This week in MMO crowdfunding, Ethyrial Echoes of Yore canceled its Kickstarter, unfortunately. As we’d noted, the game was a throwback indie sandbox seeking only $63,000, but it threw in the towel on Thursday with just under $10,000 raised. Game development will continue on.
“We have decided to cancel our Kickstarter as we are currently discussing and looking into other venues of funding,” the studio wrote to fans in its Discord. “We personally always felt that taking your money to make our game never sat right with us in the first place, and we’re glad to continue without doing so. We will make sure to keep you all posted regarding what we decide to do, no matter what it is. Thank you to everyone who pledged and showed support to the project, we truly appreciate it.”
Meanwhile, Dual Universe aped EVE Plex, Pantheon prepped crafting and gathering, and Star Citizen did… whatever Star Citizen does.
Read on for more on what’s been up with MMO crowdfunding over the last few weeks, plus our roundup of all the crowdfunded MMOs we’re following!
Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore
Recent MMO crowdfunding news
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Fractured Online opens its beta up to all comers over Memorial Day weekend
Star Citizen debuts the new Anvil Legionnaire as part of the game’s free-to-play Invictus Launch Week
Zenith gets a new chief of staff and new devs, plans to release its first instanced dungeon in June
Pantheon says its first pass on crafting and gathering is in a ‘playtest-ready state’
Dual Universe’s beta introduces an EVE Plex-like coupon for subscription time
Hex crawl MMO World Seed officially releases on Steam with new features, new monetization, and no server wipe
Video essay explores why Star Citizen has taken so long to put together
Embers Adrift works on stat tweaks, crafting updates, and Unity upgrades, shows off world breaker footage
The Stream Team: Friday the 13th fun in AdventureQuest 3D
Fractured’s latest beta update adds crafting fees and city taxes – sorry
Dual Universe struggles to ship physical Kickstarter rewards to backers
Massively on the GO: Talking MMOARGs with Orna’s lead dev
Inside Star Citizen showcases more AI behavior, river weeds, and a new vehicle physics model
Shadow’s Kiss finishes Steam integration, plans targeted closed beta, and shares alpha gameplay footage
Legends of Aria’s new owner begins testing NFT system even as crypto crashes globally
Elite Dangerous will grant console players a free PC copy of the game as it tries to allay content drought concerns
Camelot Unchained shows off hammers, discusses a siegecraft tree, and recounts EU server testing
Zenith offers up a video sneak peek at its first instanced dungeon
Camelot Unchained takes a significant step to opening up a European server
Embers Adrift is disappointed that players couldn’t break its servers
The Stream Team: Checking out the Ship of Heroes housing beta
The Stream Team: The start of a new AQ3D Dragonslayer
Star Citizen talks with its tool developers in latest video
Ship of Heroes’ player housing beta begins today
Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore heads to Kickstarter with an ask just above $63,000 and an open test running concurrently
CIG’s reports for Star Citizen and Squadron 42 recount work on AI, area design, and bedsheet deformation
AQ3D community manager quits after lodging sexual harassment allegations against Artix Entertainment dev
Legends of Aria talks up its next testing phases and attempts to rationalize why it ‘needs’ the blockchain
Bring an umbrella to Fractured’s beta – the weather system patch is live
The Stream Team: Visiting the critter-filled world of Temtem
Elite Dangerous lays out 2022 roadmap, new plan for console-to-PC migration
SWG Legends’ new ranching, farming, taming, spicing, and smuggling patch is now live
Ship of Heroes shows off player-made houses ahead of this weekend’s housing beta test
Ashes of Creation discusses progress on combat, crafting, and events – and rejects play-to-earn
Zenith
First reveal of our 4-person instanced dungeon — The Seething Depths! A whole new game mode for parties, boss fights, environmental puzzles, and loot await you! pic.twitter.com/Wvw4T73ket
— Zenith MMO ???????? (@ZenithMMO) May 3, 2022
Campaigns and crowdfunded MMOs we’re watching
3001SQ (SMV) – Kickstarter unsuccessful, dev halted in 2018.
