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]

Co-op roguelike Inkbound pushes its exit from early access a day ahead of schedule

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First it decided to eschew in-game monetization, now it's moving its full release a day forward. We're talking about Inkbound, the co-op turn-based roguelike...

PvP MMORPG Abyss begins signups to an upcoming open playtest on Steam

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Before it begins its early access release on April 18th, the PvP sandbox MMORPG Abyss has one more playtest to run - and this...

Star Citizen kicks off an updated Jumptown event and highlights more alpha 3.23 UI updates

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Old salts of Star Citizen are probably familiar with Jumptown, a hidden drug fab that developed into a PvP hotspot that was then repurposed...
Huh.

Palworld fixes a dedicated server bug as it continues to roll out critter preview videos

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With Palworld's latest early access content patch bringing a raid boss fight against a goth flower monster, it's not really surprising that the creature...

Brighter Shores lead dev highlights ‘room’ transitions and sensing small collectibles

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MMORPG fans are kind of left waiting and wondering how Brighter Shores will shake out, particularly as its lead developer Andrew Gower continues to...

Make My MMO: Starship Simulator has pulled in $350K on Kickstarter so far

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It's only April and we might just have our biggest MMO Kickstarter of the year in the form of the new sci-fi multiplayer sandbox...
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Chronicles of Elyria shifts development roadmap of its six different pieces based on feedback

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Back in January, Chronicles of Elyria began an alpha test of a feedback form, then started to process some of that form's responses a...

Pantheon player hosts a preview of the dangers and designs of the MMO’s new dungeon

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It's pretty easy to assume a dungeon called Mad Run would be dangerous, but just in case you needed confirmation that Pantheon: Rise of...
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Betawatch: Palia’s layoffs, Ghost’s preview, Alganon’s revival

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We aren't exactly thrilled with the way that Palia's development team has been dancing hither and yon around the title of beta recently, but...

MMO sandbox Anvil Empires previews homesteading upgrades and new crafting stations

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Oh Anvil Empires, MMO players are just not paying any attention to you, but they should be, as Siege Camp's Foxhole has gained a...

Pax Dei’s upcoming 100K-player alpha announces server info to help groups and guilds plan

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The days are counting down to Pax Dei's second alpha test, officially dubbed the "Wilderness Alpha" and scheduled to kick off this April 23rd....

The Stream Team: Peering into an all-new realm in Nightingale

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MOP's Chris has made his way further into Nightingale since the last time he played the survivalbox for OPTV - far enough that he's...

Ready or not, PvP sandbox Reign of Guilds has launched into early access

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After six years of development, Reign of Guilds opened its doors to early access and live operation. The Russian PvP sandbox is a medieval-style...

Blizzard starts hiring high-level positions for a new mystery game

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Just because Blizzard has canceled quite a few promising projects over the years and suffered shocking layoffs in 2024 doesn't mean that the studio...

Dark and Darker Mobile debuts a new trailer and promises ‘several new ways to play’

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"Do you have any games on your phone?" the young boy asks, eyes hopeful and face wearing a friendly smile. "Why yes, little Joey, I...

Once Human finally enters its latest closed beta for PC after a couple of delays

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After a rescheduling and then a day-of false start, the PC multiplayer closed beta for the post-apocalypse survival shooter Once Human has begun at...

Multiplayer medieval fantasy brawler Warhaven has officially sunsetted

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Pour one out for the medieval warriors who were fighting it up in the fantasy world of Warhaven, including but not limited to Crud...

Palia studio Singularity 6 has been hit by layoffs – 35% of the team impacted

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(This article has been updated with S6's statement at the end; the original piece is as follows.) Palia studio Singularity 6's frustrating deceptions regarding the...

The Quinfall drops new gameplay overview videos, closes CBT applications April 10

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The Quinfall, aka the MMORPG with the loftiest aspirations yet, is in a show and tell mood recently, as the game's YouTube channel has...

Ankama launches DOFUS Touch on mobile as Waven adds new chapters and Wakfu rolls back a server

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Ankama's MMOs have been busy this week: To start with, the French company has launched - actually, relaunched - DOFUS Touch on mobile, both...

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