Ark: Survival Evolved

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Trove

Ark: Survival Evolved is a popular survival sandbox game released in 2017 and available on nearly all platforms. Its peak was several years ago, but it maintains a stable community thanks to official and community servers, modding, and occasional event content. While numbers have declined since launch, the game still sees tens of thousands of daily players across PC and consoles, especially due to its ongoing updates and active mod scene. However, it is not an MMO as it does not feature a single, large-scale persistent world—servers are capped and players are sharded.

Trove is a voxel-based sandbox MMORPG released in 2015 by Trion Worlds. While its initial popularity was moderate, daily active player numbers have declined over the years due to its age and lack of major recent expansions. However, it maintains a small, loyal playerbase across platforms and is still updated, supporting an estimated 10,000–20,000 daily active players currently.