From the watchtower
The watchlist
Our current read on the horizon. The watchlist is curated by contributors and reflects how closely we are tracking each world right now.
High signal
Worlds we are tracking closely. Strong potential, real momentum.
Aldermoor
Sandbox MMORPG · Greyford Studios
A classless, full-loot persistent world where territory is held by player guilds and the map is redrawn every season.
Waystone
Persistent World · Wayfarer Collective
A persistent fantasy world where travel is dangerous, settlements are player-built, and the roads between them are worth fighting for.
Starhaven Drift
Sci-fi Sandbox · Driftworks
A sci-fi sandbox where player corporations chart unexplored systems and the frontier never stops moving.
Hidden gem
Under the radar, but worth your attention.
Emberfall Online
Social RPG · Lantern & Loom
A social RPG set in a slowly dying world, where NPC factions remember your choices and the map cools a little more each season.
Ironwake
Survival Sandbox · Coldhearth Games
A low-fantasy survival world of seasonal sieges, player-forged settlements, and winters that decide who endures.
Watching
On the board and developing. We are keeping an eye out.
Tideforge
Survival Sandbox · Saltwake Interactive
A seafaring survival world where crews build, sail and defend floating settlements across an endless storm-wracked ocean.
The Verdant Accord
Crafting Sandbox · Meadowlight
A cozy-but-deep persistent world about rebuilding civilisation through cooperative crafting, trade and diplomacy.
Scouting
Early sightings. Still gathering information.
Hollowreach
Hardcore PvP · Nullpoint Games
A hardcore PvP frontier where death has weight, maps are unmarked, and knowledge is the only real progression.