MapleStory

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Roblox

MapleStory is a classic 2D MMORPG released in 2003 by Nexon, still maintained with regular updates, events, and international servers. Despite its age, it retains a loyal fanbase and moderate popularity, particularly in South Korea and NA/EU. Current daily active players are estimated between 30,000–50,000 across all regions, reflecting long-term decline but ongoing niche appeal.

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.