As part of the FYNG at Caggtus, our MMORPG expert Karsten Scholz spoke in the talk on Twitch about the genre. He talked about MMOs and MMORPGs in general, but especially about what we can expect in the future.
What was that talk about? As part of Caggtus, the streaming event Find Your Next Game (FYNG) took place. On Sunday, April 19, 2026, our MMORPG expert Karsten Scholz was invited to the talk and spoke with host Lea Herfurtner, Dimitry Halley, and Julius Jules
Busch from GameStar about everything that is currently moving the popular genre.
Last year, Karsten talked about what the genre was lacking. In 2026, it’s also about the future of the genre and what we can expect. You can watch the complete talk on Twitch.
Moving from large areas towards user-friendliness
Where are MMOs heading more and more? According to Karsten, there has been a trend in the West for MMOs for some time now, where the genre is becoming more user-friendly. Smaller hurdles are being created so that more people are reached and more come to play.
Asian MMOs are also moving away from the PvE and sandbox aspects towards single-player elements and a focus on the story. There is also a greater emphasis on smaller dungeons and areas.
Jules also shared this view and justified this transformation by stating that the life circumstances of gamers change with increasing age. They now have more obligations and it is more attractive to hear that content can also be played alone in the evening, rather than having larger commitments through raids and guilds in a game.
Accordingly, games must adapt their presentation and development to cater to these gamers.
Revenue from MMOs was also discussed in the talk. Karsten believes it is unfortunately rare for an MMO to rely on players paying a one-time price.
It is currently still more common to fund MMOs with a subscription model or to make the game free to play, and then profitably design it with battle passes or other monetization options.
In 2026, we can expect a bit more in terms of MMO and MMORPG than in the previous year.
If this article has sparked your interest in these two game genres, but you don’t know which one to play, you might find inspiration in our list: The 10 currently best MMOs and MMORPGs in 2026
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