ARK: Survival of the Fittest

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World of Warcraft Classic

ARK: Survival of the Fittest is a battle royale spin-off from ARK: Survival Evolved, launched in 2016. While the original ARK retains a niche audience, Survival of the Fittest is much less popular and, as a genre-specific variant, maintains a small, dedicated player base. Its daily active players are likely quite limited, especially several years after launch and given the decline of standalone battle royale titles not supported by major publishers.

World of Warcraft Classic, released in 2019 by Blizzard Entertainment, is a major MMORPG revival of the original WoW experience. The game continues to have a robust, though markedly smaller, player base than at launch, thanks to a steady cycle of classic content and expansions (like Wrath of the Lich King Classic). As an MMORPG developed and maintained by a top-tier publisher, it sees strong retention, but is several years past launch and shares its community with retail WoW. Given this, an estimate in the 200,000–250,000 daily player range is reasonable as of 2024.