March of Empires

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Tarisland

March of Empires is a long-running mobile and PC strategy game from Gameloft, first released in 2017. As a free-to-play title from a major studio, it has maintained a modest but steady player base, especially among fans of persistent strategy games. However, being over 6 years old and without major recent expansions, its daily active players are likely much lower than its peak, estimated now at around 15,000. While it offers large-scale multiplayer features typical of strategy MMOs, it falls just short of classic MMO levels of persistent, shared worlds with thousands simultaneously present.

Tarisland is a newly launched (June 2024), large-scale MMORPG developed by Tencent and published by Level Infinite. Its recent release, aggressive marketing, and appeal as a classic-style fantasy MMO (with mobile and PC support) suggest a healthy launch population. However, like most new MMOs, numbers are likely lower than initial peak due to standard post-launch drop-off. Given Tencent's reach, a worldwide launch, and significant community activity, a conservative estimate is 70,000 daily active players post-launch week.