FOUNDER'S ACCESS IS LIVE

MapleStory Classic World

Nexon's official return to early MapleStory: manual AP and SP, scroll-based gear, slow leveling, and a fresh economy separate from the modern game. Founders have been in since October 6. Everyone else gets in free on October 21.

Level cap 100 1st & 2nd job Maple Island + Victoria Island Free to play Windows & macOS
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GRAND LAUNCHOCT 21 · 11:00 AM PDT
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Opens at 18:00 UTC, which is 11:00 AM PDT your time. Founder's Access progress carries straight into Grand Launch.

Release dates

The rollout runs in two stages. Founder's Access is a paid head start of about two weeks. Grand Launch opens the world to everyone at no cost.

  1. SEP 2
    Founder's Packages go on saleThree tiers. Two of them include early access.
  2. OCT 6
    Founder's Access opens11:00 AM PDT for Orange Mushroom and Zakum pack owners. The Founders check-in event runs Oct 6 to 20.
  3. OCT 14
    Founder's Package sales end11:59 PM PDT. This is the last chance to buy early access.
  4. OCT 17
    MapleFest 2026In-person fan event in Los Angeles.
  5. OCT 21
    Grand Launch11:00 AM PDT. Free for everyone, worldwide.
  6. NOV 30
    Founder's item claim deadline11:59 PM UTC. Claimed items must be opened within 30 days.

What's different from modern Maple

Combat is deliberate. Monsters take several hits, potions matter, you cross maps on foot, and dying costs EXP. Classic World is an official Nexon world with anti-cheat, not a private server like MapleRoyals or MapleLegends. It runs its own economy, and only your NX balance is shared with regular MapleStory.

IN CLASSIC WORLD+
  • Manual AP and SP allocation
  • Scroll-based gear progression
  • Free Market with player shops
  • Six crafting professions: Smithing, Weaponcrafting, Tailoring, Woodcrafting, Leatherworking, Arcforge
  • Beauty Album to save looks, plus Citizenship rewards
  • Classic keybinds or WASD, plus Xbox and PlayStation controller support
  • Three character slots per account, with a cooldown on deletion
LEFT OUTx
  • Star Force, Cubes and Potential lines
  • Arcane Force
  • Legion and Link Skills
  • Familiars
  • Auto-battle and pet auto-buff macros
  • Mu Lung Dojo and Monster Park

Jobs at launch

Every character starts as a Beginner. Pirates and the other modern class lines are not in the launch roster. Third job is being reworked, so you play levels 30 to 100 in your second job.

Beginner> 1st job · Lv 10> 2nd job · Lv 30> 3rd job · not yet
PERIONSTR

Warrior

MAIN STAT: STR

Fighter swords, axes
Page swords, blunts
Spearman spears, polearms
ELLINIAINT

Magician

MAIN STAT: INT

Wizard fire, poison
Wizard ice, lightning
Cleric holy, heals
HENESYSDEX

Bowman

MAIN STAT: DEX

Hunter bows
Crossbowman crossbows
KERNING CITYLUK

Thief

MAIN STAT: LUK

Assassin claws, stars
Bandit daggers

What you can do at launch

The launch build covers the classic early game. Nexon says updates will come slower than in modern MapleStory on purpose, so players get time with each stage.

WORLD MAP2 REGIONS

Areas

  • Maple Island for the tutorial and Beginner levels
  • Victoria Island with its 7 towns: Lith Harbor, Henesys, Ellinia, Perion, Kerning City, Sleepywood and Nautilus
BOSS LIST5 + PQ

Bosses

  • Mano
  • Mushmom
  • Zombie Mushmom
  • Shade
  • Jr. Balrog
  • King Slime, the boss at the end of the Kerning PQ
PARTY & EVENTSGM

Group play

  • Kerning City Party Quest is the only PQ at launch
  • GM-hosted Jump Quests, Coconut Harvest, Up and Up, fitness events and Monster Invasion
  • Founders check-in, about 11,000 Leaf Points plus potions and megaphones, unlocked at Lv 10

Founder's Packages

Every pack item is a permanent, account-bound cosmetic that any job or gender can use, with no stats. Each tier includes everything in the tier before it. Sales close October 14.

TIER 1SNAIL

Snail

$29.99
No early access
  • Jr. Balrog Invasion transformation (90 days)
  • Mark of the Founder (tan)
  • Outfit set
  • Cosmetic effect
TIER 2ORANGE MUSHROOM

Orange Mushroom

$59.99
Founder's Access, Oct 6
  • Everything in Snail
  • Mark of the Founder (brown)
  • Thief outfit
  • Glow of the Founder
TIER 3ZAKUM

Zakum

$79.99
Founder's Access, Oct 6
  • Everything in Orange Mushroom
  • Mark of the Founder (black)
  • Manji's outfit
  • Two Founder rings
  • Radiance of the Founder

Claim pack items by Nov 30, 11:59 PM UTC, and open them within 30 days of claiming.

Cash Shop & platforms

The Cash Shop sells cosmetics and convenience items, and Nexon says nothing in it is pay-to-win. Leaf Points are a second currency you earn from events.

CASH SHOPNX
ITEMPRICE
AP Reset Scroll7,000 NX
SP Reset Scroll7,000 NX
Pet3,500 NX
Water of Life (every 30 days per pet)2,000 NX
HOW TO PLAYPC / MAC
Nexon LauncherStandalone Classic World client, smaller than full MapleStory
SteamBundled with MapleStory. Use the Classic World toggle in your library.
RegionGlobal
LanguagesEnglish, plus Spanish in beta
ControllersDualSense, DualShock, Xbox (USB or Bluetooth)

Coming later

Nexon's August 21 update said these are being reworked and will arrive gradually after launch. No dates yet.

3rd Job AdvancementBeing reworked. Second job runs from level 30 to the level 100 cap for now.
Ossyria: Orbis & El NathThe sky city and the snowy peaks, on the way to Zakum.
Forgotten HollowA brand-new cave for levels 39 to 60 with its own monsters and quests. Listed as not in the launch build.
More Party QuestsOnly Kerning PQ is live. Others such as Henesys PQ and Ludibrium PQ have no date.
LV. FOUNDER
EXP TO GRAND LAUNCHOct 6 → Oct 21
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