8BitMMO

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Second Galaxy

8BitMMO is a persistent-world indie MMO first released in 2015, focused on building and sandbox multiplayer gameplay. As a niche, indie title that is nearly a decade old, it has a much smaller active community compared to its launch, but may still retain a dedicated base of dozens to a few hundred daily players.

Second Galaxy is a space-themed open-world MMO released in 2019 by ZLongame. At launch, it drew attention from EVE Online fans with its large-scale PvP, persistent universe, and cross-platform presence (mobile and PC). However, its popularity has declined since release, and it's now a mid-to-niche MMO, mostly sustained by a dedicated core. Daily active players are likely in the low tens of thousands, typical for niche sci-fi MMOs several years post-launch without major Western publisher backing.