Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands

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Last Epoch

Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands is a classic text-based MUD released in 1997 and maintained by Iron Realms Entertainment. While once popular, active daily player counts for text MUDs have generally decreased over time, with niche but devoted communities remaining. As a persistent, open-world roleplaying game, it's a true MMO, but its DAP is likely in the low hundreds at most due to its age and genre.

Last Epoch is an action RPG released in early 2024, developed by Eleventh Hour Games. It has received strong attention from the ARPG community, especially in the wake of Diablo IV's mixed reception. Daily player count is estimated around 70,000 based on Steam charts peaks and genre trends for new, well-received indie ARPGs. Continued post-launch content could sustain or grow this. It is not an MMO, as it does not feature a true persistent world or large-scale multiplayer environments—multiplayer is limited to smaller parties.