Eldramoor: Haven in the Mist is slated to launch a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign next week, aiming to revive the fun of recently shuttered VR MMO Orbus VR.

Coming June 24th, the Eldramoor Kickstarter is hoping to garner support for a new VR MMORPG, slated to launch on Quest 3 and SteamVR headsets late next year.

Founded by ex-Orbus players, developer Resolute Games took on the challenge early last year, forming the studio in February 2024 to create a VRMMO to pick up where others have faltered.

Here’s how Resolute describes the action:

Embark on a mystical journey to Eldramoor: Haven in the Mist, and find your home away from home! Follow in the footsteps of the legendary hero Eldranis. Fight for the people, master diverse professions and socialize in the local tavern with fun mini-games. In Eldramoor, everyone is accepted for who they are. But a darkness, long locked away, has come creeping back. Uncover the land’s troubled history and defend the island from an ancient force that threatens to destroy everything in its path.

The studio says the game will include a variety of playable classes, including Warrior, Mage, Monk, and Alchemist, as well as raids, dungeons, world bosses, co-op gathering, and tavern mini-games. Moreover, it’s promising three designated PvP zones, and a host of activities, including fishing, foraging, mining, woodcutting, smithing, cooking, artisanry—some of which may not be available at launch.

Resolute Games hasn’t released info on funding tiers and possible stretch goals, however studio founder and CEO Lynn M. Souza says Eldramoor is aiming for the “same initial goal as Zenith,” pitching an initial $25,000 base funding goal.

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That said, the VR MMORPG genre has historically been a tough nut to crack, as segment leaders Orbus VR shut down earlier this year, and Zenith: The Last City studio Ramen VR announced late last year they were stepping back from development due to financial concerns.

Meanwhile, Ilysia VR is ostensibly running strong—also a result of a successful Kickstarter in 2020. Today, Ilysia VR is available across Quest and SteamVR headsets, and regularly releases updates and in-game purchasable items.

“As most of us know, Orbus was great for what it was, but it was developed for the Quest 1 back in 2019 and there haven’t been a whole lot of updates since,” Souza says on the game’s Discord. “Then, Zenith and Ilysia emerged and I was a kickstarter backer and Patreon of Ilysia and loved the concept.”

Resolute Games says Eldramoor is expected to be available in December 2026, coming to PC VR, Meta Quest 3 and other forthcoming standalone headsets. The studio says it’s targeting alpha release somewhere near the end of 2025, with a beta targeted sometime in Summer 2026.

You can find out more when the Kickstarter launches on June 24th, which will run until July 24th. The game’s Steam page is also now live, so you can wishlist it here.

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  • Andrew Jakobs

    Sliding characters? Things like that don't give me any hope in it becoming a professional developed game.

    • Agent J

      Its clearly very early pre alpha and they are just showcasing the networking. I dont think the alpha and onwards is going to have sliding characters. They will obviously just enable walk animations etc… thats not the hard part bro.

      • Andrew Jakobs

        If that's not the hard part, why not add it before showing, I personally wouldn't have dared show this after almost 1.5 year of development. Having actual walking characters is one of the more important aspect of a multiplayer game like this.

        • Lynn Souza

          We had key replacements in Sr level positions and I believe you will see a huge difference from this teaser to our full length video that we released with our Kickstarter. Additionally, we will be changing our entire art style and it’s going to be a huge upgrade. Keep an eye on us, you’re going to see a lot of changes and improvements leading up to our release next year.

  • ichigo

    Resolute Games VP of Game Development & Art Director Chris Beatrice in a prepared statement – "this is a world where inclusivity matters, so whether it’s a blacksmith in a wheelchair, a non-binary mayor…."

    I was wondering why i was seeing so many bluecry "journalists" talking about it. At least they are kind enough to wear the badge on their profiles so we know what they are.

    (RedFlag)

  • ichigo

    Resolute CEO Lynn M Souza – "As someone who wasn’t a traditional gamer, I fell in love with the MMORPG genre"

    Resolute Games VP of Game Development & Art Director Chris Beatrice – "this is a world where inclusivity matters, so whether it’s a blacksmith in a wheelchair, a non-binary mayor…."

    Millionaire* Corpo* Translation – Look we don't really like games or gamers but our ideology hasn't fully infested games yet we only have the bombing AAA market. And VR is a new ripe medium for us to find and CULTivate new members.

    • Anonymous

      At first I thought you are over-reading things, then I checked their webpage and the photos of their leadership and… yeah, I don't have faith either anymore.

      • ichigo

        This is more subtle than their lat PR run. Most likely got feedback and little engagement from the stench it gave off last time. Although this time they are asking for money from customers not investors. So it would be smart to hide this from paying customers. But they really really can't help themselves they have to preach!

