Paddle Creek Games’ survival MMO Fractured Veil is shutting down. The action-adventure game set in Hawaii launched into early access in January 2024, and at the time, the small team of about 10 developers seemed optimistic about its future. As recently as August, Paddle Creek had released an update for the indie game that featured bug fixes, improvements, and lore, and revealed plans for upcoming content like support for other languages, new vendors and NPCs, and more decorations for player bases.
In Fractured Veil, the protagonist awakens as a clone on the island of Maui 100 years in the future after some kind of apocalypse has laid everything to waste. Alone, in a group on PVE-only servers, or with a bit more tension on PVP servers, the goal is initially to find food, water, and shelter, and ultimately to build a base for survival against the harsh environment, mutants, and other players. With up to 500 people struggling together on a single map, Fractured Veil feels like a mix between Endnight Games’ well-received Sons of the Forest and Starry Studios’ hit free-to-play survival MMO Once Human.
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