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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Pixel-art multiplayer sandbox Tinkertown launches on Xbox X|S, revamps its world map for 2.0 update
This may be the first time you're ever hearing about Tinkertown, and I would've thought the same for me too, except that I looked...
Black Desert improves accessory enhancement and monster zones on PC, previews a costume extraction feature on console
While the mobile version of Black Desert got top billing thanks to some major updates, this week is not without news from the PC...
Sea of Thieves is continuing to bring back stealth features – incrementally – in Season 14
We've reported previously how Sea of Thieves' Season 14 shipped with enough bugs that most of its stealthy gameplay features had to be temporarily...
Stars Reach’s new trailer shows significant visual improvement – and a partial list of professions
Late last night, Playable Worlds dropped a new trailer for Raph Koster's incoming MMORPG sandbox Stars Reach, along with an update for its NDA.
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Massively Overthinking: How long should it take to level to endgame in MMORPGs?
Right after New World's Aeternum launched, we did a piece looking into how the game was faring - and one complaint I saw over...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends is working on two theme parks – including one from an Ewok movie
Earlier this week, Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends dropped a developer diary for October with several teasers for the content the player...
NetEase drops a roadmap for EVE Echoes promising more content – but with few timelines
"Will there be no more content for New Eden in the future?" is probably not the best way to announce your roadmap, but that's...
MMO sandbox BitCraft is launching its third closed alpha next week
BitCraft's latest letter from the producer heralds another big milestone for the game, as Clockwork Labs is launching closed alpha 3 as of November...
Old School RuneScape gets multiple mobile updates, outlines PvP plans, and adds Curse of Arrav quest
Old School RuneScape has got a lot of irons in the fire as evidenced by the MMORPG's variety of dev blog posts and updates,...
Mortal Online 2 adds ranked duels, spider mounts, and the ability to surrender in latest patch
The newest content patch for Mortal Online 2 is once again a bit of a melange, adding the ability to ride spiders, engage in...
No Man’s Sky is adding full multi-platform cross-saves, a PS5 Pro edition, and an old Mass Effect ship
Whenever Hello Games' Sean Murray starts dropping teasers on social media, you know something good is coming to No Man's Sky: Today, the studio...
Star Citizen marks progress on alpha 4.0’s AI, server meshing, and backend tech in October report
This week is when Star Citizen looks back at the work of last October and condenses it into a developer progress report. Regular followers...
Albion Online is overhauling dynamic encampments and mists camps already
Albion Online's first real patch since the launch of its quarterly Horizons update landed today, and as you might expect, it's primarily a clean-up...
Trove is already preparing its Thanksgiving event as Gamigo puts its whole catalogue on sale
With Halloween behind us, blocky sandbox Trove is already gearing up for a holiday that most MMORPGs don't do at all: Thanksgiving. Trove's version...
PlanetSide 2, fresh off an EU server merge, kicks off its 12th anniversary celebrations today
Somehow, the news that PlanetSide 2 is turning 12 years old this month strikes me as both way too high a number and way...
Kakao Q3 2024: ArcheAge 2 aka ArcheAge Chronicles has been delayed yet again
Kakao Games dropped its third quarter financials this past week, and it's a bit of a mixed bag - especially if you were anxiously...
First Impressions: Brighter Shores has gobs of potential buried under mountains of grind
When I first heard of it, I wasn't sure that Brighter Shores would be a game I wanted to play, but watching development unfold...
Daybreak’s MMO Extra Life teams combine to raise over $150K for children’s hospitals
We would venture to say that a story to restore a little faith in humanity is probably necessary for a lot of folks right...
MMO Hype Train: Brighter Shores is a totally chill RuneScape clone
Former RuneScape creator Andrew Gower admits that he never planned to make another MMORPG -- at least until enough fans convinced him to give...
Brighter Shores officially launches into early access today, hoping to court RuneScape players
It's early access launch day for Fen Research's MMORPG Brighter Shores, a game so new to our radar that it wasn't even a known...
