Everyone held high expectations for Chrono Odyssey, but the beta itself showed them that it didn’t live up to the expectations. As a result, this highly anticipated title now has been delayed beyond its initial release date, that too by a year.However, the beta wasn’t the only source of criticism as Chrono Odyssey was absolutely blasted because of its uncanny similarities to other MMORPGs in the market, reminding us of another controversial title, Light of Motiram, which was criticized for the same reason.
Chrono Odyssey gets delayed by a year
Chrono Odyssey is now slated to be released in 2026. | Image via Kakao Games.
After the beta phase of Chrono Odyssey got live from June 13 to June 17 this year, fans instantly came to the same conclusion that the game needed a lot of improvements. This MMORPG featured unique aspects like a time-manipulation “Chronotector” mechanism along with a vastly diverse customization option. But several issues like performance woes, animations and UI problems, faulty servers, and many more dragged the game down.That is why publisher Kakao Games has decided to push the release date by a year, beyond its initial release window of Q4 2025. However, the developers didn’t announce it beating loud drums, as this new update came from the recently revealed Q2 2025 earnings call of Kakao Games. As per that report, Chrono Odyssey is now slated to be released in Q4 2026.Despite the delay of this game being confirmed, it would be interesting to see how the developers frame the announcement of the delay. Kakao Games already acknowledged that it had already been working effectively to rework the entire game. So, after this announcement, a delay was quite imminent keeping in mind the current state of the game and its concurrent issues. Chrono Odyssey is a highly ambitious project of both Kakao Games and Chrono Studios. So, there is no doubt that the developers will make sure that the game comes out in a completely new look, with close to zero issues at least. Chrono Studios also admitted that the beta phase featured an older version of the game. So, fans should expect more beta tests on their way, as a second edition of the close beta and an open beta is slated to be launched soon.Read More: 5 most anticipated upcoming MMORPGs