What the heck is Blue Protocol Star Resonance? Is it a port of the mobile version that we knew was being developed? Is it a rebuild of the non-mobile game? Is it a floor polish and a dessert topping in one? Probably not the last one, but can we really be certain now? Am I floating? What if God were one of us? How many roads must a man walk down before you can call him a man? Can I stop asking rhetorical questions? Can I be excited? Do you have any gum?

I’m sorry, I got caught in a Question Loop and I needed to end the paragraph to get out of it. Let’s focus on Star Citizen which has a free-fly event going and nothing else notable that happened this week, I’m sure. On second thought, let’s not focus on that game. Let’s focus on Crystal of Atlan getting a confirmed release date of May 28th. Or that new multiplayer gacha game Neverness to Everness having both a terrible title and beta signups now open. Or even Evercore Heroes: Ascension having a demo live. Focus on one of those things.

Focusing on our full list of games in testing down below is also valid. Focusing on our full roundup of beta news? That’d be cool. Focusing on letting us know if something skipped to a new test phase without us noticing? Cool, cool, cool. Focusing on a burrito? Gosh, now I want a burrito. Hold on, I still have tortillas. Do I have tortillas? Oh no, is the question loop happening again?

Star Citizen’s new cash shop offerings provoked fresh pay-to-win and predatory monetization accusations Equinox Homecoming highlights current and upcoming content as players point out an undercooked build Blue Protocol is apparently coming westward as Blue Protocol Star Resonance on PC in 2025 Dune Awakening beta concurrency crests 37K after pre-order access shift MMO Hype Train: Equinox Homecoming’s rough start still holds potential if it can go the distance Star Citizen patches in alpha 4.1.1 and Invictus free-fly event, showcases the Idris cash shop ship Fight or Kite: Warborne Above Ashes blends fantasy and post-apoc for a structured PvP world Stars Reach invests in its economy and work on the 24/7 test server in its latest dev video Pax Dei is finally talking about its incoming optional subscription model First Impressions: Cubic Odyssey smothers its potential under too much progression Enshrouded has launched its sixth update of early access: The Thralls of Twilight Pax Dei explains how Verse 3’s map changes will result in ‘a more dynamic, interconnected world’ Hotta’s new multiplayer gacha RPG, Neverness to Everness, opens global beta signups Funcom recaps the Dune Awakening beta, promises more comms ahead of release Corepunk just added a new system that lets players boost dungeon difficulty at will Palia is already teasing its next content update – and an animal husbandry system Warborne Above Ashes nears the end of its 21-day Total War test while addressing ‘strategic depth’ BitCraft’s latest gameplay trailer leans into its communal MMORPG facets Palia’s Elderwood launches this afternoon with a new zone and a welcome mat for console players EverQuest II begins beta testing its PvP progression server and Kingdom of Sky expansion for Anashti Sul Pantheon Rise of the Fallen highlights class iconic abilities that make groups ‘more than the sum of their parts’ Cross-platform action MMO Crystal of Atlan announces May 28 launch date – and a new publisher

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 often 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, nor will games that are NFT/blockchain scams; we also do not list expansions, with occasional exceptions. Finally, we’ll mark games “malingering” if they’ve been in a certain tier of development for a long time with no clear path to launch. Open testing
Closed testing
Paid access
Legit MMORPG
Multiplayer
Malingering

