Luna Online
{{short description|2007 massively multiplayer online video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Luna Online
| image = Luna Online cover.jpg
| developer = EYA Interactive
| publisher = {{Video game release|KOR|EYA Interactive|THA|Jaya Soft Vision {{small|(2008–2016)}}, Asiasoft {{small|(2017)}}|NA|gPotato|HKG|GameCyber}}
| engine =
| platforms = Microsoft Windows
| released = {{Video game release|KOR|2007|THA|March 2008{{Cite web |url=http://www.lunaonline.in.th/news/detail.aspx?type=WhatNews&sc=243 |title=เตรียมพร้อมปฏิบัติการแบ๊วทั่วไทย วันที่ 6 มีนาคมนี้ |access-date=2009-06-12 |archive-date=2008-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618143457/http://www.lunaonline.in.th/News/Detail.aspx?Type=whatNews&sc=243 |url-status=dead |language=th}}|TWN|October 2008|NA|May 14, 2009 {{small|(open beta)}}|HKG|June 11, 2009{{cite web|url=http://luna.gamecyber.net/01/news/20090527n.html|title=★《夢之路娜》6月11日『愛』封測 ★|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531160648/http://luna.gamecyber.net/01/news/20090527n.html|archive-date=2009-05-31|language=zh-hk}}}}
| genre = Massively multiplayer online role-playing
| modes = Multiplayer
}}
Luna Online ({{langx|ko|루나온라인}}) is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing video game developed by South Korean studio EYA Interactive. After a three-year development phase, starting in 2004, the game was initially launched in South Korea in 2007, but first became successful with its launch in Taiwan in October 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/24/luna-online-interview-part-1|title=Luna Online Interview - Part 1 - IGN|date=24 April 2009|access-date=19 April 2025|archive-date=1 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101171800/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/24/luna-online-interview-part-1|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/29/luna-online-interview-part-2|title = Luna Online Interview - Part 2 - IGN|date = 29 April 2009|access-date = 19 April 2025|archive-date = 1 January 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240101171730/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/29/luna-online-interview-part-2|url-status = live}}
The game's North American version, which was published by gPotato,{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/luna-online-mmo-where-players-can-join-up-and-run-farms-together|title=Luna Online|date=21 July 2008|access-date=19 April 2025|archive-date=26 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226130930/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/luna-online-mmo-where-players-can-join-up-and-run-farms-together|url-status=live}} received a closed beta that began on April 17, 2009,{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/luna-online-us-closed-beta-begins-on-friday|title=Luna Online|date=14 April 2009|access-date=19 April 2025|archive-date=26 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226050236/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/luna-online-us-closed-beta-begins-on-friday|url-status=live}} while an open beta started on May 14.{{Cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5255882/luna-online-open-beta-promises-dates-with-gamer-girls|title=Luna Online open beta promises dates with gamer girls|date=15 May 2009|access-date=19 April 2025|archive-date=27 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227062329/http://kotaku.com/5255882/luna-online-open-beta-promises-dates-with-gamer-girls|url-status=live}} An expansion pack, titled Luna Plus, that includes additional game areas and levels, as well as cosmetic items, was released on January 20, 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/12/23/double-plus-good-luna-online-expansion-heading-to-test-servers/|title=Double-plus good: Luna Online expansion heading to test servers December 24th|date=23 December 2010}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/08/01/luna-plus-summer-content-update-and-spectacular-events|title=Luna Plus: Summer Content Update and Spectacular Events - IGN|date=August 2011}}
Closure and relaunch
In March 2012, gPotato shut down the servers for the North American versions of Luna Online and Prius Online.{{Cite web|url=http://lorehound.com/mmos/gpotato-shutting-down-prius-online-and-luna-online/|title = GPotato Shutting Down Prius Online and Luna Online – All your MMO & MOBA Needs – Lore Hound}}
In March 2016, SubaGames launched a Kickstarter campaign to revive the game, ultimately raising C$16,987 to do so.{{Cite web|last=Altay|first=Omer|date=2016-03-20|title=The Business Model of Relaunching Dead MMOs|url=https://mmos.com/editorials/the-business-model-of-relaunching-dead-mmos|access-date=2021-01-15|website=MMOs.com|language=en-US}} On April 1, the company relaunched the game via Steam, titling it Luna Online: Reborn.{{Cite web|title=Luna Online: Reborn on Steam|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/457590/Luna_Online_Reborn/|access-date=2021-01-15|website=store.steampowered.com|language=en|archive-date=2024-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101171731/https://store.steampowered.com/app/457590/Luna_Online_Reborn/|url-status=live}}