On Steam, Fellowship is soon to be a co-op game that can partially replace MMORPGs. However, the developers are now announcing a postponement because a shooter is stealing the spotlight.
What kind of game is this? Fellowship describes itself as a Multiplayer Online Dungeon Adventure, or short MODA. The concept of the game is simply explained: In co-op mode, you play dungeons like those from MMORPGs at variable difficulty levels. No open world, no yellow question and exclamation marks, and no leveling phase are necessary. Instead, anyone can start the game and enter the dungeon.
Although there is no leveling phase needed, there is still grinding in the game. The dungeons can be repeated in increasingly difficult tiers to earn better loot. With each new difficulty level, new mechanics are introduced to make the dungeon even more challenging. The bosses only unleash their full potential after a few playthroughs.
Here you can watch the trailer for Fellowship:
The elephant in the room
Why is the MMORPG being postponed? While all interested players can try the MODA for free on September 18, the developers have now postponed the actual release. In their announcement on playfellowship.com, the developers talked about the elephant in the room. They explained:
To address the obvious – we want to give Fellowship the time to unfold: During the week we originally planned to launch Early Access, there are major game releases happening. […]
Developers on playfellowship.com
This likely refers to Battlefield 6, which is set to launch on October 10, one day after the planned release date for Fellowship. Although the shooter has little thematic connection to the co-op dungeon game, the release is so significant that Fellowship may get overshadowed. Therefore, Fellowship will now launch on October 16, instead of the initially planned October 9, 2025.
What about the free trial? According to the developers, all players will continue to have the opportunity to try the MODA for free between September 18 and 23. To participate in the open beta, a click on the Fellowship Steam page is enough to request access to the beta. The request for the open beta will be accepted as soon as possible.
With 2 healers, 2 tanks, and 3 DPS, a total of 7 characters are available. The new hero “Mara” will also be playable in the open beta. Since the last beta in spring 2025, the developers have mainly worked on the progression systems in the game, so players can expect new loot and grinding mechanics.
With Fellowship, an alternative to MMORPGs is launched that anyone can play with friends anytime, enjoying the best mode of the genre without detours. MeinMMO author Cedric Holmeier played the game together with the developers and discovered its potential: If you love the endgame in MMORPGs, a game on Steam offers you plenty of that, but there is a catch
