Category: Buy-to-Play

Million Arthur VR

Million Arthur VR is a short-lived VR spin on Square Enix’s Million Arthur card battler, built specifically for room-scale play on the HTC Vive. Instead of tapping through menus on a phone, the game places its anime fantasy fights around you in full 360 degrees, blending card-driven abilities with motion-controlled weapon swings and up-close character interactions.

Publisher: Square Enix
Playerbase: Zero
Type: Mobile Augmented-Reality Card Game
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Abandoned: September 18, 2017
Pros: +Novel VR take on card-based combat. +Sharp, high-detail 3D presentation. +Hands-on interaction with characters using Vive controllers.
Cons: -Support ended almost immediately. -No active online population.

Orion

Orion pitches itself as a science-fiction multiplayer shooter set across a “New Solar System,” where you play as a Guardian scavenging resources, building gear, and taking on chaotic firefights that can involve everything from rival players to swarming dinosaurs. The hook is a mash-up of open-world exploration and wave-based PvE action, wrapped in a budget-friendly package that comes with big ambitions and equally big caveats.

Publisher: Trek Industries
Playerbase: Low
Type: Shooter
Release Date: December 01, 2015
Pros: +Promising scope for a very low price. +Planet hopping and open-world style zones. +Over-the-top mix of guns, space tech, and dinosaurs.
Cons: -Pay-to-win elements affect fairness. -Developer crowdfunding controversies raise trust concerns. -Update plans and contents can shift with little notice.

Stellar Stars

Stellar Stars blends 2D platforming with competitive arena design and roguelite variety. WhiteSponge describes it as a MORA (Multiplayer Online Roguelite Arena), and that label fits, matches are built around quick movement, tight jumps, and on-the-fly fighting on compact, procedurally assembled stages. You pick a character, lock in a skill loadout, then race to control the map and outplay other players in scrappy, arcade-styled bouts.

Publisher: WhiteSponge
Playerbase: Low
Type: MOBA Platformer
Release Date: November 11, 2016
Pros: +Flexible skill builds that change how each character plays. +Controller support for comfortable platforming. +Procedurally generated arenas keep matches from feeling identical.
Cons: -Not much public information and coverage is limited.

Hellion

Hellion is a first-person space survival sandbox built around the idea that your ship is your lifeline. You awaken from cryosleep to a colonization effort that has gone catastrophically wrong, and the only way forward is to scavenge abandoned stations, keep your gear and body functioning, and learn to operate increasingly complex spacecraft systems in a silent, hazardous solar system.

Publisher: Zero Gravity
Playerbase: Small
Type: Space Survival Sandbox
Release Date: February 24, 2017
Pros: +Deep ship customization and modular upgrades. +Robust scavenging, gathering, and crafting loop. +High-stakes exploration across a large solar system with permadeath.
Cons: -Interface can feel busy and hard to parse. -Performance and latency problems can disrupt sessions.

Smash Up

Smash Up is a digital collectible card game adaptation where you build your deck by combining two different factions into one wild mashup. Matches support up to four players, and the real appeal comes from experimenting with faction pairings, learning their synergies, and finding combos that can steal bases at the last second.

Publisher: Nomad Games
Playerbase: Low
Type: CCG
Release Date: December 2016
Pros: +Faithful digital take on the tabletop original. +Plenty of faction pairings to explore and refine. +Playable online against others or offline versus AI.
Cons: -Some factions are restricted behind the cash shop. -Online matchmaking provides limited details while waiting. -Small overall community.

Empyrion – Galactic Survival

Empyrion – Galactic Survival blends open world survival with sci-fi exploration, letting you scavenge resources, craft gear, and engineer everything from planetary bases to fully functional starships. It can be enjoyed as a solo sandbox, but it also supports optional multiplayer servers for players who want a more MMO-like shared universe, whether that means cooperative building, PvE progression, or riskier PvP zones.

Publisher: Eleon Game Studios
Playerbase: Medium
Type: B2P Survival MMO
Release Date: August 5, 2015
Pros: +Enjoyable co-op survival loop. +Deep ship construction. +Flexible base building on land and in space. +Good variety in worlds and wildlife.
Cons: -Progression can feel grind-heavy. -Some multiplayer servers require payment. -Balance can be inconsistent.

Osiris: New Dawn

Osiris: New Dawn is a sci-fi survival title that blends open-world crafting with light MMO-style multiplayer. You start as a stranded explorer on an unforgiving alien world, scavenging for resources, building shelter, and deciding whether to cooperate with other survivors or compete for territory and materials while dangerous creatures roam the landscape.

Publisher: Fenix Fire
Playerbase: TBD
Type: B2P Survival Game
Release Date: September 28, 2016
Pros: +Several distinct roles to play. +Expansive environments to explore. +Strong visual presentation. +Supports both cooperative PvE and competitive PvP.
Cons: -Launch timeline remains uncertain. -Monetization details are still not fully settled. -Familiar survival setup without a major twist.

Foxhole

Foxhole is a strategy and action-focused MMO built around a persistent, faction-based war where nearly every meaningful action is performed by players. Instead of a match that resets after a win, the front line shifts as soldiers fight, scout, haul supplies, and construct defenses, with victories depending as much on logistics and coordination as on aim.

Publisher: Clapfoot
Playerbase: Low
Type: Strategy & Action MMO
Release Date: July 27, 2017
Pros: +A truly persistent war with meaningful territory changes. +Strong sandbox building and logistics loop. +Large offensives reward planning and coordination. +Combat leans heavily on player skill and teamwork.
Cons: -Buy-to-play entry cost. -Server performance can be inconsistent. -Lower population can make some regions feel quiet.

Faeria

Faeria is a tactical collectible card game that plays out on a small, hex-based battlefield you actively build as the match unfolds, blending classic CCG decision-making with positioning and territory control.

Publisher: Abrakam SA
Playerbase: Low
Type: Strategy Card Game
Release Date: March 08, 2017
Pros: +A board that you shape mid-match, creating new tactical angles. +Smart, flexible mana economy that rewards planning. +Clever puzzle quests that teach combos and timing. +Approachable ruleset with meaningful depth. +Daily free Pandora (arena) attempts.
Cons: -Smaller overall card pool compared to genre giants. -Presentation is fairly restrained, with limited card flair.

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, you create your own fighter and jump into a Dragon Ball-styled action MMO centered on time-warping missions, fast brawls, and a lively online hub. With an oversized city plaza, co-op boss encounters, and a constant flow of battles drawn from classic story arcs, it’s built to play like an interactive greatest-hits tour of the franchise—except your custom character is right in the middle of it all.

Publisher: Bandai Namco
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Action MMO
Release Date: October 27, 2016
Pros: +Character creation is surprisingly deep for the genre. +Revisits iconic Dragon Ball Z scenes with your custom hero involved. +Expert Missions are built around coordination and roles. +Plenty of ways to play, solo, co-op, and PvP.
Cons: -Limited information available.