Fans of tongue-in-cheek humor should head off the beaten path of MMORPGs today to play Secondhand Lands, a PC game which launched this morning as a free download from Pixel Mine Games. The offbeat fairy-tale MMORPG brings a fresh perspective on fun with four non-human races, player to player mounting, and a rofl-worthy world that tickles the funny bone at every turn.

"Secondhand Lands was designed to let artists do wacky and different things," says Bobby Thurman, lead developer and master mind behind Secondhand Lands. "Early on in the game's life we made the decision to allow humor to pervade the game from top to bottom." That humor translates to a world populated by memorable characters such as the Sugar Prune Fairy, cable trolls, and the four Princess Pwnies of the apocalypse.

Along with the vanilla game systems of standard MMOs, Secondhand Land features player to player mounting. Wolves and Sheep can equip a saddle and invite Scrappers or Catgirls to ride them as if they were a player mount. Bobby Thurman adds, "Despite the ‘mounting' jokes, you can see a huge change when two players mount and realize a new type of synergy beyond normal player grouping."

Secondhand Lands is a game that connoisseurs of the MMO genre will want to add to their repertoire. Crafters can make the most sophisticated items in game – cigars, antlers, butterfly wings, and jetpacks – using loot that drops from creatures in the world. Power gamers will want to check out the skill system, which can be configured in billions of ways.

Secondhand Lands can be downloaded for free from Pixel Mine Games. Visit the Secondhand Lands website for more information about the game.

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