Battalion 1944

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Last Epoch

Battalion 1944 is a competitive WWII shooter released in 2019. While it initially had some interest from fans of old-school shooters and was backed by Square Enix Collective, its player base has significantly declined. Most recent reports and community discussion suggest very low active player numbers, with difficulty finding matches on public servers in recent years. It is not an MMO, as it is a session-based multiplayer FPS without a persistent world or large-scale player counts.

Last Epoch is an action RPG released in early 2024, developed by Eleventh Hour Games. It has received strong attention from the ARPG community, especially in the wake of Diablo IV's mixed reception. Daily player count is estimated around 70,000 based on Steam charts peaks and genre trends for new, well-received indie ARPGs. Continued post-launch content could sustain or grow this. It is not an MMO, as it does not feature a true persistent world or large-scale multiplayer environments—multiplayer is limited to smaller parties.