Hi all! I'm the developer of Harling, a fantasy MMORPG I've been building on my own. It runs natively on Linux: the launcher comes as a .deb for Ubuntu and Debian and as an AppImage for every other distro, and once installed it keeps the game updated by itself.
The world is Orand, a continent of 58 regions (these tests will focus on just one of them) where four ancient Labyrinths are starting to give way. There are six classes (Knight, Mage, Archer, Barbarian, Monk, Assassin), group dungeons and voice chat with the players around you.
Harling is in an early stage of development and still in testing, so not everything works well yet: expect bugs, balance that needs adjusting, graphics to improve and more. I'm looking for testers who enjoy playing and telling me what works and what doesn't. Spots are limited and invites go out in small waves. The server is in Europe, so the ping is best from here.
Sign up here: https://playharling.com/#partecipa
I'll be in the comments for any question, Linux ones especially. Thanks for reading!
Edit (Oct 12): in-game screenshots, only cropped to hide the HUD.
Update (Oct 16): a first gameplay video is up: https://youtu.be/DPfqgG2HInQ
Hey, if you could make a 5-30 minute video of just gameplay showing off some systems, going through a few levels to see what the gameplay is like, that would really help.
I'm excited for innovation in the genre but I'd like to see some "real substance" before signing up for a test.
So much this. There’s only concept art on the website. If this is ready to playtest then there really should be a video and screenshots of the current state of the game.
Otherwise it gives bad vibes like those weird NFT “MMOs” that never showed what the game actually liked like on their website. Like one wants to trick players into downloading rather than enticing them to by showing off the possible experiences.
This just reminded me, what ever happened to Earth 2? I couldn't believe people were getting sucked into this one in particular
EDIT: Did a quick search and seems like not much has changed. Still nothing that resembles an actual game, and still people can't get their money back out.
Fair ask. There are six in-game screenshots at https://cecchigl.itch.io/harling for now. A gameplay video will come when there's something worth showing in one.
As promised, here's a first gameplay video: https://youtu.be/DPfqgG2HInQ It's very amateur, recorded by me, but it should give you an idea of the game's current look & feel.