Half of H1Z1 was supposed to be launching on September 20th, but much like the game’s console plans that has been rolled backwards. The developers are keeping King of the Kill in early access for a bit longer, although the game will still receive a very large update on September 20th. When will the game actually launch now? Who knows?
Moving on to other beta news from the week:
- Eternal Crusade is smashing its way into launch on September 23rd, complete with a big pre-launch patch to accompany the change in status. PvE is coming back, lots of balance is being addressed, there’s all sorts of fun stuff to entertain players in the works.
- The latest addition to the swelling survival sandbox category, Osiris: New Dawn, is hitting early access on Steam on September 28th. If you had been eagerly awaiting another game of this style on Steam… well, you’ll have one more, although you seem to have already had a variety of options.
- Atlas Reactor is hitting launch itself on October 4th, with headstart planned to start on September 30th. It’s a busy month for early access and launches, in other words.
- AdventureQuest 3D joins the ranks of games launching or functionally launching in the near future with its plans of open beta in October. It’s a pretty quick turnaround for the game.
- Boy, is everything launching? Not quite; Aeria has delayed the localization testing of Bless for the future. More changes are coming to the title, but the developers want to make sure that the game is in an ideal state to be a long-term success.
And you know there’s a whole list down below full of games in testing or remarkably test-like states. Do let us know if something in there slipped between phases without letting us know, will you? Usually it’s some rascally localized free-to-play game that quietly launched without saying anything, those lovable scamps.
As always, we consider an MMO to be in open testing if it features free, public signups and will server wipe prior to launch. An MMO is marked in closed testing if it’s running a private test phase that cannot freely be accessed by the general public; it’s usually under NDA as well. Early access and crowdfunded MMOs whose tests we deem legitimate will be included. So-called “open beta” soft-launch MMOs with cash shops, no sign of launch in the west, or limited interest for our readers will not be listed; we also do not list expansions, with occasional exceptions.
AdventureQuest 3D: Closed beta, open beta in October
Albion Online: Closed beta, final test starts August 1st
Boundless: Donor alpha
Camelot Unchained:Â Backer alpha
Children of Ur: Open alpha
Crossout: Closed beta
Crowfall: Backer pre-alpha
Cube World: Closed alpha
DayZ: Early access
Divergence Online:Â Alpha
Eleven:Â Closed alpha
Eternal Crusade: Early access play on Steam, launch on September 23rd
Ever, Jane: Open beta
Fragmented: Closed backer beta
Gigantic: Closed beta
Gloria Victis: Early Access on Steam
H1Z1:Â Paid early access, split into two games
HeroWarz: Closed beta
HEX:Â Unofficial open beta
LawBreakers: Closed alpha
Life is Feudal: Early access beta
Line of Defense: Early access, removed from Steam
Master x Master: Alpha test
MyDream: Closed testing open to donors
Origins of Malu:Â Development suspended
Paladins: Closed beta
Paragon: Open beta
Pathfinder Online: Subscription “early enrollment”
Project Genom: Closed alpha
Project Gorgon: Free, open testing
Shards Online: Pre-alpha
SkySaga: Ongoing NA and UK alpha events
Star Citizen: Backer alpha
Stash: Backer alpha
The Black Death: Early access alpha
The Culling: Early access testing
The Exiled: Ongoing alpha tests, summer alpha currently active; formerly Das Tal
The Repopulation: Alpha offline, moving to the Unreal engine, survival spinoff Fragmented in early access
Tree of Life: Open beta
Tribal Wars 2: Open testing
TUG: Steam early access alpha
Valiance Online: Pre-alpha testing
