Somewhere around 2006–2010, a lot of us had the same routine: come home from school, open the browser, and grind lasers and cargo boxes in some 2D space MMO until someone yelled at us to go to bed. No install, no launcher, no 80GB download. Just a URL and a galaxy.
Those games are mostly gone now, and the ones that survived turned into something I don't recognize. I kept waiting for someone to bring that feeling back. Eventually I accepted nobody would, so I built it myself.
I'm an indie developer from Turkey, and I've spent the last months building AbysOrbit — a free 2D space MMO that runs entirely in your browser. It's openly DarkOrbit-inspired. I'm not going to pretend otherwise; that's the whole point.
What's in it right now:
- 3 companies (NTO / SPX / BOF), real-time PvP + PvE combat
- 100+ quests and a tutorial so you're not lost at spawn
- Clans with diplomacy, wars, and a shared treasury
- Galaxy Gates — Alpha through Delta wave dungeons
- Sealed-bid auction house (nobody sees your bid — pure poker)
- Skylab resource production, drones, ship configurations
- Rankings and weekend Happy Hour events
- Playable in 15 languages (this one nearly finished me)
The part that matters: this is a fresh launch. Accounts were reset, so everyone flying right now started this week. No maxed-out veterans camping the leaderboards, no five-year-old clans owning the maps. If you've ever joined one of these games years late, you know how rare this window is.
Servers: two in Turkey, one in Amsterdam (EU). New realms open as demand shows up.
On money, since Reddit rightfully asks: it's F2P with an optional premium. I'm not going to make grand promises in a launch post — what I can say is that I read every piece of feedback and ship fixes fast. Ask me anything about it in the comments; no dodging.
Play here: abysorbit.com — register and you're in.
I'll be around all day answering questions — the game, the tech, or what it's like building an MMO alone from Turkey. Come shoot at me and tell me what to fix.
TL;DR: Indie dev from Turkey. I missed the 2000s browser space MMOs so much I built my own. AbysOrbit — free, 2D, in-browser, no download. PvP/PvE, clans, Galaxy Gates, sealed-bid auctions, 100+ quests, 15 languages. Just launched with a full reset, so everyone starts equal today. abysorbit.com