Black Russia

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Last Epoch

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.

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.