Embers Adrift
Embers Adrift business and news from across the web.- The best MMO and multiplayer deals from Steam’s 2026 summer sale and beyondSteam's 2026 Summer Sale is offering significant discounts on a wide variety of MMO and multiplayer titles, including bundles and individual game sales. Notable deals include discounts on Palworld, Guild Wars 2, Dune Awakening, Destiny 2 DLC, Elder Scrolls Online, and many more, with prices slashed across numerous genres and publishers.
- Make My MMO: Camelot’s early access, Loftia’s beta, Solarpunk’s launchSeveral crowdfunded MMOs have seen recent developments, including Camelot Unchained's early access launch, Loftia's upcoming beta, and Solarpunk's official launch. Other titles like AQ Worlds Infinity, Stars Reach, and My Time at Evershine have also provided updates on their development progress and release windows.
- The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite ‘small’ MMO online RPG?This article discusses the appeal of smaller-scale MMORPGs and online RPGs that cater to niche playerbases or offer more intimate experiences. It highlights games like Palia, Farever, Loftia, Embers Adrift, and Project Gorgon as examples of titles that thrive despite not aiming for massive player counts.
- Casually Classic: Five MMOs other than WoW Classic that deliver that old school feelThis article explores several Massively Multiplayer Online games that capture the old-school feel reminiscent of World of Warcraft Classic. Titles like Old School RuneScape, EverQuest Legends, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, Embers Adrift, and Project Gorgon are highlighted for their embrace of legacy game design principles, challenging gameplay loops, and community-focused experiences.
- Embers Adrift updates with challenge content, preps gathering and guild banksEmbers Adrift has received its latest monthly update, introducing new challenge content within the Forgotten Depths and preparing for future additions like a challenge on Redshore Bluffs. The update also includes the upcoming implementation of gathering banks and guild banks for testing, with water-based activities still in development.
- MMO Hype Train: Is it smart or foolish for upcoming MMOs to embrace hardcore attitudes?This article discusses the trend of upcoming MMORPGs embracing hardcore design philosophies, questioning whether this approach is wise or foolish. While some games like Embers Adrift and Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen have adopted more challenging mechanics, their success has been limited. The author notes the appeal of difficult games like Dark Souls but questions if there's enough demand for entire MMORPGs to be built around such a premise, especially given the inherent risks in the current market.
- Embers Adrift kicks off the new Challenge content with its latest patchEmbers Adrift has launched a new patch introducing Challenge content, which can be tackled by groups of 1-6 players. Players need to acquire a key from enemies within a zone to initiate the challenge, which involves completing a series of timed objectives. Successfully completing tasks grants additional time and rewards, with difficulty and rewards scaling based on group size.
- The MOP Up: Thousands of EVE Online players continue their epic warThe ongoing war in EVE Online saw over 4,500 pilots engaged in a battle over an Imperium Keepstar, with other fights occurring in surrounding systems. This week's MMO news roundup also includes updates on The Elder Scrolls Online's Night Market factions, Ultima Online's roadmap roundtable, and new content for Wartales and Torchlight Infinite.
- Make My MMO: AQWI’s $2M Kickstarter haul, Camelot Unchained’s weird early access
- Embers Adrift offers a small monthly patch while working on a larger featureEmbers Adrift released a small monthly patch focusing on minor adjustments and fixes, including VFX for heals and bear swipes, more consistent auction house prices, and improved pet interactions. The developers are prioritizing a larger future feature update while maintaining the monthly patch schedule.
- Indie MMORPG Embers Adrift returns to service with a tiny rollback after 24 hours offlineThe indie MMORPG Embers Adrift has returned to service after a catastrophic hardware failure caused a 24-hour outage. Stormhaven Studios restored the servers with a 15-minute data rollback to ensure data integrity. Players will need to download a small patch to connect to the updated servers.
- Embers Adrift is offline from a ‘catastrophic hardware failure’Embers Adrift is currently offline due to a catastrophic hardware failure affecting the live game service. Stormhaven Studios is working to migrate the service to a new host, a process that was planned for later this month but has been accelerated. The outage is expected to last between 12-24 hours.
- Make My MMO: Epitome made $661K on Kickstarter, Elite Dangerous unveiled the Kestrel Mk IIThe AI-driven MMORPG Epitome successfully concluded its Kickstarter campaign, raising approximately $661,000 from over 20,000 backers. Meanwhile, Elite Dangerous unveiled the Kestrel Mk II ship in early access, and various other crowdfunded MMOs like Pantheon, Star Citizen, and Project Gorgon provided updates on their development progress and upcoming patches.