Age of Empires Online: Celeste Fan Project

VS

Unturned

Age of Empires Online: Celeste Fan Project is a fan-run revival of the original Age of Empires Online, which was discontinued by Microsoft. As a community project launched in 2017, it maintains a niche but active RTS player base, mostly composed of dedicated fans. While not as popular as mainstream RTS games, its weekend activity peaks and ongoing support likely keep daily active players in the low thousands range. It is not run by major publishers but has support from a dedicated fan community.

Unturned is a free-to-play survival sandbox game released in 2017 and known for its strong modding community. It retains a dedicated player base thanks to frequent updates and multiplayer support, but is past its peak. Based on current Steam charts and the typical retention for successful indie survival games, it's estimated to have around 15,000–20,000 daily active players across PC and consoles. Its multiplayer servers are large but not on the scale of traditional MMOs.