the game grossed $billion, including $326million in 2013, $240million in 2014, $253million in 2015, $83million in 2016, and $279million in 2017. , the game has grossed over worldwide in lifetime revenue. Related games MapleStory DS MapleStory DS is a game based on MapleStory and features a single-player experience. The game was released for the Nintendo DS on April 15, 2010 in Korea. MapleStory M MapleStory M is a mobile game released for iOS and Android, in South Korea during October 2016 and then overseas on May 28, 2018. Sequel The sequel, MapleStory 2, was released in Korea on July 7, 2015. Unlike its predecessor, MapleStory 2 takes place on a 3D voxel-based plane at an often isometric angle. Media adaptations The Japanese anime entitled was adapted of the game and produced by Madhouse. It was aired on TV Tokyo between October 7, 2007 and March 30, 2008, spanning 25 episodes. The plot revolves around a warrior as he journeys to revive the world tree. The North American publisher of Nexon released a MapleStory trading card game on November 6, 2007. Nexon Korea and Japan have since released similar trading card games, while Nexon North America has discontinued this service. Two adaptations of MapleStory have been released for iOS by Nexon Mobile: MapleStory: Thief Edition and MapleStory: Cygnus Knights Edition. The Thief Edition has only one job, Thief, while the other edition features two jobs: a Soul Master and a Fire Wizard. The games do not have multiplayer. On July 27, 2011, Nexon released a public beta of a MapleStory Adventures as an adaptation for Facebook gaming format. The game consist of mainly single-player, but incorporates the main goals and themes of the full MapleStory game, which includes creating an avatar, fighting monsters and completing quests. This version has been discontinued as of July 31, 2013. References External links Official MapleStory International website MapleStory Global 2003 video games Active massively multiplayer online games Airships in fiction Free online games Free-to-play video games IOS games Massively multiplayer online role-playing games Nexon franchises Nexon games Side-scrolling video games Video games developed in South Korea Windows games Windows-only games Level Up! Games games Asiasoft games