Soon, Palia, it will be your time to enter the beta space. You’ve existed for so long in the alpha arena that you may have thought yourself exempt (by which I of course mean that it feels like it’s been a while even though it has not objectively been all that long.). But on August 2nd, the game goes into closed beta, and not long after on August 10th it will be the start of the open beta for the game. Here comes the beta!
Meanwhile, The Quinfall has not yet announced a firm test date, but it’s hoping for beta by the end of 2023. Considering that as mentioned before it is not seeking your money through crowdfunding ahead of its release, we say this is commendable and worth your attention.
We are currently seeking people who would like to read a roundup of all of this week’s beta news, and those stories plus more can be found below. A full list of games in testing can also be found below. And if you notice that one of those games has shifted test phases without us catching it? Do let us know, if you would.
Whatever happened to early access VR MMO Neon Exile?
First Impressions: Craftopia’s seamless world update is a game-changing breath of fresh air
Anvil Empires teases its new map tech, animal husbandry, and player settlements
Indie MMORPG Project Gorgon, on sale for $10, talks new zones and playable orcs
Niantic is sunsetting Marvel World of Heroes after all – tomorrow, in fact
Wayfinder will announce early access date, reveal housing, and discuss seasonal content in July 20 livestream
Monsters & Memories holds a surprise stress test, shows off an early look at Halflings
Fractured Online plans a 12-day server war PvE and PvP stress test starting July 19
Cozy MMO Palia will hit closed beta August 2, open beta August 10 – here’s how to sign up
Frozen Flame recounts its early access release and shares a roadmap of future update plans
Kickstarted medieval fantasy MMORPG Past Fate drops new patch and alpha trailer
The Quinfall won’t talk about its time travel, but it’s hoping for closed beta by the end of 2023
Riot Games shares vague gameplay and design details for its in-progress Riot MMO
Camelot Unchained recaps crafting mods, environment ‘style packs,’ and more NPC AI work
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 often 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, nor will games that are NFT/blockchain scams; we also do not list expansions, with occasional exceptions. Finally, we’ll mark games “malingering” if they’ve been in a certain tier of development for a long time with no clear path to launch.
Open testing
Closed testing
Paid access
Legit MMORPG
Multiplayer
MalingeringThe Adventurer’s Domain Online: Early access
Aero Tales Online: Early access
Age of Water: Paid closed beta
Anvil Empires: Intermittent alpha
Arcane Waters: Early access
Arcfall: Pre-alpha
ARK 2: Closed testing
Ashes of Creation: Alpha two in planning
Ashfall: Closed testing
Battlebit: Early access
Bellatores: Closed testing
Bitcraft: Closed alpha incoming
Blue Protocol: Launching worldwide in 2024
Book of Travels: Early access
Camelot Unchained: Closed beta
Chronicles of Elyria: Pre-alpha, again
Chrono Odyssey: Closed testing
Cinderstone Online: Closed beta
City of Titans: Alpha
Coreborn: Nations of the Ultracore: Alpha, open test during Steam Next Fest
Corepunk: Closed alpha
Craftopia: Early access
The Crew Motorfest: Closed testing
Dark and Light: Early access (abandoned?)
Darkbind: Closed beta (probably abandoned?)
Dawnlands: Closed beta on June 24th
The Day Before: Closed alpha (delay drama)
The Division Heartland: Closed testing begins on June 27th
Dreamworld: Pre-alpha
Dune Awakening: Closed testing
ECO: Early access
Eleven: Closed alpha
Enlisted: Beta
Evercore Heroes: Paid testing
Fae Farm: Closed testing (delayed)
Fractured Online: Paid beta access
Fractured Veil: Back in closed development
Frozen Flame: Early access
Genfanad: Alpha
Ilysia: Alpha two
Inferna: Early access
Kurtzpel: Closed beta
Last Oasis: Early access (abandoned?)
Lost Skies: Closed testing
Monster Hunter Now: Closed beta
Monsters & Memories: Intermittent pre-alpha
Mortal Exodus: Closed testing
Multiverse: Returned to closed testing
Nightingale: Meep
Noah’s Heart: Beta
Odd Giants: Alpha
Outlaws of the Old West: Early access
Palia: Closed alpha, closed beta starts August 2nd, open beta on August 10th
Pantheon: Intermittent backer alpha
Past Fate: Closed alpha
Path of Exile 2: Beta soon, announcement expected July 28th
Pax Dei: Closed alpha
Perfect New World: Closed beta
Pow Vista: Open beta (mobile)
Project F4E: Closed testing
Project Genom: Closed alpha (servers offline, abandoned?)
Project Gorgon: Early access beta
Project Loki: Closed beta
Prosperous Universe: Early access
Return Alive: Closed beta
Reign of Guilds: Intermittent open beta
SamuTale: Closed alpha
Seed: Alpha (drama, crypto link and weird comms blockout?)
Shadow’s Kiss: Early access (but read this first)
Ship of Heroes: Beta testing
Skull and Bones: Closed alpha
Spellcraft: Alpha
Star Citizen: Backer alpha
Starbase: Early access open alpha
Tarisland: Beta
Throne & Liberty: Korean closed beta
Valheim: Early access
V Rising: Early access
Valiance Online: Closed beta
The Wagadu Chronicles: Alpha two
Warcraft Arclight Rumble: Closed alpha
Waven: Open alpha, part of Steam Next Fest
Wayfinder: Closed beta
We welcome additions and corrections to this list; send your info our way via tips!
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.
