Alphas & Betas

MMOs in various stages of testing and crowdfunding, playable and… not. Don’t forget to follow our Betawatch and Make My MMO columns for a weekly rundown. [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

Palworld summons a raid boss and adds new items, Craftopia introduces a gathering drone

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Both of Pocketpair's quirky early access survival sandboxes have gotten some new content added to them, so whether you're a pal of Palworld or...

Greg ‘Ghostcrawler’ Street’s Fantastic Pixel Castle delivers a prototype peek of Project Ghost

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It may not have an official name yet, but Fantastic Pixel Castle's Ghost has a face of sorts. This week, the Greg Street-run studio...

Derek Smart’s Alganon is planning a 2025 relaunch following alpha this year

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Derek Smart has been promising that Alganon is returning for years now, and it's finally happening, or at least it has a timeline for...
But it's like on your couch.

Age of Water will launch on consoles at the same time its PC early access starts

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Did you just watch the notorious 1995 box office flop Waterworld starring Kevin Costner, read the Wikipedia article confirming that the film did eventually...

Post-apoc multiplayer shooter Once Human launches its multiplayer beta on PC today

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Over the past couple of years we've kept a weather eye on Once Human, a multiplayer post-apocalyptic survival shooter from NetEase-owned Starry Studio that...

EverCraft Online is a boxy pre-alpha MMORPG that seeks a return to the ‘classic roots’ of the genre

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It's time to once more share word of an in-development indie MMORPG that believes it can bring back the genre's bygone halcyon days. Meet...

The Stream Team: Taking a friend along for a ride in the Starship Simulator demo

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MOP's Chris has gotten the keys to his own starship, so naturally he's going to be bringing his best friend out for a joyride!...

Albion Online kicks off European server closed beta for founder pack buyers

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Albion Online fans who preordered with a founder pack for the Albion Europe server launch later this month are off and away into closed...

Throne & Liberty’s next global beta remains under NDA, tests combat and trading

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We're just a week away from Throne & Liberty's next big global test run, and ahead of the event, Amazon has released a dev...

For Science: EVE Online’s Project Discovery initiative opens signups for mobile testing

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At EVE Fanfest last fall, CCP Games announced that its latest Project Discovery push would essentially set EVE Online players to training AI in...

Eternal Tombs opens a one-day playtest on Steam – here’s how to get in and play

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Eternal Tombs - the MMO formerly known as War of Dragnorox and currently known as the MMO that's trying to bring back a new...
wrong way to hold swords

Fight or Kite: Predecessor’s open beta brings back MOBA action and a heap of nostalgia

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The newest, brightest pupil from the School for Extraordinary MOBAs has arrived for your gaming pleasure. Predecessor launched in early access last week, bringing...

Chrono Odyssey pitches its time travel format, announces that it’s coming to the Epic Store

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In case you haven't devoured every GDC panel from the recent trade show, Chrono Studios popped up during the State of Unreal presentation to...

Jump Ship is a ‘mission-based co-op PvE space adventure’ headed for early access this year

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The internet spaceship sub-genre is getting another intriguing-looking game in the form of Jump Ship, a new in-development title from Keepsake Games, an indie...

Tarisland’s latest beta preview video showcases the male Paladin class

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The fact that Tencent's World of Warcraft-lookalike Tarisland has a Paladin class isn't a surprise, both because of the source material and because Tarisland...

Second Life begins beta testing terrain updates, 2K textures, and mirrors for creators

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The toolset for creative players of Second Life is seeing a number of interesting updates, as the sandbox is running some beta tests that...

Pax Dei previews the ‘minimum viable product’ of its next alpha build’s PvP area

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Pax Dei's latest alpha two preview blog would like to set some expectations regarding the FFA PvP zone of Lyonesse that will be open...

Final Stand Ragnarok releases 1.0 update with updated maps and hero models

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Unchained Entertainment fka City State Entertainment launched Camelot Unchained prequel Final Stand Ragnarok into its third and final early access earlier this month, kicking...

Starship Simulator is a Kickstarter new multiplayer space game about exploring a Milky Way replica

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How do you simulate something that doesn't actually exist in real life yet? Well, if you're indie developer Fleetyard Studios, you start creating a...

Monster & Memories has only cost $70K to date – from the devs’ pockets

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In addition to providing a roadmap to early access in 2026 and beyond, retro-themed Monsters & Memories candidly discussed how much money it's cost...

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