<aside> 🚨 The following regions cannot access Global MapleStory without a VPN: South Korea, Russian Federation, Indonesia (if you do not have an account prior to 1st of May 2014), Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

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Updated: November 2nd, 2022

Table of Contents

1. Registering for a Nexon Account

  1. Head on to https://www.nexon.com/account/en/create

  2. Select your Country of Region and Date of Birth.

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    If you are from an impacted country and wish to join Global MapleStory, choose a region that can access Global MapleStory.

  3. Enter your details as following and check the Terms of Use box.

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  4. Once you have entered all details, you’ll be prompted to enter your verification code.

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  1. Enter your verification code, and you should now be signed up for a Nexon Account!

2. Installing MapleStory

There are currently two ways to access the Global MapleStory server.

2a. Install and play via Nexon Launcher

<aside> <img src="/icons/geography_blue.svg" alt="/icons/geography_blue.svg" width="40px" /> It is recommended for players who are in impacted regions to use this method. If you are using a program-specific VPN such as ExitLag, or are tunnelling VPN connectivity to a specific program, please ensure to enable VPN on both Nexon Launcher and MapleStory.exe

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  1. You may have been prompted to download the Nexon Launcher once you have registered. If you have not downloaded the Nexon Launcher, you can download it here.

  2. Once downloaded, install the Nexon Launcher in your preferred language.

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  3. Complete the Nexon Launcher installation and then run the Nexon Launcher. You should then be prompted to login.

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  4. Once logged in, click on MapleStory and then click Download. You should then hit download once again to confirm download and installation of the game.

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