Our latest coverage of Bitcraft.
It’s been two years since Clockwork Labs first unveiled its upcoming sandbox MMO, BitCraft. To mark the occasion, the studio revealed that its planning to kick off alpha testing for the cross-platform game in early 2024. To recap, BitCraft is a procedural-generated sandbox MMORPG that was first announced in September 2021 and is being backed by several big-name investors including [...]
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Clockwork Labs has just concluded its tenth and last pre-alpha test for BitCraft and the studio is taking advantage of the downtime to share their plans for the well-funded sandbox MMORPG. In the near future, fans can expect the start of closed alpha testing, the introduction of “civilization gameplay” for a true MMORPG experience, the addition of music and sound [...]
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BitCraft developer Clockwork Labs has kicked off the much-awaited sandbox MMORPG’s 10th pre-alpha test earlier this week. The week-long playtest will run until May 31st and will focus on testing the game’s progression and group-based systems. During this test, players will initially focus on solo progression, gradually transitioning to cooperative play as they tackle ambitious construction projects. The developers aim [...]
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Clockwork Labs has upgraded Bitcraft’s backend system and revamped its UI in preparation for the procedural-generated sandbox MMORPG’s jump to alpha testing. Following the conclusion of Phase 9 of its pre-alpha test at the top of the month, the team uncovered major bugs related to the game’s tutorial that it’s gone ahead and fixed in preparation for the final phases [...]
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Clockwork Labs has confirmed another BitCraft pre-alpha testing scheduled for the end of the month. The studio says that it will be inviting “several thousand” players to participate in the playtest who’ll be selected from the 752,000 or so applicants who’ve applied for a chance to put the sandbox MMORPG through its paces. If you’ve had the opportunity to take [...]
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It’s been roughly a year since Clockwork Labs started pre-alpha testing for BitCraft, a low-poly sandbox MMORPG that has absolutely nothing to do with cryptocurrency despite its title. Since then, interest in the game has blown up with more than 752,000 applicants waiting to get into the ongoing pre-alpha test. “For reference and to understand why so many people have [...]
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Upcoming sandbox MMORPG BitCraft has apparently gotten a lot of attention from cryptocurrency enthusiasts on account of its title. Clockwork Labs Co-founder Tyler Cloutier, however, says that the title is just that and has nothing to do with cryptocurrency and NFTs and will never will. Although the team admits that the name was initially meant to be replaced with a [...]
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Bitcraft developer Clockwork Labs has been relatively quiet over the past few months aside from a few dev blogs here and there. The latest news is that the studio has secured $22 million during a Series A funding round led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Roblox founder and CEO David Baszucki also participated as a private investor. Baszucki [...]
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BitCraft has officially begun pre-alpha testing, giving a small group of testers their first taste of the upcoming sandbox survival MMORPG. The playtest will last for several months with only a handful of players to start. Developer Clockwork Labs will be adding to the initial group of testers in waves, and will be sending out more invites accordingly. “The goal [...]
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Clockwork Labs, a fully remote game development studio, revealed their first project today titled Bitcraft which bills itself as a "community sandbox MMORPG". The game is highly ambitious and promises a level of freedom for players not seen in any modern MMORPG as it looks to mix sandbox survival/crafting elements with MMORPGs. The game's "pre-alpha" begins this fall with registrations [...]
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