This week in MMO crowdfunding news, AdventureQuest 3D burst into open beta, rolling out to players on PC, Android, and iOS. The cutesy combat MMORPG won players over during its Kickstarter a year ago, raising over $368,000 to make the game.
Meanwhile, we learned about a new referral database for Star Citizen, Guns of Icarus celebrated its fourth birthday, Wild Terra added agriculture and terraforming, Albion Online introduced persistent mounts, Elite prepped for next week’s Guardians launch, Nebula Online geared up for launch next month, Dogma: Eternal Night solicited funds via Patreon, and Shroud of the Avatar teased two new locations, one a nifty lighthouse.
Read on for more on what’s up with MMO crowdfunding this week and the roundup of all the crowdfunded MMOs we’ve got our eye on!
Shroud of the Avatar
Recent MMO crowdfunding news
Camelot Unchained reports great progress toward its beta build - Camelot Unchained players must comfort themselves every day with this mantra: Beta is coming. Beta is coming. Beta is coming. And indeed it is, although a date still has not…
Star Citizen on the Homestead demo and designing a ship that’s ‘dying over time’ - Star Citizen's Around the Verse is back this week with a peek into what the UK team is working on: the notorious Polaris, the camera system revamp, and the Ursa…
Elite: Dangerous’ Guardians update touches down next week - Frontier announced this afternoon that Elite: Dangerous' Guardians update will roll out on Tuesday, October 25th. "We hope you’re geared up and ready for ship-launched fighters, the Beluga liner, VIPs,…
The Stream Team: AQ3D’s beta doors open wide and Artix is here to greet you - It is finally here! AdventureQuest 3D has moved into open beta, which means the doors are open for everyone to jump in and check out the fun. Massively OP's MJ…
NASA worker praises Elite: Dangerous for its attention to detail - No human being has ever flown to Saturn. The logistics of a manned mission out that far into space are just not realistic at this point; the closest we've gotten…
Hardcore sci-fi MMO Nebula Online leaves early access for launch in November - Back at the beginning of 2015, a plucky "old-school hardcore sci-fi" MMORPG called Nebula Online put forth a Kickstarter to build "the perfect MMO" that corrected all of EVE Online's…
AdventureQuest 3D launches open beta on mobile, Mac, and PC - The big day for AdventureQuest 3D has finally arrived with the game's transition into a persistent open beta state. While PC, Mac, and Android versions are now live, iOS players…
Chronicles of Elyria discusses moving to production and its next stretch goal - Good news for the Chronicles of Elyria fans in the audience, as the game is officially moving on from pre-production to production very soon. What's the difference? As the most…
Hero’s Song on what to expect from next week’s backer alpha - John Smedley's enthusiasm for his indie MMOARPG Hero's Song hasn't faltered -- Pixelmage Games gets to keep the $94,231 raised through Indiegogo, after all, and he didn't have to go…
Crowfall on its player-driven economy as inspired by classic MMORPGs - If you've been keeping an eye on Crowfall's recent crafting updates and are wondering how exactly everything fits together in the PvP-centric MMORPG, then this week's updated crafting and economy FAQ…
Dogma: Eternal Night launches Patreon to solicit extra funds - It's been a tough road for the vampire population of Dogma: Eternal Night. The indie title fell very short of its Kickstarter campaign goal late last year, which has prompted the…
The Exiled gets faster and fiercer with today’s update - If one was to simplify and sum up the entirety of The Exiled's patch notes for today's update, it would be, "Everything is better. Much better." There are major changes…
The Stream Team: Happy haunting in HEX’s haunted harvest - [AL:HEX]A newcomer to the Halloween event arena, HEX celebrates with new cards, new items, and a new sleeve. Massively OP's MJ definitely wants to add a Stingy Jack to her…
Autumn returns to Shroud of the Avatar, plus a look at a player-run town - Autumn has returned to Shroud of the Avatar in the form of Harvest, a Novia region being rebuilt with a more "agrarian theme" for release 35. "Harvest is located across…
AdventureQuest 3D stream
Campaigns and crowdfunded MMOs we’re watching
3001SQ (Société des Mondes Virtuels) – Kickstarter unsuccessful. Work continues.
