It seemed like it would never happen, it’s been years, but the unimaginable has happened. As we reported this week, Phantasy Star Online 2 is currently in the localized beta signup stage, so people can sign up to test the game! The downside is that it’s only for Xbox One, which means we’re looking at an initial playerbase of around five.
Other beta news? Sure thing, before the holidays! It’s a kindness.
- Sing the praises of Dual Universe’s industry! Check out the changes coming for the game’s next alpha! Industry! Big and bold!
- City of Titans is fixing up its character creator and offering a seasonal mission to its fans. Why not celebrate the season a little bit?
- As New World displays that it is not, in fact, dead at all, it also illustrates that with a video developer diary. The cool kids get video diaries.
- It’s not in beta yet, but we are learning a little more about the mechanics behind Magic: Legends already.
- Last but not least, Chronicles of Elyria is selling off unsold land to fans whilst making them compete with NPCs also buying the land. It is expensive. Storm brought, Alexa play Turn Down For What.
And with that, we implore you to go finish up any shopping you need to do, but you can also take a look at the games in testing in the list below. If something slipped into a new test phase without us noticing, let us know down in the comments! That is helpful and kind.
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: Open beta
Arcfall: Pre-alpha
Ashes of Creation: Alpha one phase one; Apocalypse early access
Bless Unleashed: Open beta
Camelot Unchained: Closed beta one
Children of Ur: Open alpha, further development merged with Eleven
Chronicles of Elyria: Pre-alpha
Crowfall: Backer pre-alpha, alpha now expected in 2020
Cube World: Closed beta since September 23rd
Dauntless: Open beta
Dark and Light: Early access
Divergence Online:Â Alpha
Dual Universe: Alpha
ECO: Early access
Edengrad: Early access
Eleven: Closed alpha
Ever, Jane: Open beta
Kurtzpel: Closed beta
Gloria Victis: Early access on Steam
Global Adventures: Closed beta
Guardians of Ember: Open beta
Hearthstone Battleground Mode: Open beta
Life is Feudal: Early access
Line of Defense: Early access, removed from Steam
Magic: Legends: Beta testing in 2020
New World: CBT in April 2020, launching May 2020
Occupy White Walls: Early access
Osiris: New Dawn: Open beta
Outlaws of the Old West: Early access
Pantheon: Backer pre-alpha
Pathfinder Online: Subscription “early enrollment”
PlanetSide Arena: Early access
Project Genom: Closed alpha, servers offline for restructuring with SpatialOS
Project Gorgon: Early access beta
Prosperous Universe: Early access
SamuTale: Closed alpha
Ship of Heroes: Alpha
Star Citizen: Backer alpha
The Black Death: Early access alpha
The Cycle: Alpha, weekly test cycle
The Repopulation: Early access alpha
Torchlight Frontiers: Closed alpha, no NDA
Valiance Online: Alpha
Yes, MMO gamers, you too can perform the unpaid quality-control work otherwise known as game testing! Check out Massively Overpowered’s Betawatch every week for a run-down of MMOs that are still on the road to launch, even if they appear to have set up a permanent residence in a shed called early access.
