Battle for the Galaxy

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Palworld

Battle for the Galaxy is a free-to-play online strategy game that launched in 2019, published by a mid-sized indie studio (AMT Games). Its gameplay style is similar to classic base-building strategy MMOs, but it has not had major cultural impact and is several years old. While it likely retains a niche player base, most indie strategy titles of this age have dropped from peak popularity. An estimate around 10,000–20,000 daily players is reasonable for its genre and scale.

Palworld is a survival/adventure sandbox game released in January 2024 by Pocketpair. It experienced an explosive launch with millions of sales and high concurrent player counts on PC. Since launch, player counts have declined from their peak but remain strong for a new multiplayer survival game, thanks to active updates and ongoing community engagement. It's not an MMO, as servers are typically limited to smaller group sizes and don't feature a true persistent, massively multiplayer world.