Empyrion: Galactic Survival

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Ark: Survival Evolved

Empyrion: Galactic Survival is a sandbox space survival game released in 2020 by Eleon Game Studios. As an indie title with open-world and multiplayer sandbox elements, it retains a loyal but niche audience. Based on its age, continued updates, and regular activity on platforms like Steam, it likely has a few thousand daily active players, primarily from its core community. However, its multiplayer scope does not reach MMO scale.

Ark: Survival Evolved is a popular survival sandbox game released in 2017 and available on nearly all platforms. Its peak was several years ago, but it maintains a stable community thanks to official and community servers, modding, and occasional event content. While numbers have declined since launch, the game still sees tens of thousands of daily players across PC and consoles, especially due to its ongoing updates and active mod scene. However, it is not an MMO as it does not feature a single, large-scale persistent world—servers are capped and players are sharded.