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Villagers and Heroes’ playerbase is skirmishing over community moderation and conduct rules
Villagers & Heroes is probably not the kind of cutesy indie MMORPG you expect to generate a ton of drama, but that was nevertheless...
Kickstarted VR MMO Zenith officially goes into maintenance mode
It's the end of the road for Zenith, more or less, as its small indie team announced that the virtual reality MMO is going...
Here’s how to access Pantheon’s July beta test for free, courtesy of Visionary Realms
Pantheon's big announcement this week - that it's officially launching into early access in December after years of testing and crowdfunding - was accompanied...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs with weirdly defensive fanbases
I do not have nice things to say about RuneScape. I have never had nice things to say about RuneScape. I also do not...
The MOP Up: Elsword welcomes Lithia to its combat roster
Elsword's roster recently expanded to include the sparkplug character of Lithia: "A real 'gem' of a character and a glittering addition to the stylish...
Starship Simulator checks in with progress on test build updates, a demo patch, and job searches
Back in April we first reported on Starship Simulator, a multiplayer sci-fi title from indie developer Fleetyard Studios that seeks to... well, simulate life...
Gamigo offloads Desert Operations and Wargame 1942 publishing to Fawkes with only two weeks’ notice on migrations
Remember back at the end of 2020, when Gamigo began rather obviously to divest itself of most of its publishing agreements and video games,...
Eterspire begins a revamp of its early game experience with today’s Journey Anew update
We've frequently checked in on Eterspire because it's an indie mobile MMORPG that often puts out some pretty impressive updates, but today's release is...
First Impressions: Tarisland’s interesting gameplay isn’t enough to surmount shoddy temport quality
When we issued our 2024 predictions for the MMORPG genre during our annual year-end articles, I said that Tarisland would be a sleeper hit,...
Piffsy is a new social MMO with llamas and dancing
My friends, have you heard the word on the cyberstreets about this new social MMO that released a couple weeks ago? It's called Piffsy,...
Project Gorgon’s latest patch offers a new dungeon, horse racing, and harder hardcore living
Last week, we noted that indie MMORPG Project Gorgon was due for a foundational update this week, one that paves the way for even...
Ship of Heroes has revamped all of its NPC voices and added new ones
Heroic Games is continuing its efforts to bring modern features to indie superhero MMORPG Ship of Heroes, as its latest dev blog explains -...
Space survival sim Planet Crafter crosses one million units sold
Following its launch in early April, indie survival sim Planet Crafter announced that it's just crossed one million units sold to date.
"Today we are...
Land of Might is a ‘retro 16-bit bullet hell roguelike MMORPG’ that can be played in a browser
Here at Massively Overpowered, we cover as much of our genre as we can. Big or small, indie studio or major studio, PC, browser,...
With June patch inbound, Project Gorgon is safe and will see content through at least early 2025
Project Gorgon got a lot of attention at the tail end of last year, owing to the fact that its husband-and-wife dev team -...
Project Gorgon lowers base price, offers new character slot DLC
Sales happen on Steam all of the time, but in the case of the indie sandbox MMORPG darling Project: Gorgon, we're talking a wholesale...
‘Fitness MMORPG’ WalkScape kicks off a second closed beta test and shares a new roadmap
Over the past year we've been keeping an eye on WalkScape, a self-described "fitness MMORPG" that very clearly takes some inspiration from an elder...
MMO Burnout: Cozy Caravan brings an incomplete yet instantly charming chore-filled break
One of my dream jobs in sandbox MMORPGs is to run logistics. Whether it's flying space trucks around or steering a caravan, delivering goods...
Survival sandbox Valheim expands its early access to Mac gamers next week
Before you ask, no, Valheim has still not emerged from early access. But it did just roll out its massive Ashlands expansion back in...
Former City of Heroes developers talk design chaos, sequels, and the MMO’s enduring legacy
Last night, I happened to log into City of Heroes Homecoming just as the team was posting up the promised mega Q&A with former...
