The week from June 29 to July 5 is once again all about the grind fest on MeinMMO. During our big MMORPG theme week 2026, you can expect nostalgic retrospectives, exciting analyses from renowned industry veterans, sneak peeks at upcoming online role-playing games, and entertaining streams.
The MMORPG genre has been an integral part of MeinMMO’s DNA since its inception in 2013, and that will remain the case in the future. As in the past two years, the genre enthusiasts from our editorial team have prepared for you in 2026 a large, colorful grind fest theme week for the best genre in the world.
What is the grind fest?
With the grind fest, we want to celebrate our and your enthusiasm for the MMORPG genre. How? With nostalgic anecdotes, insightful analyses, exciting interviews, and entertaining streaming evenings, which will be live on MeinMMO from June 29 to July 5. Joining us: renowned industry veterans who have shaped the MMORPG genre for decades. You can find the extensive program for the grind fest below.
This was one of the exciting talks from the grind fest 2025:
What to look forward to – the program of the grind fest 2026
What we are planning in detail for the MMORPG theme week is revealed in the following program (Please note that individual program items may be postponed at short notice or there may be additions – we will update the overview daily and add the respective links as soon as an article is live).
Monday – June 29, 2026:
- Live: Yoshi-P talks to us about Evercold and the future of Final Fantasy XIV
- 12:00 PM: Since Sophia is vain, she needs a very special mouse to play MMORPGs
- 5:00 PM: Raph Koster (Star Wars Galaxies, Ultima Online) showed us Star Reach and impressed us with a strength of the MMORPGs
- 8:00 PM: Benedict’s favorite MMORPG is so difficult to play that he needs 2 VPNs and 4 new email addresses for it
Tuesday – June 30, 2026:
- 7:00 AM: After the playtest on Steam, the developers of Scars of Honor talk to us about lessons learned, early access, and funding the MMORPG
- 12:00 PM: Niko has seen a Spielberg movie 3 times because it shows how an MMORPG should feel
- 5:00 PM: An MMORPG made Jasmin go from an early bird to a night owl
- 8:00 PM: The history of MMORPGs from the 60s to 2026
Wednesday – July 1, 2026:
- 7:00 AM: 10 MMORPGs that upcoming online role-playing games should learn vital lessons from
- 12:00 PM: We played Persist Online, the new MMORPG from the Tibia creators from Regensburg – and had a developer answer all sorts of questions
- 5:00 PM: Because Nicole needed an alternative to New World, she took a colleague’s recommendation – and now she can’t let go
- From 6:00 PM: Start of the first stream on the GameStar Twitch channel (MMO Fails, WoW vs. GTA, Quiz)
- 8:00 PM: One MMO has changed gaming so much that its imitators inevitably fail
Thursday – July 2, 2026:
- 7:00 AM: Almost 8 years after release, Fallout 76 is a much better game – the director talks to us about the biggest changes
- From 10:00 AM: Start of the second stream on the GameStar Twitch channel (Future of MMOs, Tier list, Fascination LARP)
- 12:00 PM: The best MMORPGs for the Steam Deck
- 5:00 PM: The future of MMORPGs in the tier list: Which online role-playing games can save the genre?
- 8:00 PM: WoW gave Paul a years-long friendship, and that only because he wanted linen fabric so badly
Friday – July 3, 2026:
- 7:00 AM: The creators of Soulframe reveal to us how the fantasy Warframe is supposed to shape a new MMO genre
- 12:00 PM: 8 upcoming Asia MMORPGs reviewed: Which one is worth your time and which one should you avoid?
- 5:00 PM: Is Pokémon GO an MMORPG? After thousands of hours of catching pocket monsters, Paul’s answer is different than you think
- 8:00 PM: If you’re wondering why you keep getting pimples on your ears, your headphones might be to blame
Saturday – July 4, 2026:
- 7:00 AM: While almost all crowdfunding MMOs of recent years failed, a studio from Berlin shows how to do it right – they reveal their recipe for success
- 12:00 PM: The best MMORPGs of the future: The MeinMMO community has voted
- 5:00 PM: MMORPGs have never captivated Johanna, but that could change soon due to a trend that our expert finds really silly
- 8:00 PM: New World could have captivated our shooter expert Dariusz for thousands of hours, but it would have had to reveal its identity to do so
Sunday – July 5, 2026:
- 7:00 AM: 6 MMO legends tell us why it’s so hard to create a successful online role-playing game today
- 12:00 PM: “The MMO genre is funded by hope and dreams” – The YouTuber Phönix Bote spoke with us about the end of Ashes of Creation and its restart
- 5:00 PM: How Alex found friends for life through a terrible raid in Final Fantasy XIV
- 8:00 PM: Dariusz owns a gaming PC worth 2,000 euros, but thanks to a gadget for 10 euros, he finally enjoys Warframe
Come visit, it’s worth it!
It’s even more worthwhile in the coming week to regularly check out MeinMMO. And not just for MMORPG fans! Many of our articles are also aimed at gaming enthusiasts who simply want to learn more about the approximately 45-year history of one of the most exciting gaming genres there is.
By the way, there were also dozens of entertaining anecdotes, personal assessments, or informative news from the MMORPG genre on MeinMMO in the past days and weeks. Here’s a small selection:
Now the MeinMMO community is asked: How important is the MMORPG genre to you? Are you currently actively playing an online role-playing game? In which one have you invested the most playtime? Which upcoming MMORPG are you most looking forward to? Or have your MMORPG days long since passed and do you mostly play other genres now? Let us know in the comments!
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