Project Reforged, a Classic+ server with 16 playable races, looks for closed beta testers

Project Reforged, a Classic+ project on the 3.3.5a client, asked for closed beta testers on Reddit on 11 September 2026. The team wants to keep the classic feeling while making Azeroth bigger: "Our intention is not to turn Classic into Retail."

16 playable races

• Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Draenei, Tuskarr, High Elf and Worgen
• Horde: Orc, Undead, Tauren, Troll, Blood Elf, Naga, Ogre and Goblin

There are also more race and class combinations than the original 3.3.5a game allows.

A bigger Azeroth

The team is adding zones and content "inspired by or based on areas from projects such as Project Ascension and Turtle WoW", adjusted to its own progression and balance. It names Project Ascension, Project Epoch and Turtle WoW as inspirations, but says its goal "is not to create a 1:1 copy of another server". The features done or in progress also include new and reworked quests, new items, expanded professions and recipes, custom Classic+ systems, and future dungeons, events and endgame content.

Testers are asked to try the new zones, races and combinations, report bugs, and give feedback on quests, progression and balance. "You do not need to be a developer," the post says.

On 3 October the team posted its first news on the website and started recruiting developers, Discord moderators and Game Masters. No release date has been announced, and the Discord had 93 members on 4 October.

Sources: the team's Reddit post "[Classic+] Project Reforged – Closed Beta Testers Wanted" (11 September 2026) and the news on project-reforged.com (3 October 2026).