We’ve had a huge Beta Data tidy up this week! We felt that Early Access is more of a category on its own these days so we opted to split Early Access games from those in a Pre-Alpha and Alpha state, and of course just generally check that games are still actively in development and so on. It’s good to have a spring clean once in a while, don’t you think? Anyway, there’s been a load of Beta news this week so let’s get to it.
With PAX Prime in Seattle last weekend, we learned of two new games! LawBreakers, a new team-based shooter from Cliff Bleszinski and Nexon. And Atlas Reactor, a turn-based RTS from Trion Worlds, and the first new IP from the studio in quite some time!
We also found out that Guild Wars 2‘s Heart of Thorns expansion will be launching as soon as October 23rd. What’s more, ArenaNet will be running the third invite-only WvW Borderlands stress test from September 8 – September 10.
WildStar also announced the launch date for their free-to-play transition, “WildStar: Reloaded”, and it will go live on September 29th, and Carbine have also been testing the Shade’s Eve Halloween event on the PTR so that’s another fun new thing to look forward to in the Nexus.
For those of you who quite enjoy a good vehicle combat strategy game, World of Warships will be leaving Open Beta and officially launching on September 17th.
Meanwhile, Armored Warfare kicked off Early Access 5, which continues on with your progress from Early Access 4 and will run 24 hours a day until September 20th.
Crowfall began their Pre-Alpha test, letting in a limited number of backers (from some of the higher pledge tiers, of course) to test out three of their playable characters in what is known as the Hunger Dome.
Founder’s Packs became available for Trion World’s other upcoming game, Devilian, over the weekend. And today began Alpha testing.
And in much sadder news this week, the Pokemon-like minion battle MMORPG Moonrise from Undead Labs announced that they have canceled the launch and further development of the game due to a lack of projected profitability and will be closing the servers on December 31st, 2015.
We were also saddened to hear the news of mass layoffs at Goblinworks this week, leaving just 3 developers on the development of Pathfinder Online. While they are still on target for their current Early Enrollment goals, they are currently reliant on the community’s ongoing subscriptions and are seeking a publisher to ensure that Pathfinder Online one day gets an official launch.
Notice anything missing? Get in touch and we’ll take a look!
Find links to everything new this week and much more in the list below. Look for this: to see everything we added this week.
Pre-Alpha and Alpha
Games in Pre-Alpha and Alpha are games in early testing, and are often under an NDA and require keys to access.
Albion Online | Official Site | Medieval Sandbox MMORPG | Founder’s Pack |
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Official Site | Arena RTS | |
Battleborn | Official Site | MOBA Shooter | Pre-Alpha |
Black Desert | Official Site | MMORPG | Coming West Late 2015 |
Blade & Soul | Official Site | MMORPG | Closed Beta Fall 2015 |
Blitzkrieg 3 | Official Site | MMORTS | |
Camelot Unchained | Official Site | Fantasy MMORPG | Paid Alpha |
Crossout | Official Site | Post-Apocalyptic Vehicle Combat | Alpha |
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Official Site | Strategy MMORPG | Pre-Alpha |
Das Tal | Official Site | PvP Sandbox MMORPG | Alpha, Open Donation |
Devilian | Official Site | MMOARPG | Alpha, Founder’s Pack |
Divergence Online | Official Site | Sandbox MMORPG | |
Earthrise: First Impact | Official Site | Sandbox MMORPG Shooter | |
Eleven | Official Site | Non-combat Web MMO | Glitch-revival |
EVE Gunjack | Official Site | Virtual Reality Sci-fi Shooter | |
