Salem (video game)

Salem
Official cover art
Developer(s)Mortal Moments
Publisher(s)Mortal Moments
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
ReleaseJune 19, 2015
Genre(s)MMORPG
Mode(s)Online multiplayer

Salem is a Java based free-to-play MMORPG developed by Mortal Moments. The game is set in 17th century New England featuring witchcraft and Lovecraftian creatures. This world is persistent and mutable, meaning player characters are able to make permanent changes to it by destroying and building landscape and houses etc. Gameplay in Salem is focused on all manner of crafting (farming, building, invention and so forth) and developing required character skills for doing so. It also features free-for-all PvP combat with the possibility to permanently kill player characters.[1][2]

Originally announced in January 2011 and developed by Seatribe, a two-man development team, with Paradox Interactive attached as a publisher,[3] it has been managed by indie developer Mortal Moments since 2014.[4]

  1. ^ "Salem". IGN. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ Gallegos, Anthony (July 25, 2012). "What is Salem?". IGN. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. ^ Weber, Rachel (June 17, 2013). "Paradox to hand over Salem next month". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  4. ^ Schuster, Shawn (July 23, 2014). "Salem releases first major content patch under new management". Joystiq. Retrieved 21 February 2015.