#Raph Koster

Stars Reach is live in early access: wobbly servers and cold reviews on day one

Playable Worlds opened paid early access for Stars Reach on Steam on August 18, seven years into development. The studio admits it is still wrestling with its servers, and the first Steam reviews landed mostly negative.

News MMORPGWickedQuest · Aug 18, 2026Stars Reach →

Stars Reach leaves the playtest behind and opens Steam early access tomorrow

Playable Worlds closes years of Stars Reach testing and moves to paid early access on August 18. On Steam the studio commits to staying in that stage for at least six months and going free-to-play at 1.0.

Launch MMORPGWickedQuest · Aug 17, 2026Stars Reach →

Stars Reach opens paid early access on August 18 on Steam

Raph Koster's sandbox MMO finally has a date: it hits Steam Early Access on August 18 with three buy-in packs at $30, $50 and $80.

Launch MMORPGWickedQuest · Jul 30, 2026Stars Reach →