MapleStory Worlds Soft Launches in North America Today

Fortnite have popularized. Players can create their own worlds and games using MapleStory assets. Like Roblox, creators can also monetize their games.

MapleStory Worlds provides a comprehensive suite of tools, featuring intuitive drag-and-drop options alongside advanced Lua scripting for those eager to explore the deeper aspects of game development. Creators can design Worlds for any genre using over 30 million MapleStory assets or their own, giving them the freedom to bring their imaginations to life and earn revenue in the process. Whether they are building immersive Worlds, deg unique in-World items, or creating custom avatars, the possibilities are limitless.

While Worlds is currently only available on PC, it will be launching on mobile devices in the future. To celebrate the PC launch of the game, Nexon is hosting 2 events: MapleJam 24 and Creator Circle. Both events are designed to creators with cash and marketing incentives.

Even the UI upon logging in is similar to Roblox:

Time will tell if MapleStory Worlds proves successful, but the concept of player created content using MapleStory assets sounds interesting. Given the 2D nature of the game, I suspect we're going to have a whole bunch of brutal player created jump puzzles.

Further Reading: Official Website