u/ShinobiJohnJohn

Hey everyone.

I used to play some Naruto 2D pixel-art MMORPGs back when I was 12 or so in a platform called BYOND. The platform is kinda limited today as it didn't catch up with new technologies yet and it is very niche.. so I decided to remake the game with a new engine, modern technologies, new architecture, etc.. and I'm glad to say that I accomplished a lot of what I was aiming when I started it, which was making it more appealing to new players, out of the niche..

This is Chakra Online, my Naruto 2D MMORPG. It's free and runs right in the browser, phone or desktop:

Bandum Capture event in Chakra Online

It's in open alpha now and the official release is August 21. I'd honestly just love for some MMO players to try it and tell me what feels off.

⛩ https://chakraonline.net

You can register and play right now, although there will be a wipe for the official release.

I'll be around in the comments if you have questions. Thanks 🙏

Hey everyone,

Like a lot of you, I grew up on the BYOND Naruto scene, and NarutoGOA was the one that stuck with me. A while back I started rebuilding it and it's finally at a point where people can actually play it.

It's called Chakra Online. The big difference from the original: it's not on BYOND anymore. I rebuilt it on a modern engine so it runs right in your browser (and on phones).

I tried to stay faithful where it counts — the villages and maps, the clans and traits at character creation, hundreds of the original jutsu, the Chuunin exam in the Forest of Death, missions, squads, etc.. — all ported from the original source. Then I modernized the parts that needed it: real-time combat with proper netcode/prediction, mobile controls, and new FX for the big Jutsu (Rasengan, Chidori, Amaterasu, Susanoo, the bijuu, etc.).

Right now it's in closed alpha, and honestly what I need most is people. I'm looking for:

testers to break it and tell me what feels off

GOA veterans who remember how it should feel

anyone who wants a say in where it goes next

It's a fan project, made for fans. All input is genuinely wanted.

🌐 Play / sign up: We have a website and it is playable/live right now, but if I send a link here Reddit will block the post. So, join Discord..

💬 Discord (feedback, updates, alpha access): You know the drill ... / 5fp229AvAW

(And a shoutout to the Way of the Shinobi revival post from a few days back — love seeing GOA-era games coming back to life, even if we took different roads to get there.)

Thanks for reading — would love to have some of you in the alpha.

I'm launching my Naruto-inspired MMORPG

Remaking Naruto GOA for modern devices