Drakantos Opens Its Pixel-Art World to Testers Next Week

Brazilian indie studio Wingeon Game Studios will open the gates to its upcoming free-to-play MMO Drakantos from 25-27 July in a limited closed beta on PC. The pixel-art project has quietly gathered more than 300,000 Steam wishlists.

Unlike many modern MMOs that lean on sprawling 3D worlds, Drakantos opts for an isometric pixel style that recalls 16-bit RPGs while mixing in real-time combat. Visually, the game looks a bit like Tibia. Test slots will be handed out via Steam’s “Request Access” button, and each accepted player can invite one friend, a move that should help Wingeon stress-test its servers and matchmaking systems ahead of a broader launch.

• The test window runs from 25 July at 14:00 BST until 27 July.
• More than 20 hero classes will be available, each with customisable hairstyles, armour variants, and skill loadouts.
• Early content includes handcrafted dungeons featuring dynamic events, hidden chests, and large-scale boss encounters.
• Three PvP formats are planned: small-team Arena bouts, dungeon Invasions that let one party disrupt another, and the chaotic PvPvE Hellgate mode.
• Wingeon lists 160 enemy types, 200 pets, and hundreds of mounts and cosmetic skins already implemented, suggesting the studio is aiming for breadth at launch.
• The closed beta’s first round of invites will be distributed on 25 July; invited players must have been Steam friends for at least 30 days to bring a companion.

Drakantos’ emphasis on bite-size dungeon runs and class variety puts it somewhere between classic dungeon crawlers and contemporary live-service MMOs. If the upcoming test period goes smoothly, Wingeon could find itself with a niche hit amid the recent renaissance of retro-styled online games.