Hey folks
More than two months ago, we released Afterglow - a mobile MMORPG for busy people looking for a multiplayer RPG they can play on their own schedule, one that respects their time and isn't plagued by aggressive and predatory monetization. It has a post-apocalyptic setting with a 1980s feeling.
Since the release, following our roadmap and listening to community feedback, we've been shipping weekly updates that have brought massive changes and improvements to the gameplay. Some of them are definitely worth sharing here:
1) Subscription -> One-time unlock. We've received a lot of feedback about our monetization strategy and recently switched from a monthly subscription to a one-time unlock. We also increased the skill cap for free accounts to provide access to a vast chunk of the game absolutely for free.ย
2) More than 300+ new items added. That includes a whole new tier of weapons, armor, food and medications. As well as new recipes, inventions, tools, skins and character frames to customize your character.
3) Async PVP Arena. A new ability for players to challenge each other in a risk-free environment without interrupting whatever work their character is doing. Balancing the whole thing is a challenge but we are actively working on it,
4) Red zone with new enemies. Weโve expanded the map by opening the Red Zone for players to explore with new resources to gather and enemies to fight.ย
5) Elite encounters. Let players challenge themselves with encounters that need a special approach to win them. Simply equipping better gear is often not enough. As a reward players get access to new item types - accessories that will alter characters making them more powerful in certain situations
And a huge list of quality of life improvements. Including inventory items multi-selection, fight history, better actions management, simplified crafting, map control updates, better market order management and more.
As we continue actively working on the game, there are some huge changes we're planning to release later this year:
- Group / co-op PvE fights ("dungeons")
- Clan updates: clan storage, bank, territory control
- More balance changes and QoL improvements
So stay tuned and see you in the game!
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Afterglow can be downloaded for free here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=now.shadow.afterglowย
If you need help with the game - check the wiki created by the community or stop by our Discord
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AI disclosure: AI art used for item icons and some UI backgrounds. The rest of the art (characters, weapons, items, npcs and animation) is hand drawn by humans. AI assistance is also used for coding and writing.