Legacy: Steel & Sorcery Begins Early Access: Grab Sword, Hit Map, Extract.

In an era where Blizzard and World of Warcraft have held substantial longevity, it’s not uncommon for any MMO or game project to assert they are “developed by ex-WoW developers” in their media briefings. Despite this trend, I’ve always looked at Legacy: Steel & Sorcery from a different perspective. After discussing with the CEO of Notorious Studios, I learned about the team’s extensive WoW experience and leadership roles, thereby truly embodying the term “developed by ex-WoW developers”.

Today, we finally get to experience what this team brings to the table as Legacy: Steel & Sorcery launches in early access. While the team doesn’t categorize it as an MMO, it does have some MMO-like elements, reminding me of Dark and Darker or Escape from Tarkov but with a Lord of the Rings fantasy touch, as the team puts it in their press release.

Begin your adventure at around 1 PM EST, and you can join for $24.99 for the standard edition. There are also two other founder’s pack versions costing $49.99 and $59.99 if you wish to avail of extra features and further support the developers.

Create your character as a warrior, rogue, or other class, prepare your weapons, start exploring, engage in battles and gather loot. That’s basically what you should expect.

Early access brings several enhancements and additions including a smaller tutorial map, first series of quests, a “How to Play” tip section, and various UI and gameplay improvements and bug fixes. Check out the notes ahead of the launch date today.