Adventure Quest Worlds is a full feature MMORPG played directly on your browser. In this sense, its similar to RuneScape. AQ Worlds has a graphic style similar to the original Adventure Quest but the gameplay is much different. Rather than turn based battles in a mostly single play environment, AQ Worlds has real time combat in a large game world containing thousands of players. Adventure Quest Worlds is a very casual game and the game's atmosphere and quests reflect this. An example of this would be monster names such as 'Orc Noob' or Lizardmen that make the emoticon 'o_O' when approached.

Adventure Quest Worlds is a new full feature MMORPG by the same company behind the ever popular turn based browser game Adventure Quest. Like its predecessor, AQ Worlds is played right on your browser so there is no need to download or install anything. The game is run using Adobe's Flashplayer which is a fundamental part of most web browsers. Adventure Quests Worlds has a simple account creation process, players enter their desired character name (which doubles as the login) and password. Next up is character creation. Adventure Quest Worlds has 4 classes; Warrior, Rogue, Mage, and Priest. For such a simple game, AQ Worlds provides an adequate amount of appearance customization. Players can set their hair, skin, and eye color and chose from several hair styles.

There are currently 5 servers for AQ Worlds, with 4 of them accessible by all players and the fifth reserved for premium paying members. The graphic style in Adventure Quest Worlds is similar to Adventure Quest's. The cartoony graphics are bright and colorful but I experienced several visual glitches while playing. Combat has been completely revamped from the previous Adventure Quest game, rather than turn based battles on special random encounter screens, fights in AQ Worlds take place right in the game world in real time. Players passing by can observe and take part in battles. Combat is fast paced and most spells and abilities have instant cast times. Dozens of repeatable quests keep the grind bearable though progression still feels slow.

One interesting feature in Adventure Quest Worlds is the ability to multiclass. Each player has both a 'base' level and a 'class' level with different experience bars. This allows a player to gain class levels in potentially all 4 classes while continuing to raise his base level uninterrupted. After playing around with a couple of the classes, I would recommend new players to start out as warriors than experiment with the mage class later on. The beginner quests are all similar, but often emphasis the game's casual feel. For example, new players must protect rats from cruel cat people in an area called 'Noobshire.' This is meant to parody MMORPG cliches which often have you killing rats during the early stages of the game. Additionally, the world map in Adventure Quest Worlds is extremely useful since it allows the player to transport instantly to any desired location.