Nether

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Ark: Survival Evolved

Nether is a multiplayer survival horror game released in 2014 with MMO-like elements. It had a small but dedicated community at launch, though activity dwindled after a few years, especially following management and server changes. The game is now mostly inactive, but a handful of players may still frequent private or community servers. The publisher and developer are not major studios, making sustained high populations unlikely.

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.