Make My MMO: Stars Reach’s prospects, Squadron 42’s postponements
What the report says Welcome back to Make My MMO, MOP’s long-running column where we keep track of crowdfunded MMOs, both brand-new titles just starting their campaigns and older games…
What the report says
Welcome back to Make My MMO, MOP’s long-running column where we keep track of crowdfunded MMOs, both brand-new titles just starting their campaigns and older games long past their fundraising!Raph Koster sandbox Stars Reach officially launched into early access a few weeks back, and it’s been… let’s call it uppy-downy. At launch, it struggled with server issues, but thus far it’s pumped out several patches and reassured players that it’s not throwing in the towel in spite of its smol playerbase.Next, I’m sorry to remind you that Star Citizen spinoff Squadron 42 got another delay; it turns out it won’t make its 2026 release because of GTA6.
Of course, this game has been delayed for over 10 years already, so there’s always some excuse, right?We’re also keeping a close eye on Pantheon Rise of the Fallen, a Kickstarted and investor-funded MMORPG that has been creeping along on the combat revamp that was originally intended to launch last spring. The game peaked at nearly 7000 concurrent went it first hit Steam early access almost two years ago, but the slow pace of development has seen that number fall under 100 peak concurrent the last few months.Meanwhile, Legends of Aria is back, again, homing in on a September 10th launch of its new “Eternal” reboot, The Guild: Ren Faire’d raised almost $7M in its successful Kickstarter, and Project Gorgon undertook a big server merge and patch.
Become a PatronRead 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! Stars ReachRecent MMO crowdfunding news Project Gorgon ‘Voltrons’ a few servers together into one while giving extra temporary character slots Elite Dangerous launches mining updates, surface mining, and the Rhino mining vehicle Stars Reach brushes off sunset fears as it releases its Ground Control update The Stream Team: Finally fast-traveling in Project Gorgon Camelot Unchained’s fall roadmap plans to bring more focus on high-level RvR gameplay Project Gorgon teases a new pet, UI updates, and Steam achievements in its next update Indie MMO Hollowed Oath bakes in quest trackers and double-jumping Camelot Unchained promises more improvements and a roadmap update ‘in the very near future’ Legends of Aria Eternal arrives to Steam September 10 with a box price and dedicated server capability Stars Reach’s latest hotfix addresses lost homesteads, marketplace listing bugs, and stability MMO Jukebox Song of the Week: ‘No Harm to You Here’ from Book of Travels Hytale patches in its intense hardcore mode and in-game mod browser Pantheon’s latest test server patch fixes bugs and expands mastery options for several classes We are all shocked, shocked, that Star Citizen spinoff Squadron 42 has been delayed into 2027 Elite Dangerous previews the Rhino, surface mining, and a new operation arriving September 2 Star Citizen revives Siege of Orison, adds a new ship, and fixes nearly 500 bugs with alpha 4.10 Stars Reach’s latest early access patch buffs character speed and adds craftable player vendors Embers Adrift releases a tiny patch after being defeated by vegetation improvements Indie MMO Hollowed Oath says that ‘content implementation has started in earnest’ Fractured Conquest schedules a September 3 playtest after cutting the July one short Pantheon Rise of the Fallen outlines work on items, NPCs, rocks, and trees Scars of Honor begins recruitment for its FirstWatch player tester group AI-powered Kickstarter MMORPG Epitome has officially released a playable demo Camelot Unchained fleshes out early access with item drops, gathering improvements, and world beautification The Guild: Ren Faire’d closes its record-breaking Kickstarter with over $6.8M raised by backers Stars Reach puts out a hotfix that attacks a wide list of bugs and issues Monsters & Memories revamps two classes, launches new dungeons, and applies multiple fixes and tweaks ‘We aren’t where we want to be yet in terms of server stability,’ says Stars Reach boss City of Heroes Homecoming is finally testing i28p4 with two new powersets: Light Affinity and Sonic Aura Pantheon Rise of the Fallen’s latest PTR updates the mail system and midgame loot itemization Monsters & Memories will add high-level content, class reworks, and player camera options this week Raph Koster’s Kickstarted sandbox MMORPG Stars Reach officially enters early access today SpiritVale shares a ban list, updates on dev team size, and a list of features for its next update Leakers suggest Chronicles of Elyria boss is working on ElyriaMUD and income generation Star CitizenCampaigns and crowdfunded MMOs we’re watching Holy crap it launched It semi-launched?
