Clockwork Labs to Open Source BitCraft Online

San Francisco, CA  — April 28, 2025  — Clockwork Labs is excited to announce that BitCraft Online, its community-driven sandbox MMORPG, will be open sourced following the game’s upcoming Early Access launch on Steam.

Set in a fully editable, procedurally generated world, BitCraft gives players the freedom to shape landscapes, build societies, and form lasting relationships. Now, with the decision to open source the game’s server code, Clockwork Labs is empowering the community to take an even greater role in shaping the future of the game—and the MMO genre.

• Democratizing MMO Development: BitCraft’s code will serve as a blueprint for indie developers tackling large-scale, persistent worlds.

• Encouraging Collaboration: Community members will be able to suggest improvements, build tools, and even fork the game.

• Giving Back to Open Source: The project is a tribute to the open source ecosystem that made BitCraft possible.

Certain assets such as IP, art and music will remain proprietary, but a large portion of the backend will be available under a recognized open source license. Open sourcing will begin after a stable Early Access release, which remains the developers highest priority.

Read the full story behind this decision on the BitCraft blog:
🔗 https://bitcraftonline.com/blog

And wishlist BitCraft Online on Steam to be among the first to explore the world—and soon, its codebase.

Steam Wishlist
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3454650/BitCraft_Online

About Clockwork Labs
Clockwork Labs is a privately-owned video games developer with headquarters in San Francisco, California. The company was founded in 2019 with the goal of applying its founders’ unique engineering backgrounds in distributed systems to video games. The concept for its first project BitCraft attracted investors and industry veterans to join.

More information about Clockwork Labs is available at https://clockworklabs.io/