This week in MMO crowdfunding news, not a whole lot happened! In the land of pseudo-MMOs, though, Kickstarter darling and PvE-focused survival sandbox Eco made headlines for its harsh PvP and justice system stretch goal. MassivelyOP’s Andrew Ross also spoke with Eco designer John Krajewski and published a lengthy look at how the title seeks to educate gamers with its survival and permadeath systems.
The rest of this week’s crowdfunding roundup is just past the cut!
Current Campaigns
Citadel of Sorcery (MMO Magic, Inc.): Open donations, no end date
– A vast, dynamic world
– “Nothing is set in stone; each player will experience the game in very different ways”
Contested Space (Zon): Kickstarter coming soon
– Player-designed spaceships and stations
– Action-oriented combat, territory expansion and defense
Gloria Victis (Black Eye Games): Open donations, no end date
– Fantasy medieval setting with a classless system and unrestricted character development
– Realistic weather system
– Greenlit on Steam
MUD (Pure Bang Games): Kickstarter ends September 24th
– Adventure, craft, survive
– “A living fantasy world”
– Full loot PvP, action combat
– Fully destructible procedurally generated world
Neo’s Land (NeoJac Entertainment): Open donations, no end date
– A voxel-based sandbox where the community decides development by roundtable discussions
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (Visionary Realms): Open donations, no end date
– Old-school fantasy MMO with focus on group content
– The return of corpse runs
– Back in “full development mode”
Fully Funded
Ascent: The Space Game (Fluffy Kitten Studios)Â
Camelot Unchained (City State) – Recent news: Newsletter, weekend alpha
Crowfall (ArtCraft) – Recent news: Hunger Dome, combat evolved, Q&A
City of Titans (Missing Worlds Media)
Descent Underground (Descendent Studios)
Divergence Online (Ethan Casner)
Epic Space (EpicSpace.net)
Ever, Jane (3 Turn Productions)
Greed Monger (Greed Monger) – Project abandoned
The Repopulation (Above & Beyond Technologies)
Novus AEterno (Taitale Studios)
Pathfinder Online (GoblinWorks) – Recent news: Most of the staff is laid off
Project Gorgon (Elder Game, LLC) – Recent news:Â Guilds and new moves
Pumpkin Online (Monique)
Shards Online (Citadel Studios) – Recent news: Newsletter
Shroud of the Avatar (Portalarium) – Recent news:Â The death of Lord British
Star Citizen (Cloud Imperium) – Recent news:Â RSI smacks Smart, schedule summary
The Stomping Land (Alex Fundora) – Project abandoned
TUG (Nerd Kingdom)
Launched
Elite: Dangerous (Frontier Developments) – Recent news: CQC, A nice gesture
Guns of Icarus (Muse) – Recent news: The PAX PvE demo