33 Immortals: Early access
Abyss: Early access
The Adventurer’s Domain Online: Early access
Aero Tales Online: Early access
Aloft: Early access
Ammo and Oxygen: Early access starts November 7th
Anvil Empires: Intermittent alpha
Apogea: Open testing
Arcane Waters: Early access
Arc Raiders: Tech test this weekend, launch planned for 2025
Arcfall: Pre-alpha
Adrullan Online Adventures: Weekend-long open test starts April 19th, renamed from Evercraft Online
ARK 2: Paid early access
Arkheron: Closed beta
Ascendant: Open testing in August
Ashes of Creation: Alpha two
Ashfall: Closed beta
ASKA: Early access
Battlebit: Early access
Bellatores: Closed testing
Bellwright: Early access, developers of abandoned Last Oasis
Bitcraft: Early access launch on June 20th
Book of Travels: Early access
Brighter Shores: Early access
Camelot Unchained: Closed beta, planning to launch in late 2025
Chronicles of Elyria: Pre-alpha, again
Chrono Odyssey: Closed beta targeting May, launch planned for Q4 2025
Cinderstone Online: Closed beta
City of Titans: Alpha
Coreborn: Nations of the Ultracore: Early access
Corepunk: Early access
Craftopia: Early access
The Crew Motorfest: Closed testing
Crosswind: Future testing events planned on Steam
Crystals of Atlan: Launching on May 28th
Dark and Darker: Paid early access, legal troubles.
Dark and Light: Early access (abandoned?)
Darkbind: Closed beta (probably abandoned?)
Dawn of Defiance: Early access
Destiny Rising: Closed alpha starts November 1st
Dragonwilds: Early access
Dreamworld: Pre-alpha, open playtest until March 16th
Dune Awakening: Weekend beta May 9th, launch on May 20th June 10th, and this time we mean it!
Dungeonborne>: Early access
ECO: Early access, full launch planned in 2024
Eleven: Closed alpha
Enshrouded: Early access
Equinox Homecoming: Early access on May 8th
Eternal Tombs: Pre-alpha resumes October 11th
EVE Vanguard: Early access planned for summer 2026
Evercore Heroes: Paid testing, updates stopping with a focus on a redesign
Final Stand: Ragnarok: Early access (officially, really)
Fellowship: Closed testing on August 15th
FragPunk: Closed alpha, launch planned for March 6th
Frozen Flame: Early access
Havenhold: Closed beta
Homestead: Open alpha
IfSunSets: Early access
Ilysia: Early access
Inferna: Early access
King of Meat: Alpha test December 4th through the 14th
Kurtzpel: Closed beta
Legend of Ares: Open testing ahead of relaunch
Legendarium Online: Paid alpha access
Life is Feudal Arden: Open beta
Loftia: Alpha planned for April
Lost Skies: Early access
Magic to Master: Somehow, Palpatine returned in early access
Marathon: Alpha testing
Mecha Break: Open beta concluded, launching 2025
Midnight Murder Club: Closed testing this weekend
Monsters & Memories: Intermittent pre-alpha
Mortal Exodus: Closed testing
Necesse: Early access
Nightingale: Early access
Odd Giants: Alpha
Osiris: New Dawn: Back from the dead, not on Steam any longer
Outbound: Alpha testing
Outlaws of the Old West: Early access
Palia: Paid “open” beta, planning for launch in Q2
Palworld: Early access
Pantheon: Early access
Past Fate: Closed testing
Path of Exile 2: Early access December 6th
Pax Dei: Early access
Perfect New World: Closed beta
Pow Vista: Open beta (mobile)
Project Crawl: Closed testing
Project Friendship: Beta signups open now
Project Genom: Closed alpha (servers offline, abandoned?)
Project Gorgon: Early access beta
Project Loki: Closed beta
Project ST: Closed testing, open event ended
Prosperous Universe: Early access
Quinfall: Early access
Return Alive: Closed beta
Reign of Guilds: Early access
Rodent Rumble: Launching next year, playtest on October 11th
SamuTale: “Paid closed alpha early access” according to the developer, which is just early access, come on dude
Sand: Early access delayed
Scars of Honor: Next test October 26th
Seed: In pre-release, test run starts October 24th
Seekers of Skyveil: Early access
Ship of Heroes: Beta testing, plans for launch in 2025
Ships at Sea: Early access
Sky: Children of Light: Open early access
Skygard Arena: Early access
Smite 2: Open beta
Soulframe: Open pre-alpha planned for 2025
Spacecraft: Alpha in the first half of 2025, might not be an MMORPG but it’s vague
The Spell Brigade: Early access
Spellfarers: Early access
Steel Hunters: Early access
Supervive: Open testing November 20th
Star Citizen: Backer alpha
Star Resonance: Closed beta in China, rebrand of Blue Protocol Mobile following main title’s shutdown
Starbase: Early access open alpha
Stars Reach: Pre-alpha started
Synduality: Echo of Ada: Early access
Temtem Swarm: Early access
Tombstone: Closed testing, release planned for this year
Tower of Aghasba: Early access planned for November 19th
Tribes 3: Rivals: Early access, development slowing/stopping
Trimurti Online: Stress testing, open beta February 13th
Valheim: Early access
Valiance Online: Closed beta
Vaultbreakers: Closed testing, formerly known as Project F4E
Vindictus: Defying Fate: Test with multiplayer in June
WalkScape: Closed beta until June 15th
Warborne Above Ashes: Alpha
Waven Early access
ZeroSpace: Public beta through November 24th

We welcome additions and corrections to this list; send your info our way via tips!

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.