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.

Ashes of Creation is shaping up to be the classical MMORPG to beat: This week, Intrepid Studios went in-depth on the Summoner pet class, which when it arrives to the test later this summer will evoke classic MMO pet classes with direct control and stances.

Meanwhile, Embers Adrift has sorted out its Steam launch and subscription system, Pantheon Rise of the Fallen is planning a major patch for next week, Fractured Online’s revamp continues, Star Citizen previewed Storm Breaker, co-op sandbox Autonomica pulled in over a million bucks on Kickstarter, and future co-op sandbox Astrobotanica pulled in around $63,000 in its Kickstarter run. I’ve already mixed those two up twice while writing this post, and I’m probably going to do it again.

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!

Fractured Online

Recent MMO crowdfunding news

Star Citizen outlines alpha 4.2’s upcoming new persistent sandbox activity: Storm Breaker Star Citizen recounts efforts on AI and gameplay as alpha 4.2 looms and players grumble over PvP Monsters & Memories shares a tentative open playtest schedule for the rest of this year Star Citizen heralds the Idris as a victory for its server tech as players grouse over its limited sale Stars Reach adds sliding mechanics, XP refunds, and a plant harvesting overhaul Embers Adrift will shift from monthly subscriptions to buyable ‘blocks of perk time’ instead Pantheon Rise of the Fallen highlights the creation of its upcoming Ashbreathers content Ashes of Creation discusses the mechanics and pet system of its upcoming Summoner class Hidalgo is a Don Quixote-themed cozy co-op game that funded on Kickstarter for $57K Fractured Online’s new dev team previews the first phase of its world revamp Embers Adrift is gifting everyone sub perks this weekend as a ‘gesture of goodwill’ Embers Adrift begins testing Unity 6 upgrades and performance improvements as ‘legacy logins’ end Kickstarted superhero MMO Ship of Heroes shows off its animation and FX overhaul Here’s how Pantheon Rise of the Fallen’s updated player testing system will work going forward Elite Dangerous offers initial details of the guild system rework arriving in Vanguards update this summer Pantheon explains its impending itemization overhaul for resists, stats, and progression Fractured Online’s new owners are tinkering with everything from crafting to housing in their revamp Pantheon Rise of the Fallen confirms Ashbreather Enclave and Smoldering Trench update for June 11 Astrobotanica is a new Kickstarted survivalbox planning co-op when it hits early access The Stream Team: Doing a casual bit of criming in Elite Dangerous Solarpunk open world Autonomica raises over $1M in Kickstarter funding

Elite Dangerous

Campaigns and crowdfunded MMOs we’re watching

Holy crap it launched
It semi-launched?
In development
Dead or abandoned
Drama bomb 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.
Anachronia (Starcode) – Kickstarter canceled.Antraxx (Team Antraxx) – Kickstarter canceled.
Ascent: The Space Game (Fluffy Kitten) – Successful KS. Launched 2016.
Ashes of Creation (Intrepid Studios) – Successful KS. Alpha two.
Blast Out (Tarhead Studio) – Kickstarter successful. Aka RUiN. Launched EA but abandoned.
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.
Everwind (Bohemia) – Kickstarter ends June 5
Farm Folks (Crytivo) – Kickstarter successful, studio bought out, new Kickstarter inc.
Fractured (Dynamight) – Kickstarter successful. Launched 2024.
Fractured Veil (Paddle Creek) – Kickstarter successful. Canceled in early access.
Freeland VR (Freeland VR AB) – Kickstarter successful.
Frozen Flame (Dreamside) – Fig campaign successful. In founder alpha.
Genfanad (Rose Tinted Games) – Kickstarter successful. Launched 2022, sunset 2024.
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 (Citadel/Reaper) – Shards Online. Launched 2020. Yikes. 2024 revival also dead.
Life is Feudal (Bitbox): Indiegogo ended. Closed and maintenance-moded.
Loftia (Qloud) – Kickstarter. Fully funded.
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.
My Time at Evershine (Pathea Games) – Kickstarter successful.
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. Early access.
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.
Puzkin (Tokkun Studio) – First Kickstarter canceled.
RAW (Killerwhale) – Kickstarter canceled by Kickstarter.
ROKH (Darewise) – Kickstarter canceled; dev ended.
Sacrament (Ferocity Unbound) – Kickstarter, Patreon failed. Abandoned.
Scars of Honor (Beast Burst) – Kickstarter unsuccessful; dev continues.
Seed (Klang Games) – Kickstarter imminent?
Shadow’s Kiss (Clockwork Throne) – Patreon, Kickstarter. Canceled in 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. Missed alpha window.
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.
Starship Simulator (Fleetyard) – Kickstarter successful.
Stars Reach (Playable Worlds) – Kickstarter funded. Pre-alpha.
Swords ‘n Magic and Stuff (Kindred) – Kickstarter funded. Early access.
Temtem (Crema) – Kickstarter fully funded and launched; MMO dev halted, maint mode.
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, revived-ish.
The Stomping Land (Alex Fundora) – Abandoned.
The Wagadu Chronicles (Twin Drums) – Kickstarter successful. Canceled in early access.
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.
Wizard’s Wrath (DragonfiAR) – Kickstarter canceled.
Zenith (Ramen) – Kickstarter successful; VR/sidegame maint mode, PC abandoned.

Autonomica

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?