EVE Valkyrie | Official Site | Virtual Reality Sci-fi Shooter | Pre-Alpha |
For Honor | Official Site | Competitive Melee Fighting | Pre-Alpha |
Gloria Victis | Official Site | Medieval Sandbox MMORPG | Pre-Alpha |
Heroes of Rune | Official Site | MOBA | Open Alpha |
Ion | Official Site | Emergent Narrative Sci-Fi MMO | |
LawBreakers | Official Site | Team-Based Shooter | |
Mage Faire Online | Official Site | Non-Combat Sandbox | |
Moonrise | Official Site | Mobile Multiplayer RPG | Shutting Down |
No Man’s Sky | Official Site | Procedurally Generated Sandbox | Pre-Alpha |
Nova Blitz | Official Site | Digital TCG | Alpha |
Paladins | Official Site | Team-Based Shooter | |
Project Genom | Official Site | Sci-Fi Shooter | |
Project Gorgon | Official Site | Fantasy MMORPG | Alpha |
Rising Thunder | Official Site | Robot Fighting | Technical Alpha |
Sea of Thieves | Official Site | Pirate Adventure MMO | |
Skara – The Blade Remains | Official Site | MOBA(ish) | Paid Alpha |
SkySaga | Official Site | Voxel Sandbox | |
Stash | Official Site | Multiplayer Turn-Based RPG | Backer Alpha |
The Elder Scrolls: Legends | Official Site | Multiplayer Card Game | |
The SKIES | Official Site | Post-Apocalyptic MMO | Limited Alpha |
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege | Official Site | Team-based Shooter | Closed Alpha |
Valiance Online | Official Site | Superhero MMO |
Early Access
Games that are in Early Access tend to require a purchase and/or access to Steam. Anybody can access games in Early Access but builds tends to be unstable as they are still under development.
Arena: Cyber Evolution | Official Site | Sports MOBA | |
ARK: Survival Evolved | Official Site | Dinosaur Survival | |
Armored Warfare | Official Site | Vehicle Combat Shooter | |
Beasts of Prey | Official Site | Dinosaur MMOFPS | |
Brawlhalla | Official Site | 2D Platform Brawler | |
DayZ | Official Site | Zombie Survival | |
Deadbreed | Official Site | Spooky Themed MOBA | Free-to-Play |
Ever, Jane | Official Site | Jane Austen MMORPG | |
Factions: Origins of Malu | Official Site | Fantasy Sandbox MMORPG | |
Games of Glory | Official Site | Shooter MOBA | |
Heavy Gear Assault | Official Site | MMO-ish PvP Arena | |
H1Z1 | Official Site | Zombie Survival | |
Immune | Official Site | Post-Apocalyptic Sandbox | |
Life is Feudal | Official Site | Medieval Sandbox MMORPG | |
Line of Defense | Official Site | MMOFPS | |
MyDream | Official Site | Sandbox MMO | |
Offworld Trading Company | Official Site | RTS | |
Oort Online | Official Site | Voxel Sandbox MMO | |
Otherland | Official Site | Scifi Action MMORPG | |
Pathfinder Online | Official Site | Sandbox MMORPG | |
Reign of Kings | Official Site | Medieval Sandbox MMO | |
Rise of Incarnates | Official Site | F2P Fighting | |
Savage Lands | Official Site | Multiplayer Survival | |
Shards Online | Official Site | Sandbox MMORPG | |
Shroud of the Avatar | Official Site | Fantasy MMORPG | |
Star Citizen | Official Site | Massively Spaceship Simulator | |
Starbound | Official Site | Scifi Sandbox Adventure | |
The Repopulation | Official Site | Scifi Sandbox MMORPG | |
Toxikk | Official Site | Arena FPS | |
Tree of Life | Official Site | Sandbox MMORPG | |
TUG | Official Site | Sandbox Survival | |
Utherous | Official Site | Fantasy Sandbox MMORPG | |
Valhalla Hills | Official Site | Civilization-Building Strategy | |
Warhammer 40K: Dark Nexus Arena | Official Site | MOBA | |
Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade | Official Site | Massive Combat RPG | |
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Official Site | Isometric Sandbox | |
Xsyon | Official Site | Sandbox Apocalypse |
Closed Beta
MMOs in Closed Beta are those which require a key to participate in, typically for a limited number of people and occurring prior to an Open Beta testing phase.
