Make My MMO: June 6, 2015

This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Das Tal continued its Kickstarter info dump and it invited everyone into its alpha test for one day only. Voxelnauts posted a new Kickstarter video and achieved a critical mass of Steam user support by getting greenlit on Valve’s ubiquitous PC platform.

Elite: Dangerous released its long-awaited Powerplay update, while Star Citizen delivered another one of its gargantuan monthly progress reports. Click pas the cut for the rest of this week’s crowdfunding roundup.

Current Campaigns

Citadel of Sorcery (MMO Magic, Inc.): Open donations, no end date

– A vast, dynamic world
– “Nothing is set in stone; each player will experience the game in very different ways”

Contested Space (Zon): Kickstarter coming soon

– Player-designed spaceships and stations
– Action-oriented combat, territory expansion and defense

Das Tal (Fairytale Distillery): Kickstarter ends June 10, 2015

– No grind or tab-targeting
– “The love-child of a sandbox MMORPG and a fast-paced PvP arena”

Gloria Victis (Black Eye Games): Open donations, no end date
– Fantasy medieval setting with a classless system and unrestricted character development
– Realistic weather system
– Greenlit on Steam

Neo’s Land (NeoJac Entertainment): Open donations, no end date

– A voxel-based sandbox where the community decides development by roundtable discussions

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (Visionary Realms): Open donations, no end date

– Old-school fantasy MMO with focus on group content
– The return of corpse runs
– Back in “full development mode”

Voxelnauts (Retro Ronin): Kickstarter ends June 20, 2015

– Voxel sandbox MMO inspired by Ready Player One
– “Do anything, be anything, and go anywhere”

Fully Funded

Ascent: The Space Game (Fluffy Kitten Studios) – Recent news: Full disembark
Camelot Unchained (City State) – Recent news: Lots of cosmetics, no cash shop
Crowfall (ArtCraft) – Recent news: Localization, Core combat
City of Titans (Missing Worlds Media)
Descent Underground (Descendent Studios)
Divergence Online (Ethan Casner)
Epic Space (EpicSpace.net)
Ever, Jane (3 Turn Productions)
Greed Monger (Greed Monger) – Project abandoned
The Repopulation (Above & Beyond Technologies) – Recent news: Smith interview
Novus AEterno (Taitale Studios)
Pathfinder Online (GoblinWorks) – Recent news: Holding and company feuds
Pumpkin Online (Monique)
Shards Online (Citadel Studios) – Recent news: May update
Shroud of the Avatar (Portalarium) – Recent news: Player-run town
Star Citizen (Cloud Imperium) – Recent news: Massive May report
The Stomping Land (Alex Fundora) – Project abandoned
TUG (Nerd Kingdom)

Launched

Elite: Dangerous (Frontier Developments) – Recent news: Powerplay launch
Guns of Icarus (Muse)