Rend
Rend was Frostkeep Studios' faction-based survival sandbox blending base-building and PvP territory control across persistent shared servers. It shut down on January 31, 2020 due to a shrinking playerbase.
Platform availability
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- Status
- Closed (2020)
- Business model
- Free-to-play
- Genre
- Online survival sandbox
- Release
- —
- Platforms
- Windows
- Developer
- Frostkeep Studios
- Publisher
- Not yet verified
- Profile
- Full
MMO DNA
A visual fingerprint built from MMOFinder’s current verified catalog fields—not a review score.
Both PvE resource-gathering and faction PvP territory control are recorded
Faction-based territory control favors group play
Base-building and faction territory control make this a sandbox-leaning signal
Real-time survival combat is recorded
Why you might like it
- A faction-based survival MMO from Frostkeep Studios (founded by former World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2 developers), offering large-scale territorial warfare between rival factions across a shared persistent world.
- Notable for combining survival-crafting systems with structured, objective-driven faction conflict, aiming to give survival-genre gameplay more organized large-scale purpose than the typical open free-for-all.
- Worth knowing about for anyone researching how experienced MMO developers attempted to adapt their skills to the survival-genre boom of the late 2010s.
Things to consider
- The game is permanently closed — developer Frostkeep Studios shut Rend down in 2020 after it struggled to sustain a viable player population following its early access launch.
- No notable revival or private server exists for this title, unlike some other closed survival MMOs.
- If you're interested in faction-based survival MMOs broadly, research current alternatives, since this specific take on the genre didn't survive long-term.
Research record
- Last checked
- 2026-08-28
- Profile depth
- Full
- Source note
- Discovered in MMORPG.com / MMO game directories; deeper fields pending verification
What MMOFinder has checked
- Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
- Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
- Source trail1 linked source is recorded for review.Verified
- Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 28, 2026.Verified
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Rend relationship map
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Rend timeline
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- —Released
MMOFinder records Rend as released in —.
- CurrentCatalog status
Historical
- 2026-08-16Research checked
Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.
Rend screenshots & gameplay
Two verified gameplay images and a gameplay video for a quick look at the game in action.
Source: Verified YouTube gameplay video
Gameplay, availability and research notes
Rend is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Online survival sandbox. Its recorded status is Closed — shut down January 31, 2020, while the business model is listed as Free-to-play. MMOFinder records its release year as —. Current platform data lists Windows. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.
Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Real-time survival combat with faction-based territory control (service discontinued 2019). Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists Frostkeep Studios, and the publisher field lists Not yet verified. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder’s filtering and comparison tools.
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