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MMO Burnout: Non-MMOs that scratch my MMO progression grind itch
There are plenty of reasons people play MMORPGs, whether it's to experience a story (yes, those exist), run in some PvP wars, or grind...
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen defends its art direction shift as more performative and less generic
Followers of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen know by now that the game has a new lick of visual paint as Visionary Realms pulled...
Whatever happened to the indie sandbox MMORPG Ethyrial Echoes of Yore?
Regular readers and genre fans are likely familiar with the fate of Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore, the old school-styled indie sandbox MMORPG that launched...
Solarpunk cozy MMO Loftia opens preorder store with Kickstarter perks
Loftia surprised everyone when it became the largest MMO-ish Kickstarter to fund this year - and it's not even finished generating cash by the...
Projekt Z Beyond Order is a co-op FPS where players get to kill Nazi zombies
There's something about FPS games and an alt-history WWII where the Nazis muck around with the undead that just seems to go hand-in-hand. We...
Terraria dev commits $200,000 plus monthly donations to open-source engine Unity rivals
It would be really great if the Unity situation would stop being a big ol' industry-wide garbage fire, but alas, it is not this...
Unity promises ‘changes’ to its deeply unpopular install fee policy after a week of backlash
The intense backlash over Unity's decision to assign staggering new per-install fees to game studios last week probably made last night's admission inevitable: At...
The Daily Grind: What’s the smallest MMO you actively play?
Smallest in terms of playerbase size, that is.
I wondered about this the other day when I was writing up a piece that included mention...
Indie MMORPG Eterspire celebrates its full release on iOS after three years of development
Do you remember Eterspire? We first heard about this charming indie MMORPG back in February 2022, then peered back in a year later, but...
The Stream Team: Exploring the demo for the MMORPG-inspired solo game Erenshor
How close can a single-player game get to a classic MMORPG experience? It's a question that MOP's Chris is wondering as he dives into...
New indie MMO Legendarium Online claims inspiration from Ultima Online and Tolkien
Like a prairie dog popping its head above ground to check out the scene, a new indie MMORPG suddenly emerged to make its presence...
Unity is adding excessive new per-install fees – game developers aren’t having it
Unity has been struggling with its public and corporate relations over the course of 2023, first with multiple rounds of mass layoffs that cut...
Jagex-pubbed RuneScape-inspired Melvor Idle releases Atlas of Discovery expansion
Last year, we covered the unexpected rise of Melvor Idle, a solo indie idle game based heavily on RuneScape and ultimately published by Jagex...
Single-player MMO-inspired Erenshor launches a F2P demo today on Steam
Over the course of the summer, we've been keeping an eye on Erenshor, largely out of curiosity. That's because the game isn't an MMO...
Cozy solarpunk survivalbox Loftia funded on Kickstarter with over $1.2M US
Loftia closed out its Kickstarter last night with a whopping $1.27M US pledged from over 16,000 backers. In its thank-you letter to supporters, studio...
Indie MMO Gloria Victis and its studio are shutting down on Halloween after a decade online
I'm sorry to report this afternoon that the long-running siege PvP MMORPG Gloria Victis is sunsetting. Polish indie studio Black Eye Games made the...
Embers Adrift’s August patch improves ‘combat feels’ and adds the hunting log
Power of the Ember Veins: That's the name of this month's patch offering from Embers Adrift. Yesterday's update to the indie MMO may not...
KallaX is a hilarious multiplayer IKEA furniture building experience coming to PC
When I first spied the press release for KallaX and realized it was multiplayer and we could cover it, I mentally nixed all the...
Abyss is a new PvP sandbox MMORPG coming in 2024, and it’s already selling currency
We've updated the end of this post with new info that's come to light regarding the game's origins.
MMORPG fans eager for new frontiers can...
Genfanad is swapping out its classic MMORPG combat model with a TCG deckbuilder instead
The old-school-styled indie MMORPG Genfanad was always something of a unique duck in our genre, but Rose Tinted Games' next major update is going...
