Fan-Made 'Spikki Raising' MMO Goes Mobile With EPID Games Server Support
EPID Games' decision to provide hardware to a fan project marks a notable escalation of its stated policy to support fan creations, moving from encouragement to direct infrastructure assistance.
Key Facts
- The fan-made MMORPG 'Spikki Raising' launched on August 6.
- Servers were expanded from a 120-player cap to four channels of 300, totaling 1,200 players, with concurrent players reaching around 900.
- EPID Games provided a server computer to developer Dan-teuk, with CEO Han Jong-hyun shown handing it over in a video.
- Mobile support for iOS and Android was scheduled for August 21 at 4:00 PM JST.
- Dan-teuk stated the game remains unofficial despite EPID Games' support.
Reporting from 3 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Automaton, Game Spark.
The fan-made browser MMORPG 'Spikki Raising,' based on the 'Spikki' meme from the smartphone RPG 'Trikkar: Mochimochi Cheeks Great Strategy,' has announced mobile support and received server hardware from the original developer, EPID Games. The game launched on August 6 and quickly grew popular, with servers initially capped at 120 players before being expanded to four channels of 300 each, accommodating up to 1,200 players. Reports indicated concurrent player counts reached around 900. On August 21, a video revealed that the game would support iOS and Android, with the update scheduled for 4:00 PM JST. The same video showed EPID Games CEO Han Jong-hyun handing a server computer to the developer, Dan-teuk, who commented, 'They gave me a really good server.' Despite this support, Dan-teuk maintains the game is still unofficial, though fans have celebrated it as 'officially recognized.' The game allows players to become Spikki, hunt enemies, level up, collect equipment, and interact with other players through chat, emotes, and dances. EPID Games has a history of encouraging fan creations, including awarding prizes to creators.
- EPID Games CEO Han Jong-hyun is shown in the August 21 video handing over a "computer stolen from Monatium" to Dan-teuk, a joke about the server's origin.
- Dan-teuk had previously said "the server can no longer hold up" before receiving the new hardware from the developer.
- The mobile update, scheduled for 4:00 PM JST on August 21, makes the game playable on PC, iOS, and Android browsers, not through dedicated apps.
- Gameplay details beyond the summary: players receive quests from a character named Nell and can grow pumpkins in a pumpkin patch.
- Players can pet other Spikki to increase affection levels, alongside the text chat, emotes, and dances already noted.
- The game supports Japanese text, which helped it gain recognition in Japan as "Spikki MMO."
- An August 16 large-scale update preceded the mobile announcement, and the game is currently in maintenance and inaccessible as of the announcement.
- The "Chowayo" voice line, which drove the meme's spread across Korean and Japanese social media and video communities, comes from the Spikky character in the original game.
- EPID Games' support continues its stated policy of encouraging fan creations, including giving prizes to creators, a stance documented in an Automaton interview with the company.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.