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Brighter Shores is a game developed by Fen Research and designed by Andrew Gower. Early access to it was opened on 6 November 2024^[1] at 09:48^[2]. It is available for Windows and macOS. The game is free-to-play, but players can access additional features and content by purchasing the Premium Pass.

Brighter Shores features an ongoing story with hundreds of hours of gameplay.^[3] New content is released in the game in an episodic format. Players start their journey in Hopeport, as a member of the town guard.

System requirements

The official minimum requirements to run the game for different platforms are the following.

Windows

OS: Windows 10/11
Processor: Intel i3 or AMD equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 11 capable graphics with at least 2GB RAM
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 2 GB available space
Additional Notes: Internet connection required to play

macOS

OS: 10.13+
Processor: Apple Silicon or Intel
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Metal capable graphics
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 2 GB available space
Additional Notes: Internet connection required to play

Getting started

The game can be downloaded and installed through Steam.

After launching the game, the player is taken to the title screen.

History

The game has been under development since September 2016, but some assets were taken from Fen Research scrapped 'Chasm Game'^[4] and was announced officially on 13 March 2024. An initial two-minute trailer was released, which depicts players engaging in combat, several professions, and a variety of different locations.^[5]

Part of the reason that Brighter Shores took a long time to develop is because Gower decided to create a new game engine from scratch, as opposed to using a popular engine like Unreal Engine or Unity.^[6] He had previously created his own engine for his previous MMORPG RuneScape in the early 2000s, programmed in Java. The engine that Gower built is called Fenforge, and had previously been used by at least two games prior to being used for Brighter Shores. Gower has said that active development on Brighter Shores officially started in 2017.^[6]

A closed beta is planned in 2024 prior to the release of the game.^[7]

Update history

This information has been manually compiled. Some updates may not be included yet.

update 6 November 2024 (Update):
- Early access to Brighter Shores is opened to the public.

Trivia

The logo of Brighter Shores features Hopeport Obelisk.
Fen Research might have first wanted Brighter Shores to be named "Wondrous Shores", judging by the trademark filings on 11 January 2024^[8] and 15 January 2024^[9].
The game's release date was intended to be 5 November 2024, but was delayed by one day due to the 2024 United States presidential election.

References

↑ Fen Research. Andrew Gower's Twitter account. 9 October 2024. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Andrew Gower: "We have decided to push the launch of Brighter Shores back to the 6th Nov, because apparently there is some sort of election thingy on the 5th - who knew?!"
↑ JankBrew. It's finally here. 6 November 2024. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. "Character creating now!"
↑ Valve. Brighter Shores on Steam. 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024.
↑ Fen Research. Andrew Gower's Twitter account. 1 August 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Andrew Gower: "September 2016 Brighter Shores game started"
↑ MMOs.com. Brighter Shores Gameplay Trailer. 13 March 2024.*
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Austin Wood. RuneScape creator answers our biggest questions about his new MMO Brighter Shores: classes, professions, monetization, and a TTRPG open world. 23 March 2024. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024.
↑ Fen Research. Andrew Gower's Twitter account. 13 March 2024. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Andrew Gower: "There will be a closed beta. I will post more about it on x/twitter closer to the time."
↑ https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00004001073
↑ https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00004002179

External links

[1] Fen Research. Andrew Gower's Twitter account. 9 October 2024. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Andrew Gower: "We have decided to push the launch of Brighter Shores back to the 6th Nov, because apparently there is some sort of election thingy on the 5th - who knew?!"

[2] JankBrew. It's finally here. 6 November 2024. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. "Character creating now!"

[3] Valve. Brighter Shores on Steam. 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024.

[4] Fen Research. Andrew Gower's Twitter account. 1 August 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Andrew Gower: "September 2016 Brighter Shores game started"

[5] MMOs.com. Brighter Shores Gameplay Trailer. 13 March 2024.*

[griv-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Austin Wood. RuneScape creator answers our biggest questions about his new MMO Brighter Shores: classes, professions, monetization, and a TTRPG open world. 23 March 2024. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024.

[7] Fen Research. Andrew Gower's Twitter account. 13 March 2024. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Andrew Gower: "There will be a closed beta. I will post more about it on x/twitter closer to the time."

[8] ttps://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00004001073

[9] ttps://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00004002179

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