Mist Legacy

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Ark: Survival Evolved

Mist Legacy is an indie fantasy RPG developed and published by Virtys, released in late 2021. As a niche indie title, its player base was likely modest at launch and has seen typical post-launch decline. Sustained by a small but loyal community, estimated daily players are now likely in the low thousands. Indie RPGs of this nature with persistent online elements rarely exceed 2,000–3,000 daily players after two years post-launch unless they have major breakout success.

Ark: Survival Evolved is a popular survival sandbox game released in 2017 and available on nearly all platforms. Its peak was several years ago, but it maintains a stable community thanks to official and community servers, modding, and occasional event content. While numbers have declined since launch, the game still sees tens of thousands of daily players across PC and consoles, especially due to its ongoing updates and active mod scene. However, it is not an MMO as it does not feature a single, large-scale persistent world—servers are capped and players are sharded.