AFK Journey

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Block Story

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.

Block Story is an indie sandbox RPG released in 2015, similar in style to Minecraft but with a smaller, niche player base. The game is quite old by industry standards and from a small studio, so its daily active users have likely dwindled. Its presence on Android and Windows helps with some retention, but it's no longer widely discussed or covered. Estimated around 300 daily players, mostly loyal fans or newcomers finding it on mobile.