This week in MMO crowdfunding, I needed something heartwarming, so there it is: The Fuel Rats, the folks who run around in Elite Dangerous rescuing lost and marooned ships all over the game, have officially carried out 70,000 rescue missions. 70,000! Bless. (Thanks, Cotic!)
Meanwhile, Trials of Ascension is back again, Zenith dropped a new musical track, MMO-esque Baelin’s Route crossed its Kickstarter goal, OrbusVR launched its spring festival, City of Titans teased more avatar builder previews,
Read on for more on what’s been up with MMO crowdfunding over the last week, plus our roundup of all the crowdfunded MMOs we’re following!
Fuel Rats
The Fuel Rats have reached 70,000 rescues! I’m super proud to have been one of the two rats on rescue #70000! Here’s the ratter I flew on that rescue. from EliteDangerous
Recent MMO crowdfunding news
Hardcore sandbox MMO Trials of Ascension is back under a new team – with yet another Kickstarter - You folks remember Trials of Ascension, right? The hardcore permadeath sandbox MMO with all the messy Kickstarters and drama? The one whose last Kickstarter was canceled after a team member…
Albion Online’s 2020 roadmap promises more solo and small group content, improved faction warfare - The remainder of 2020 in Albion Online looks to be an important one for a number of different playstyles in the game if the recent roadmap is any indication, with…
CIG offers an update on Squadron 42 progress, plans changes to the game’s roadmap - Most of the news surrounding Squadron 42 has been mired in the legal battle between CIG and Crytek, but now that the matter is settled, the devs seem to be…
Star Citizen offers a look at mining laser consumables and tours the Esperia Prowler dropship - If it's Friday, it's another Star Citizen video! Yes, the latest episode of Inside Star Citizen is live once more and it offers a look at a new item for…
Crowfall details a quartet of its racial disciplines - Your choice of race matters in Crowfall. Not simply in the sense that it affects your options when it comes to character classes, although there's that too; no, it also affects…
Legends of Aria announces $19.99 Dark Sorcery DLC launching this month - If you were figuring Legends of Aria was giving up last year roundabout the time it had those launch delays and see-sawing PvP do-overs, you might want to give it…
Chronicles of Elyria kicks off its Settlers of Elyria virtual land auction for a second time - Allow us to share a little bit of background on this one: Chronicles of Elyria had first announced an "event" in December of last year that would auction off unclaimed…
Star Citizen hosts an AMA regarding the survival mechanics of alpha 3.9 - Operation: Feed the Avatars of Star Citizen will be underway with update 3.9, which will introduce, among other things, some light survival mechanics. It was those mechanics that were the…
Crowfall previews the Frostweaver class, says War of the Gods update is imminent - Crowfall's March developer Q&A session has been uploaded, and once more it's got a lot of tasty informational bits for fans of the game. The devs fielded several questions from…
Albion Online works to limit alliances, ganking, and underwhelming loot in its latest patch - It'd be unfair to call the latest patch for Albion Online a course correction; rather, it's more of an ongoing course adjustment. Alliances, for example, are continuing to have their limits…
Choose My Adventure: An impressive and empowering first few steps in Albion Online - Albion Online has been one of those sandbox MMORPGs that I’d always had a passing curiosity about, but was never really eager to take the full plunge in to, owing…
Interview: Saga of Lucimia on themepark design, SWG inspiration, and the MMO genre - Last week, we ran an interview with Stormhaven Studios' Tim Anderson, the boss behind upcoming MMORPG Saga of Lucimia. That interview was focused on top-level development plans. This week, we're…
City of Heroes Homecoming introduces asymmetrical gloves and boots options to the PTS - Oh, come on, City of Heroes: Homecoming devs! I already spend too much time in the costume creator of the game, and now you've gone and added asymmetry options to…
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen discusses stats balancing, character models for next pre-alpha - The numbers game of an MMORPG is pretty vital, especially one where stats, levels, and other sorts of numerical progression are concerned. Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is focusing on…
Trials of Ascension – again
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/285796064/trials-of-ascension-0
Campaigns and crowdfunded MMOs we’re watching
3001SQ (Société des Mondes Virtuels) – Kickstarter unsuccessful, dev halted in 2018.
AdventureQuest 3D (Artix Entertainment) – Raised 368k; beta began Oct 2016.
Albion Online (Sandbox) – Launched July 2017, hit Steam May 2018.
Antraxx (Team Antraxx) – Kickstarter canceled.
Ascent: The Space Game (Fluffy Kitten Studios) – Successful KS. Fully launched 2016.
Ashes of Creation (Intrepid Studios) – Successful KS. Alpha zero.
Book of Travels (Might and Delight) – Kickstarted successfully.
Broke Protocol (Cylinder) – Unsuccessful KS. In free early access.
Camelot Unchained (City State) – Kickstarter successful; open donations/packages.
Caribbean Conquest (Invenio) – First KS canceled, second ended unsuccessfully.
Codename Reality (Orode) – Kickstarter unsuccessful.
Contested Space (Zon)
Crowfall (ArtCraft) – Kickstarter win, open packages, Indiegogo crowdfunding ongoing.
Chronicles of Elyria (Soulbound) – Kickstarter successful, open packages.
City of Heroes Homecoming (Homecoming) – Monthly donation rounds.
City of Titans (Missing Worlds Media) – Successful KS; Issue 0 delayed into 2019.
Day of Dragons (Beawesome) – Kickstarter successful.
Descent Underground (Descendent Studios) – Successful KS.
Destiny’s Sword (2Dogs) – Kickstarter successful June 2019; demo avail now.
