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Indie sandbox MMORPG Dual Universe just raised another $11.2M from investors
We've had an eye on Dual Universe for the last three years, since even before its official reveal in 2016. Since that time, it's...
Indie MMO ‘spaceship design game’ Exocraft ports from PC to mobile today
Exocraft caught my eye earlier this year chiefly because I cannot stay away from these retro games with colorways that just glow right off...
Coherence is a new game platform promising studios ‘multiplayer in minutes’
It's sort of been a longstanding truism, especially for MMOs, that you can't build a game worth playing in a short length of time....
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Freestyle 2, World of Kings, Dragon Raja 2, Ragnarok Masters
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles you've probably never heard of (or at least have entirely forgotten about!).
First up:...
SpatialOS TwoKinds Online transforms a webcomic into an MMO
Huh, this might be a first for MMORPGs: a webcomic-turned-MMO. What we're talking about today is TwoKinds Online, a small indie RPG created by...
Villagers & Heroes devs preview more of A Tale of Earth and Sea’s features
If I may be so bold, I'd like to nominate Villagers & Heroes: A Tale of Earth and Sea as one of the finest...
Fresh off its Kickstarter, indie MMO Oath has opened its forums and pledge website
The MMORPG Oath saw a flurry of coverage this past spring as it wound its way through Kickstarter: It's a free-to-play indie sandbox MMO...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Dark Domain, Habbo Hotel, Project Eternal, Stein.world, Zezenia, LaTale W
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles you've never heard of (or have totally forgotten about!). We've got a few...
Occupy White Walls sets off a Cambrian Explosion, adding new assets, artworks, and features
Bizarre indie art-museum-creator Occupy White Walls has released its latest major update, Cambrian Explosion, which introduces two new vendors, camera enhancements, new artworks to...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Mordhau, Dransik Rebirth, Aberoth, Star Sonata, and Kicks Online
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent online multiplayer games you've probably never heard of - or have totally forgotten about.
Up first:...
The Game Archaeologist: Minions of Mirth
While large teams with big budgets and studios backing them are expected to push out smash hit MMORPGs, to me it's always vastly more...
Indie MMORPG Oath has successfully funded on Kickstarter at nearly twice its original ask
Oath has been a bit of an anomaly on the Kickstarter scene this spring: Ten days into its campaign, it had raised only $6000,...
Valiance Online’s latest alpha patch touches on characters, animations, and interior procedural generation
We're having a superhero MMO moment here, folks. Last week, Valiance Online teased something big happening, and now we know what it is: an...
Legends of Aria’s latest update brings changes to the mount system, introduces ‘horses that don’t suck’
Earlier this week, indie sandbox MMORPG Legends of Aria received its Point Release 5 update which, among other things, brought big changes to the...
VR MMORPG OrbusVR reboots and expands as as OrbusVR: Reborn today
It's a big day for MMOs - and MMO players who've been itching to see more titles on VR. That's because OrbusVR officially launches...
Villagers & Heroes announces A Tale of Earth and Sea expansion and new Shaman class
Indie MMO sandbox Villagers & Heroes did not have the best winter, what with the game being hacked and all back in February. But...
Lawful Neutral: The future of MMO game design in a streaming gaming world
It’s been an interesting few weeks for gaming. We saw the announcement of Google’s game streaming service, Stadia, and then Apple’s subscribe-to-access game service,...
Indie sandbox MMO Fractured will finally enter alpha one this month
Indie sandbox MMO Fractured is moving another step down the development line: It's just announced the start of its alpha next week.
"The first testing...
OrbusVR Reborn launches on April 23, will be an Oculus Quest launch title
You know, the MMORPG genre doesn't really get many virtual reality games, which is a shame - who doesn't want the holodeck? But there...
MMO Cartographer: Touching all the things in Project Gorgon
Welcome to MMO Cartographer! I'm Mia, and I'll be your guide through this winding journey through interesting MMORPGs - some small, some forgotten, and...
