AFK Journey

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Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands

AFK Journey, developed by Farlight Games, is a recently released cross-platform fantasy idle RPG with gacha and adventure elements. The game has generated significant hype post-launch, especially among mobile and casual strategy communities, and leverages the popularity of its predecessor, AFK Arena. Recent mobile downloads and community activity suggest strong daily engagement, likely in the hundreds of thousands. Given its cross-platform support and gacha monetization, retention is high at launch. However, it does not qualify as an MMO despite some open-world and multiplayer features, as it lacks a persistent large-scale shared world.

Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands is a classic text-based MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) released in 1997. While it has a long-running, dedicated community and is supported by Iron Realms Entertainment, the active daily player base for such niche, text-based MMOs is generally small—typically in the low hundreds. It maintains a persistent world and large-scale multiplayer features, qualifying it as an MMO.