Little is known so far about the LoL MMORPG from Riot Games, but a new job listing now reveals how far the development of the game has progressed.
What kind of MMORPG is this? An MMORPG in the universe of League of Legends sounds like a dream for many players. At the end of 2020, the work on such an MMORPG became reality under the leadership of the experienced Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street, the former lead designer of WoW, who was to shape the MMORPG. He has since left the project to focus on his own title.
The year 2024 was a bitter one for the title, as the developers decided to restart development. Since then, there has been little information about the game, and it has not been clear how many of the already developed concepts, ideas, and features would be carried over after the restart or whether they would truly start from scratch with development.
Features and functions, and even basic principles such as the view or the combat system are still unclear. However, a recent job advertisement from the developers now gives a hint about the current status of the MMORPG.
Here you can see how far Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street has come with his MMORPG since leaving Riot:
No release in sight
What is this job listing? The developers at Riot Games are currently looking for a new “Principal Game Designer, Levels” for their MMORPG on Riotgames.com. This is an experienced game developer who mainly deals with the creation of game levels or worlds and decides in collaboration with other developers how a part of the game world will later look.
The job requires long-standing experience, and Riot Games additionally demands prior involvement in an AAA title. Furthermore, experience in online multiplayer PvE and PvP games such as ARPGs and MMORPGs is necessary.
How far is the development? The development of the LoL MMORPG is still in the prototype phase according to the job listing. Along with the new hire, they intend to bring the title into the pre-production phase.
It further states that the new employee will contribute to testing the game concept in the early development phase. The MMORPG is therefore still a long way from being finished – on the contrary.
What happens in the prototype phase? A video game is developed in various phases. Before developers actually implement a video game, various prototypes of systems, worlds, and ideas are created. These are intended to determine whether an idea that sounds good on paper is also fun to play.
This phase is part of the early development stages and precedes a years-long development process (via gamestudio.n-ix.com). The development of an AAA MMORPG can take many years. For example, the development of Throne and Liberty took 12 years, while Lost Ark took 8 years until its release in Korea.
How long the development of the LoL MMORPG will take is not clear. However, the admission in the job listing that they are still in the prototype phase means that we will likely have to wait years for the MMORPG. If you want to know more about the project, you can find all the information here: Everything we know about the new MMORPG of LoL in 2025.
