We are able to consider a few medieval-style sandbox MMOs which might be all about open world FFA PvP and carving out a reputation from the cover of your enemies and whatnot, however now there’s a brand new title promising this type of gaming expertise. Meet Renown, a brand new sandbox heading to early entry on Monday, September twenty second, that invitations gamers into its gritty world of “chaos, craftsmanship, and fight.” After which in all probability stab you within the neck for having the gall to have a look at it.
“Renown throws as much as 100 gamers into sprawling, open-world servers the place survival is earned by technique and energy. Gamers will collect assets, construct highly effective strongholds, and lead their clans in brutal, skill-based fight in opposition to rival factions. Each wall constructed, each alliance shaped, and each sword swing might tip the steadiness of energy.”
This one seems to lean fairly closely into its gankbox nature, calling itself a world with “little oversight” as gamers construct fortifications and city, craft siege engines, and try to seize factors of curiosity and assets. The sport additionally heralds its skill-based fight, with a serious concentrate on melee and the wielding of traditional arms.
Following a profitable Kickstarter marketing campaign in 2024, developer RDBK Studios has been arduous at work with alpha checks, demos, stress checks, and varied updates main as much as early entry. As for a way lengthy this portion of improvement will run, the studio does state it intends to be in early entry “for 12-18” (???) however can also be non-committal, stating that it “isn’t simply on hitting a launch date however on constructing one thing that may develop with the group.” Caveat emptor and all that.