{"id":1302,"date":"2026-06-26T16:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.goranked.gg\/en\/news\/afterglow-mmo-open-beta-ios-android\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T16:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:03:01","slug":"afterglow-mmo-open-beta-ios-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goranked.gg\/en\/news\/afterglow-mmo-open-beta-ios-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Afterglow MMO launches open beta on iOS and Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shadow Council has launched an open beta for Afterglow on iOS (via TestFlight) and Android, opening the mobile build to public testing.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afterglow is set in a 1980s-flavored post-apocalyptic setting. The developer combines idle progression with traditional MMO systems so players can make progress in short sessions.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Idle systems let characters continue progressing while players are away. Users can issue orders, start activities, and return later to collect results.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game features turn-based combat, skill-based progression and a player-driven economy. Player-versus-player content is divided into tiered zones that alter how much interaction and risk players face when they meet others.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shadow Council has confirmed the game will not include pay-to-win mechanics.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The open beta will gather player feedback and telemetry to inform balance and feature changes ahead of a full launch. Shadow Council has not announced a firm release date.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Players interested in testing can download the Android beta or join the iOS TestFlight group to participate.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afterglow, a mobile MMORPG combining idle mechanics with turn-based combat, has entered open beta on iOS (TestFlight) and Android.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest"],"newsroom_tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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