Arma 3: Contact

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Pax Dei

Arma 3: Contact is a major expansion for Arma 3, a military simulation game by Bohemia Interactive. While Arma 3 itself remains niche but steady in popularity due to its modding community and tactical gameplay, daily active player counts have slowly declined since its original release in 2013. As of 2024, Arma 3 generally averages between 10,000-15,000 daily players on Steam; the Contact expansion is a subset of this, so the active players specifically engaging with Contact content is likely in the low thousands. The estimate reflects ongoing moderate engagement from a dedicated playerbase.

Pax Dei is a newly released (June 2024) open-world sandbox MMO RPG by Mainframe Industries. As a new launch with significant industry attention and MMO ambition, it likely has high initial engagement, but as a new IP from a less established publisher, its daily players may not match the largest MMOs. The MMO nature, open-world sandbox appeal, and fantasy setting likely attract tens of thousands of active players at launch.