WindSlayer 2: the 2011 North American betas of a 2D side-scroller
WindSlayer 2 is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling online RPG. Its North American betas ran from October to November 2011.
- 2D side-scrolling MMORPG, free to play
- Closed beta on 20 October 2011, open beta on 4 November 2011
- Not running today
Image: Ignited Games Inc., press screenshot from the 2011 closed beta, via DSOGaming (4 November 2011). These images belong to their owners and are shown to identify the game. Checked .
Game info
Each line is sourced in the sections below.
Four dates that frame the story
- 26Sep2011
Ignited Games recruits testers for the North American closed beta.
Gaming Nexus - 7Oct2011
Massively's exclusive introduces WindSlayer 2.
Engadget - 20Oct2011
The closed beta goes live.
DSOGaming - 4Nov2011
The open beta goes live, free to play.
MMOBomb
Screens and scenes
The first two pictures are press screenshots from the 2011 closed beta. The third is an original illustration made for this site.
Beta screenshot: the Abyss Gate in a dungeon stage.Image: Ignited Games Inc., press screenshot from the 2011 closed beta, via DSOGaming (4 November 2011). Beta screenshot: a party fight on the Gate 02 stage.Image: Ignited Games Inc., press screenshot from the 2011 closed beta, via DSOGaming (4 November 2011). Original illustration of a bright side-scrolling world.Illustration made for this site
From beta call to open beta
Gaming Nexus reported on 26 September 2011 that Ignited Games, based in El Segundo, California, was recruiting players for the North American closed beta of WindSlayer 2. The company line, quoted there, was "WindSlayer 2 is a fun online RPG and we expect our players will enjoy it as much as we do."
Eleven days later, on 7 October 2011, Massively published an exclusive introduction to the game, carried on Engadget. It describes a 2D side-scroller and says Ignited Games was "understandably excited to show off WindSlayer 2 as it enters closed beta."
The closed beta went live on 20 October 2011, according to the DSOGaming post titled "WindSlayer 2 Goes Into Closed Beta."
Open beta and what it offered
MMOBomb reported the open beta as live on 4 November 2011. Its coverage describes a free-to-play game set in the fantasy world of Beuritania, with a hub area called the Playground. Two systems get named: pets, and a mentor system for pairing experienced players with newcomers.
Reader comments on MMOBomb compare the game to MapleStory and Grand Chase. Those are readers, not critics, and no review of WindSlayer 2 turned up.
Open questions
The coverage does not name the game's developer or say where it first launched. The closing date and the list of other regional versions are blank too.
The same goes for any mechanics beyond pets and mentoring.
How it plays
Massively's introduction of 7 October 2011 lists five classes: Archer, Mage, Monk, Rogue and Warrior. Gaming Nexus, on 26 September 2011, lists six, adding the priest. The two lists differ, and this site does not pick between them.
Gaming Nexus also lists arena PvP modes called Team Fight, Death Match and Capture the Flag, pets driven by artificial intelligence that help with hunting and collecting, and a mentor system in which expert players teach newcomers in exchange for rewards. MMOBomb mentioned the pet and mentor systems again when the open beta began on 4 November 2011. These descriptions come from press-release style coverage.
How it was received
No review of the 2011 game turned up. The coverage that exists is announcement writing.
“a 2-D side-scrolling title that keeps the action fast and furious.”
Massively, Justin Olivetti7 October 2011About: closed beta introduction
This is an introduction to the closed beta, not a review.
Where to play today
No running official service was found.
No official site for the game is online. Checked October 30, 2026. A listed link leads to the publisher's page; readers are not pointed to private servers or mirrors.
Questions about WindSlayer 2
What kind of game is WindSlayer 2?
It is a 2D side-scroller, as Massively's 7 October 2011 exclusive describes it. MMOBomb lists it as free to play.
When did the WindSlayer 2 open beta start?
MMOBomb reported it live on 4 November 2011, after a closed beta that went live on 20 October 2011.
Who ran the North American beta?
Ignited Games, which Gaming Nexus placed in El Segundo, California when it reported the closed beta recruitment on 26 September 2011.
Is WindSlayer 2 still playable?
No current status or closing date is on record.