Infestation: Survivor Stories

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Palworld

Infestation: Survivor Stories (originally known as The War Z) launched in 2012 and was subject to significant controversy, negative reviews, and eventual removal from Steam. While it has a small cult following and has seen community-run servers and relaunches, its active player base has dwindled significantly. The game is over a decade old, and publisher support has been minimal for years. Estimated current daily active players are very low, likely under 100, with most activity on unofficial servers.

Palworld is a survival/adventure sandbox game released in January 2024 by Pocketpair. It experienced an explosive launch with millions of sales and high concurrent player counts on PC. Since launch, player counts have declined from their peak but remain strong for a new multiplayer survival game, thanks to active updates and ongoing community engagement. It's not an MMO, as servers are typically limited to smaller group sizes and don't feature a true persistent, massively multiplayer world.