Hookedgamers writes: "When describing Salem, there are a lot of familiar phrases that will immediately persuade players to call it a Minecraft clone. But here is an interesting fact: the developers have never played Minecraft. Sitting down with Seatribe at Gamescom, they were very excited to show us their upcoming free-to-play, browser based crafting MMO. Pitched as a successor to their previous effort, Haven & Hearth, Salem gets to grips with the witchcraft of 16th century New England."
Salem is a delightful little game for Java users everywhere. Crafting is the name of the game here, as it is at the center of doing anything, and everything. Take on the role of a Pilgrim brought to a new world, and earn your place with nothing but what you can find yourself or earn from others.
The developers of the indie permadeath MMO, Salem, disappointed many today with the announcement of an upcoming server wipe accompanying the next update.
So many gamers gravitated toward Minecraft and Terraria; because of these games' crafting/creation elements. And the Minecraft-iness is one of the things that makes EverQuest Next so exciting.
In that spirit, MMO-Play presents a list of five MMOs for players who possess that creative spark.
This is one hell of an odd game. Odd, in a nice way that is.