Founded in January 2000 and based in Paris, the French development studio, Nevrax Ltd., was devoted to developing massively multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPG). Their first title, "The Saga of Ryzom" was made available May 2004, with alpha testing, made with the now open-source NeL engine.

With a team containing some fifty employees, Nevrax launched the first extension of its MMORPG in the Summer of 2006; The Ryzom Ring, which allowed players to create scenarios for other players.