Cinderstone Online

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Enlisted

Cinderstone Online is an indie fantasy RPG released in September 2023 by Codevision. As a recent indie MMORPG, it likely has a small but dedicated audience; however, indie MMOs struggle to maintain high active player numbers, especially less than a year after launch. Based on its limited mainstream presence and typical retention for such games, a few hundred daily players is a reasonable estimate.

Enlisted is a free-to-play squad-based World War II shooter developed by Darkflow Software and published by Gaijin Entertainment. Launched in 2020 and available on multiple platforms, its player base is supported by ongoing updates and events promoted by Gaijin. However, as a niche shooter (and not a top-tier AAA franchise), its daily active players likely peak in the tens of thousands, not hundreds of thousands. The game has moderate popularity among enthusiasts of realistic shooters but does not reach the scale of major titles like War Thunder or Battlefield. Players per match are capped and it lacks the persistent world of a true MMO.