Make My MMO: June 22 - June 28, 2014

By Jef Reahard

This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Star Citizen made more money. At this point I should probably go ahead and add that as a permanent part of Make My MMO's opening paragraph. Elsewhere, Pathfinder Online formally flung open its doors and invited backers into its alpha. If you supported the fantasy sandbox on Kickstarter or purchased access through the GoblinWorks store, you should be getting an email invite.

Finally, indie outfit Nesoi Tech revealed Bone Gulch, which is some sort of online multiplayer Old West thing built with the Unity engine. Though its Kickstarter page labels it an MMO, I'm not sure how MMO it really is, but I'm desperate enough for a Red Dead Redemption-style persistent world to be cautiously optimistic.

As always, the rest of our crowdfunded MMO roundup is just past the break.

Current campaigns

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.

Bone Gulch (Nesoi Tech): Kickstarter ends August 4

  • Wild West survival sandbox
  • crafting
  • bounty system
  • combat on horseback and stagecoach

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
  • Massively interview

Contested Space (Zon): Kickstarter coming soon

  • Player-design spaceships and stations
  • Action-oriented combat, territory expansion and defense

Gloria Victis (Black Eye Games): Open donations, no end date

  • Fantasy medieval setting with a classless system and unrestricted character development
  • Realistic weather system
  • Greenlit on Steam
  • Latest news: March 30 — PvP raid and new screens

Neo's Land (NeoJac Entertainment): Open donations, no end date

Skara: The Blade Remains (SKARA): Kickstarter, ends July 4th

  • The first multiplayer online versus game (MOV)
  • Coming to Steam Greenlight July

The Far Reaches (Samuel Ruggieri): Kickstarter, ends July 11th

  • Open-world sci-fi sandbox
  • Advanced NPC behaviors
  • Skill-based character development

Trials of Ascension (Forged Chaos): Open donations, pending new Kickstarter campaign

  • Skill-based sandbox MMORPG
Fully funded

Success has its privileges, including a spot in this section! Games that have reached their crowdfunding goals and that are currently being developed are listed here. Once a game reaches the closed testing stage, it will move to the hallowed halls of Betawatch.

Kickstarter puts the the fate of fledgling MMOs in the hands of gamers. Which will live and which will die? Check the pulse of MMO crowdfunding with Massively's Jef Reahard every Wednesday in Make My MMO. And for a look at non-MMO crowdfunding, don't forget Joystiq's Crowdfund Bookie.

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