We still do not have a firm date for The Wagadu Chronicles hitting early access; all we know is that it’s still on track to be some time this year, and it’s gearing up with a trailer for same. It definitely looks interesting! So I think I speak for all of me when I say that I really want this one to be good. I don’t ask for much, come on, please be good.
Meanwhile, deep within the Who Asked For This mines that produce every EVE Online-related FPS, we have EVE Vanguard on the way. Yes, it’s another FPS from the same creative minds that whiffed on this in previous incarnations. This time will be different?
And once again I fall back on just hustlin’ everyone alone down to that list of all our beta-related news this week as well as our list below covering the games currently in testing. Just hustle on. Hustle hustle. Do the hustle! If something switched test phases without us noticing, leave a comment! Doot doot doot doot doo-doo-doot doot.
EVE Fanfest 2023: The EVE Online FPS is back as EVE Vanguard this December
Waven confirms its limited mobile ‘soft launch’ and plans for a resource refund feature
Nexon’s medieval team brawler Warhaven smashes into early access, eyes console release
Sandbox MMORPG Pax Dei discusses its server size and tech in latest dev blog
Throne & Liberty’s closed technical test kicks off for invited western players through October 3
Star Citizen releases new Arena Commander updates, new ships, and gameplay adjustments in Alpha 3.20
Star Citizen confirms HDR support and what items will persist in alpha 3.20’s release
The Wagadu Chronicles releases a gameplay trailer ahead of its early access release
Last Oasis breaks its silence with confirmation of mod support and Season 6 development
Kickstarted VR MMO Ilysia discusses gameplay, promises collaborative and honest early access
ARK Survival Ascended shares a preview image of its mod creation tool as late October game launch nears
The First Descendant’s crossplay open beta is now available for pre-loading
Wayfinder aims to continue inventory and server improvements
Tarisland takes players on a brief tour through the airborne city of SilverLit
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 beta
ASKA: Closed beta
Battlebit: Early access
Battle Crush: Closed beta on October 23rd
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: Early access
Corepunk: Closed alpha, open testing scheduled for September
Craftopia: Early access
The Crew Motorfest: Closed testing
Dark and Darker: Paid early access, legal troubles.
Dark and Light: Early access (abandoned?)
Darkbind: Closed beta (probably abandoned?)
The Day Before: Closed alpha (delay drama)
The Division Heartland: Closed testing
Dreamworld: Pre-alpha
Dune Awakening: Closed testing
ECO: Early access
Eleven: Closed alpha
Enlisted: Beta
Evercore Heroes: Paid testing, updates stopping with a focus on a redesign
Fae Farm: Closed testing, launch planned for September 8th
The First Descendant: Crossplay beta
Fractured Online: Paid beta access
Fractured Veil: Back in closed development, early access on October 18th
Frozen Flame: Early access
Genfanad: Alpha
Ilysia: Beta two through August 23rd
Inferna: Early access
Kurtzpel: Closed beta
Last Oasis: Early access (abandoned?)
Legendarium Online: Paid alpha access
Lost Skies: Closed testing
Monster Hunter Now: Closed beta
Monsters & Memories: Intermittent pre-alpha
Mortal Exodus: Closed testing
Multiverse: Returned to closed testing
Nightingale: Ongoing closed events
Noah’s Heart: Beta
Odd Giants: Alpha
Outlaws of the Old West: Early access
Palia: Open beta
Pantheon: Intermittent backer alpha
Past Fate: Closed testing
Path of Exile 2: Beta June 2024
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
Project ST: Closed testing, open event ended
Prosperous Universe: Early access
Return Alive: Closed beta
Reign of Guilds: Intermittent open beta
SamuTale: “Paid closed alpha early access” according to the developer, which is just early access, come on dude
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 beta
Spellcraft: Alpha
Star Citizen: Backer alpha
Starbase: Early access open alpha
Tarisland: Beta
Throne & Liberty: Korean closed beta, western launch delayed into 2024
Trimurti Online: Stress testing
Valheim: Early access
V Rising: Early access
Valiance Online: Closed beta
The Wagadu Chronicles: Alpha two
Warcraft Rumble: Soft launching, changed name, everything is fine
Warhaven: Early access
Waven Early access
Wayfinder Early access ahead of full launch
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.
