The co-op RPG is off to a solid start, with early access activity setting the tone for what’s next.
Fellowship’s first month in early access has been nothing short of a power-levelled sprint. The co-op RPG dropped right as players were craving something fresh to fill the dungeon-sized void left by MMO off-season lulls, and it turns out that many players have been diving in head-first.
Now, with millions of hours logged and more wipes than anyone cares to admit, developer Chief Rebel is teasing even bigger updates on the horizon.
What is Fellowship?
For the uninitiated, Fellowship is a co-op online dungeon crawler set in a fantasy world, where four-player squads tackle endlessly scaling dungeons. It leans into the classic tank-healer-DPS trio, pushing players to coordinate, manage mechanics, and carve through bosses while collecting loot and climbing the ranks.
Each run ramps up in difficulty, supported by seasonal updates, modifiers, and new features that keep the experience fresh. With a growing roster of heroes and competitive leaderboards, the game is built for players who enjoy tight teamwork, repeatable challenges, and the feeling of pushing deeper “just one more time.”
Devs confirm major updates are coming within months
In a new video update, Chief Rebel’s community director Hamish Bode revealed just how wild the game’s first month has been. Players have collectively racked up 7.2 million hours played, clearing over nine million dungeons along the way. The number of failed runs wasn’t shared, but Bode did confirm one brutal figure: 49 million player deaths, which certainly explains the constant clanging of repair bills.
Despite being in early access, Fellowship has steadily held around 8,000 to 9,000 concurrent players on Steam, a healthy showing for a title still finding its feet. And that base looks set to grow, with the team outlining what’s coming next.
First up is a winter event arriving on 11 December, bringing seasonal content before the game heads into a pre-season reset in early 2026. All leaderboards and character progress will be refreshed, giving players a clean slate, as the developers rebalance systems and prepare the community for incoming heroes.
Game director Axel Lindberg confirmed that both a tank hero and a support hero are currently in development. One of them will debut alongside the pre-season reset, bundled with what he described as a “large content update.” While specifics remain under wraps, the implication is clear: new challenges, and probably new cosmetics, are on the way.
Looking further out, Chief Rebel also plans improvements to the new-player experience, more dungeons, new difficulty modifiers, and expanded social features to make party-finding less of a chore. The Steam page still lists a six-month early access window, but with the volume of content being teased, players might be in for a slightly longer journey.
Either way, Fellowship’s momentum shows no sign of slowing, and if the past month is anything to go by, the community is more than ready to keep pushing deeper into the dungeon.