        I mean just look at that shield icon with it's multi-color "flag" and the Black hand shake with the random gauntlet. Red Flags everywhere with them and their identity politic ideology. And yeah i also looked into them when i seen what they said and their CEO is what you would imagine. Not found her saying "toxic gamers" yet but i'm sure she's said it. Or at least will attack "toxic gamers" AKA paying customers when it fails.

        It all gives off a Concord/Dust born vibe for a niche VR market.

    • Foreign Devil

      Ain't nobody going to play as someone in a wheelchair in their fantasy game world! Especially people who actually have to use wheelchairs in the real world.

      • ichigo

        You do have those with victim complex who seek validation from learned behavior with this kind of media. That targets them and panders to their complex and helps reinforce this negativity. A very very small minority.

        But A small minority in a small VR niche market….but who cares when you got funding.

        And i will just say the Wheelchair comment you made hits home and is very true.

        (While they are a victim of the disability they don't have to act a victim towards everything there is a difference here. Victims don't want to be victims or pitted EVEN in a fantasy GAME! And i'm most likely not explaining very well on a complex nuanced subject.

        TLDR; Pandering BS games by stereotypical CEO in an echo chamber don't sell. Best making it Free to play/Meta Quest+ so you can pretend it sold to your investors.)

      • Lynn Souza

        You can’t play as a person in a wheelchair but there will be at least one npc in a wheelchair. Our desire is to reflect as much of humanity as we can in our game so that no matter if you’re white or black, straight or gay, American or Scottish (or anything in between those) you can see yourself reflected in every day life of Eldramoor

  • 25K for the Kickstarter? Do you realize that with that money you can't develop even a basic VR single player game? How can you develop a MMORPG?

    • Anonymous

      Kickstarters don't, can't and won't replace traditional VC funding. This is likely being used as a marketing tool to gather interest and engage with the community.

      • Lynn Souza

        Exactly correct

  • STL

    Kind of Skyrim VR with worse graphics? Wow.

    • Agent J

      Skyrim is a single player game and the controls are ass in VR. If you never really played and got in to MMORPGs you probably wouldn’t understand the appeal of an mmorpg in VR.

      There are always graphics limitations in VR worlds… but if all you care about is graphics maybe you should just go watch a movie.

  • Jonathan Winters III

    No matter HOW good the game seems….do NOT crowdfund. These usually do NOT work out as promised, and the funders are very often shafted in the end.

    • Agent J

      Nah you are wrong…

      This company actually has a core team of ex developers from other fully built VRMMOs, and given what they are promising, i dont see why it wouldnt succeed.

      They also have actual backend engineers on their team to make sure it is networked and working properly.

      • Jonathan Winters III

        I may be wrong, but alternatively you may be. Let's see how it all comes out in the wash.

      • Anonymous

        It is lead by a bunch of people who looks like more intereted in pushing woke narcissitic ideologies and agenda before the basic qualities of what makes a good game. Ex-devs or engineers of anywhere don't matter because they can easily get hushed by leadership who has an ideology agenda, just like Concord.

        I like to be proven wrong, but it usually never is the case because they never cared about their audiences.

        • Lynn Souza

          All I care about is the community. All the team cares about is putting out the best game possible to show the VR world it can be done. As the person below wrote, let’s come back here after Eldramoor releases and we can see who’s right.

    • Lynn Souza

      I mean that’s not really a great attitude for the game industry as a whole. We all know Kickstarter is taking a chance. I took a $1400 chance on Ilysia and years later I am still waiting to get what I purchased. But that won’t stop me from supporting other games.

  • Shuozhe Nan

    Feels like starting kickstarter at same time Ilysia goes f2p is a bad choice

    • Lynn Souza

      Ilysia raised $158k for their game and are now giving it away… Eldramoor will be f2p for levels 1-10 so you can get a taste and see if you like it. Beyond that you will have to buy the game which the majority of our Kickstarter backers have done.

  • BananaBreadBoy

    Love to see another attempt at a VRMMO!

    • Lynn Souza

      Thank you!!

  • Lynn Souza

    Hello everyone. I am the CEO of Resolute Games that everyone presumes to know. I will first and foremost say that the only reason why I created RG to develop Eldramoor was because I have been a member of the VR MMORPG community since 2018 and I love it. With Orbus gone and Zebith one foot out the door, the only game left was Ilysia. I was a Kickstarter backer of Ilysia and I am still routing for their success, but it’s common knowledge they have had their struggles.
    So the community I loved was losing their “homes” and I decided to step up and do something about it. I have invested a lot of my own money while not take a penny in salary. The only thing I care about is that our community has a home and that’s what we are trying to develop. I am happy to take all of your criticism as I have owned a very successful IT/Cybersecurity company for over 20 years and I am used to taking shots across my bow.
    Eldramoor will be a success, and it will be the home the VR MMORPG community needs…there is no other path for me. Thank you for everyone’s comments, I believe there is always something to be learned whether the comments are negative or positive,