City of Heroes: Sanctuary

Type: City of Heroes Private Server
Website: maressa.net
Tagline: A revived City of Heroes server with custom content

City of Heroes is the classic NCsoft superhero MMORPG known for its costume creator, archetype variety, and team-based PvE across Paragon City. Sanctuary first launched as one of the early post-shutdown City of Heroes servers, building a respectable player base before it was repeatedly hacked and shut down indefinitely in 2021. After recovering data from a backup drive, the operator announced a revival in 2024, bringing the server and its custom content back. Sanctuary is documented and supported through the Maressa.net site, which also hosts City of Heroes guides and news.

Custom archetypes: New archetypes added beyond the base City of Heroes lineup.
Custom powersets: Additional powersets introduced by the development team.
Themed updates: Content drops such as the "Rise of the Clockwork" update.
Costume creator: The full City of Heroes character and costume editor.
Revived from backup: Relaunched in 2024 from recovered server data after the 2021 shutdown.
Community resources: Maressa.net hosts guides, news, and setup help for the server.

Server relaunched in 2024 after a 2021 shutdown; check maressa.net for current status