Yes, we have another Hytale week! And for good reason because we have it on good authority (read: official announcement) that the game will be heading to early access on January 13th. It’s worth noting that the announcement strongly reminds fans that it is going to be very much early and very much a buggy experience at first. If you’re interested in the game and don’t mind about the buggy bits, get ready to jump in! (Cheers, Clowd!)
Meanwhile, Soulframe has entered into its next stage of testing with founder’s packs available now if you’re interested in the game. And Reign of Guilds has decided to leave us behind by moving into full launch, so now it’s actually out there if you want some new PvP sandbox action.
I remember when people were all sad about Hytale, now it’s a new thing. Cool stuff, isn’t it. Anyway, I guess we have a list of beta news just below? I’m just joshin’ you; I know we have a roundup and I know that we have our full list of games in testing below that. And I also know that because you, personally, are really cool? You’ll let us know if we missed something down in the comments. Because you’re cool like that.
We consider an MMO to be in open testing if it features free, public signups and will server wipe prior to launch. An MMO is marked in closed testing if it’s running a private test phase that cannot freely be accessed by the general public; it’s often under NDA as well. Early access and crowdfunded MMOs whose tests we deem legitimate will be included. So-called “open beta” soft-launch MMOs with cash shops, no sign of launch in the west, or limited interest for our readers will not be listed, nor will games that are NFT/blockchain scams; we also do not list expansions, with occasional exceptions. Finally, we’ll mark games “malingering” if they’ve been in a certain tier of development for a long time with no clear path to launch.
2XKO: Closed beta
33 Immortals: Early access
Abyss: Early accessThe Adventurer’s Domain Online: Early access
Adrullan Online Adventures: Open alpha concludedAero Tales Online: Early accessAloft: Early accessAnvil Empires: Intermittent alphaApogea: Open testingArcane Waters: Early accessArcany: Early alpha
Arcfall: Pre-alphaARK 2: Paid early accessArkheron: Closed betaAscendant: Open testingAshes of Creation: Alpha two phase threeAshfall: Closed betaASKA: Early accessAstrobotanica: Early access on February 16th, 2026Battlebit: Early accessBellatores: Closed testing, beta rolling out in South KoreaBellwright: Early access, developers of abandoned Last OasisBitcraft: Early accessBook of Travels: Early accessBrighter Shores: Early accessCamelot Unchained: Closed beta, early access planned by the end of the yearChronicles of Elyria: Pre-alpha, againChrono Odyssey: Closed beta, launch planned for 2026 after latest delays/revampsCinderstone Online: Closed betaCity of Titans: AlphaCoreborn: Nations of the Ultracore: Early accessCorepunk: Early accessCraftopia: Early accessThe Crew Motorfest: Closed testingCrosswind: Future testing events planned on SteamDark and Darker: Paid early access, legal troubles.Dark and Light: Early access (abandoned?)Darkbind: Closed beta (probably abandoned?)Dawn of Defiance: Early accessDragonwilds: Early accessDrakanatos: Closed test weekend through July 27thDreamworld: Pre-alpha, open playtest until March 16thDungeonborne>: Early accessECO: Early access, full launch planned in 2024Eleven: Closed alphaEnshrouded: Early accessEquinox Homecoming: Early access on May 8thEternal Tombs: Pre-alpha resumes October 11thEthyrial: Echoes of Yore: Early access, 1.0 release planned for 2027EVE Vanguard: Early access planned for summer 2026, open testing through October 2ndEvercore Heroes: Ascension: Early accessFellowship: Early accessFragPunk: Closed alpha, launch planned for March 6thFrozen Flame: Early accessHavenhold: Closed betaHomestead: Open alphaHytale: Early access starting January 13th, 2026IfSunSets: Early accessIlysia: Early accessInferna: Early accessKurtzpel: Closed betaLegend of Ares: Open testing ahead of relaunchLegendarium Online: Paid alpha accessLife is Feudal Arden: Open betaLoftia: Alpha planned for AprilMarch of Giants: Closed alphaMagic to Master: Somehow, Palpatine returned in early accessMarathon: Alpha testingMonsters & Memories: Intermittent pre-alphaMortal Exodus: Closed testingNeverness to Everness: Closed testing starts July 3rdNightingale: Early accessNin Online: Early accessOdd Giants: AlphaOsiris: New Dawn: Back from the dead, not on Steam any longerOutbound: Alpha testingOutlaws of the Old West: Early accessPalia: Paid “open” beta, planning for launch in Q2Palworld: Early accessPantheon: Early accessPast Fate: Open alpha, early access is delayedPath of Exile 2: Early access December 6thPerfect New World: Closed betaPetit Planet: Closed beta starting November 7thPioner: Open beta, early access December 16thPow Vista: Open beta (mobile)Project Crawl: Closed testingProject Friendship: Beta signups open nowProject Genom: Closed alpha (servers offline, abandoned?)Project Gorgon: Early access betaProject Loki: Closed betaProject ST: Closed testing, open event endedProsperous Universe: Early accessQuinfall: Early accessReaper Actual: Paid alphaReturn Alive: Closed betaRodent Rumble: Launching next year, playtest on October 11thSamuTale: “Paid closed alpha early access” according to the developer, which is just early access, come on dudeSand: Early access delayedScars of Honor: Next test October 26thSea of Remnants: In testing, previews being shownSeed: In pre-release, test run starts October 24thSeekers of Skyveil: Early accessShips at Sea: Early accessSky: Children of Light: Open early accessSkygard Arena: Early accessSmite 2: Open betaSolarpunk: Closed multiplayer testing starting soon as of SeptemberSoulframe: Founders pack for saleSpacecraft: Alpha in the first half of 2025, might not be an MMORPG but it’s vagueThe Spell Brigade: Early accessSpellfarers: Early accessSpirit Crossing: Closed alphaSteel Aces: Closed betaSteel Hunters: Early accessStar Citizen: Backer alphaStarbase: Early access open alphaStars Reach: Pre-alpha startedSynduality: Echo of Ada: Early accessTemtem Swarm: Early accessTombstone: Closed testing, release planned for this yearTower of Aghasba: Early access planned for November 19thTribes 3: Rivals: Early access, development slowing/stoppingTrimurti Online: Stress testing, open beta February 13thValheim: Early accessValiance Online: Closed betaVaultbreakers: Open testing through July 9th, formerly known as Project F4EVindictus: Defying Fate: Test with multiplayer on June 8thWalkScape: Closed beta until June 15thWaven Early accessZeroSpace: Back in closed testing.
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Yes, MMO gamers, you too can perform the unpaid quality-control work otherwise known as game testing! Check out Massively Overpowered’s Betawatch every week for a run-down of MMOs that are still on the road to launch, even if they appear to have set up a permanent residence in a shed called early access.
