Black Russia

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Ark: Survival Evolved

Black Russia is a relatively well-known open-world multiplayer RPG, especially popular in Russian-speaking markets. It combines action, racing, and simulation elements, and is available on mobile platforms. Despite not being from a major international publisher, it has maintained a steady mobile player base in its niche. Given game trends for open-world/sandbox RPGs on mobile, and a lack of recent western attention or major updates, a conservative estimate is around 10,000-20,000 daily players.

Ark: Survival Evolved is a popular survival sandbox game released in 2017 and available on nearly all platforms. Its peak was several years ago, but it maintains a stable community thanks to official and community servers, modding, and occasional event content. While numbers have declined since launch, the game still sees tens of thousands of daily players across PC and consoles, especially due to its ongoing updates and active mod scene. However, it is not an MMO as it does not feature a single, large-scale persistent world—servers are capped and players are sharded.