The name map
| You searched | What it usually means | Official? |
|---|---|---|
| Azeroth Survivors | The fan-made survivors-like by Aethus, free in the browser at wow.aethus.pl | No — fan-made, not Blizzard |
| WoW Survivors | Shorthand for the same fan game — or a CurseForge addon with that exact name | Neither is Blizzard |
| Warcraft Survivors | Shorthand for the same fan game | No — fan-made |
| Azeroth Survivor (singular) | A mis-typing of Azeroth Survivors | No — fan-made |
| Azeroth Forever / WoW Forever | World of Warcraft: Forever — an official Blizzard project | Yes, Blizzard — different game |
Azeroth Survivors (this game)
The announcement describes it in one line: a Megabonk/Vampire-Survivors-style clone built in a WoW 1.12.1 client, singleplayer, free, playable in the browser without downloading. It is made by Aethus, and its own legal note says it is a fan game not affiliated with or endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment. If the page you landed on links to wow.aethus.pl, you found the right game.
WoW Survivors (also an addon)
WoW Survivors is the exact title of a World of Warcraft addon on CurseForge, by muncheshadow: a survivors-style minigame you play inside retail WoW — pick a class, map and difficulty, level up, collect loot. Same genre, same two words, completely different project. Check the URL: CurseForge means the addon; wow.aethus.pl means the standalone fan game.
Azeroth Forever / WoW Forever (official Blizzard, different game)
Searches for "azeroth forever" surface World of Warcraft: Forever, an official Blizzard production — cinematic and gameplay trailers, a November 4, 2026 launch, a beta from September 17, 2026. It is a full official release, not a fan project, and it is not a survivors-like. Tier lists you find for "WoW Forever classes" (Mage and Paladin in S-tier, and so on) describe that game and have no bearing on Azeroth Survivors.
Free, browser-based, fan-made, survivors-like → Azeroth Survivors. Paid Blizzard launch in November 2026 → WoW: Forever. A CurseForge download → the WoW Survivors addon.
Why the confusion happens
The fan game blew up on r/wowservers within days, faster than any official naming or store presence could form around it. Players described it in their own words — "WoW survivors", "Warcraft survivors", "that azeroth survivor game" — and search engines now blend those queries with the addon and the Blizzard title. This page exists so the blend has an off-ramp.