The year 2016 will be a true celebration for gamers! We have created a release list with all planned MMO releases for 2016. We dare to look beyond the box and also list some other games that have a strong online focus.
Although not all developers and publishers have yet revealed their release dates for this year, it is already clear that the gaming year 2016 will have some highlights for every taste. For this reason, it looks quite sparse in some months, but we will continuously update this list as soon as new release dates are announced.
1st Quarter (Winter)
2016 starts off well, as Blade & Soul finally arrives in the West after years of waiting. March then boasts the big title “The Division”, but also some unknowns like Black Desert and Tree of Savior were still waiting for a fixed date.
January
- Blade & Soul | MMORPG | PC | January 19
February
March
- Black Desert | MMORPG | PC | March 3
- The Division | Shooter-MMO | PC, PS4, Xbox One | March 8
2nd Quarter (Spring)
This coming spring, it will be time to unleash the dinosaurs. ARK: Survival Evolved leaves Early Access and will truly take off on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Will the summer 2015 hit be able to repeat its success? If not, Overwatch is definitely waiting in the wings to pave Blizzard’s way into the shooter market. Battleborn is also aiming for the shooter market and is scheduled to release in May after a delay.
April
- Tree of Savior | MMORPG | PC | April 28
May
- Battleborn | Team Shooter | PC, PS4, Xbox One | May 3
- Overwatch | Team Shooter | PC, PS4, Xbox One | May 24
- Project Genom | Shooter | PC | May 2016 (Early Access)
June
3rd Quarter (Summer)
In the summer, the long wait of the WoW Community finally comes to an end. By the end of September at the latest, the next expansion “World of Warcraft: Legion” should be on the store shelves, throwing new content at the hungry player base. The lost trust should now be restored.
July
- Riders of Icarus | MMORPG | PC | July 6
- Neverwinter | MMORPG | PS4 | July 19
August
- No Man’s Sky | Space-MMO | PC, PS4 | August 9
September
- Divergence Online | Shooter-MMO | PC | 3rd Quarter
- Paragon | MOBA | PC, PS4 | 3rd Quarter
- World of Warcraft: Legion | MMORPG | PC | September 21
4th Quarter (Fall)
The fall is still largely uncertain; however, at least Crowfall should enter beta during this period. Those who enjoy intrigue and politics will fully immerse themselves in the concept that the developers themselves call “Throne War Simulator”.
October
November
December
- Camelot Unchained | MMORPG | PC | 4th Quarter
- Crowfall | MMORPG | PC | 4th Quarter (Beta)
- Star Trek Online | MMORPG | PS4 | 3rd or 4th Quarter
- H1Z1 | Shooter-MMO | PC, PS4 | 3rd or 4th Quarter 2016
- ARK: Survival Evolved | Survival-MMO | PC, Xbox One, PS4 | December
Uncertain
In conclusion, there are still some games whose exact release date is very uncertain. These games may not even release in 2016 or, if they do, only in an alpha or beta phase. We have included them in the list anyway.
- City of Titans | MMORPG | PC
- Kingdom under Fire II | RTS-RPG | PC, PS4
- Shards Online | Sandbox-MMO | PC
- Bless Online | MMORPG | PC
- Albion Online | Sandbox-MMORPG | PC
- Chronicles of Elyria | MMORPG | PC | 3rd Quarter 2017 (End 2016 Closed Alpha)
- Escape from Tarkov | Shooter-MMO | PC
- Gloria Victis | MMORPG | PC
- Star Citizen | Sci-fi-MMO | PC | 4th Quarter 2016
- Life is Feudal | MMORPG | PC
- Sea of Thieves | Pirate Multiplayer | PC
- Life of Rome | MMORPG | PC
- Lineage Eternal: Twilight Resistance | MMORPG | PC
- Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen | Group MMORPG | PC
- Project Gorgon | MMO | PC
- Saga of Lucimia | Group MMO | PC
- Shroud of the Avatar | MMORPG | PC
- Sky Saga | MMO | PC
- Utherous | Sandbox-MMORPG | PC
- Valiance Online | SciFi-MMO | PC
