Battle Dawn

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AFK Journey

Battle Dawn is a browser-based real-time strategy game released in 2006. It had a peak in popularity in the late 2000s but, due to its age and lack of mainstream publisher support, it has a much smaller active community today. While it still maintains a niche audience, its daily active players are likely in the low thousands at best.

AFK Journey, developed by Farlight Games, is a recently released cross-platform fantasy idle RPG with gacha and adventure elements. The game has generated significant hype post-launch, especially among mobile and casual strategy communities, and leverages the popularity of its predecessor, AFK Arena. Recent mobile downloads and community activity suggest strong daily engagement, likely in the hundreds of thousands. Given its cross-platform support and gacha monetization, retention is high at launch. However, it does not qualify as an MMO despite some open-world and multiplayer features, as it lacks a persistent large-scale shared world.