4. Crowfall
Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Payment model: Buy2Play Website: Website of Crowfall
What is Crowfall? The MMORPG Crowfall is a somewhat unusual representative of the genre. Here, you are not in a persistent world completing quests. Instead, you travel from your Eternal Kingdom to the Dying Worlds and experience time-limited campaigns there.
In these campaigns, you fight against each other, gather resources, and then take a portion back to your kingdom, which you also continuously expand this way.
How did the crowdfunding campaign go? Crowfall was successfully funded through Kickstarter in March 2015. A total of $ 1,766,204 was raised. However, the total amount for the development of the MMORPG is higher, as the developers at Artcraft received financial injections and also sell licenses for the game engine. To date, a total of $ 5,774,565 has been raised through ongoing crowdfunding.
How is the game doing today? Crowfall, which is called the most strategic MMORPG, is already quite advanced. Campaigns are playable, and the Eternal Kingdom can also be expanded. However, the release in 2020 did not happen. But the development of the game is nearing its end.
There are still some final touches to be made before the MMORPG officially launches. What is planned for this year has already been revealed by the developers:
3. Chronicles of Elyria
Platforms: PC Release: Unknown Payment model: Buy2Play Website: Website of Chronicles of Elyria
What is Chronicles of Elyria? The MMORPG has a very interesting concept. You live in a fantasy world where you can basically do whatever you want. It is possible to explore the world as an adventurer or to build your own trading empire.
Your character in Chronicles of Elyria will inevitably die at some point. Therefore, it is important to ensure a descendant who will inherit some of your traits and can continue your empire.
How did the crowdfunding campaign go? The Kickstarter campaign brought in $ 1,361,435 for the developers at Soulbound Studios in June 2016. A permanent crowdfunding campaign is being carried out on the website. Players can buy packages with items, access to the game, and land. The current financing stands at $ 7,918,966.
How is the game doing today? The situation surrounding Chronicles of Elyria is confusing. On March 25, 2020, it was announced that the game was being canceled. All employees were let go. Players then filed lawsuits. The founder of Soulbound Studios, Jeromy “Caspian” Walsh, stated that the MMORPG will definitely be released.
The studio has now announced that it will first release a strategy game called Kingdoms of Elyria, which will help finance the continued development of the MMORPG as well as represent the strategy part of Chronicles of Elyria. More about it here:
Players invest millions of US dollars in MMORPG, now get … a strategy game