Arena of Fate | Official Site | MOBA | |
Battlecry | Official Site | Team Based Action | |
BLESS | Official Site | MMORPG | Korean Closed Beta |
Call of Champions | Official Site | MOBA | |
Combat Arms: Line of Sight | Official Site | Shooter | |
Fable Legends | Official Site | Co-op RPG | |
Ghost in the Shell Online | Official Site | MMOFPS | |
Gigantic | Official Site | MOBA | |
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns | Official Site | Fantasy MMORPG Expansion | |
Landmark | Official Site | Fantasy Sandbox MMORPG | |
Linkrealms | Official Site | Sandbox MMORPG | |
Mabinogi Duel | Official Site | CCG | |
No Way Out | Official Site | Team-Based PvP Shooter | Beta Every Thursday |
Orcs Must Die! Unchained | Official Site | Team Based Action | |
Rodinia War | Official Site | Browser RTS MMORPG | |
SNOW | Official Site | Skiing MMO | |
Soul Master | Official Site | RTS/RPG Blend | |
Supernova | Official Site | Sci-fi MOBA | |
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Official Site | Strategy RPG | |
Tom Clancy’s The Division | Official Site | Post-Apocalyptic Shooter | |
Tree of Savior | Official Site | Anime MMORPG | |
Triad Wars | Official Site | Multiplayer Action Shooter | |
Venus Rising | Official Site | Adult MMO | |
Victory Command | Official Site | RTS/MOBA | |
Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide | Official Site | Co-op FPS | |
WildStar | Official Site | Free-to-Play Beta | |
World of Speed | Official Site | Racing MMO |
Open Beta
Open Beta is the phase in which anybody can take part at no cost, with no key required. These days, Open Beta tests tend to be a soft launch with no wipe.
Cabal II | Official Site | Action MMO | |
Chaos Online | Official Site | 2.5D MOBA | |
Dragon Heart Online | Official Site | Turn-based MMORPG | |
Heroes & Generals | Official Site | Multiplayer FPS | |
Hex | Official Site | TCG | |
Hounds: The Last Hope | Official Site | Multiplayer shooter | |
Inspirit Online | Official Site | Anime Action MMORPG | |
MapleStory 2 | Official Site | Korean MMORPG | South Korea |
Music Man Online | Official Site | Dancing MMO | |
Nosgoth | Official Site | Team Based PvP | |
One Piece Online | Official Site | ARPG | |
Skyforge | Official Site | MMORPG | |
Spellweaver | Official Site | TCG | |
Star Trek: Alien Domain | Official Site | Online Strategy | |
Survarium | Official Site | Survival MMOFPS | |
Tiny Mighty | Official Site | Browser MMO | |
World of Tanks Generals | Official Site | WWII CCG | |
World of Warships | Official Site | War Ship MMO |
Crowdfunding
MMO and MOBA related crowdfunding events taking place through Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, or open donations through a game’s website.
AlterVerse | Open Donation | VR Sandbox | |
Citadel of Sorcery | Open Donation | MMORPG | |
Crowfall | Open Donation | Strategy MMORPG | |
Divinity: Original Sin 2 | Kickstarter | Multiplayer Co-Op RPG | Ends September 30 |
Eco | Kickstarter | Global Survival Sandbox | Ends September 10 |
Gloria Victis | Open Donation | Medieval Sandbox MMORPG | Pre-Alpha |
Goliath | Kickstarter | Open-World Adventure | Ends September 16 |
MUD | Kickstarter | Open-World Adventure Survival | Ends September 24 |
Nova Blitz | Open Donation | Digital TCG | |
Neos Land | Open Donation | Sandbox MMORPG | |
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen | Open Donation | Fantasy MMORPG | |
Star Citizen | Open Donation | Space Simulator MMO |
Giveaways
We often have keys and items to give away that either offer access to a game in testing, or grant rewards in games still in testing. These will be listed here.
Hounds: The Last Hope Promo Gun Giveaway | Giveaway |
One Piece Online Open Beta Giftpack | Giveaway |
Star Trek: Alien Domain OBT Media Packs | Giveaway |
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Giveaway |
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