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AFK Journey

Creativerse is a Minecraft-like sandbox building and survival game first released in 2017. While it attracted some attention for its creative tools and multiplayer options, it never reached the scale of genre leaders and has seen declining interest as newer sandbox games have released. As an indie title well past its launch window with a niche community, it likely retains a small but dedicated playerbase, typically around 1,000–2,000 daily players based on ongoing Steam activity trends.

AFK Journey, developed by Farlight Games, is a recently released cross-platform fantasy idle RPG with gacha and adventure elements. The game has generated significant hype post-launch, especially among mobile and casual strategy communities, and leverages the popularity of its predecessor, AFK Arena. Recent mobile downloads and community activity suggest strong daily engagement, likely in the hundreds of thousands. Given its cross-platform support and gacha monetization, retention is high at launch. However, it does not qualify as an MMO despite some open-world and multiplayer features, as it lacks a persistent large-scale shared world.