AdventureQuest 3D (Artix) – Raised 368k; beta since 2016.Albion Online (Sandbox) – Launched July 2017, hit Steam May 2018.
Antraxx (Team Antraxx) – Kickstarter canceled.Ascent: The Space Game (Fluffy Kitten) – Successful KS. Launched 2016.Ashes of Creation (Intrepid Studios) – Successful KS. Alpha one.
Blast Out (Tarhead Studio) – Kickstarter successful. Originally called RUiN. In EA.Book of Travels (Might and Delight) – Kickstarted. Early access.Broke Protocol (Cylinder) – Unsuccessful KS. In free early access.
Camelot Unchained (City State) – Kickstarter; open donations/packages.Caribbean Conquest (Invenio) – First KS canceled, second ended unsuccessfully.Codename Reality (Orode) – Kickstarter unsuccessful.Contested Space (Zon) – Kickstarter unsuccessful.Crowfall (ArtCraft) – Kickstarter successful, Indiegogo. Launched, sold.Chronicles of Elyria (Soulbound) – Kickstarter. Much shenanigans.City of Heroes Homecoming (Homecoming) – Monthly donation rounds.City of Titans (Missing Worlds Media) – Successful KS.Dawngate (Studio Wayfinder). Kickstarter successful, but no license.Day of Dragons (Beawesome) – Kickstarter successful.Descent Underground (Descendent Studios) – Successful KS.Destiny’s Sword (2Dogs) – Kickstarter successful June 2019; demo avail now.Divergence Online (Stained Glass Llama) – Abandoned in early access.Dogma: Eternal Night (Prelude Games Factory): Kickstarter. Probably dead.Dragon of Legends (Thrive Games) – Successful Kickstarter.Dreamworld (Dreamworld Realities) – Successful Kickstarter. Dodgy af.Dual Universe (Novaquark) – Kickstarter funded, donor platform. Paid beta.Eco (Strange Loop Games) – Funded, now in beta.Edengrad (Huckleberry Games) – Kickstarter funded. Abandoned.Elite: Dangerous (Frontier Developments) – Funded and fully launched.Embers Adrift (Stormhaven) – Indiegogo. Fka Saga of Lucimia. Alpha.Empyrion Online (Eleon) – Kickstarter canceled; launched on Steam.Endless Trials (Fire Hurts) – Kickstarter canceled.Epic Space (EpicSpace.net)Ethyrial Echoes of Yore (Gellyberry). Kickstarter canceled.EverFeud (PSB) – Kickstarter canceled.Ever, Jane (3 Turn Productions) – Successful Kickstarter. Sunsetted 2020.Fractured (Dynamight/Gamigo) – Kickstarter successful. Closed beta.Fractured Veil (Paddle Creek) – Kickstarter successful.Freeland VR (Freeland VR AB) – Kickstarter successful.Frozen Flame (Dreamside) – Fig campaign successful. In founder alpha.Global Adventures (SubaGames) – Kickstarter funded.Gloria Victis (Black Eye Games) – Open donations; early access.Greed Monger (Greed Monger) – Abandoned, now allegedly in refund process.Grim Dawn (Crate Entertainment) – Funded and launched.Guardians of Ember (Runewaker) – Funded and launched.Guns of Icarus (Muse) – Funded and launched.Hero’s Song (Pixelmage) – KS canceled; Indiegogo. Canceled w/ refunds.Infinity: Battlescape (I-Novae Studios) – Successful KS; in early access.HEX (HEX Entertainment) – Funded, launched; sunsetted 2020.Ilysia (Team 21) – Kickstarter fully funded Oct 2020. Closed beta.Legends of Aria (Citadel/Blue Monster) – Kickstarted as Shards Online. Launched 2020.Life is Feudal (Bitbox): Indiegogo ended. Closed and maintenance-moded.LUX (Chimera) – Kickstarter canceled. Seemingly abandoned.Maestros of the Anthymn (String Theory) – Kickstarter canceled.Maguss (Maguss) – Indiegogo successful; launched then sunsetted in 2020.Mekria (Infinity Online Studios) – Kickstarter canceled. Seemingly