Atriach

Atriach is a cancelled PC MMORPG by World Fusion. It was to be a persistent sci-fi MMO.

Gameplay
The setting is Atriana, a planet full of weird wildlife. You play as a chosen alien from five races. You could be a merchant, an adventurer, a player killer, or more.

The goal of Atriach to do whatever role you want. A recommended goal is to become an Atriach, a leader of a major faction or empire. There are very few Atriachs in the eponymous MMO.

To build a house you'll need to plant the seeds to grow the building supplies. After building it you can decorate, add a fence, and hire staff (Natives) to maintain it. Depending on the size of the house you can run a workshop, inn, or other establishments.

The world of Atriana was massive at over 1 million square kilometers. Everything was to be seamless with no portals or loading zones between indoor and outdoor areas.

Development
The engine of Atriach was the World Fusion Engine, known as Volcano. This is written in C++

Cancellation
Atriach was in on-off development for a decade without getting officially released. All the public got were a few beta tests. World Fusion said there would be an update at GDC 2012 but there were never on the list.

The lack of updates, archaic design, and unending development landed it the status vaporware. It has even been called a hoax and investment fraud. World Fusion is still active involved in assisting with gaming projects (allegedly).

Timeline:
 * 1998: development starts
 * 2000: game announced
 * 2002: last year of the dev diary
 * 2005: beta invite announced, never happened
 * 2006: shown off at E3 2006
 * 2007: World Fusion website goes down