Maple Story (MS) is a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) developed by Wizet, a company located in South Korea. Unlike most  MMORPGs, Maple Story requires no monthly subscription fee. 

Gameplay consists of completing Mable Story quests and fighting monsters to gain experience points, items, and mesos (the in-game currency). Players can choose to travel and hunt monsters solo or join a guild of up to 5 players. They can interact with each other through chatting, trading, or engaging in mini games. The maple stroy mesos mini games are match cards, fishing king, fishing system, gachapon, pachinko, omok, and rock paper scissors.

The world of maple stroy mesos consists of 3 continents: Maple Island, Victoria Island and Ossyria. Maple Island is where all beginning players begin their adventure. The island has short tutorial quests that are designed for learning and once they leave Maple Island they can never return. Victoria Island is the location of 6 towns: Ellinia, Henesys, Kerning City, Lith Harbor, Perion, and Sleepywood. Ossyria has 6 regions and numerous towns: Aqua Road, El Nath Mts., Ludus Lake, Minar Forest, Mu Lung Garden, and Nihal Desert. Players use transportation such as ships, flying trains, taxis, and large flying birds to journey to different locations.

Maple Story characters start out as “Beginners” and players cannot choose a MS class or job until certain requirements are met to complete the first job advancement. Once the first job advancement is reached at level 8 or 10, players may choose a Archer, Magician, Rogue, or Swordman as their new maple stroy mesos class. At level 30 they can choose a second job, at level 70 they can select the third job, and at level 120 they can select the fourth job.

Players can buy game enhancements from virtual stores called “Cash Shops” with real money. The game enhancements include Maple Story items such as clothing and coupons. maple stroy mesos pets which resemble animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, and monkeys can also be bought at the Cash Shops.