Make My MMO: Crowdfunding January 26 - February 8, 2014
The crowdfunding train just keeps rolling right along, with passengers always coming and going. New passengers hop aboard while others hop off at their desired destination. Sadly, some have to disembark early -- such is the case with Universe Rush and Antilia. Although the Kickstarter campaign fell far short of its goal, Antilia does plan to continue development on its own.
On the brighter side of things, some passengers reached their stop; Tales From The Strange Universe reached its goal, and both it and Novus AEterno (which brought in over 3.5 times its initial goal) will now take their places in the funded category. The Repopulation, earning over 175K during this latest Kickstarter run, disembarks at Betawatch station thanks to its ongoing alpha testing. Catch up on all the news for all these titles as they journey through crowdfunding here in Make My MMO.
Dream a little dream, get a little green, and before long you'll have your very own MMO... at least that's what these developers are hoping! Games seeking funding to make their plans a reality are listed in this section.
Citadel of Sorcery (MMO Magic, Inc.): Open donations, no end date
A vast, dynamic world where nothing is set in stone and each player will experience the game in very different ways
Gloria Victis (Black Eye Games): Open donations, no end date
Fantasy medieval setting with a classless system and unrestricted character development
Realistic weather system
Hot Rod Hustle: Kickstarter campaign ends February 13, 2014
2-D/3-D racing game
Minigames
Neo's Land (NeoJac Entertainment): Open donations, no end date
A sandbox where the community decides development by round table discussions
Massively news: Voxel-based building demo available
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (Visionary Realms): Kickstarter campaign ends February 22, 2014
Old school fantasy MMO with focus on group content
Ogre and Undead races, Rogue class revealed
Star Rider: Kickstarter campaign ends February 12, 2014
Aims to create the biggest MMO to date
Based on lore from creators short story series
Includes crafting, housing, PvP, mining, and ground and air gameplay
Success has its privileges, like a spot in this section! Games that have reached their crowdfunding goals and are in current development are listed here. Once a game reaches the closed testing stage, it will move to the hallowed halls of Betawatch.
Camelot Unchained (City State): Official site
- Recent news: Internal testing beginsCity of Titans (Missing Worlds Media): Official site
Embers of Caerus (Forsaken Studios): Official site
Epic Space (EpicSpace.net): Official site
- Recent news: Release 6.7.5Ever, Jane (3 Turn Productions): Official site
HEX: Shards of Fate (Cryptozoic Entertainment): Official site
Novus AEterno (Taitale Studios): Official site
Pathfinder Online (Goblinworks): Official site
- Recent news: A peek at financesShadowrun Online: (Cliffhanger Productions) Official site
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues (Portalarium): Official site
- Recent news: Collaboration with PantheonStar Citizen (Cloud Imperium): Official site
- Recent news: Starship design competitionStarCraft Universe (Upheaval Arts): Official site
- Recent news: Public Test Realm launchThe Mandate (Perihelion Interactive LLC): Official site
War of Omens (Fifth Column Games): Official site
Like few platforms before it, Kickstarter puts the power to determine the fate of fledgling MMOs in the hands of gamers themselves. Which will live and which will die? Check the pulse of all things crowdfunded in the MMO-sphere with Massively's MJ Guthrie every two weeks in Make My MMO. And for a look at non-MMOs in the crowdfunding realm, don't forget Joystiq's Crowdfund Bookie.