Ghost (working title)
Fantastic Pixel Castle · NetEase Games
Ex-WoW lead Ghostcrawler's transparent-by-design MMO project at Fantastic Pixel Castle — followed as much for the blog as the game. The studio closed in November 2025 after NetEase pulled funding; Ghost died in development.
Servers shut down — this game is no longer playable
The official servers are offline. See the similar games below for the closest experiences still running.
Worth playing in 2026?
Ghost (working title) has been shut down. If you loved it, its spiritual successors are listed under similar games below.
What it costs to start
One-time purchase- · Buy once; no subscription after that
Prices and bundles change — verify on the official site ↗.
Business model
Combat
World design
Platforms
Housing
Update cadence
Profile facts verified 2026-07-21 · monetization verified 2026-07-21
Development
Review scores
Population activity
Sourced, dated observations — never an estimate. Different sources measure different things and are never combined.
The official servers are offline, so there is no live player activity to report. No verified public player count is available.
Data as of 2026-07-26.
Live data refreshed 2026-07-26 · refreshes daily
Gameplay profile
Editorial scales · verified 2026-07-21
Pros & cons
- ✓ Greg Street's veteran team
- ✓ Unusually transparent development blogs
- ✓ Mid-size scope by design
- ✗ NetEase funding turbulence reported
- ✗ Years from playable
- ✗ Working title, working everything
Best for
- Open-development watchers
- Ghostcrawler followers
Notes & links
Fantastic Pixel Castle closed Nov 2025 (NetEase ended funding). Never reached public testing; releaseYear is the project announcement year (2023).
Sources
Guilds recruiting
No guilds recruiting for Ghost (working title) yet
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Not sure Ghost (working title) is your game?
Answer a few questions about how you actually play — get matches ranked by fit, not popularity. About 60 seconds.
What changed recently
- First Public Alpha: announced → cancelled
Same rules as the email alerts: Steam activity swings of ±15%+, calendar events in the next two weeks, release-date changes, recent news. Quiet spells show nothing.
Release tracker
Nothing currently on the calendar for Ghost (working title).
Past events (1)
First Public Alpha
Planned open testing — will not happen: Fantastic Pixel Castle closed in November 2025 after NetEase pulled funding.
Source: Official site ↗verified
Date history (1 change)
- 🔁 was announced → now cancelled · changed — Fantastic Pixel Castle closed in November 2025; the alpha will never happen. source ↗
Dates come from the sourced MMOlist release tracker — estimated windows are marked “~” and delays keep their history. Follow the whole genre on the release calendar.
Frequently asked questions
▸Is Ghost (working title) still playable?
No — Ghost (working title) has been shut down and its official servers are offline. See the similar games on this page for the closest experiences still running in 2026.
▸What should I play instead of Ghost (working title)?
The best starting points are the similar games listed on this page, matched on Ghost (working title)'s gameplay profile — or take the LFMMO quiz to get ranked recommendations for how you play.
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