early access
Town-management survivalbox ASKA releases new vid ahead of demo and early access
We're less than a month away from the early access launch of ASKA, a fresh multiplayer survival game with a Viking theme and a...
Nightingale’s offline mode and QOL-laden 0.3 update are now live
If you were waiting for Nightingale's offline mode to go live before jumping into the early access survivalbox, today is your day, as the...
Age of Water receives middling player reviews as it addresses problems with mob spawns, rewards, and more
In an ideal world, an early access game evolves and improves over the course of its time in what is essentially beta testing that...
33 Immortals preps weekend closed beta for the ‘distillation of the MMO raid experience’
Thunder Lotus' MMO-inspired multiplayer raiding roguelike 33 Immortals is barreling onward toward its May 24th closed beta, with more info now being dispatched to...
Corepunk proposes its 500,000 test hopefuls comment for a chance at 10,000 alpha 2 invites
If you thought you were signed up for the Corepunk beta, you might have a little more legwork to do to ensure you actually...
Bellwright touts 200K unit sales and high concurrency following ‘terrifying’ release
It's been roughly a month or so since the multiplayer medieval survivalbox Bellwright made it into early access, and it looks as if Donkey...
Abyss Online devs warn gamers not to buy the game right now owing to ‘absolute chaos’ in early access
"We warn all to not purchase our game until these game breaking bugs are behind us." If your eyes are bugging out reading that...
Corepunk previews deep dish progression systems for its weapons and heroes
With Corepunk looking to enter early access sometime later this summer, the devs at Artificial Core are keen to share previews of what players...
Pax Dei digests lessons learned from alpha two and shares plans for future adjustments
Alpha testing is intended to give developers information, feedback, and data on what works and what doesn't, and so it was for Pax Dei,...
Final Fantasy XIV goes all-in with its Mountain Dew cross-promotion
Is there a word when something goes so far into cringe territory that it loops back around and becomes glorious? We need that word...
Full-loot PvP MMO Abyss finally rolls into early access after several delays
It's been a slightly bumpy road between initial announcement and early access release -- including a flirtation with NFTs and several delays -- but...
Interview: Wayfinder’s AJ LaSaracina on the Echoes transition, launch, and long-term plans
Following yesterday's surprise reveal that Airship Syndicate is planning to transition the always-online MMO looter shooter Wayfinder into a buy-to-play online-optional title - without...
Wayfinder’s summer Echoes update banishes always-online and microtransaction components
Wayfinder has been in limbo for months now following the split of Digital Extremes and Airship Syndicate that saw the game's publishing as well...
Valheim’s F2P Ashlands biome patch has finally launched after a year and a half wait
Iron Gate has been talking about Valheim's Ashlands update since December. No, not last December. The December before that - 2022 December, when Mistlands...
The Daily Grind: Has a survival sandbox ever really grabbed your attention?
Survival sandboxes are not MMORPGs, but they are online games, and so they occupy an odd middle space insofar as many of them feature...
Corepunk could be launching into early access by late summer
We know what you're thinking: Corepunk is going to further delay. And you're partially right but mostly wrong. The studio did announce that it...
Cozy co-op farming game Farm Together 2 has rolled into early access as planned
A month ago, we chittered excitedly about the fact that Farm Together 2, the sequel to the seriously underrated multiplayer-optional cozy game Farm Together,...
The Stream Team: Taking a first-time voyage into the Age of Water
MOP's Chris is once again sailing the seas of early access so you don't have to! This time around, it's his first time in...
Dawn of Defiance is a Greek mythology-themed co-op survival game headed for early access this year
Do you like survival titles like Valheim or Enshrouded but you're tired of the whole Nordic and Viking vibe? What do you feel about...
Fractured Online’s new patch with playable demon races is live today after a day of delay
Kickstarted sandbox Fractured Online is back with its second major update since its relaunch into early access, and if you like demons - as...
