A landmark 2004 massively multiplayer online RPG set in Azeroth, offering persistent characters, cooperative dungeons and raids, competitive PvP, and expansive world storytelling.
- Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
- Genre: MMORPG
- Platforms: Windows, macOS (2004–)
- Mechanics: Class/spec roles (tank/healer/DPS), raids and dungeons, questing and professions, battlegrounds/arenas, expansions and patches
- Notable: Cultural phenomenon with millions of subscribers, long-running expansion cadence, influential social guild systems