A class-based MMORPG launched on Steam in Early Access a few days ago and can at times attract so many players to the servers that even the established competition looks outdated.
What MMORPG is it about? SpiritVale launched in Early Access on July 15, 2026, on Steam and wants to attract you to the servers with the following strengths:
- a player experience inspired by the classics of the genre
- 7 base classes, which can be developed into special specializations
- the ability to create specialized builds from countless equipment parts, maps, jewels, and artifacts
- motivating crafting system and a player-defined economy
- a world full of PvE challenges, loot, and
- exciting PvP battles in the arenas, where your skill and strategy matter
- fair payment model without Pay2Win – all microtransactions are purely cosmetic
Shortly after the Early Access launch, we reported that the plan is working. Despite the reviews on Steam being mixed, mainly due to the technical server issues, many players emphasize: aside from these initial problems, the new MMORPG is a lot of fun!
“The best 15 euros I have ever spent”
How is SpiritVale developing since the launch? Very positively. The Steam reviews are increasingly more positive. While only 42% of the reviews were positive at launch, it is now 51 percent on Steam. Additionally, player numbers are rising. According to steamdb.info, at times there were 19,364 players simultaneously on the servers of SpiritVale via Steam over the weekend.
For context: In our list of the 10 MMORPGs with the most players on Steam, this would have equated to a strong 3rd place, behind Black Desert (20,774 simultaneously active players over the weekend) and Final Fantasy XIV (23,495). Other established MMORPGs like The Elder Scrolls Online, MIR4, Albion Online, Guild Wars 2, or Star Wars: The Old Republic have significantly fewer Steam players.
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What are the remaining issues? The server problems from the Early Access launch are slowly easing, but the developers are now faced with other challenges: Many players of the demo apparently used the free access to violate the rules and ruin the experience for others. The developers have therefore temporarily deactivated the demo.
Furthermore, the team is currently struggling with bots. On Steam, the responsible parties explain that they would use a bot-hunting program that has already been very successful against cheaters. However, they depend on reports from the community to efficiently combat the bots.
What does the community say? Anyone who wants to try SpiritVale now has to invest the nearly 15 euros due to the lack of a demo. Here are a few voices from those who have already done so:
- M4skedNE1L writes on Steam: “1 developer who releases hotfixes daily. The best 15 euros I have ever spent.”
- Norsgard states on Steam: “Is inspired by Ragnarok Online, a classic grinder, just slaying monsters, no quests, no pay-to-win.”
- Tom B. Raider celebrates on Steam: “After a few hours, I’m still fully engaged, it reminds me a bit of the old days when I started Ragnarok Online in the evenings and just had fun. Thumbs up!”
How about it: Have you played SpiritVale yet? Do you plan to? Or are you looking for a more modern MMORPG with quests and all that stuff? Feel free to let us know in the comments! Another game on Steam that is currently taking off is this one: Palworld is successful where others fail because it does something really well: “Every time I play, I lose 12 hours”
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