Progress Bar is Chris Neal’s specialty column on MMOs and pseudo-MMOs in early access. [Follow this column’s RSS feed]
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Progress Bar: Farever’s server issues trip up an otherwise fun and frolicking MMO-lite
The simple things can often be the best. Some days you just want a basic three-ingredient meal. The best comforts can come from a...
Progress Bar: Skate brings nostalgic, simple but solid gameplay in its early access so far
I don't know that there were many games that felt like they were meant for me more than Skate when it first came to...
Progress Bar: Jump Space feels like a fully finished game even in its early access state
I make it no secret that I am a big fan of Jump Space. I was immediately intrigued when we started first charting its...
Progress Bar: Soulframe’s Preludes 10 offers artistry, annoyance, and a lot of potential
I think a lot of my feelings about the pre-alpha build of Soulframe can be summed up by the fight against the boss Garren...
Progress Bar: We demo’d eight Steam Next Fest games that multiplayer fans should check out
Ah, Steam Next Fest. A smorgasbord of sketchy titles and hentai games. I kid (mostly), it's also a great way to experience some all-new,...
Progress Bar: Hyper Light Breaker needs more time to bake in early access
That headline is probably going to elicit furious typing from those who equate self-worth with the ability to surmount challenging video games, but I'm...
Progress Bar: Nightingale’s Realms Rebuilt update is a strong step in the right direction
As most of you fine readers likely know, I was something of a fan of Nightingale. I enjoyed the previews I was a part...
Progress Bar: Wayfinder is in a much better place as an offline game
Normally we're the sort of gamers who advocate for more MMOs and multiplayer games, not less. We're also all about games being preserved. Therein...
Fight or Kite: Warhaven’s pre-season 2 is super fun but perilously unbalanced
Update: This column was written before we knew that Nexon has decided to sunset the game in April, unfortunately. Consider this our eulogy and...
Progress Bar: Another go-round with cozy ‘MMO’ Palia, this time on the Switch
I'm not much of a console player in general. The controller has always felt limiting to me, especially when compared with the precision of...
Progress Bar: The bullet hell of Survived By
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Progress Bar! This monthly column will be my personal look at early access MMO, MMO-like, and multiplayer games...
