Black Russia

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World of Warcraft Classic

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.

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.