Divergence Online (Stained Glass Llama) – Abandoned in early access.
Dogma: Eternal Night (Prelude Games Factory): Kickstarter. Probably dead.
Dragon of Legends (Thrive Games) – Successful Kickstarter.
Dual Universe (Novaquark) – Kickstarter funded, donor platform. Backer alpha.
Eco (Strange Loop Games) – Funded, now in alpha.
Edengrad (Huckleberry Games) – Kickstarter funded. Abandoned, then not, then again.
Elite: Dangerous (Frontier Developments) – Funded and fully launched.
Empyrion Online (Eleon) – Kickstarter canceled; launched on Steam early access.
Endless Trials (Fire Hurts) – Kickstarter canceled.
Epic Space (EpicSpace.net)
EverFeud (PSB) – Kickstarter canceled.
Ever, Jane (3 Turn Productions) – Now in open beta.
Fractured (Dynamight) – Kickstarter successful. Alpha 2.
Global Adventures (SubaGames) – Kickstarter funded.
Gloria Victis (Black Eye Games) – Open donations, no end date; in early access.
Greed Monger (Greed Monger) – Abandoned, now allegedly in refund process.
Grim Dawn (Crate Entertainment) – Funded and launched.
Guardians of Ember (Runewaker) – Funded and launched.
Guns of Icarus (Muse) – Funded and launched.
Hero’s Song (Pixelmage) –Â KS canceled; Indiegogo. Canceled w/ refunds.
Infinity: Battlescape (I-Novae Studios)
HEX (HEX Entertainment) – Funded and launched.
Legends of Aria (Citadel Studios) – Kickstarted as Shards Online. Early access.
Life is Feudal (Bitbox): Indiegogo ended. Currently in beta.
LUX (Chimera) – Kickstarter canceled.
Maestros of the Anthymn (String Theory) – Kickstarter canceled.
Maguss (Maguss) – Indiegogo successful; open beta.
Mekria (Infinity Online Studios) – Kickstarter canceled.
Midair (Archetype Studios) – Kickstarter successful.
Nebula Online (Mizar Games) Kickstarter canceled; launched in November.
Neo’s Land (NeoJac Entertainment) –Â Open donations, no end date.
Novus AEterno (Taitale Studios)
Oath (Ready-Up) – Kickstarter funded.
OrbusVR (Ad Alternum) – KS funded March 2017. In early access.
Overpower (Hydrant Games) –Â Kickstarter unfunded; heading to early access.
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (Visionary Realms) –Â Open donations. Pre-alpha.
Pantropy (Brain Stone GmbH): First Kickstarter canceled, second funded.
Past Fate (Icy North): Kickstarter unsuccessful.
Pathfinder Online (GoblinWorks) – Doom, mostly.
Path of Titans (Alderon) – Indiegogo.
Planet Nomads (Craneballs) – Kickstarted, early access launched sans multiplayer.
Playcraft (Bebop Games) – Kickstarter funded May 2019.
Pixel Starships (SavySoda)
Project Gorgon (Elder Game) – Kickstarted in three tries + Indiegogo. Early access.
Project Oasis World (POW) – Kickstarter unsuccessful.
Pumpkin Online (Monique) – Downgrading from MMORPG.
RAW (Killerwhale) – Kickstarter canceled by Kickstarter.
ROKH (Darewise) – Kickstarter canceled; in early access but not active dev.
RUiN (Tarhead Studio) – Kickstarter successful.
Sacrament (Ferocity Unbound) – Kickstarter failed; Patreon ongoing.
Saga of Lucimia (Stormhaven) – Indiegogo. Intermittent pre-alphas.
Seed (Klang Games) – Kickstarter launching in 2020.
Shadow’s Kiss (Clockwork Throne) – Ongoing Patreon, Kickstarter funded.
Ship of Heroes (Heroic) – Kickstarter canceled, beta expected before 2020.
Shroud of the Avatar (Portalarium) – Soft launch July 2016. Launch March 2018.
Spycursion (Defun) – Kickstarter unsuccessful.
Squadron 42 (Cloud Imperium) – Beta delayed until at least 2020.
Star Citizen (Cloud Imperium) – Ongoing donations/packages. Backer alpha.
Starfighter Infinity (Ben Olding) – Kickstarter funded. Early access.
Temtem (Crema) – Kickstarter fully funded; now in early access.
The Exiled (Fairytale Distillery) – fka Das Tal;Â KSÂ unsuccessful. Early access.
The Flower of Knighthood – Kickstarter canceled.
The Realm: Reawakened (Stephen Nichols) – Ongoing GoFundMe.
The Repopulation (Idea Fabrik) – Kickstarted twice by A&B. Back in alpha.
The Stomping Land (Alex Fundora) – Abandoned.
Trials of Ascension (Dragonfire) – Again! Kickstarter ends April 1st.
TUG (Nerd Kingdom) – Totally abandoned without a word. Now considered a scam.
Vigor Roads (NeuronHaze) – Kickstarter unsuccessful; early access planned for 2017.
War of Rights (Campfire Games) – Successful Kickstarter; in early access.
Zenith (Ramen) – Kickstarter successfully funded.
Baelin’s Route
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vldl/baelins-route-an-epic-npc-man-adventurer
Yes, some crowdfunded MMOs most definitely do succeed. But others crash and burn, and you need to hear about the whole spectrum of games that sought your money early in exchange for the promise of input and transparency. And that’s exactly what Make My MMO does every Saturday. Help us keep ’em accountable, would ya?
