Hordes.io

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Roblox

Hordes.io is a browser-based fantasy open-world RPG with persistent elements. It launched several years ago and maintains a niche, active player base due to easy access, simple graphics, and regular community engagement. However, its scale and marketing are limited compared to mainstream MMORPGs. Its daily player count is estimated at a few thousand, typical for small browser MMOs with a dedicated audience but low mainstream reach.

Roblox is a massively popular sandbox platform, released in 2006 but continually updated and widely adopted by younger audiences globally. It consistently reports tens of millions of monthly active users, with peak daily actives usually around 5–10% of monthly users. Recent filings and reports indicate Roblox has over 60 million daily active users, but this covers global user logins across many devices and experiences. Adjusting conservatively for reporting and engagement variance, daily actives typically exceed 50 million worldwide, but simultaneous users generally peak in the hundreds of thousands to low millions. As a platform with persistent worlds, it fits the broader MMO definition.