time ago as a teenager because a friend asked me to. And while I personally did not enjoy the game, I know my friend did. And on their behalf, I am insulted that this game ceased operations. The fact this game shut down with no recourse for former customers... It proves exactly why Stop Killing Games is a necessary customer rights movement. The least the studio could have done is given a server tool to customers so they could host their own servers. I think its unfair to sell microtransactions in a live service, online only game and then provide no way to continue using the items you paid for once the "service" "ends". This is exactly why I tend to avoid these games and grow an obvious distaste for games that are MMOs, live services, online only, and other similar traits.

Riders of Icarus has always held a special place in my heart. Few MMORPGs managed to capture the same sense of freedom and wonder that came with taming, riding, and battling atop majestic flying creatures. The thrill of exploring vast skies and discovering powerful mounts was unmatched, and the game’s world still looks surprisingly beautiful even years later. That said, Riders of Icarus wasn’t without its flaws. The gameplay could get repetitive over time, and the lack of new content made it tough for returning players to stay engaged. It was an older game that could have benefited from more updates and developer attention — but even so, its charm and creativity never really faded. It’s sad to see it finally shut down. Riders of Icarus deserved more time to shine, and many of us will miss the feeling of taking to the skies one last time. Despite its age and imperfections, it gave players countless unforgettable adventures — and for that, it will always be remembered fondly.

Loved being able to collect mounts, unfortunate how the servers are down ;(

An absolutely goated entry for the MMORPG genre, top tier gameplay and unique taming mechanic where ANY creature you come across you could tame and use as a mount, from kangaroos, to boars, to dragons, to flying whales. Game will be missed <3 Edit : There is a good private server still hosting and updating the game, it's called Icarus Phoenix. Russian based but the connection is good somehow, I've heard the English speaking community is steadily growing in the game.

Riders of Icarus was always a fun game to play. It had an interesting story and I loved all of the different mounts in the game. Yes, some were very hard to tame and required multiple steps, but once you succeeded in taming one it was the most rewarding feeling. I didn't like that you had to complete every single side quest or you wouldn't be a high enough level to kill certain bosses and continue the story. I actually got stuck at a certain point because I was too weak to kill anything and it sucked having to go back and grind monsters for xp to level up. Regardless, I'm sad to see this game go.

Eu já joguei esse jogo a anos e passava um tempão jogando... parece que antes era mais divertido. Mas eu gostava demais, nunca tive problemas de crash, a experiência de jogo foi ótima eu adorava as montarias, as missões, os mapas, as recompensas de login, tuuudo, eu jogava antes uma versão traduzida, então sempre acompanhei a história certinho, esse e cabal foram os jogos online que me chamaram pra esse mundo. só que assim como o outro o jogo foi acabando e as pessoas parando de jogar, isso é triste porque o jogo fica esquecido. Mas se fosse com outra divulgação e uma repaginada geral, é um jogo que vale a pena dar uma chance...

No Longer worth the effort, just trying to launch the game after installation is a hassle. Showing nothing but a Error Code "360" because it supposedly can't find the internet host properly or isn't even using it at all. The game used to be good, but now they make it practically impossible to play it.