Visionary Realms’ Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen sees success in early access
Visionary Realms is an ambitious game studio that recently launched early access for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, a massively multiplayer online role-playing social fantasy game.
The December 13 launch on Steam was a bittersweet moment for the team, which had been run by EverQuest game pioneer Brad McQuaid. McQuaid died at age 50 in 2019, in the midst of the game’s development.
But the team carried on and after years of development, the company was able to launch early access for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, a social high-fantasy MMO game for the the PC. It is available for purchase on Steam for $40.
In an interview, the game leaders said they were honored at the reception it received for bringing back the classically spirited challenge, discovery, awe and social experience to MMOs, and it hopes sharing the story inspires other indies.
“To get to this point is very proud and humbling experience,” CEO Chris Rowan said in an interview with GamesBeat. “But we’ve got it out on early access on Steam and the reaction has been spectacular, with mostly positive reviews, great sales. We’ve been finding our way around this concept of open development, doing things with the doors and windows open and inviting the community to be part of that, and sharing what’s happening, and taking their feedback and including them in testing from an earlier stage than is has ever really been done.”
