Palia

Palia looks like a super-chill community MMO from a studio of industry veterans

It’s hitting pre-alpha soon, too

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Singularity 6, a new studio made up of developers from companies like Blizzard, Riot, Epic, Zynga, and Sony, has announced their first game: an MMO with a bit of town life called Palia.

As shown in the short trailer released today,Ā PaliaĀ sees players awaking as a human in a world and venturing out towards a quiet town. Humanity was once a legendary race, but inĀ PaliaĀ it disappeared thousands of years prior.

Given a plot of land to build their home in, they’ll have the chance to establish themselves in this village, while also uncovering the greater narrative mysteries.

In this “community sim,” players can create their own character, decorate their home, and participate in activities with others. Fishing, cooking, and other ventures look to be available, and according to a press release, players can “meet, befriend, and romance” a compelling cast of characters.

It gives me majorĀ Stardew ValleyĀ MMO vibes with a fantasy twist, and the idea of creating a Neighborhood (Palia’s version of guilds) with my friends and building our community together sounds like a great way to burn hours upon hours together. The mixture of massively multiplayer adventures and community with the town life of anĀ Animal CrossingĀ orĀ Harvest MoonĀ could be pretty rad.

Currently,Ā PaliaĀ is looking to launch into pre-alpha this summer on PC. You can sign up for that pre-alpha on theĀ PaliaĀ site here.


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