Active Worlds

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Star Stable

Active Worlds is one of the oldest 3D virtual worlds, released in 1995. It peaked in the late '90s but is now considered niche, with a small but loyal community. The game's age and minimal recent visibility or updates suggest only a handful of active daily users remain.

Star Stable is a long-running MMO aimed at children and horse enthusiasts. Released in 2012, it remains moderately popular among its niche audience, largely due to a steady stream of updates and a loyal, active community. As an MMO with persistent servers, hundreds of thousands of active monthly users have been reported in previous years, but daily active users are considerably lower, likely in the 30,000–40,000 range today. It benefits from being one of the very few online horse games targeting younger players.