Nova Empire

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Scum

Nova Empire is a persistent online space strategy game known for its mobile presence but also available on Windows. Released in 2022, it is a niche title in the 4X/strategy space and does not have the visibility or player retention of top strategy MMOs. Such games typically maintain a small but loyal player base a couple of years post launch unless heavily promoted. Rough industry trends point to a few thousand daily active players for a game of this scale and age.

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.