Feeling like World of Warcraft with more tension and higher stakes, this fantasy extraction "mini MMO" just hit 1.0

We've never really seen an actual World of Warcraft killer. We've seen rival MMOs come and go, with the likes of Final Fantasy 14, Old School Runescape, and Guild Wars 2 pushing their way to the front of the chasing pack, but never quite managing to topple Blizzard's age-old goliath. But, in 2025 alone we saw various new WoW-inspired alternatives appear. Fellowship is perhaps the most prominent, followed by Eldegarde, previously known as Legacy: Steel and Sorcery. Notorious Studios' extraction-based MMO had a lot of promise, but struggled to stick the early access landing. But that was over a year ago, and with a snazzy new name and a lot of fine-tuning, Eldegarde has officially launched in 1.0. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS:Multiplayer action RPG from ex Blizzard devs confirms 1.0 launch date, and it's got a much-needed name change

Jan 22, 2026 - 05:37

Feeling like World of Warcraft with more tension and higher stakes, this fantasy extraction "mini MMO" just hit 1.0

We've never really seen an actual World of Warcraft killer. We've seen rival MMOs come and go, with the likes of Final Fantasy 14, Old School Runescape, and Guild Wars 2 pushing their way to the front of the chasing pack, but never quite managing to topple Blizzard's age-old goliath. But, in 2025 alone we saw various new WoW-inspired alternatives appear. Fellowship is perhaps the most prominent, followed by Eldegarde, previously known as Legacy: Steel and Sorcery. Notorious Studios' extraction-based MMO had a lot of promise, but struggled to stick the early access landing. But that was over a year ago, and with a snazzy new name and a lot of fine-tuning, Eldegarde has officially launched in 1.0.

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Multiplayer action RPG from ex Blizzard devs confirms 1.0 launch date, and it's got a much-needed name change

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