Sandboxes are a type of MMO that emphasize player freedom and expression. They frequently include mechanics for building, crafting, trading, character customization and development, roleplaying, destruction, and significant interaction with the world and other players. A sandbox that is dominated by an open-PvP or free-for-all ruleset is sometimes pejoratively called a gankbox. Contrast with the themepark.
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Dune Awakening’s Joel Bylos showcases the MMO’s gameplay beats in post-Gamescom video
Funcom is once again excited to talk about Dune: Awakening and its big Gamescom arrival as the studio's latest video focused on the sandbox...
Fractured Online becomes the victim of its very first DDoS attack
If you were experiencing some more server weirdness while playing Fractured Online yesterday, it wasn't just you nor was it another moment of the...
Survival sandbox Aloft explains how its all-new momentum system will work
"Out with the old and in with the new," declares survival sandbox Aloft, as studio Astrolabe's latest dev blog takes a look at the...
The Stream Team: Taking on the trials of gods in Fractured Online
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Star Citizen highlights Pyro’s factions, AI archetypes, and FFA PvP activities
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Massively Overthinking: The MMOs without player housing in 2024
Last week, Guild Wars 2 became the latest western MMORPG to finally add proper housing, with pages lifted straight out of Wildstar and RIFT....
Stars Reach previews its pre-alpha cameras and movement, from grappling to sliding
Raph Koster is back with another set of blogs on his upcoming MMORPG sandbox Stars Reach, this batch focusing on something that seems mundane...
Black Desert’s roadmap sets Land of the Morning Light Seoul expansion for September 12
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Pantheon Rise of the Fallen adds its Halnir Cave dungeon and reintroduces its death penalty
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Perfect Ten: Underrated MMOs that deserve a second look in 2024
We've all been there at one time or another. We've been playing the same-old favorite MMO for a long time and then suddenly feel...
Star Citizen releases alpha 3.24 with cargo hauling improvements and the long-delayed personal hangar
"It takes a lot to keep the United Empire of Earth moving and behind every skilled fighter pilot, selfless medic, and titan of industry...
RuneScape fans revolt over Jagex’s second subscription fee hike in three years
Welp, the party is over for RuneScape fans: Jagex has once again announced that it's raising the price of the game.
"Membership pricing has been...
Elite Dangerous confirms a third new ship and Powerplay 2.0’s arrival in October as Lave Radio hits 500th episode
Frontier Developments' monthly studio-wide livestream has once more provided some tasty tidbits for Elite: Dangerous players. Following a teaser image earlier this month, FDev...
Embers Adrift introduces set bonuses for gear and applies a boatload of fixes
Wearing a matching outfit can feel good, but in MMORPGs that usually means collecting a gear set to earn latent bonuses for doing so....
Old School RuneScape permabans over 200 accounts for cheating in Deadman Apocalypse
Last week Old School RuneScape pointed out how results for the recently completed Deadman Apocalypse competition were arriving late as a result of some...
Flameseeker Chronicles: 10 easy Guild Wars 2 builds for solo play in 2024’s Janthir Wilds
While most MMORPGs offer a variety of ways to play a character, Guild Wars 2 offers a huge variety of builds for each of...
Albion Online’s next big patch addresses solo mechanics and open-world PvE
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Black Desert Mobile launches the pre-season of its new guild vs guild survival arena mode
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Choose My Adventure: Leaving the tutorial island and gaining knowledge in Fractured
So that didn't take me too long, but then I suppose I had done most of the work beforehand anyway: My time in Fractured...
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria launches its co-op survival experience on PC and console
Channel your inner (or outer?) Dwarf and dig into the newly released Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, which arrives on Steam and...
