Blade Hunter vs Salem
Blade Hunter
Blade Hunter is a solid browser MMORPG that sets you on an epic quest to hunt down and slay the fiercest and most ruthless monsters that are roaming the land, causing terror and spreading chaos wherever they are. The game may not offer much in terms of innovation but it definitely has all of the common features you'd come to expect in a web-based MMO, including auto-pathfinding quests, boss dungeons, PvP arenas, and more. There are plenty of freebies as well.To sum it all up, Blade Hunter is pretty much a copy-and-paste browser MMORPG despite having a different storyline and look, though, we'd say that the game itself is decent enough for some casual play.
Salem
Salem is an old-school and somewhat obscure (but fun) sandbox MMORPG that unlike Wurm Online has a stronger emphasis on its in-depth crafting system and survival aspect rather than building.Similar to Wurm Online though, Salem is not a voxel-based game, but you are still able to mold the game environment through resource gathering, mining and digging in a way that reminds me of the currently-shelved MMORPG, EverQuest Next: Landmark. Of course, although not exactly the focus of the game, you can still build your homestead and the process is quite similar to Wurm Online except that it occurs at a much higher speed.
Not to mention, the game world in Salem is simply humongous to the point where it feels like an actual world. Salem also borrowed some features from ArcheAge where open-world PvP is the norm, so you'll need to be vigilant at all times, but players who kill and steal for no reason will be labelled as criminals and can be punished.
However, as good as it is despite being an indie MMO and all, Salem does have its fair share of flaws due to its low development budget. So, we'd recommend you to take a look at Salem without carrying along any high expectations. It's a pretty good MMORPG like Minecraft, but if you're expecting a Minecraft clone, you may end up disappointing yourself.