Arcany free for everyone. No paywall.

Hello everyone!

We started creating Arcany 4 years ago from a blank canvas, from nothing, and for 3 years we kept quietly building in our spare time, anxiously waiting for the right moment to show it to everyone. That moment came 1 year ago, and we still remember how scared and excited we were at the same time. Seeing people have fun in this world we built was, and always will be, an unreal feeling.

We always put transparency first and read every single comment from our community, both good and bad, and we take them all into consideration, because you really matter to us. After all, if we want Arcany to feel like your home, we need to hear what home feels like to you.

Our subscription model was made with the best intentions at heart. We wanted to avoid any type of microtransactions or DLC, so we took inspiration from our favourite game, Old School RuneScape. We loved the idea of an affordable monthly payment that already took care of everything, so we could focus on creating more content while getting a bit of help every month. This mattered even more given our current financial situation, we don’t have funding or a publisher, it’s just the two of us.

Then Early Access happened

Initially, the community was split in half on this monetization method, but after Early Access released on Steam, we kept getting the same comment: “I like the game, but the membership is not fair at this stage.” At first, we thought it was just a small number of people who felt this way, but it didn’t take long to realize that many of you thought the same thing.

We want Arcany to be a formidable competitor in the MMO genre, and that won’t happen if we don’t listen to our community and our players, because we make the world, but you’re the ones living in it.

So we agree with you, we’re removing the membership paywall for the entire game’s campaign. You’ll be able to freely explore every dungeon, every quest and every skill. Optionally , you can support us with a membership, which unlocks more bank space, housing objects and cosmetics.

We want you to know that we care about you and that there’s no barrier between us. We listen to you, and we always will, because you’re the players, after all.

Since we need to change a lot of our server infrastructure, Arcany will open its doors to everyone on Saturday, November 7.

With Arcany now free with an optional membership, we’re preparing a Kickstarter campaign that will allow us to work on Arcany full-time and give it the quality updates it deserves. The campaign will launch at the same time as the free update, but you can already follow it here:

Thank you for playing, and we’ll see you soon!

With love, Polypoode