Fellowship Public Playtest Hits Steam Next Fest with MOBA-Inspired Dungeon Crawling

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World of Warcraft, Diablo IV, and Helldivers 2—will host a public playtest for their multiplayer online dungeon adventure (MODA) game Fellowship during Steam Next Fest (February 24–March 3). The test offers PC players their first chance to dive into fast-paced, team-driven dungeon runs ahead of the game’s 2025 Early Access launch.

Key Playtest Details

Dates: February 24–March 3, 10 AM PT.
Servers: North America, Europe, Asia.
New Content: Six heroes (including DPS Tariq), gem crafting, mounts, and reworked mechanics based on August 2024 alpha .
Dungeon Modes: Ranked (competitive leaderboards) and Quick Play (10–15-minute casual runs).

Fellowship | Steam Next Fest Overview Trailer

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Gameplay Overview

Fellowship merges MMO trinity roles (tank/healer/DPS) with MOBA-style ability kits in purely PvE challenges. Teams of four battle through endlessly scaling dungeons featuring:

Complex Boss Mechanics: Enemies evolve with difficulty tiers, introducing new attack patterns and modifiers.
Loot-Driven Progression: Gear and gems enhance heroes post-run, with rewards scaling to dungeon tier.
Zero Grind Barriers: Skip the grind—endgame-style dungeons are accessible immediately, unlike traditional MMOs.

Studio Vision & Background

Founded in 2018, Chief Rebel aimed to reinvent MOBAs as cooperative PvE experiences. “We wanted to capture the thrill of MMO endgame raids but remove the hours of prep,” said CEO Axel Lindberg. The team’s closed alpha in August 2024 refined systems like curses (dungeon modifiers) and ascensions (difficulty tiers), now expanded for the public test.

Live-service PvE games (Warframe, etc) dominate, but Fellowship aims to carve a niche by prioritizing instant action over grind. Its MOBA-inspired design—accessible yet deep—could appeal to broader MMO audiences like WoW veterans seeking bite-sized challenges.

The playtest’s global servers and leaderboards stress competitive replayability, a smart move in a market hungry for fresh co-op experiences.

Wishlist Fellowship on Steam and the test starting February 24.

With Early Access slated for late 2025, Chief Rebel’s success hinges on balancing depth with accessibility—a challenge their veteran pedigree suggests they’re ready to tackle.