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Earthrise: First Impact

Earthrise: First Impact was a post-apocalyptic sci-fi sandbox MMORPG, originally launched by Masthead Studios in 2011 and later revived by SilentFuture UG. It offered skill-based progression, a player-driven crafting economy, and advanced PvP with friendly fire, but both the original and its revival have since been cancelled.

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Status
Cancelled (original shut down 2012; SilentFuture's revival was also later abandoned)
Business model
Free-to-play
Genre
Post-apocalyptic sci-fi sandbox MMORPG
Release
2011
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Masthead Studios (original); SilentFuture UG (revival, also since cancelled)
Publisher
Masthead Studios / Iceberg Interactive (original); SilentFuture UG (revival)
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PvECombat focusPvP

Faction warfare (Continoma vs. Noir) and advanced PvP with friendly fire were central design pillars

SoloPlay styleGroup

A flexible, skill-based system let players build solo, though faction conflict rewarded groups

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

A post-apocalyptic sandbox with a player/crafter-driven economy rather than fixed theme-park content

TargetedCombat feelAction

Real-time, dynamic-targeting combat with customizable power armor and varied weaponry

HousingNot recordedCraftingRecordedTradingRecordedControllerNot recordedPvERecordedPvPRecorded
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Why you might like it

  • A post-apocalyptic sci-fi sandbox MMORPG that originally launched in 2011 as simply 'Earthrise,' offering skill-based (rather than class-based) character progression, crafting, and open-world PvP in a distinctive irradiated future setting.
  • Notable for its ambitious, fully skill-based progression system, letting players build genuinely varied characters without being locked into rigid predefined classes — a design philosophy shared with other sandbox MMOs like EVE Online.
  • Worth knowing about for sandbox MMO enthusiasts researching the wave of ambitious post-apocalyptic MMORPGs (alongside titles like Fallen Earth) that emerged in the early 2010s.
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Things to consider

  • Current status is listed as historical, indicating the game (or this specific 'First Impact' iteration/relaunch of it) is not actively operating — check current community spaces for the most up-to-date confirmation before attempting to play.
  • The original Earthrise had a notoriously rocky launch in 2011, with widespread technical issues and server instability that damaged the game's reputation early and contributed to a shrinking playerbase.
  • If you're interested in the post-apocalyptic sandbox MMORPG niche broadly, Fallen Earth (also on this site, itself currently mid-recovery) is a comparable contemporary worth researching alongside this title.
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Research record

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2026-08-16
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Source note
MMORPG.com's Earthrise: First Impact listing, MMOGames.com's feature breakdown, and mmotop.org's history of both the original shutdown and the SilentFuture revival's cancellation
No direct official link verified in the current record.
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What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresVerified pvp/pve/housing/crafting/trading/controller fields are on record.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaNo reliable locally hosted gameplay screenshot is currently available.Unavailable
  • Source trailA research source note is recorded, but no direct source URL is currently linked.Partial
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified

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  3. 2026-08-16
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    Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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Earthrise: First Impact screenshots & gameplay

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Source: YouTube gameplay video

Gameplay screenshot 2Source: MMORPG.comOpen verified screenshot source

Gameplay, availability and research notes

Earthrise: First Impact appears in the MMOFinder catalog as a Post-apocalyptic sci-fi sandbox MMORPG. The current record lists its status as Cancelled (original shut down 2012; SilentFuture's revival was also later abandoned). Its business model is listed as Free-to-play. MMOFinder records its release year as 2011. Recorded platform availability is Windows. Keeping those fields visible makes it easier to compare the title without treating incomplete research as confirmed information.

The profile currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Real-time, skill-based combat with customizable power armor and advanced PvP featuring friendly fire. Its discovery metadata includes Sci-Fi, Sandbox, PvP, Crafting, Post-Apocalyptic. Developer information is listed as Masthead Studios (original); SilentFuture UG (revival, also since cancelled), while publisher information is listed as Masthead Studios / Iceberg Interactive (original); SilentFuture UG (revival). MMOFinder intentionally preserves catalog fields as researched rather than treating unverified details as confirmed information.

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