Marshall Bowers

Conjurer of code. Devourer of art. Pursuer of æsthetics.

Indie MMOs

Building an MMORPG is a monumental undertaking that is typically only done by large teams.

Building one solo is largely considered to be a fool's errand.

And yet, there are some who cannot resist the allure of creating online worlds.

The following are some of the valiant individuals who are building an MMO solo:

Mythfall

Mythfall is a 2D bullet hell MMO being developed by UnitOfTime.

Unit has a long-running YouTube playlist with devlogs for the game.

It is written in Go.

Trolddom

Trolddom is an old-school 2D fantasy open world MMORPG being developed by Rasmus Neckelmann.

Rasmus posts development updates on the Plant Based Games blog.

Stirge Hunters

Stirge Hunters is an "evolving online roleplaying game set in a grim world of dark fantasy on the brink of existential collapse" being developed by Twinnrova.

Devlogs are uploaded to a YouTube playlist on Twinnrova's channel.

HighSpell

HighSpell is a browser-based MMO inspired by RuneScape Classic being developed by dewdrinkr.

It is written in TypeScript and uses Babylon.js for rendering.

Last updated on Saturday, June 7, 2025.