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Indie MMO Spotlight

Each week, Mitch scours the internet for all things indie MMO-related, so you don’t have to. Join us in our weekly look at Indie MMORPGs.

Indie MMO Spotlight: Publishers of Yore

This week, Coreborn celebrates its Next Fest success, Ethyrial developer Gellyberry parts ways with its publisher, and Britaria shares its recent development progress (image above).


Indie MMO Spotlight: It's A Land Grab!

This week was pretty quiet. Ember Sword announced their Alpha Land Sale (image above), Emily checks out Coreborn, and Ethyrial has more woes as they can't deliver their roadmap patch on time.


Indie MMO Spotlight: What's Your Favorite Queen Song?

This week, The Cycle bites the dust while Fractured Online tries to stoke the flames with a free-play weekend, Broken Ranks holds TaernCon 2023, and the City of Titans' developers poke their heads up to say hi.


Indie MMO Spotlight: Indie To The Core

This week, Coreborn (image above) makes its debut in the IMS as it launches its Open Beta as part of Steam's Next Fest, Fractured Online goes back online, and Ember Sword published its whitepaper.


Indie MMO Spotlight: Indie MMOs Are Slaying It This Summer

This week, the news is light as there are signs of developers already starting to take some well-deserved summer breaks.


Indie MMO Spotlight: Post-Apocalyptic Street Racing

This week was filled with the usual stuff - devblogs, testing sessions, and Fntastic assuring us they are really making a game.


Indie MMO Spotlight: 100 Weeks Of Indie MMO News And Counting

The Indie MMO Spotlight Celebrates 100 weeks of Indie Coverage with this week's news!


Indie MMO Spotlight:  Fractured But Whole

This week, Fractured Online has opened data migration, Corepunk is filled with bots, but in a good way, and Emily is still struggling with her time in Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore.


Indie MMO Spotlight: Launch Troubles Abound

This week, Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore and Mad World are still struggling with launch issues, Nightingale delays Early Access again, and co-op MMOs BitCraft and Palia prepare for more testing sessions.


Indie MMO Spotlight: The Sky's The Limit

It was a pretty quiet week for the indie MMO universe. Zenith's VR rival, Ilysia, is still having issues with their account system, Anvil Empires keeps chugging through Pre-Alpha tests, and more.


Indie MMO Spotlight: Take My Money, Please. But Not Twice!

This week, Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore has double trouble with launch issues, Zenith opens up a Beta server for its upcoming patch, and Ravendawn prepares for full voice acting.


Indie MMO Spotlight: More Playtest First Impressions

This week, MMORPG.com writer Nick Shively continues to check out indie MMOs, and Ralph Whitmore takes a crack at Ember Sword.


Indie MMO Spotlight: Nick Talks Playtests

This week, our own Nick Shively shared his experiences with the Ember Sword and Ravendawn playtests, City of Titans shows off some of its updated zones, and Headstart access starts for Mad World.


Indie MMO Spotlight: Forget About Taxes, Play Indie MMOs Instead

This week, Zenith talks PvP, Gloria Victis gets the Season of the Wolves, and Dreamworld gets a new launcher.


Indie MMO Spotlight: Is AI The New Indie Pot Of Gold?

This week, there's some new PvE content headed to Gloria Victis, Ember Sword gets an Alpha playtest, and City of Titans released its last patch before moving future updates to Titan City proper.