Ruins of Tearyn

A social PvE indie MMO inspired by classic-era designs (1999 - 2004)!

Ruins of Tearyn is being developed by Fabled Karma Studios - aka. Christen Main (@gameDEVbeauty) and Christopher Main (@TheMainStark). Both of which have a decade working in Unreal Engine, received $100,000 in Epic MegaGrants for Vertical Third, Unreal Authorized Instructors and key authors for the Epic Games Game Design Professional Certificate on Coursera (Courses 5 - 8).

Ruins of Tearyn is an Indie MMO in Pre-Production with an open development cycle. RoT started in November of 2024 and is powered by Vertical Third, which significantly reduces our scope for creating an Indie MMO.

Disclaimer: Art style, aesthetic and characters are all placeholder. Our current focus is on gameplay, content, technical features and server scalability. We playtest several times a year and our demo is available to participate when these play tests are live.

April, 2025: First Online Playtest
June, 2025: Character Select & Persistency Implemented
September, 2025: Zone-To-Zone Loading & First Raid Encounter

For an in-depth overview of Ruins of Tearyn - you can watch our featured session on the Unreal Engine Official Livestream:

Creating Classic MMO Mechanics in UE: Ruins of Tearyn | Inside Unreal
https://www.youtube.com/live/9YOA3cONmGI?si=I9YuRx6pFMtZph_Z (Opens in new tab)

Christen and Christopher have created content around the technical journey they have taken to bring Ruins of Tearyn to life:

How to build a Indie MMO - Tech Stack Overview
https://youtu.be/bfqoW7ueYJM (Opens in new tab)

MASSIVE Guide To Game Architecture PART 1:
https://youtu.be/qqKaX_01Zf8 (Opens in new tab)

Discord:
https://discord.gg/tWUJKfuK3q (Opens in new tab)

gameDEVbeauty:
https://www.youtube.com/@gamedevbeauty (Opens in new tab)
https://www.twitch.tv/gameDEVbeauty (Opens in new tab)

TheMainStark:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheMainStark (Opens in new tab)
https://www.twitch.tv/themainstark (Opens in new tab)