survival
Funcom-published co-op sandbox Aloft targets a fall 2024 release
The well of creativity for survival sandboxes hasn't dried up yet, for better or for worse, and Funcom is determined to get in on...
Nexon’s ARC Raiders, no longer F2P, gears up for fall test and 2025 launch
At Gamescom's Opening Night Live last night, Nexon's Embark Studios did more than drop a trailer for ARC Raiders: It also set an ambitious...
Nightingale releases new Realms Rebuilt trailer and patch date at Gamescom
Tencent's Inflexion Games has been talking up a major new update for early access multiplayer survivalbox Nightingale over the last couple of weeks. Dubbed...
Amazon and Glowmade announce King of Meat, a goofy co-op dungeon-runner
If you've been keeping an ear pointed at the rumor mill, you probably knew that Amazon was working on multiple new titles - and...
Fight or Kite: Necesse is a cute retro survival game for Minecraft and Terraria fans
I’ve never been one to make very good use of Steam wishlists – or any wishlists, for that matter. I’m weird in that way,...
Once Human celebrates over 10M downloads and Steam top-seller spots with free login goodies
There are evidently a lot of people who are eager to jump into the free-to-play survival shooter Once Human, even in spite of the...
Survival sandbox Enshrouded racks up three million players this year so far
It turns out that a whole lot of people like pick-axing their way to success, if survival sandbox Enshrouded's history this year is any...
Pax Dei on surviving the sandbox as a solo player: ‘Playing solo does not mean playing alone’
So here's the tricky thing about MMORPGs: Their greatest strength lies in their massively multiplayer nature, and yet sometimes we just don't want to...
Nightingale previews Realms Rebuilt’s story progression and revamped main campaign
Last week, Tencent's Inflexion Games took the wraps off a major inbound update for Nightingale dubbed Realms Rebuilt. The update, which is essentially the...
Massively Overthinking: Do the little things make or break an MMORPG?
Earlier this year, I did a video showcasing Star Wars Galaxies Legends player city overhaul, and in it, I admitted to something silly: A...
Conan Exiles’ Age of Heroes companions and living settlements will breathe more life into the sandbox
If there's one thing that many survival games lack, it's life. To me, one of the drawbacks of the survival genre compared to MMORPGs...
Greek myth-themed survivalbox Dawn of Defiance begins its early access
That's right, we've got another multiplayer survival sandbox on our hands, only this one is wearing a mythological Greek costume: It's Dawn of Defiance,...
Once Human brings new gameplay, account-wide cosmetics, server invites, and season updates
Over the past few weeks, Once Human has been talking up the various features headed to the survival shooter in August. Well now the...
The Soapbox: Feeling the FOMO effect of positive MMO news
It was the other week that I saw the very unexpected headline right here on MOP: "Daybreak bought Palia studio Singularity 6 and aims...
Snail Games reveals For The Stars, a sprawling new multiplayer sci-fi survival sandbox
Snail Games has just unveiled a brand-new AAA MMO, not that it's calling it an MMO: For The Stars is being billed by Snail...
Choose My Adventure: Aw man Pax Dei is just not for me
Have you ever been so diametrically opposed to a game that you knew right from the very beginning that it was going to be...
The Daily Grind: If your MMO had difficulty modes, what mode would you play on?
A few weeks back, survival sandbox Enshrouded added a new update with multiple difficulty modes, including two hardcore ones, a normal one, a relaxed...
The Last Plague brings back pandemic memories in a multiplayer wilderness survival sim
Since the gaming world knows that you've been missing all of the fun that 2020 had to offer, there's a new pandemic-themed survival game...
Once Human outlines future plans for scenario servers, social features, and its pet system
Once Human's core gameplay loop looks to be focused on seasons and "scenarios" - servers that have limited-time gameplay themes - which prompts the...
The Stream Team: After-mission power planning in ICARUS
Massively OP's MJ has wrapped up her first mission, but now's not the time to rest on her laurels. She's ready to flex her...