abandoned.Midair (Archetype Studios) – Kickstarter successful. On Steam but abandoned.Nebula Online (Mizar Games) Kickstarter canceled; launched in November.Neo’s Land (NeoJac Entertainment) – Open donations. Abandoned.Novus AEterno (Taitale Studios) – Successful KS. Abandoned.Oath (Ready-Up) – Kickstarter funded. Seemingly abandoned.Occupy White Walls (Stikipixels) – Kickstarter unsuccessful. Early access.Odd Giants (Odd Giants) – Patreon ongoing.OrbusVR (Ad Alternum) – KS funded March 2017. Launched 2019.Overpower (Hydrant Games) – Kickstarter unfunded; early access.Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (Visionary Realms) – Open donations. Pre-alpha.Pantropy (Brain Stone GmbH): First KS canceled, second funded. In EA.Past Fate (Icy North): First Kickstarter unsuccessful, second successful.Pathfinder Online (GoblinWorks) – Sunsetted 2021.Path of Titans (Alderon) – Indiegogo. In early access.Planet Nomads (Craneballs) – Kickstarted, early access launched sans multiplayer.Playcraft (Bebop Games) – Kickstarter funded May 2019; in EA.Pixel Starships (SavySoda) – Kickstarter funded. Second one too. In EA.Project Gorgon (Elder Game) – Three KS + Indiegogo. Early access.Project Oasis World (POW) – Kickstarter unsuccessful.Pumpkin Online (Monique) – Launched as Pumpkin Days.RAW (Killerwhale) – Kickstarter canceled by Kickstarter.ROKH (Darewise) – Kickstarter canceled; dev ended.Sacrament (Ferocity Unbound) – Kickstarter, Patreon failed. Abandoned.Seed (Klang Games) – Kickstarter imminent?Shadow’s Kiss (Clockwork Throne) – Ongoing Patreon, Kickstarter funded.Ship of Heroes (Heroic) – Kickstarter canceled, launch expected in 2022. Betas.Shroud of the Avatar (Portalarium) – Launch 2016 & 2018. Trainwrecks.Spycursion (Defun) – Kickstarter unsuccessful.Squadron 42 (Cloud Imperium) – Beta delayed.Star Citizen (Cloud Imperium) – Ongoing funding. Backer alpha.Starfighter Infinity (Ben Olding) – Kickstarter funded. Early access.Swords ‘n Magic and Stuff (Kindred) – Kickstarter funded. Early access.Temtem (Crema) – Kickstarter fully funded; in early access.The Exiled (Fairytale Distillery) – fka Das Tal; KS unsuccessful. Early access but dev halted.The Flower of Knighthood – Kickstarter canceled.The Realm: Reawakened (Stephen Nichols) – Live game. Ongoing GoFundMe.The Repopulation (Idea Fabrik) – Kickstarted twice by A&B. Back in alpha.The Stomping Land (Alex Fundora) – Abandoned.The Wagadu Chronicles (Twin Drums) – Kickstarter successful. Alpha-one.TitanReach (Square Root) – Kickstarter failed. Defunct/scam.Trials of Ascension (Dragonfire) – Latest Kickstarter failed. In EA as a singleplayer demo.TUG (Nerd Kingdom) – Abandoned without a word. Scam.Valiance Online (Silverhelm) – Backer beta.Vigor Roads (NeuronHaze) – Kickstarter unsuccessful. Website dead/abandoned.War of Rights (Campfire Games) – Successful Kickstarter; in early access.World Seed (Ape Egg) – Kickstarter unsuccessful. Classic launched.Zenith (Ramen) – Kickstarter successful; VR version launched, PC delayed.Ship of Heroes
Yes, some crowdfunded MMOs most definitely do succeed. But others crash and burn, and you need to hear about the whole spectrum of games that sought your money early in exchange for the promise of input and transparency. And that’s exactly what Make My MMO does several times a month. Help us keep ’em accountable, would ya?Advertisement
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