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MapleStory Worlds (Korean: 메이플스토리 월드) is a game platform and game creation system currently underdeveloped by Nexon Korea Corporation, that allows every user to free-to-program and play games by other users. The platform supports cross-platform play between PCs and mobile.

Overview
Nexon introduced MapleStory Worlds on August 5th, 2021, at its showcase of unveiling details on new games in development. It's a software platform that hosts numerous user-created games using assets from MapleStory Franchise for free use.

On August 12, 2022(KST), NEXON officially announced the platform's name as MapleStory Worlds, by changing it from its tentative title, PROJECT MOD.

The pilot version was released in Korea on September 1, 2022, on Google Play, the IOS App Store, along with the launching Windows version.

The platform will be officially released worldwide by expanding the service area.

History and development
On August 12, 2022(KST), NEXON officially announced the platform's name as MapleStory Worlds, by changing it from its tentative title, PROJECT MOD. 

For most of MapleStory World 's history, it held various events prior to its official release, to allow users to create content on the platform. An event called "Creators Invitational 2021 (CI 2021)" was held from November 2021 - February 2022. Like a Closed Beta Test, the selected content creators were to experience the platform to create various content (called "Worlds" on the platform).


 * MapleStory Worlds YouTube Shorts
 * Gold Metal(Youtuber)'s MapleStory Worlds Work Playlist
 * CI 2021

The videos on their YouTube channel hint that the content is made with an object-oriented & open-source programming language based on Lua (programming language).

Having played the content on various devices in the teaser on their YouTube channel, it is depicted that the platform supports cross-play in the case of building and playing content on both PC and mobile.(Link)

YouTube Channel and Promotion
MapleStory Worlds YouTube Channel

A second trailer was followed on September 29, 2021.

The trailer revealed that the platform is laid out to import images from the local folder, alongside MapleStory's graphic assets provided by default.