ScreenRant – (One of the Architects of Star Wars Galaxies…)
Raph Koster is a legend in the gaming industry. As the lead designer of Ultima Online and the creative director on Star Wars Galaxies, they know a thing or two about online worlds. Ultima Online, in particular, was one of the formative MMOs of our time, allowing an unprecedented degree of freedom compared to most RPGs on the market. That philosophy of player freedom led Koster to work on Stars Reach all these [...]
MMORPG – (Stars Reach Represents the Dream MMOs Have Promised…)
It's one thing to read a list of features and plans on a press release or a site like ours. It's another thing entirely to experience it firsthand. Yes, I know Stars Reach has technically been playable for backers for a while now, but I've deliberately stayed away, wanting my first experience of a Raph Koster-led MMO to be one that isn't going to be mired [...]
PC Gamer – (Second coming of the sandbox MMO)
It's rare that I'll open up a preview about a game by saying "hear me out", but in the case of Stars Reach, it's appropriate. I will readily admit, upon a cursory glance of Stars Reach's Steam page, that my inner cynic (who I try not to pay too much attention to) had written it off as a bog-standard, boilerplate survival game with MMO [...]
Console Creatures – Raph Koster, Stars Reach
MMORPGs have, in many ways, been foundational to video games as a whole, not only one of the most enduring genres out there but crucial for developing the ideas of player sandboxes, open worlds, crafting, and much more. Equally, Raph Koster, the creator of Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies, is a key pioneer of MMORPGs.... READ THE FULL ARTICLE
Mein MMO – Legendary developer wants you to play his new MMORPG without a Wiki, using his own technology
In the new game from developer legend Raph Koster, you can expect a huge game world full of random events that are meant to make the use of a wiki impossible. At least that is the plan for Stars Reach, which will be released on Steam. READ THE FULL ARTICLE
Console Creatures – Stars Reach Wants to Bring MMORPGs Back to Their Sandbox Roots, and It’s Got All the Right Ideas
MMORPGs are among the most enduring genres in video games — massive experiences that continue to run for years, or even decades, with tremendously dedicated fanbases. But like most of the industry, it’s fair to say that even MMOs are stuck in a bit of a rut, struggling to find ways to innovate meaningfully and bring on new players. And it’s equally hard [...]
ComicBook.Com – The 8 Indie Games From SGF 2026 That You Can’t Sleep On
One of the most ambitious titles on display during the SGF weekend, Stars Reach wants to reinvent what the MMO is... READ THE FULL ARTICLE
CGMagazine’s Best of Summer Game Fest 2026
Summer Game Fest 2026 has come and gone, and across four gamers here at CGM, we had over 65 appointments for various games and interviews. Whether it was Summer Game Fest Play Days, the XBOX Games Showcase, or various appointments strewn across Los Angeles last week, we had an array of different genres and experiences to choose from. At CGM, we pride ourselves on [...]
BUTWHYTHO – ‘Stars Reach’ Shoots For The Stars With Exploration And Player Expression
This year at Summer Game Fest, I got to play Stars Reach, an MMORPG published and developed by Playable Worlds, Inc. The MMORPG genre is a mainstay of PC gaming, adapting various IPs across the decades, like Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, The Elder Scrolls, Final Fantasy and more. Lately it’s even begun spinning off into MMO-lite titles like Destiny, the Division, and others that borrow certain aspects of gameplay [...]
PCGamer – Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies vet tells me the theme park ‘assembly line’ MMO just isn’t viable anymore, especially as dev costs spike: ‘We hit the wall’ GaleriaPCGamer – Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies vet tells me the theme park ‘assembly line’ MMO just isn’t viable anymore, especially as dev costs spike: ‘We hit the wall’
PCGamer – Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies vet tells me the theme park ‘assembly line’ MMO just isn’t viable anymore, especially as dev costs spike: ‘We hit the wall’
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Raph Koster about his upcoming MMO, Stars Reach, which is trying to recapture the oldschool sandbox magic of some of his prior games—namely Ultima Online, which he worked on, and Star Wars Galaxies, which he was the creative director for. READ MORE AT PC GAMER
PCGAMESN – Stars Reach’s Raph Koster wants the MMO to be as “wiki-resistant” as possible to keep “the magic more alive”
Stars Reach is the upcoming sci-fi sandbox MMO from former Ultima design lead Raph Koster's Playable Worlds. It's a hugely ambitious project, integrating all sorts of simulatory tech to give players a ridiculous level of control over their environments. Complex terraforming of entire planets is possible here, and you never know what sorts of creatures you'll have to fend off, or what material [...]
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