Infinity: Battlescape

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Scum

Infinity: Battlescape is an indie space sim released in 2019 by I-Novae Studios. While it features large space battles and some MMO-like multiplayer experiences, its indie status, niche appeal, and limited marketing/visibility mean its player base has likely declined significantly since launch. The active community appears quite small, consistent with other niche, persistent indie multiplayer titles 5+ years post-release.

Scum is a multiplayer open-world survival game developed by Gamepires and originally entered Early Access in 2018. While it is not a full MMO, it supports servers with dozens of players (up to 64 per server). The game maintains a niche but dedicated following and is frequently updated; however, it has never reached large mainstream status. Based on long-term trends of similar survival games, its daily active player base is estimated to be in the low thousands, and this estimate would hold unless a major relaunch or expansion revitalized the player base.