We hope you feel that your testing experiences in World of Warcraft: Classic have sufficiently reminded you of what the classic game felt like, because the game’s beta testing is ending early on July 12th. There will still be stress testing, but the constant test access will be gone, and you’ll be back to playing the game’s retail version. Or just not logging in again until August, that would make sense as well.
Meanwhile, the holiday made for a light beta week, but there’s still some irons in the fire, so to speak.
- Astellia is getting ready for its second closed beta test, although exact dates and times have yet to be determined. It will be very ready when it happens, though. Don’t expect it to take a month.
- Looks like Eternal Magic is kicking off its closed beta testing on July 17th, and if you don’t recall the title, it’s the one that comes complete with a beauty contest for the ladies. This is actually part of what’s being put forth as a marketing point.
- If you need a new anime MMO of some sort, keep your eyes on Blue Protocol, although you should perhaps wait for some actual information before you get too excited. Right now all we really have is the title.
- Lastly… there’s nothing we can say about Atlas getting a beta for its single-player mode that doesn’t wind up just restating that point. This is a thing that’s happening. It’s entirely real. I have nothing to add.
That sure was some news! You can also check out our full list of games in beta just below, and let us know in the comments if something skipped test phases without us noticing. Seriously, we appreciate that diligence.
As always, we consider an MMO to be in open testing if it features free, public signups and will server wipe prior to launch. An MMO is marked in closed testing if it’s running a private test phase that cannot freely be accessed by the general public; it’s usually under NDA as well. Early access and crowdfunded MMOs whose tests we deem legitimate will be included. So-called “open beta” soft-launch MMOs with cash shops, no sign of launch in the west, or limited interest for our readers will not be listed; we also do not list expansions, with occasional exceptions.
AdventureQuest 3D: Open beta
Arcfall: Pre-alpha
Ashes of Creation: Alpha one phase one
Astellia: Closed beta
Bless Unleashed: Closed beta
Camelot Unchained: Closed beta one
Children of Ur: Open alpha, further development merged with Eleven
Chronicles of Elyria: Pre-alpha
Citadel: Forged with Fire: Early access
Crowfall: Backer pre-alpha
Cube World: Closed alpha
Dauntless: Open beta
Dark and Light: Early access
Divergence Online:Â Alpha
Dual Universe: Alpha
ECO: Early access
Edengrad: Early access
Eleven:Â Closed alpha
Ever, Jane: Open beta
Kurtzpel: Closed beta
Gloria Victis: Early access on Steam
Global Adventures: Closed beta
Guardians of Ember: Open beta
Legends of Aria: Early access
Life is Feudal: Early access
Line of Defense: Early access, removed from Steam
New World: Closed alpha
Occupy White Walls: Early access
Osiris: New Dawn: Early access
Outlaws of the Old West: Early access
Pantheon: Backer pre-alpha
Pathfinder Online: Subscription “early enrollment”
PixARK: Early access
Project Genom: Closed alpha, servers offline for restructuring with SpatialOS
Project Gorgon: Early access beta
Prosperous Universe: Early access
SamuTale: Closed alpha
Ship of Heroes: Alpha
Star Citizen: Backer alpha
The Black Death: Early access alpha
The Cycle: Alpha, weekly test cycle
The Repopulation: Early access alpha
Torchlight Frontiers: Closed alpha, no NDA
Valiance Online: Alpha
WoW Classic: Closed beta
Yes, MMO gamers, you too can perform the unpaid quality-control work otherwise known as game testing! Check out Massively Overpowered’s Betawatch every week for a run-down of MMOs that are still on the road to launch, even if they appear to have set up a permanent residence in a shed called early access.
