Make My MMO: Loftia Kickstarter backers blow past $400K, unlocking pets, aquaponic farms, and more housing
Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks!
Loftia isn’t due to finish out its Kickstarter until the end of August, but it’ll be smooth sailing for the indie “medium-ly multiplayer” solarpunk title as it’s already surpassed its $150,000 ask with plenty of cash to spare – in fact, it blew past $400K just yesterday. Thus far, backers have unlocked multiple stretch goals, including more pets, a fishing system, aquaponic farming, thrifting, and a player housing expansion, and the advanced cooking system, with three more on deck after those.
Meanwhile, Ilysia delayed its beta yet again, Temtem defended its spinoff to backers, Fractured got its testing back underway, Embers Adrift released The King’s Keep, and Chronicles of Elyria just won’t stop talking.
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!
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Recent MMO crowdfunding news
PSA: Pantheon Rise of the Fallen is running a contest for August pre-alpha access
EVE Online’s studio is Kickstarting a Titan Forge-built EVE-themed board game
Star Citizen shows off the development tool it uses to build underground facilities
Star Citizen recaps July work on ships, rat behavior, gameplay features, and skill progression experiments
Ilysia had to delay its beta yet again over an unspecified bug
Obituary: Beloved Pantheon Rise of the Fallen customer service rep passes away after a vehicle accident
‘Medium-ly multiplayer’ cozy MMO Loftia just fully funded with $150K on Kickstarter
Elite Dangerous Update 16 adds a mystery feature, squashes multiple bugs, and pays tribute to a former dev
Temtem game director defends standalone Showdown title as a ‘cost-efficient’ way to support the title
Chronicles of Elyria boss explains how Soulbound burned through nearly $7M in three years
Ashes of Creation takes a closer look at Alpha Two’s updated Cleric class
Star Citizen shares a prototype of its upcoming full ship salvage gameplay
Embers Adrift would ‘greatly appreciate’ if you subscribe to it after B2P switch
Kickstarted sandbox Fractured Online unrolls massive balancing and movement patch
Kickstarted VR MMORPG Ilysia announces beta 1 starting tomorrow
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen starts setting the table for 24/7 pre-alpha testing
Elite Dangerous dates Update 16 for August 1, releases an updated launcher, and halts investigation of some bugs
Pantheon reviews its pre-alpha format, shares in-game screenshots
Past Fate shares gameplay and development footage ahead of July 28 open alpha weekend test
Embers Adrift welcomes The King’s Keep update with new trailer
Project Gorgon reverts recent power changes, sells a $75 summer add-on package
Star Citizen kitbashes a hovertank together and talks about vehicle creation in livestream
Chronicles of Elyria claims its Soulborn Engine ‘is a functional MMO engine once again’
Ship of Heroes’ latest video demos its inspiration-like infusion system for buffs
Fractured’s PvP-centered server war relaunch pretest has begun and runs through July 30
Dual Universe opens a summer-themed location with seasonal events until July 24
Fractured Veil completes its Unreal Engine upgrade, puts founder’s pack bundles up for sale
Ashes of Creation provides a dev blog look at its high-tier freehold housing system
The Stream Team: Forging weapons in AQ3D’s Oversoul
Ship of Heroes
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, unlaunched.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; downgraded.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. EA.Dual Universe (Novaquark) – Kickstarter funded, donor platform. Launched 2022.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. Launched.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. EA again as of 2023.Fractured Veil (Paddle Creek) – Kickstarter successful.Freeland VR (Freeland VR AB) – Kickstarter successful.Frozen Flame (Dreamside) – Fig campaign successful. In founder alpha.Genfanad (Rose Tinted Games) – Kickstarter successful. Launched 2022.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.Identity (Asylum) – Kickstarter successful. Beta July 2022.Infinity: Battlescape (I-Novae Studios) – Successful KS; in early access.Ilysia (Team 21) – Kickstarter fully funded Oct 2020. Closed beta.HEX (HEX Entertainment) – Funded, launched; sunsetted 2020.Legends of Aria/BRITARIA (Citadel/Reaper) – Shards Online. Launched 2020. Yikes.Life is Feudal (Bitbox): Indiegogo ended. Closed and maintenance-moded.Loftia (Qloud) – Kickstarter. Kickstarter ends Aug 31.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. Launched 2022.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. Alpha.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. Early access.Ship of Heroes (Heroic) – Kickstarter canceled, launch expected in 2022. Beta.Shroud of the Avatar (Portalarium) – Launch 2016 & 2018. Trainwrecks.Solarpunk (Cyberwave) – Kickstarter successful.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 and launched.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. Abandoned in alpha.The Stomping Land (Alex Fundora) – Abandoned.The Wagadu Chronicles (Twin Drums) – Kickstarter successful. Alpha 2.TitanReach (Square Root) – Kickstarter failed. Defunct/scam. Aka World of Titans.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.Embers Adrift
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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