AdventureQuest 3D (Artix Entertainment) – Raised 368k;Â hit open beta in October.
Antraxx (Team Antraxx) – Kickstarter ends November 1.
Ascent: The Space Game (Fluffy Kitten Studios) – Fully launched!
Camelot Unchained (City State) – Open donations/packages.
Caribbean Conquest (Invenio) – Kickstarter canceled (site has been taken offline).
Contested Space (Zon)
Crowfall (ArtCraft) – Open donations/packages
Chronicles of Elyria (Soulbound) – Kickstarter successful.
Citadel of Sorcery (MMO Magic, Inc.) –Â Open donations.
City of Titans (Missing Worlds Media)
Descent Underground (Descendent Studios)
Divergence Online (Stained Glass Llama)Â –Â Three campaigns; now in KS early access.
Dogma: Eternal Night (Prelude Games Factory): Kickstarter over, donor preorder packs.
Dragon of Legends (Thrive Games) – Successful Kickstarter.
Dual Universe (Novaquark) – Kickstarter funded.
Eco (Strange Loop Games)
Edengrad (Huckleberry Games) – Kickstarter funded; EA was slated for Sept. 2016.
Elite: Dangerous (Frontier Developments) – Funded and launched.
Empyrionn Online (Eleon) – Kickstarter canceled; launched on Steam early access.
Epic Space (EpicSpace.net)
Ever, Jane (3 Turn Productions) – Now in open beta.
Gloria Victis (Black Eye Games) – Open donations, no end date.
Greed Monger (Greed Monger) – Abandoned, multiple times now.
Grim Dawn (Crate Entertainment) – Funded and launched.
Guns of Icarus (Muse) – Funded and launched.
Hero’s Song (Pixelmage) – Kickstarter canceled; Indiegogo pulled in $94K. Alpha in Oct.
Infinity: Battlescape (I-Novae Studios)
HEX (HEX Entertainment) – Successful Kickstarter, now playable.
Life is Feudal (Bitbox): Indiegogo ended.
LUX (Chimera) – Kickstarter canceled.
Midair (Archetype Studios) – Kickstarter successful.
Nebula Online (Mizar Games) Kickstarter canceled; November 2016 launch planned.
Neo’s Land (NeoJac Entertainment) –Â Open donations, no end date.
Novus AEterno (Taitale Studios)
Overpower (Hydrant Games) –Â Kickstarter unfunded; heading to early access.
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (Visionary Realms) –Â Open donations, no end date.
Pathfinder Online (GoblinWorks) – Doom, mostly.
Planet Nomads (Craneballs) – Successful Kickstarter.
Pixel Starships (SavySoda)
Project Gorgon (Elder Game, LLC)
Pumpkin Online (Monique)
The Realm: Reawakened (Stephen Nichols) – Ongoing GoFundMe.
The Repopulation (Above & Beyond Technologies) – In middle of engine do-over.
ROKH (Darewise) – Kickstarter canceled; early access delayed to 2017.
The Stomping Land (Alex Fundora) – Abandoned.
Sacrament (Ferocity Unbound) – Kickstarter failed; Patreon ongoing.
Shadow’s Kiss (Clockwork Throne) – Ongoing Patreon.
Shards Online (Citadel Studios)
Shroud of the Avatar (Portalarium) – Final wipe was in July 2016.
Star Citizen (Cloud Imperium) – Ongoing donations/packages.
TUG (Nerd Kingdom) – In middle of year-long revamp after funding surge.
Vigor Roads (NeuronHaze) – Kickstarter unsuccessful; early access planned for 2017.
