This week, while several of Microsoft's major game studios suffered layoffs, our indie devs plug away on shoestring budgets, with multiple games celebrating birthdays this week.
With new AAA MMORPGs failing to meet players' expectations and older MMOs slowly riding off into the sunset, what's an MMO fanatic to do? Turn to the innovation and uniqueness that only indie developers are willing to take a chance on. Here are 10 of the best indie MMOs you can play in 2023, and a few we're hoping to see come this year and beyond.
The team at Heroic Games Corporation are progressing their development of City of Heroes unofficial successor, Ship of Heroes with a new beta test. The Housing Beta Test will focus on base building, where players will get to place some furniture and feng shui their hero lairs in an effort to help the team test the new feature.
Each week, we scour the internet for all things indie MMO-related so you don't have to. This week,Ā we have some news of a beta on the way, and some cool new features to talk about.Ā Let's quit wasting time and get started with this week's Indie MMO Spotlight.
A new mission preview for Ship of Heroes shows off the centerpiece massive plasma cannon you can vporize enemies with. The team is also looking at an expanded base building beta soon.
Each week, we scour the internet for all things indie MMO-related so you don't have to. Since I finally got a chance to join the test, the big news this week is how much I liked the Mad World Alpha Test 5.0. The gory visuals may be too much for some, so be sure to check out the other alphas and betas coming to an indie MMO near you. But hey, why waste time telling you what you'll find below when you could already be reading it. So let's quit wasting time and get started with this week's Indie MM
Indie MMORPG Ship of Heroes has a new beta coming up and the Heroic Games team even has a target release window in mind.
The Ship of Heroes summer Beta event is going on this weekend with dozens of missions ready for playtesting. If you're a donor and want to check it out, here's what you need to know.
Ship of Heroes is planning another play test in August, and this time, players will get to test some of the missions the team has been working on. In a new article showing off more information related to theĀ Iris Story Arc, we come to find that players will be introduced to the Ambassador, a quest giver that will explain the ship you're on, and get you prepped for what's to come.
Mitch is back with another Indie MMO Spotlight, this time talking The Wagadu Chronicles, Prosperous Universe, Realm of the Mad God Exalt and more.
Ship of Heroes' upcoming beta is slated to begin on August 7th, and the team behind the MMO is giving a glimpse into what players can expect from the three-week long event.
The Mission event begins in Ship of Heroes next month which includes several branching arcs meant to bring some complexity to the structure. Read on for more details.
Ship of Heroes keeps trucking along, and earlier today the developers released some information about their upcoming plans for the spring and summer, including news that an open beta is being planned for later this spring.
The team behind Ship of Heroes have published a holiday video where they invade an alien world to recover presents.
A new video from the Ship of Heroes team shows off how the team creates mission maps.