Unexpected things to come
2026 is bringing surprises:
Daybreak is making a collaboration with Game Jawn to bring EverQuest Legends to life. This is going to be an updated version of the original 1999 version of EverQuest. "The guiding principle is to make it more approachable for the demands of today with a solo-friendly experience."
A new MMORPG named Monsters & Memories is having early access on June 1st. They are trying to recreate the MUD - early 2000s era of RPGs with modern software. Their races, classes, skills, graphics, gameplay, everything have a strong EverQuest vibe.
Looks like nostalgia is the driving force here. Darkpaw is catering this with new Progression Servers every year and Project 99 is still out there for everyone who wants to get to original experience. I do not know if the market for nostalgia is big enough for all of those or if the projects will just hurt each other and EverQuest in the end.

















