Afterglow, the MMORPG that claims to respect your time, is now in open beta for iOS and Android

Back when we first wrote about Afterglow, its premise immediately intrigued me. Oh, not the 1980s-themed post-apocalyptic world. I'm all for that. It's cool, even if it's hardly ground-breaking set dressing. But no, it was the promise of being a deep MMORPG with all the social trimmings while respecting those with busy lives. Now, we can find out if it delivers on that front since it's available in open beta on iOS (you'll need TestFlight) and Android. For me, I never had time for MMOs, even before I became busy. Grinding for hours and hours for a crumb of progression has never truly appealed to me. However, here, the idle elements mean I should be able to poke my head around the door, push a few buttons, bark an order or two, then go about my day knowing that progress is happening in the background. ... [MORE]