Mad World: Age of Darkness

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Scum

Mad World: Age of Darkness is a browser-based action MMORPG developed by Jandisoft, released in 2023. Despite its unique hand-drawn art style and persistent world, it has a niche appeal and limited marketing reach compared to major AAA MMO releases, and no evidence suggests a breakout hit. Over a year post-launch, active daily players are likely in the low thousands, supported by a small but dedicated fanbase.

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.