Battleship Apollo

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World of Warcraft Classic

Battleship Apollo is an indie strategy and board game-inspired title released in 2021 by Parallel Space Inc. While it may have had an initial burst of interest, as an indie strategy game from a lesser-known studio with moderate social presence and no major ongoing publicity, its current daily active players are likely quite modest—likely in the hundreds. The 'board game' and 'strategy' tags also suggest a more niche appeal rather than mass audience retention.

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.