indie
Kickstarted cozygame Solarpunk didn’t make its Q1 alpha, but devs say they’re ‘making significant progress’
One of the top multiplayer Kickstarters of 2023 was for Solarpunk, when indie outfit Cyberwave Games and Rokaplay pulled in $330,000 US on a...
Co-op roguelike 33 Immortals debuts new gameplay trailer and announces May 24 closed beta
Last June one of the Not So Massively games we highlighted was 33 Immortals, a co-op action roguelike from Canadian developer Thunder Lotus that...
Stormgate studio Frost Giant opens equity crowdfunding campaign to make players into investors
Back in February, we covered the eyebrow-raising story that Frost Giant, the studio behind multiplayer RTS Stormgate, was planning to make a push for...
Indie MMO Eterspire adds transmog, opens new areas, and hides a raid boss behind a puzzle
It's been a hot minute or two since we last peeked in on Eterspire, the indie mobile MMORPG from Stonehollow Workshop, and let us...
EverCraft Online is a boxy pre-alpha MMORPG that seeks a return to the ‘classic roots’ of the genre
It's time to once more share word of an in-development indie MMORPG that believes it can bring back the genre's bygone halcyon days. Meet...
Jump Ship is a ‘mission-based co-op PvE space adventure’ headed for early access this year
The internet spaceship sub-genre is getting another intriguing-looking game in the form of Jump Ship, a new in-development title from Keepsake Games, an indie...
Starship Simulator is a Kickstarter new multiplayer space game about exploring a Milky Way replica
How do you simulate something that doesn't actually exist in real life yet? Well, if you're indie developer Fleetyard Studios, you start creating a...
‘Realtime action-based MMORPG’ Quest Master’s Realm confirms early access launch March 29
Over the past year or so we've been keeping eyes on Quest Master's Realm, an indie "realtime action-based MMORPG aboard the shell of...
Jeff Strain’s Crop Circle Games studio shuts down abruptly following employee furloughs
Over the past couple of years we've been keeping a general eye on the opening of Crop Circle Games, a new indie studio formed...
The Daily Grind: What’s the last MMO or online RPG you played on a recommendation?
As much as we like to hold ourselves up as ironclad individuals above the influence of others, c'mon, we all feel the tug and...
Project Gorgon baked you a cake to celebrate its sixth anniversary on Steam
On this week's MOP Podcast, I mentioned that I bought Project Gorgon when it first hit early access on Steam, but I couldn't remember...
Mediumly multiplayer Loftia, bolstered by investor funding, talks quests, energy, and sustainability
We've had our eye on solarpunk-themed "mediumly multiplayer" sandbox Loftia since last year, when Aussie developer Qloud scored a whopping $1.27M on Kickstarter to...
‘Multiplayer Viking survival tribe builder’ Aska readies another closed beta test April 15
Back in 2022 we first reported on Aska, a self-described "multiplayer Viking survival tribe builder" from Romanian indie Sand Sailor Studio that sees players...
Critter-catching MMO Duel Revolution launches to withering accusations of P2W, bugs, and bad gameplay
In these tired and jaded times, it's very often easy to believe that indie game efforts are a beacon of light in the darkness...
Not So Massively: Last Epoch is a potential gem in dire need of polishing
Originally Kickstarted in 2018, Last Epoch has been in early access on Steam for about five years, but the developers at Eleventh Hour Games...
Project Gorgon’s February update buffs the in-game map and adds a Hardcore Living skill
Should it be illegal to put out an MMO patch and patch notes at 7:25 p.m. on a Friday night? Yes, definitely, tar and...
Lightphobe is a new early asymmetrical co-op shooter with unique light mechanics
Is 2024 the year when asymmetrical co-op shooters finally blow up? I dunno, but Lightphobe is hoping to be at the forefront when it...
Ghost MMO devs discuss ideas for the game’s crafted and randomly generated zone design
The Ghost MMO being developed by Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street's indie firm Fantastic Pixel Castle, or as I like to call it Big Greggy's Fantastical...
Tombstone is a 2-D pixel art MMO set in a western futuristic post-apocalypse set to release this year
Last December one of the MMOs You've (Probably) Never Heard Of that we covered was Tombstone MMO, a pixel art 2-D MMO where players...
Haven is a co-op focused MMORPG being built by Blizzard, EA, and Turbine veterans
Merriam-Webster defines the word "haven" as "a place of safety offering favorable opportunities or conditions," but one might argue that most MMORPGs aren't...
