Developer Omeda Studios has celebrated the official launch of its MOBA Predecessor out of early access and into full 1.0 with a launch trailer that debuted during Gamescom 2024's Opening Night ??Live. The game? has been in early access or beta since 2022.

The new trailer showcases exactly what Predecessor can offer players, with a massive roster of 35 characters to pick up, player as, and level up through matches. Omeda Studios' CEO Robbie Singh explained, "To say that we are beyond thrilled to have Predecessor launch into 1.0 would be an understatement."?? With the game now available on PC, PS4, PS5, box One, and Xbox Series X/S with full crossplay, there's a lot for long-time fans and newcomers to explore.

A different perspective on the MOBA genre

Singh added that this launch only marks yet anot?her chapter in the long jou??rney ahead Omeda Studios has planned for the game.

When we took on this dream of building Predecessor into what it is today, we knew the challenges and time required from us to not only develop a unique third-person MOBA that we wanted to experience but what the community expected from us. For over six years, we worked directly with the community to help us develop Predecessor, so we want to thank them ??for their ongoing support, commitment and love for the game. Today may be the game’s launch, but our work is just starting as we’ll be continuously building upo?n this amazing MOBA and looking forward to sharing what we have coming down the road.

Omeda Studios has been working with the bits and pieces left over from Epic Games' third-person MOBA, Paragon, which it shut down to focus on Fortnite. Epic Games offered Paragon's assets freely to any developer that wanted to use them, and Omeda Studios has done just that while working to improve on the game and build a MOBA that's attracted over 2 million fans with its fantastic n??ew and old characters, superb sound design, and growing roster of game modes.

If you didn't play Paragon before it was shut down, you might not realize why so many fans were gutted about losing it. Predecessor resur?rects everything that was great about the game, such as the meaty combat and gorgeous character design.

Omeda Studios is constantly adding to the game at a pace that doesn't feel too fast, so you can learn new heroes as they drop. The monetization with new skins is also quite slow-paced, meaning you have time to get to learn and love a hero and don't have dozens of skins to unlock or buy for t?hem all at once. The video above shows what might be my favorite set so far, all of them themed around undead pirates and creepy sea stories.

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Developer Omeda Studios has announced that its third-person MOBA Predecessor will finally be leaving its early access phase and launc??hing as a 1.0 release on ??August 20, 2024. The game has been in development for years and is itself a resurrection of an even older title, but the work is far from over.

Through 2024, Predecessor has been released in beta for Xbox and PlayStation consoles, and Omeda Studios has introduced Brawl and Ranked Modes into the roster for players to enjoy. Even before then, though, starting in 2020, the game has been in the works, with new heroes and sk??ins being added to the roster on a regular basis. Having played it for a while now, I believe its the link to the community that's given this game t?he momentum to reach this point.

Much more MOBA to come

In 2016, Epic Games released Paragon. A third-person MOBA that was a delight to play. However, it scrapped the project in favor of Fortnite and offered the assets to anyone who fancied working with them to build their own version. That's when then Paragon content creator and now Omeda Studios' CEO Robbie Singh stepped in to take those assets and gather a team to build Predecessor.

While the game is based on Paragon, Predecessor ??really is its own beast. The third-person camera gets you into the heart of the action and makes even those early game moments that are boring in any MOBA feel intense as you push to keep your character alive and level up to gain an advantage over your op??ponents.

Omeda Studios hasn't revealed any new content for Predecessor's 1.0 release, but it has teased that the game will be part of Gamescom's Opening Night Live. As it is, the game has a solid base from which anything could? be added to improve it and add ye??t more new content to the MOBA genre.

I'd like to see Omeda Studios go even further with its community? links and kick off some sort of community cup. Setting up an esports league is an understandably expensive process, but giving the community regular online tournaments to compete in through Ranked Mode would add another reason to keep play?ing and level up your account so you can continue to enter each one.

At the very least, it looks like we'll be getting a new trailer for the game, which should entice anyone on the fence about Predecessor into trying it when it hits 1.0.

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