Gameloft’s Order And Chaos: Guardians Android Beta Launch Set For January 24

NetEase and Gameloft have partnered to bring the WoW-like Order and Chaos mobile franchise back to life with the open beta launch of Order and Chaos: Guardians on January 24. This interation of the franchise isn't a full fledged MMO, but has multiplayer elements.

“In Order and Chaos: Guardians, players will form adventuring parties consisting of powerful mages, skilled rangers, magical beasts, mighty warriors, and more,” the team announced. “Heroes of different races and classes from the Order and Chaos universe — each with their own distinct basic attributes — can be recruited and cultivated through a mixture of exploring monster-filled dungeons, challenging boss battles, and fighting other player-created squads.”

Order and Chaos Online was one of the first full-fledged MMORPGs to come out on mobile when it launched back in 2011. The success of Dota and the advent of MOBA games a few years later prompted Gameloft to release its own entry into the genre in the form of Heroes of Order and Chaos in 2012, followed by Order and Chaos 2 in 2015, both of which suffered from extremely poor turnouts. All three games have since been shut down.

As for Order and Chaos: Guardians, it appears to be a multiplayer game that will feature MMO-style character progression, guilds, and an offline mode where progress will carry over to the live game. The game will initially be available on Android devices and will be coming to other mobile platforms alongside its full release later this year.