Burning Knight

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Last Epoch

Burning Knight is an indie roguelike action RPG, released in 2020. As a small indie title without major publisher support or ongoing live-service elements, it is likely to have a very small, niche player base several years after launch. Roguelikes often see large declines in daily players post-launch unless they have exceptional popularity or community support.

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.