Kaironia strips away the friction from classic MMO progression, letting you advance through traditional activities—logging, crafting, combat—at your own pace in a 2D idle setting. Solo play or multiplayer hangouts both work fine, and an offline time bank system accelerates your push toward level 99 without requiring constant attention. Ideal for players craving that early-MMO loop without the time commitment.
About this game
Relive the golden age of MMOs in this friction-free 2D idle RPG. Chop trees, forge armor, and slay monsters to reach level 99. Play solo or hang out with friends in multiplayer and utilize the offline Time Bank to fast-forward the grind. Pure nostalgia, built to respect your time.
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Kaironia is launching into Early Access on Friday, November 6 at 10 AM Eastern / 7 AM Pacific! Ahead of launch, the full-game playtest will close on Tuesday, November 3 at 10 AM Eastern / 7 AM Pacific. Playtest access will end at that time, leaving a few days to work through final feedback before launch. If you want to carry your playtest character over to the full game, make sure you back them up before the playtest ends!Thank you to everyone who’s taken the time to play, report bugs, and share their thoughts. There’s still another week to jump in before the playtest closes. If you’ve noticed a problem or have feedback you haven’t posted yet, please share it in the Steam discussions or our Discord. You can wishlist Kaironia here: Thanks for helping test the game!
Kaironia 0.2.1 is now live.COMBAT- Reduced low-level monster damage, with maximum hits increasing more gradually through the early levels.- Auto-Eat uses the higher of your chosen threshold and 10 HP, capped at 80% of maximum health.- Automatic retaliation no longer closes the Codex or interrupts keyboard focus.MAGIC- Low and High Transmutation, Chronostatic Enchantment, Alchemical Smelt, and Chronobake now have casting animations and sound.- Fixed casting inventory utility spells in multiplayer.TRAVEL AND TUTORIAL- Removed Awakening Recall's five-minute cooldown, including during the tutorial.- The tutorial now teaches Awakening Recall by having you teleport back before completing registration.- Clarified how to enable Waystone Routing and the requirements for its teleport shortcuts.- Waystone Routing now clearly shows when it's enabled on the World Map.MULTIPLAYER- Fixed other players' inventory or bank contents appearing on the host's screen.- NPCs keep moving and fighting outside the host's camera view.- Multiplayer boss clears now correctly update solo mastery, co-op clear counts, and auto-hunt unlocks.TRAVELERS- Pasting large traveler save codes is much faster.- Fixed occasional failures when loading a traveler.WORLD- Fixed trees growing into cliff faces in the Forest of Awakening.
Kaironia 0.2.0 is now live.THE MISSING SHIFTRescue a stranded mining crew and reopen Rookfall Mine in a new quest after reaching Ironcrag.- Speak to Warden Tamsin Rook to begin.- Reopen 200 ore veins and a smelting furnace.- Earn 1,200 Coal Ore and the Shift Supervisor title.ROOKFALL HORNBACKFace a new boss at Rookfall Mine's Upper Landing, then return for repeat fights and rewards.- Bait its charges into boulders to break its armor.- Trade Hornback Plates for the Rookbreaker maul, Cragguard shield, and regional supplies.- Find the Rookfall Calf pet.- The Unbroken Horn Curio permanently adds one effective Defense level.- Three solo victories unlock auto-hunt.THE SUNKEN QUEENChallenge a new desert boss among half-buried royal ruins, where sunlight and shadows shape the fight.- Take shelter in pillar shadows during High Noon.- Find the real Queen among her False Court by reading their shadows.- Spend Sunken Royal Seals on Sunneedle, the Shadeglass Diadem, and the Sun Court Frame at the Royal Exchange.- The Unsetting Sundial Curio makes timed potion buffs last 5% longer.- Find the Crowned Scarab pet.- Earn the Sunwise title with 25 manual solo victories.BANK, INVENTORY, AND CODEX- Sort bank items by type or use.- Bank tooltips now include item requirements, stats, and effects.- Empty bank slots remain visible when sorting or filtering.- Loot uses available Keyring, Toolbelt, Rune Pouch, and Potion Belt space before falling to the ground.- The Skulduggery guide lists pickpocket, stall, and chest rewards, quantities, and drop rates.- Skulduggery rewards link to item pages and discovered map locations.- Athletics courses have Show on Map buttons.- XP gains and skill totals display fractional amounts below 1 XP.- Training statistics now account for fractional XP.CHARACTERS AND TUTORIAL- Character creation now fits on one screen, with visual appearance choices and clearer path comparisons.- Added 240 suggested character names and an appearance randomizer.- Character selecti...
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