It’s easy to be a bit on the cynical side with Chronicles of Elyria as the game continues to… well, not be a game, but mostly offer the drama of players seceding from kingdoms in a game that does not yet exist. However, there’s work being done on the title, as you can see from the latest set of pre-alpha footage. Forward movement! Literally!
We also bid farewell to Caravan Stories this week, as that game has launched. We should have someone on first impressions for that, huh? Let’s check on some other beta news.
- A special two-hour demo event took place for PlanetSide Arena, which people were apparently happy with! That’s pretty good when lots of us thought the game was defunct.
- Dauntless is officially launching into version 1.0, we really mean it this time! That’s on September 26th. Remember when words like “launch” meant something?
- Astellia has not yet launched and it’s largely passed from its beta phase, but the game is offering a subscription option for those not interested in just buying into the title. That’s a new one.
- Last but not least, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has taken on the issue of crafting with its latest development dispatch. It’s good news for those who like to craft or those who hate crafting but like buying things from crafters.
And with that, we close the book on the week, or at least the beta testing week. Got some stories from betas you’re involved in? Is something on our list not accurately representing its current test state? Let us know down in the comments!
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
Astellia: Closed beta, launch on September 27th
Bless Unleashed: Closed beta
Camelot Unchained: Closed beta one
Children of Ur: Open alpha, further development merged with Eleven
Chronicles of Elyria: Pre-alpha
Citadel: Forged with Fire: Early access, launch on October 11th
Crowfall: Backer pre-alpha
Cube World: Closed alpha
Dauntless: Open beta
Dark and Light: Early access
Divergence Online:Â Alpha
Dual Universe: Alpha
ECO: Early access
Edengrad: Early access
Eleven:Â Closed alpha
Eternal Magic: Closed beta
Ever, Jane: Open beta
Kurtzpel: Closed beta
Gloria Victis: Early access on Steam
Global Adventures: Closed beta
Guardians of Ember: Open beta
Life is Feudal: Early access
Line of Defense: Early access, removed from Steam
New World: Closed alpha
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 on September 19th
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.
